Sarkis Arslanian
Sarkis Arslanian went 95–73–6 as a head coach, 1965–1981, at Weber State and Colorado State. Share
Eight seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1965–72 at Weber State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 95–73–6 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1977 9–2–1
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Weber State * | 8–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1966 | Weber State * | 6–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1967 | Weber State * | 6–4 | T–2nd | |||
| 1968 | Weber State * | 7–2 | T–1st | |||
| 1969 | Weber State * | 6–4 | 2nd | |||
| 1970 | Weber State * | 5–5–1 | T–3rd | |||
| 1971 | Weber State * | 7–2–1 | 4th | |||
| 1972 | Weber State * | 5–5 | 6th | |||
| 1973 | Colorado State | 5–6 | 8th | |||
| 1974 | Colorado State | 4–6–1 | 6th | |||
| 1975 | Colorado State | 6–5 | 3rd | |||
| 1976 | Colorado State | 6–5 | 7th | |||
| 1977 | Colorado State | 9–2–1 | 3rd | |||
| 1978 | Colorado State | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1979 | Colorado State | 4–7–1 | T–5th | |||
| 1980 | Colorado State | 6–4–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1981 | Colorado State coached six of 12 games | 0–6 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
Players he coached
Mike BellNo. 2 pick, 1979- Kevin McLainNo. 26 pick, 1976
- Mark MullaneyNo. 25 pick, 1975
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 10 | 1–9 | 10% |
| Against rivals | 14 | 10–4 | 71% |
| Conference games | 54 | 25–27–2 | 48% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 31 | 19–8–4 | 68% |
| At home | 45 | 23–21–1 | 52% |
| On the road | 51 | 22–26–3 | 46% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 43 | 28–13–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 53 | 17–34–2 | 34% |
His own 96 games on file, 1973–1981, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaVell Edwards 1973–1980 | 2–5–1 | BYU | 8 | |
| Bill Mondt 1974–1979 | 3–3 | New Mexico | 6 | |
| Frank Kush 1973–1977 | 1–4 | Arizona State | 5 | |
| Wayne Howard 1977–1981 | 1–3–1 | Utah | 5 | |
| Bill Michael 1977–1980 | 4–0 | UTEP | 4 | |
| Bruce Snyder 1976–1979 | 2–2 | Utah State | 4 | |
| Jim Young 1973–1976 | 0–4 | Arizona | 4 | |
| Gil Bartosh 1974–1976 | 3–0 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Claude Gilbert 1978–1980 | 2–1 | San Diego State | 3 | |
| Ken Hatfield 1979–1981 | 2–1 | Air Force | 3 |
Sarkis Arslanian’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| UTEPseries | 8 | 8–0 |
| Wyomingseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| New Mexicoseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| BYUseries | 8 | 2–5–1 |
| Arizonaseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Utah Stateseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Air Forceseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| Arizona Stateseries | 5 | 1–4 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–53 | Central JHS (UT) | Head coach | |
| 1954 | Union High School (UT) high school | Head coach | |
| 1955–64 | Dixie (UT) | Head coach | |
| 1965–72 | Weber State | Head coach | |
| 1973–81 | Colorado State | Head coach | |
| 1998–2000 | Pine View HS (UT) high school | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Assistants who became head coaches
- John SmithUtah State, Louisville, Michigan State, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky State
- Doug GerhartOccidental
- Chester CaddasPacific, Colorado State
- Rich StublerToronto Argonauts
Coached under him, later head coaches (4)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Smith | Weber State, 1971: graduate assistant | Utah State, Louisville, Michigan State, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky State | |
| Doug Gerhart | Colorado State, 1973–74: offensive coordinator | Occidental | |
| Chester Caddas | Colorado State, 1979–81: defensive coordinator | Pacific, Colorado State | |
| Rich Stubler | Colorado State, 1979–81: defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach | Toronto Argonauts |
Other assistants under him (4)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Armey | Colorado State, 1973–75: defensive coordinator; 1977–79: offensive coordinator | |
| John Beake | Colorado State, 1975: offensive coordinator | |
| Scott Henington | Colorado State, 1977–78: defensive coordinator | |
| Al Sandahl | Colorado State, 1980–81: offensive coordinator |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.