Arians is the first Cardinals coach since Norm Barry back in 1925 to record at least nine wins in his first season, with a record of 10. On January 17, 2013, the Arizona Cardinals and Arians agreed on a 4-year deal that would make Arians their head coach. Arians was named the 2012 AP Coach of the Year, making him the first interim head coach to win the award.
Arians missed the Colts wild-card game loss against the Baltimore Ravens due to being hospitalized with an illness, which was described by doctors as an inner ear infection or a virus Arians had missed practice on January 3 due to the flu. Pagano returned to the Colts as head coach on December 24, 2012, with Arians returning to his role as offensive coordinator. After winning only two games in 2011, the Colts returned to the playoffs. The nine wins are the most by an interim head coach in NFL history. Arians led the Colts to a 9–3 record, part of one of the biggest one-season turnarounds in NFL history. On October 1, 2012, Arians was named the interim head coach of the Colts following coach Chuck Pagano's leukemia diagnosis. On January 28, 2012, Arians agreed to become the offensive coordinator of the Indianapolis Colts, replacing Clyde Christensen. It was during his tenure with the Browns that he first worked with Chuck Pagano who served as the Browns secondary coach from 2001 to 2004.Īfter the 2003 season, he was hired as the Steelers wide receivers coach and in 2007 was promoted to offensive coordinator of the Steelers, a position he held until his contract expired after the 2011 season.
In 2002, he helped the Browns finish 9–7 (2nd in the newly aligned AFC North) and to a wild card playoff berth where they lost to the Steelers (36–33) in the first round. Afterward, he was hired as offensive coordinator (2001–2003) for the Cleveland Browns under Butch Davis. He was the first quarterback coach of Peyton Manning when he arrived in the NFL. He also spent one season as the tight ends coach of the New Orleans Saints in 1996.įollowing this stint was when he made a name for himself when he got the job as the quarterbacks coach of the Indianapolis Colts in 1998. It was during this time with the Chiefs that he worked with the coach who brought him to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Bill Cowher. NFLĪt the end of the college football season in 1988, Arians was hired in the NFL as a running backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. Ross, Bowles, and McNair would all later serve as NFL assistant coaches with or under Arians.Īfter coaching at Temple, Arians held positions with Mississippi State (offensive coordinator, 1993–95) and Alabama (offensive coordinator, 1997) in between NFL assistant coaching jobs. Besides Palmer, other standout players Arians coached at Temple included cornerback Kevin Ross, safety Todd Bowles, offensive guard John Rienstra, and running back Todd McNair. All six of Temple's wins during the 1986 season were later forfeited running back Paul Palmer, who was the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1986, had signed with a sports agent before the season, making Palmer ineligible. While head coach for the Temple Owls, he compiled a 27-39 overall record over six seasons. Arians then held an assistant coaching position at Mississippi State University (running backs and wide receivers) from 1978–80 before heading to the University of Alabama to coach the running backs from 1981–82 under Paul "Bear" Bryant.Īrians was also the head coach at Temple University from 1983–88. CollegeĪrians began his coaching career in 1975 as a graduate assistant at Virginia Tech.
His roommate was James Barber, father of Ronde and Tiki Barber. He was also the first white player to share a dorm room with a black player in VT history. Arians holds the Virginia Tech school record for most QB rushing touchdowns in a season with 11, two more than Michael Vick. He rushed for 243 yards and eight touchdowns. That season, he completed 53 of 118 passing attempts (44.9% completion pct.) for 952 yards with three passing touchdowns and seven interceptions. As a senior in 1974, Arians was the starting quarterback in a wishbone offense for the Hokies football team.
Playing careerĪrians attended and played college football at Virginia Tech. Earlier, he attended York Catholic High School, where he was a standout scholastic quarterback. A native of Paterson, New Jersey, Arians graduated from William Penn High School in York, Pennsylvania.
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