Phil Bennett (coach)
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| Sport | Football | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach | |
| Record with Team | 17-41 | |
| Overall Record | 17-41 | |
| Coaching Stats | College Football DataWarehouse | |
| School as a player | ||
| 1974-77 | Texas A&M | |
| Position | Defensive End | |
| Schools as a coach | ||
| 2002-Present | SMU | |
Phil Bennett is a college football coach. He is currently the head coach at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Prior to taking over as head coach at SMU in 2002, he served as the defensive coordinator at Kansas State from 1999 to 2001.
Bennett graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in education in 1978, and was a second-team All-Southwest Conference defensive end as a senior in 1977. He began his coaching career at A&M in 1979 as a part-time defensive ends coach. Since then, he has also held coaching positions at TCU (1982 & 1997), Iowa State (1983-'86), Purdue (1987-'90), LSU (1991-'94), a second stint at A&M (1995-'96) and Oklahoma (1998).
During his first season at Kansas State, in 1999, he was nominated for National Assistant Coach of the Year. During his years as an assistant coach he has coached many stand out players, including Dat Nguyen, Mark Simoneau and Terence Newman.
[edit] Head Coaching Record
| TEAM | YEAR | WINS | LOSSES | Bowl Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 2002 | 3 | 9 | No Bowl |
| SMU | 2003 | 0 | 12 | No Bowl |
| SMU | 2004 | 3 | 8 | No Bowl |
| SMU | 2005 | 5 | 6 | No Bowl |
| SMU | 2006 | 6 | 6 | No Bowl |
| CAREER TOTAL | 5 years | 17 | 41 |
Despite a rough first few years at SMU, Bennett has had the Mustangs within one game of their first bowl bid since 1984 each of the last two seasons.
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| Preceded by: Mike Cavan |
Southern Methodist University Head Football Coach 2002–Present |
Succeeded by: Current |
| SMU Mustangs Head Football Coaches |
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| Morrison • J. Burton Rix • Bell • Stewart • H.N. Russell • Woodard • Meek • Fry • Smith • Meyer • Collins • Gregg • Rossley • Cavan • Bennett |
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