Sark Arslanian

Sarkis "Sark" Arslanian (February 4, 1924 – December 11, 2016) was an American college football coach. He served as the head coach at Weber State College from 1965 to 1972 and at Colorado State University from 1973 to 1981, compiling a career college football head caoching record of 95–73–6 (.563).

Sark Arslanian
Biographical details
Born(1924-02-04)February 4, 1924
Fresno, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 11, 2016(2016-12-11) (aged 92)
St. George, Utah, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1964Dixie Junior College
1965–1972Weber State
1973–1981Colorado State
Head coaching record
Overall95–73–6 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Big Sky (1965, 1968)

Coaching career

Beginning in 1955, Arslanian spent ten seasons as the football coach at Dixie Junior College. In 1965, he assumed the same position at Weber State College in the Big Sky Conference, where he coached through 1972 and was the winningest coach in school history. He left for Colorado State University in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC); his 1977 CSU team was one of the most successful in school history, finishing 9–2–1 and receiving votes in the Associated Press Top 20 rankings. He stayed at Colorado State until October 1981.[1][2]

After a long and successful career as a football coach at the collegiate and professional levels, he helped establish a winning tradition at Pine View High School in St. George, Utah. After a bypass surgery, he resigned as head coach of Pine View and began coaching eighth graders at Pine View Middle School. As of 2007, Arslanian was the oldest active football coach in the United States. An Armenian-American, Arslanian once traveled to Armenia to establish an American football league in his ancestral country.

Personal

Born in Fresno, California, Arslanian served in the U.S. Army during World War II. His son is Dave Arslanian, who later coached at Weber State from 1989 to 1997, assisted by his brother Paul Arslanian. On September 14, 2013, the field at Hansen Stadium on the campus of Dixie State University was named Sark Arslanian Field. He died on December 11, 2016, at the age of 92.[3]

Head coaching record

College
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky Conference) (1965–1972)
1965 Weber State 8–13–1T–1st
1966 Weber State 6–32–23rd
1967 Weber State 6–42–2T–2nd
1968 Weber State 7–23–1T–1st
1969 Weber State 6–43–12nd
1970 Weber State 5–5–13–3T–3rd
1971 Weber State 7–2–13–2–14th
1972 Weber State 5–52–46th
Weber State: 50–26–221–16–1
Colorado State Rams (Western Athletic Conference) (1973–1981)
1973 Colorado State 5–62–48th
1974 Colorado State 4–6–12–3–16th
1975 Colorado State 6–54–23rd
1976 Colorado State 6–52–47th
1977 Colorado State 9–2–15–23rd
1978 Colorado State 5–62–4T–5th
1979 Colorado State 4–7–13–4T–5th
1980 Colorado State 6–4–15–1–12nd
1981 Colorado State 0–60–3
Colorado State: 45–47–425–27–2
Total:95–73–6
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References
  1. "Colorado State's Arslanian fired after six defeats". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 21, 1981. p. 2C.
  2. "Former Colorado State head football coach Sark Arslanian has passed away". Colorado State University. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. Brohard, Mike. Former Colorado State football coach Sark Arslanian passes away at 92. Reporter-Herald. December 11, 2016.
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