Anthony Jones (American football)

Anthony Jones
Current position
Jones in 2013
Sport(s)	Football
Title	Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach
Team	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Conference	SWAC
Biographical details
Born	(1960-05-16) May 16, 1960 Baltimore, Maryland
Alma mater	Wichita State University
Playing career
1981–1983	Wichita State
1984–1988	Washington Redskins
1988	San Diego Chargers
Position(s)	Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2001	Morehouse
2002–2013	Alabama A&M
2014–present	Arkansas–Pine Bluff (OC/QB)
Head coaching record
Overall	101–70
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 SWAC (2006) 5 SWAC East (2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011)
Awards
2× SIAC Coach of the Year (2000, 2001) SWAC Coach of the Year (2006)

Anthony Andrew Jones (born May 16, 1960) is an American football coach and former player. He served as head coach at Morehouse College from 1999 to 2001, and Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University from 2002 to 2013, compiling a career college football record of 101 wins and 70 losses. Jones played eight seasons as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and San Diego Chargers during the 1980s. He was a member of the Redskins' 1987 Super Bowl championship team.

Playing career

Jones initially attended the University of Maryland Eastern Shore but then transferred to Wichita State University where he played for head coach Willie Jeffries. He earned several honors as a tight end, including the Ben Hustle Award (1981) and All-Missouri Valley Conference recognition (1983). Following his senior season with the Shockers, Jones was selected in the eleventh round of the 1984 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.^[1] He went on to play eight seasons for the team, helping to win a Super Bowl championship in 1987. The Redskins traded him to the San Diego Chargers during to the 1988 season, but Jones was forced to retire after suffering a knee injury before the next season.

Coaching career

Morehouse College

Jones’ first head coaching job was at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, where he spent four years. After serving as the offensive coordinator and assistant head coach in his first year with the Maroon Tigers, he was promoted to head coach in 1999. After going 2-8 in his first season, Jones led the Tigers to the first back-to-back eight-win seasons in school history. He was named SIAC Coach of the year both times. The 2000 campaign (8-3) qualified him and the Tigers as the second-most improved team in NCAA Division II.

Following his second consecutive eight-win season (8-2), Jones was one of three finalists for the 2001 Eddie Robinson Coach of the year Award along with Doug Williams (Grambling State) and Rick Comegy (Tuskegee).

Alabama A&M

Anthony Jones is entering his 11th season as the leader of the AAMU Bulldog football program. In 2006, Jones led the Bulldogs to their first SWAC title and tied the school record with nine victories. The Bulldogs posted back-to-back nine-win seasons in 2005 and 2006. The 2006 SWAC Coach of the year has led A&M to four SWAC title games in nine seasons and enters the 2011 campaign with an 82-54 career record.

With his 79-47 record while at Alabama A&M, Jones’ 79 wins at A&M rank second all-time behind legendary A&M coach Louis Crews, who won 93 games at A&M. In 2005, Jones led the Bulldogs to their second SWAC East Championship under his reign, and a 9-3 record. The nine wins also earned Jones a milestone victory in the regular season finale, a 31-16 win at Prairie View served as the 50th win in Jones’ career.

After the Bulldogs posted tremendous 8-4 records in each of his first two seasons in 2002 and 2003, the team from the Rocket City capped off another outstanding season in 2004 with a 7-4 mark. With a 21-7 victory in the Magic City Classic Jones is 7-2 in his nine seasons against in-state rival Alabama State. The 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009 teams also captured the John Merritt Classic title, defeating Tennessee State in the season-opener. Alabama A&M remains the only visiting team to have beaten Tennessee State in the John Merritt Classic’s history.

Three times, Jones has led A&M to six-game winning streaks in his tenure. After two early losses in 2002, Jones’ Bulldogs won six straight and eight of nine to finish the regular season. The Bulldogs captured the SWAC East (6-1). This led to A&M’s second berth in the SWAC championship in three years. In 2005, after a disappointing Homecoming loss to Texas Southern, the Bulldogs regrouped and won six straight games to finish the regular season en route to another SWAC East title and a berth in the SWAC Championship game. The 2009 season saw three two game win streaks and victories over Jackson State (13-5) and Mississippi Valley (17-12) in the final two contest of the season to earn Jones his fourth SWAC East championship and title game appearance.

Jones has led A&M to five division championships in his 11 years as head coach - the most successful run in the history of the SWAC championship game.

On December 1, 2013, It was announced that Jones would not return as Alabama A&M head coach. Jones served as Alabama A&M football coach for 12 seasons.

