Jones out as Mountaineers defensive coordinator
Courtesy of App State Athletics
App State defensive coordinator Dale Jones resigned after three years at the position. Jones spent 26 years on the Mountaineers staff.
November 28, 2022
App State football defensive coordinator Dale Jones has left the program, per Matt Fortuna of The Athletic Nov. 28th. The departure follows the Mountaineers finishing 6-6 on the season and 3-5 in Sun Belt play along with the streak of seven consecutive bowl games ending
Jones spent 26 years on the Mountaineer staff, acting as defensive coordinator the past three seasons. During this past season, App State allowed 347 yards of offense per game and teams averaged 5.31 yards per play against the Black and Gold.
Teams converted 42.3% on third down situations, ranking 101 out of 131 teams. Against Sun Belt opponents, App State allowed 33.25 points per game including 51 to rival Georgia Southern in the last game of the season.
Sonny Harmon • Jul 15, 2023 at 4:24 pm
Coach Jones wrote the book on motivation. I sure hope he finds his way back to Knoxville!
Sonny Harmon
Bob Martin • Nov 30, 2022 at 5:37 pm
He is the BEST Appy St has ever had.
A devastating loss!!!
david bynum • Nov 29, 2022 at 4:04 pm
As App goes 6 and 6, someone must pay the price, defensive coordinator Dale Jones has to go. In coaching the time honored tradition, the head coach must make a sacrifice of an assistant. It is not the head coach’s fault or the athletic director whom scheduled the two powerhouses, Campbell record 5-6 and Robert Morris record 0-11. Since the schedule of these 2 teams, you have to win 7 games to be bowl eligible, not the magic number 6. Yes, but App beat Texas A&M, but wait, the Aggies were 5-7, they fired the offensive coordinator, but everyone at Aggieland wants Head Coach Jimbo Fisher gone. Finally at ASU, what App State was called in 1973, there was a course in the Health and Physical Education Department, Number 342, fundamentals of Coaching Football. The number one commandment in coaching football, YOU ARE HIRED TO BE FIRED.