Arthur E. Simmons (American football)

American football coach

Arthur E. Simmons
Biographical details
Alma mater	Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College Indiana University Bloomington
Playing career
1944–1947	Tennessee A&I

Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1948–1949	Tennessee A&I (assistant)
1950–1951	Alabama State (assistant)
1952–1961	Alabama State

Head coaching record
Overall	46–37–3 (college football)

Arthur E. Simmons was an American college football coach. He was the head football coach for the Alabama State University from 1952 to 1961. He previously coached for Tennessee A&I. He played college football for Tennessee A&I.

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Alabama State Hornets (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1952–1961)
1952	Alabama State	4–5	2–4	11th
1953	Alabama State	5–4
1954	Alabama State	6–3	4–3	8th
1955	Alabama State	7–2	6–2	3rd
1956	Alabama State	4–4–1
1957	Alabama State	4–5	3–4	10th
1958	Alabama State	6–2	6–1	T–2nd
1959	Alabama State	4–2–2	3–2–2	5th
1960	Alabama State	5–3	3–3	7th
1961	Alabama State	1–7	1–5	T–13th
Alabama State:		46–37–3
Total:		46–37–3

Trenholm, Councill (September 14, 1955). "Six Hornet Games Slated Here This Year". Alabama Journal. p. 52. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
Trenholm, H. Council (September 9, 1952). "Alabama State Football Forces Look Toward Successful Campaign". Alabama Journal. p. 42. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
Jackson, Marion E. (July 13, 1956). "MEET THE COACH". Alabama Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
Jackson, Marion E. (October 31, 1958). "SPORTS OF THE WORLD". Alabama Tribune. p. 6. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

v t e Alabama State Hornets head football coaches
Unknown (1901) Theodore Bradford (1902) No team (1903) Theodore Bradford (1904) J. A. Welton (1905) Unknown (1906–1908) John Hope (1909–1911) No team (1912–1913) John Hope (1914–1916) Professor Kilpatrick (1917–1918) No team (1919–1920) Ralph Harris (1921–1925) Bertrand C. Jacobs (1926–1928) Gaston F. Lewis (1929–1933) Rufus A. Lewis (1934–1942) John Brown (1943) George H. Lockhart (1944) John Brown (1945–1948) James H. Dixon (1949–1951) Arthur E. Simmons (1952–1961) C. E. Anderson (1962) Marino Casem (1963) Whitney L. Van Cleve (1964–1968) Henry Holbert (1969–1972) Willie Parker (1973–1975) George James Jr. (1976–1983) Willie Parker (1984) Ron Mitchell # (1985) Willie Parker (1986) Houston Markham (1987–1997) Ron Dickerson (1998–1999) L. C. Cole (2000–2002) Charles Coe (2003–2006) Reggie Barlow (2007–2014) Brian Jenkins (2015–2017) Donald Hill-Eley (2017–2021) Travis Pearson # (2021) Eddie Robinson (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

# denotes interim head coach

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