Accomplishments

Conference Coach of the Year

Alabama A&M (2006), Morehouse College (2000, 2001)

SWAC Conference Champion

2006

SWAC East Division Titles

2002, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011

Super Bowl Champion

Washington Redskins (Super Bowl XXII)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Morehouse Maroon Tigers (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1999–2001)
1999	Morehouse	2–8
2000	Morehouse	8–3
2001	Morehouse	8–2	6–1	T–1st
Morehouse:		18–13
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2002–2013)
2002	Alabama A&M	8–4	6–1	1st (East)
2003	Alabama A&M	8–4	4–3
2004	Alabama A&M	7–4	5–2
2005	Alabama A&M	9–3	7–2	1st (East)
2006	Alabama A&M	9–3	6–3	1st (East)
2007	Alabama A&M	8–3	6–3
2008	Alabama A&M	5–7	4–3
2009	Alabama A&M	7–5	4–3	1st (East)
2010	Alabama A&M	3–8	2–7
2011	Alabama A&M	8–4	7–2	1st (East)
2012	Alabama A&M	7–4	6–3	3rd (East)
2013	Alabama A&M	4–8	4–5	4th (East)
Alabama A&M:		83–57	61–37
Total:		101–70
National championship Conference title Conference division title

Personal

Jones' son Julian was a top football recruit out of Hazel Green High School in Alabama. The 16-year-old junior committed suicide on October 6, 2014. Several Division I college football programs recruited him and two schools (Mississippi and South Carolina) had already extended scholarship offers to him.^[2]

References

↑ "Anthony Jones NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑ Collman, Ashley (October 7, 2014). "Top high school football recruit and son of former Alabama A&M coach commits suicide at the age of 16". Daily Mail. Retrieved October 9, 2014.

Morehouse Maroon Tigers head football coaches

Charles Willis (1900–1901)
A. D. Jones (1902–1904)
Samuel Archer (1905–1908)
Matthew W. Bullock (1909–1911)
Samuel Archer (1912–1915)
Burwell Towns Harvey (1916–1925)
Ted Robinson (1926)
Burwell Towns Harvey (1927–1928)
Ray Vaughan (1929–1931)
Franklin L. Forbes (1932–1933)
J. Mayo Williams (1934)
Franklin L. Forbes (1935–1942)
Vernon "Red" Smith (1943–1944)
Franklin L. Forbes (1945–1949)
Joe Echols (1950–1954)
James E. Haines (1955–1956)
Duke Foster (1957–1966)
Henry Darlington (1967–1971)
Frank Merchant (1972)
Michael A. Gray (1973–1978)
Maurice Hunt (1979–1989)
Dwight Scales (1990)
Craig M. Cason (1991–1993)
Vincent Williams (1994)
Maurice Hunt (1995–1996)
Doug Williams (1997)
Frank Hickson (1998)
Anthony Jones (1999–2001)
Willard Scissum (2002–2004)
Terry Beauford (2005–2006)
Rich Freeman (2007– )

Alabama A&M Bulldogs head football coaches

Matthew W. Bullock (1924–1926)
Shag Harris (1927)
Cliff Green (1928–1932)
Sticky Jacobs (1933)
Porter James (1934–1936)
Dwight Fisher (1937–1940)
Dyke Smith (1941)
George H. Hobson (1942)
No team (1943–1944)
George H. Hobson (1945–1959)
Louis Crews (1960–1975)
Curt Gentry (1976)
Theophilus Danzy (1977–1978)
Ray Greene (1979–1983)
Ed Wyche (1984–1985)
Ray Greene (1986–1988)
George Pugh (1989–1991)
Ray Bonner (1991–1993)
Reggie Oliver (1994)
Kenneth Pettiford (1995–1997)
Ron Cooper (1998–2001)
Anthony Jones (2002–2013)
James Spady (2014– )

Washington Redskins 1984 NFL Draft selections

Bob Slater Steve Hamilton Jay Schroeder Jimmy Smith Jeff Pegues Curt Singer Mark Smith Jeff Smith Keith Griffin Anthony Jones Curtlan Thomas Tony Zendejas (Supp.) Gary Clark (Supp.) Clarence Verdin (Supp.)

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXII champions

6 Ali Haji-Sheikh 10 Jay Schroeder 11 Mark Rypien 12 Steve Cox 17 Doug Williams (MVP) 23 Todd Bowles 24 Kelvin Bryant 26 Craig McEwen 28 Darrell Green 29 Reggie Branch 30 Anthony Allen 31 Clarence Vaughn 32 Vernon Dean 34 Brian Davis 35 Keith Griffin 36 Timmy Smith 38 George Rogers 40 Alvin Walton 41 Tim Morrison 45 Barry Wilburn 46 Dennis Woodberry 50 Ravin Caldwell 51 Monte Coleman 52 Neal Olkewicz 53 Jeff Bostic 54 Kurt Gouveia 55 Mel Kaufman 57 Rich Milot 58 David Jones 61 Rick Kehr 63 Raleigh McKenzie 64 Steve Hamilton 65 Dave Butz 66 Joe Jacoby 67 Kit Lathrop 68 Russ Grimm 69 R. C. Thielemann 71 Charles Mann 72 Dexter Manley 73 Mark May 74 Markus Koch 76 Ed Simmons 77 Darryl Grant 78 Dean Hamel 80 Eric Yarber 81 Art Monk 82 Anthony Jones 83 Ricky Sanders 84 Gary Clark 85 Don Warren 86 Clint Didier 87 Terry Orr 88 Joe Caravello 89 Clarence Verdin

Head coach: Joe Gibbs

Coaches: Chuck Banker Don Breaux Joe Bugel Joe Diange Dan Henning Bill Hickman Paul Lanham Larry Peccatiello Richie Petitbon Jerry Rhome Dan Riley Warren Simmons Charley Taylor Emmitt Thomas LaVern Torgeson

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