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| Dave Arnold | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 17, 1944 |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1968–1972 1973 1974–1979 1980–1981 1982 1983–1986 1987–1988 1989–1994 1995–1997 1999–2004 2005–2007 | Midland HS (MI) (assistant) Alma HS (MI) (assistant) Alma HS (MI) Michigan State (OL) Montana State (OL) Montana State Washington State (ST/OL) Miami (FL) (ST/RB) Seattle Seahawks (ST) Albion (assistant) Colorado State (assistant) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 18–29 (college) |
| Tournaments | 3–0 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |
| 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) 1984 Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year (1984) | |
Dave Arnold (born September 17, 1944) is a former American football coach in the United States. He served as the head football coach at Montana State University – Bozeman 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. The 11-game turnaround is one of the largest in college football history.
Head coaching record[]
College[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Montana State Bobcats (Big Sky Conference) (1983–1986) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Montana State | 1–10 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 1984 | Montana State | 12–2 | 6–1 | 1st | W NCAA Division I-AA Championship | ||||
| 1985 | Montana State | 2–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1986 | Montana State | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Montana State: | 18–29 | 10–18 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–29 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
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