Darren Arbet | |
Position: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Bay Area Panthers |
Birth Place: | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 230 |
High School: | Edison (Stockton, California) |
College: | Sacramento State |
Undraftedyear: | 1986 |
Pastteams: | |
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Highlights: |
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Aflstatlabel1: | Rush attempts |
Aflstatvalue1: | 2 |
Aflstatlabel2: | Yards |
Aflstatvalue2: | 8 |
Aflstatlabel3: | Tackles |
Aflstatvalue3: | 0.5 |
Aflstatlabel4: | Sacks |
Aflstatvalue4: | 1.0 |
Afl: | 40 |
Darren Arbet (born November 26, 1962) is a former Arena Football League (AFL) head coach for the San Jose SaberCats and current general manager and head coach for the Bay Area Panthers of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He has a career record of 169–73, including four titles, ArenaBowl XVI, ArenaBowl XVIII, ArenaBowl XXI, and ArenaBowl XXVIII.
Arbet attended Edison High School in Stockton, California, where he was a standout in football and track & field.
Arbet played four seasons for the Sacramento State Hornets football team from 1981 to 1985 as a defensive end.
Arbet joined the Los Angeles Cobras in 1988.
Arbet played for the Maryland Commandos in 1989.
Arbet coached tight ends at his alma mater in 1990.
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.
On January 13, 1999, the San Jose SaberCats named Arbet their second head coach in franchise history.[1] He won four ArenaBowls with the SaberCats. He also served as general manager, and later bought a stake in the team. His tenure ended when the SaberCats pulled out of the AFL shortly after winning their fourth ArenaBowl.
Arbet became the Assistant Head Coach, linebackers coach, and special teams coordinator for the Humboldt State Lumberjacks in 2016.[2]
Head Coach 2017 - 2020
General Manager and Head Coach 2022 - present
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | |||
SJ | 1999 | 6 | 8 | 3rd in AC West | – | – | – | – | ||
SJ | 2000 | 12 | 2 | 1st in AC Western | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
SJ | 2001 | 10 | 4 | 1st in AC Western | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
SJ | 2002 | 13 | 1 | 1st in AC Western | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
SJ | 2003 | 12 | 4 | 1st in AC Western | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
SJ | 2004 | 11 | 5 | 2nd in AC Western | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
SJ | 2005 | 9 | 7 | 2nd in AC Western | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
SJ | 2006 | 10 | 6 | 1st in AC Western | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
SJ | 2007 | 13 | 3 | 1st in AC Western | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
SJ | 2008 | 11 | 5 | 1st in AC Western | 2 | 1 | .667 | |||
SJ | 2011 | 7 | 11 | 4th in NC West | – | – | – | – | ||
SJ | 12 | 6 | 2nd in NC West | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
SJ | 13 | 5 | 3rd in NC West | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
SJ | 13 | 5 | 1st in NC Pacific | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||
SJ | 17 | 1 | 1st in NC Pacific | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
Total[3] | 169 | 73 | 19 | 9 |
In 2002, Arbet became the first African-American head coach to win a pro-football championship when he coached the SaberCats to a victory at ArenaBowl XVI. His nephew is former AFL player Kevin Arbet.