Dave Arnold (American football)

Dave Arnold
Biographical details
Born (1944-09-17) September 17, 1944 (age 80)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1972Midland HS (MI) (assistant)
1973Alma HS (MI) (assistant)
1974–1979Alma HS (MI)
1980–1981Michigan State (OL)
1982Montana State (OL)
1983–1986Montana State
1987–1988Washington State (ST/OL)
1989–1994Miami (FL) (ST/TE/RB)
1995–1997Seattle Seahawks (ST)
1999–2004Albion (assistant)
2005–2007Colorado State (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall18–29 (college)
Tournaments3–0 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 NCAA Division I-AA national (1984)
1 Big Sky (1984)
Awards
AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year (1984)
Kodak National Coach of the Year (1984)
Big Sky Coach of the Year (1984)

Dave Arnold (born September 17, 1944) is a former American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Montana State University team from 1983 to 1986, compiling a record of 18–29. Arnold led his 1984 Montana State Bobcats team to a 12–2 record, a Big Sky Conference title, and the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. For his effort, he was named the AFCA Division I-AA Coach of the Year that season. The 1984 championship run followed a season in 1983 in which the Bobcats finished 1–10 and last in the conference, but defeated their in-state rival, the University of Montana Grizzlies in their sole win. The 11-game turnaround is one of the largest in college football history.

Arnold worked as an assistant coach under Dennis Erickson at Washington State University and Miami University and then in the National Football League (NFL), coordinating the special teams for the Seattle Seahawks from 1995 through 1997. With the Seahawks, he coached with Rick Tuten when he led the NFL in yards per punt in 1995.[1] Kicker Todd Peterson made over 82 percent of his field goals in 1995 and 1996.[2]

  1. ^ "Rick Tuten Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com".
  2. ^ "Todd Peterson Stats | Pro-Football-Reference.com".