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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born | (1957-11-04)November 4, 1957 (age 68) Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Pine Bluff | ||||||||
| College | Central Arkansas (1975–1978) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: 11th round, 289th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Regular season | 40–71 (.360) | ||||||||
Monte Leon Coleman (born November 4, 1957) is an American former professionalfootball player who was alinebacker for 16 seasons with theWashington Redskins of theNational Football League (NFL) from 1979 to 1994. He was the head football coach for theUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Coleman playedcollege football at theUniversity of Central Arkansas in Conway, then aNational Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) school. He playedsafety his first three years before being converted to thelinebacker position as a senior. He set a school record with 22interceptions and became the first player from Central Arkansas drafted in the NFL when the Redskins chose him in the 11th of the 12 rounds of the1979 NFL draft with the 289th overall selection.
Coleman played for the Redskins in parts of three decades: the 1970s, the 1980s, and the 1990s. On the all-time list of games played as a Redskin, Monte Coleman is currently second having played in 217 games,Darrell Green is first. He is one of only three men to play at least 16 seasons with the franchise, along with quarterbackSammy Baugh (16) and Green (20). Coleman's 56.5sacks are the team's fourth-highest all-time total.
Coleman played in theSuper Bowl four times, winning three:Super Bowl XVII,Super Bowl XVIII,Super Bowl XXII, andSuper Bowl XXVI.
Coleman was employed at theUniversity of Arkansas at Pine Bluff as a linebacker coach and team chaplain. On November 26, 2007, Coleman was named head football coach at the university. On December 8, 2012, Coleman coached the Arkansas–Pine Bluff to aSouthwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) conference championship by defeating Jackson State, 24–21, in theSWAC Championship Game atBirmingham, Alabama.
Coleman currently lives inPine Bluff, Arkansas with his wife, Yvette, and their three children. His son,Kyle Coleman, played for theLos Angeles Chargers.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions(Southwestern Athletic Conference)(2008–2017) | |||||||||
| 2008 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3–9 | 2–5 | 4th(West) | |||||
| 2009 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th(West) | |||||
| 2010 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 5–6 | 4–5 | 4th(West) | |||||
| 2011 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6–5 | 5–4 | T–2nd(West) | |||||
| 2012 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10–2 | 8–1 | 1st(West) | WSWAC Championship Game | ||||
| 2013 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2–9 | 2–7 | T–3rd(West) | |||||
| 2014 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 4–7 | 3–6 | T–4th(West) | |||||
| 2015 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2–9 | 1–8 | 5th(West) | |||||
| 2016 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1–10 | 1–8 | 5th(West) | |||||
| 2017 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2–9 | 1–6 | 5th(West) | |||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff: | 40–71 | 27–57 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–71 | ||||||||