Arnold Jeter

Arnold F. Jeter

Biographical details
Born	(1939-02-28)February 28, 1939
Died	January 1, 2022(2022-01-01) (aged 82) Toms River, New Jersey, U.S.
Playing career
1960	Kent State
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966	Iowa (freshmen backfield)
1967–1974	Delaware State
1975–1976	Marshall (assistant)
1977–1986	Wisconsin (DL)
1987–1989	Arizona (DL)
1990–1992	Rutgers (associate HC)
1995–2000	New Jersey City (assistant)
2001–2002	New Jersey City
Head coaching record
Overall	28–63–1

Arnold F. Jeter (February 28, 1939 – January 1, 2022) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Delaware State University from 1967 to 1974 and New Jersey City University (NJCU) from 2001 to 2002, compiling a career college football coaching record of 28–63–1. A native of Steubenville, Ohio, Jeter played college football at Kent State University as a halfback and was second on the team in scoring as a senior.

Coaching career

Jeter began coaching football at the junior high and high school levels in Warren, Ohio. From the spring of 1966 to the spring of 1967, he was a backfield coach for the freshman football team at the University of Iowa, where he earned a master's degree in physical education.

Jeter landed his first head coaching job at Delaware State University, a position he held from 1967 to 1974, compiling an overall record of 25–48–1. In 1973 the Hornets went winless, finishing 0–11. From 1975 through 1992, Jeter hopped around as an assistant or associate head coach at Marshall, Wisconsin, Arizona and Rutgers. In 1995, he became an assistant coach at New Jersey City University (NJCU), a position he held for six seasons until being named the program's ninth head coach in January 2001. Jeter was the head coach of the Gothic Knights for only two years until NJCU dropped its football program after the 2002 season due to budget cuts. He remained at NJCU as an assistant athletic director.

Personal life and death

Jeter died on January 1, 2022, at the age of 82.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Delaware State Hornets (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1967–1970)
1967	Delaware State	2–6–1	2–3–1	9th
1968	Delaware State	4–6	2–4	13th
1969	Delaware State	4–5	3–3	9th
1970	Delaware State	6–2	4–1	3rd (Northern)
Delaware State Hornets (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) (1971–1974)
1971	Delaware State	1–8	1–5	T–6th
1972	Delaware State	5–4	2–4	T–5th
1973	Delaware State	0–11	0–6	7th
1974	Delaware State	3–6	0–6	7th
Delaware State:		25–48–1	13–32–1
New Jersey City Gothic Knights (New Jersey Athletic Conference) (2001–2002)
2001	New Jersey City	2–7	1–5	T–6th
2002	New Jersey City	1–8	1–5	6th
New Jersey City:		3–15	2–10
Total:		28–63–1