Arrington Jones
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| Position: | Winston-Salem State | ||||
| NFL draft: | 1981 / Round: 5 / Pick: 122 | ||||
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| Regular season: | 21–19 (.525) | ||||
| Postseason: | 0–2 (.000) | ||||
| Career: | 21–21 (.500) | ||||
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Arrington Jones III (born February 16, 1959) is a former
1981 NFL Draft. He played college football at Winston-Salem State University and attended John Marshall High School in Richmond, Virginia.[1] Jones was also a member of the Washington Federals of the United States Football League (USFL). He was a member of the San Francisco 49ers team that won Super Bowl XVI
and has been a coach on several collegiate teams.
College career
Jones played for the
Winston-Salem State Rams of Winston-Salem State University from 1978 to 1981.[2]
Professional career
Jones was selected by the
1981 NFL Draft. He played in one game for the 49ers during the 1981 season.[1] He fumbled two kickoff returns of the opening game of the 1981 season at Detroit, site of the Super Bowl that season. He was released after that game and never played another NFL game. The 49ers won Super Bowl XVI against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 24, 1982.[3]
Jones was a member of the USFL's
Washington Federals during the 1983 off-season. He was released by the Federals on February 22, 1983.[4]
Coaching career
Jones served as
assistant head coach and offensive coordinator from 1990 to 2000. The Trojans won the CIAA Championship in 1995.[5]
He was offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for the Winston-Salem State Rams from 2001 to 2003. The Rams appeared in the CIAA Championship Game in 2001.[5]
Jones served as head coach and offensive coordinator for the Virginia Union Panthers of Virginia Union University from 2004 to 2007, accruing a 21–21 record.[5][6][7][8] He led the Panthers to a 9–1 regular season record in 2007, winning the CIAA Eastern Division Championship. The Panthers also earned a berth in the 2007 Pioneer Bowl, losing to the Tuskegee Golden Tigers. He was named the 2007 CIAA Coach of the Year. Jones resigned in March 2008, citing personal reasons.[6]
Jones was the offensive coordinator and
quarterbacks coach of the Delaware State Hornets of Delaware State University from 2011 to 2014.[9][10]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Virginia Union Panthers (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (2004–2007) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Virginia Union | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–4th (Eastern) | |||||
| 2005 | Virginia Union | 3–7 | 2–5 | 5th (Eastern) | |||||
| 2006 | Virginia Union | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd (Eastern) | |||||
| 2007 | Virginia Union | 9–3 | 7–1 | 1st (Eastern) | L Pioneer | ||||
| Virginia Union: | 21–21 | 16–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 21–21 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ a b "ARRINGTON JONES". profootballarchives.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Arrington Jones file". richmond.com. November 28, 2007. Archived from the original on May 11, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER BOWL WINNERS". nfl.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Remnick, David (February 22, 1983). "Federals Cut 12 From Roster". the Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Arrington Jones". dsuhornets.com. Archived from the original on May 31, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Arrington Jones resigns as Va Union head football coach". onnidan.com. March 25, 2008. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Virginia Union Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "Virginia Union Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ^ "NEW COORDINATOR BRINGS WINNING ATTITUDE TO HORNETS". dsuhornets.com. August 11, 2011. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "ARRINGTON JONES" (PDF). dsuhornets.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.