ALAN ARRINGTON
Assistant Coach
Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Alan Arrington enters his fifth season on
the football staff at UNA and will be in his
third season as the Lions' offensive
coordinator. Arrington has worked with the
UNA offensive line the last four years and
has helped take North Alabama to a combined
44-7 record that includes two conference
championships and four trips to the NCAA
playoffs. Arrington also served as UNA's
recruiting coordinator from 2006-08.
He came to Florence after 12 seasons as an
assistant coach at Northwest Mississippi
Community College.
Last season he helped lead UNA to a 11-2
record that included a Gulf South Conference
championship and a spot in the quarterfinals
of the Division II playoffs. UNA offensive
lineman Calvin Wilson earned All- GSC,
All-Super Region 2 and All-American honors
for the Lions.
In 2008 UNA had a 12-2 record and made a
trip to the semifinals of the Division II
playoffs. UNA offensive linemen Sam and Mike
Hathorn were All-GSC and All-Super Region 2
honorees, while Sam was also named to four
All-America teams. As a team, UNA ranked
fourth in the nation in scoring offense
(41.3), seventh in passing efficiency, and
fourth in turnover margin. The Lions gave
away just 15 turnovers in 14 games.
In 2007 UNA had a 10-2 record and made a
trip to the quarterfinals of the Division II
playoffs. Lion offensive lineman J.D. Whited
earned All-GSC, All-Region and All-American
honors during that campaign. In 2006 he
helped UNA to an 11-1 record that included a
Gulf South Conference championship and a
spot in the quarterfinals of the Division II
playoffs. Center JoJo Bates earned All-GSC,
All-Southeast Region and All- America honors
and tackle Andrew Reid was also an All-GSC
and all-region pick.
Arrington began his coaching career as a
student assistant coach at Northwest
Mississippi and went on to a position as a
student assistant on the football staff at
Ole Miss under Billy Brewer.
Arrington returned to Northwest in 1994 as
the offensive line coach. While there he was
also athletic dorm supervisor and was the
school's head softball coach from 1998-2001.
In 2001 he was elevated to the position of
offensive coordinator at Northwest and held
that position through the 2005 season.
While at Northwest he helped lead the
Rangers to three Mississippi Junior College
State Championships and the school won 75
percent of its games (84-28).
In five of his seasons at Northwest the
Rangers ranked in the top six nationally in
total offense, including leading the nation
in 1999 and 2000.
Three times during his career (1995, 2002,
2004) he was selected for the MACIC North
All-Star coaching staff.
Northwest produced eight All-Americans and
two National Academic honorees during his
time there.
During his time as offensive coordinator,
the Rangers sent 11 players on to Division I
programs and nine to Division II programs. A
total of 12 of his offensive linemen moved
on to Division I programs during his tenure
at Northwest.
He is a native of Oxford, Miss., and is
married to the former Gail Perkins of
Batesville, Miss.
ARRINGTON'S COACHING EXPERIENCE
Yrs Position School
1989 Student Assistant NW Mississippi
Community College
1990 Student Assistant NW Mississippi
Community College
1991 Student Assistant University of
Mississippi
1992 Student Assistant University of
Mississippi
1993 Student Assistant University of
Mississippi
1994 Assistant Coach NW Mississippi
Community College
1995 Assistant Coach NW Mississippi
Community College
1996 Assistant Coach NW Mississippi
Community College
1997 Assistant Coach NW Mississippi
Community College
1998 Assistant Coach NW Mississippi
Community College
1999 Assistant Coach NW Mississippi
Community College
2000 Assistant Coach NW Mississippi
Community College
2001 Off. Coordinator NW Mississippi
Community College
2002 Off. Coordinator NW Mississippi
Community College
2003 Off. Coordinator NW Mississippi
Community College
2004 Off. Coordinator NW Mississippi
Community College
2005 Off. Coordinator NW Mississippi
Community College
2006 Assistant Coach University of North
Alabama
2007 Assistant Coach University of North
Alabama
2008 Off. Coordinator University of North
Alabama
2009 Off. Coordinator University of North
Alabama
2010 Off. Coordinator University of North
Alabama
