Darren Arbet

Darren Arbet

Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Date of birth:	July 3, 1967
Place of birth:	Birmingham, Alabama
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:	Stockton (CA) Edison
College:	Sacramento State
Undrafted:	1986
Career history
As player:
Los Angeles Cobras (1988)* Maryland Commandos (1989)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
Sacramento State (TE) (1990) Albany Firebirds (FB/LB) (1992–1994) Albany Firebirds (DC) (1995–1998) San Jose SaberCats (1999–2015)
Career highlights and awards
4× ArenaBowl champion (2002, 2004, 2007, 2015) 2× Arena Coach of the Year (2000, 2002) Arena Football Hall of Fame (2011)
Career Arena statistics
Rush attempts: 2 Yards: 8 Tackles: 0.5 Sacks: 1.0
Head coaching record
Regular season:	169–73 (.698)
Postseason:	19–9 (.679)
Career:	188–82 (.696)
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Darren Arbet (born November 26, 1962) is a former Arena Football League head coach for the San Jose SaberCats. He has a career record of 169-73, including 4 titles, ArenaBowl XVI, ArenaBowl XVIII, ArenaBowl XXI, and ArenaBowl XXVIII

Early life

Arbet attended Edison High School in Stockton, California, where he was a standout in football and track & field.

College career

Arbet played 4 seasons for the Sacramento State Hornets football team from 1981 to 1985 as a defensive end.

Professional career

Los Angeles Cobras

Arbet joined the Los Angeles Cobras in 1988.

Maryland Commandos

Arbet played for the Maryland Commandos in 1989.

Coaching career

Sacramento State

Arbet coached tight ends at his alma mater in 1990.

Albany Firebirds

Arbet received a job coaching fullbacks and linebackers for the Albany Firebirds in 1992. When defensive coordinator Doug Kay, received the offer to coach the Charlotte Rage in 1995, Arbet was promoted to defensive coordinator by the Firebirds.

San Jose SaberCats

On January 13, 1999, the San Jose SaberCats named Arbet their 2nd head coach in franchise history.^[1] He won four ArenaBowls with the Sabercats.

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
SJ	1999	6	8	.429	3rd in AC West	–	–	–	–
SJ	2000	12	2	.857	1st in AC Western	1	1	.500	Lost to Nashville Kats in Semifinals
SJ	2001	10	4	.714	1st in AC Western	1	1	.500	Lost to Nashville Kats in Semifinals
SJ	2002	13	1	.929	1st in AC Western	3	0	1.000	Defeated Arizona Rattlers to win ArenaBowl XVI
SJ	2003	12	4	.750	1st in AC Western	1	1	.500	Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Semifinals
SJ	2004	11	5	.688	2nd in AC Western	3	0	1.000	Defeated Arizona Rattlers to win ArenaBowl XVIII
SJ	2005	9	7	.563	2nd in AC Western	0	1	.000	Lost to Colorado Crush in First Round
SJ	2006	10	6	.625	1st in AC Western	1	1	.500	Lost to Chicago Rush in Semifinals
SJ	2007	13	3	.813	1st in AC Western	3	0	1.000	Defeated Columbus Destroyers to win ArenaBowl XXI
SJ	2008	11	5	.688	1st in AC Western	2	1	.667	Lost to Philadelphia Soul in ArenaBowl XXII
SJ	2011	7	11	.389	4th in NC West	–	–	–	–
SJ	2012	12	6	.667	2nd in NC West	0	1	.000	Lost to Arizona Rattlers in First Round
SJ	2013	13	5	.722	3rd in NC West	0	1	.000	Lost to Arizona Rattlers in First Round
SJ	2014	13	5	.722	1st in NC Pacific	1	1	.500	Lost to Arizona Rattlers in Semifinals
SJ	2015	17	1	.944	1st in NC Pacific	3	0	1.000	Defeated Jacksonville Sharks to win ArenaBowl XXVIII
Total[2]		169	73	.698		19	9	.679

Trivia

• In 2002, Arbet became the first African-American head coach to win a pro-football championship in North America when he coached the SaberCats to a victory at ArenaBowl XVI.
• His nephew is former AFL player Kevin Arbet.

References

1. William Bendetson (July 27, 2007). "Arbet doesn't want to be known as anything but a football coach". www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
2. "Darren Arbet Coaching Record". ArenaFan.com. Retrieved July 31, 2014.

External links

• Darren Arbet (coach) at ArenaFan Online
• Darren Arbet (player) at ArenaFan Online