Dave Arnold (American football)

Dave Arnold
Dave Arnold
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	September 17, 1944 (age 68)
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[edit]

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
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