Phil Bennett (American football)
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| Phil Bennett | ||
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| Sport | Football | |
| Born | December 3, 1955 | |
| Place of birth | Marshall, Texas | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 18–52 | |
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| 1974-1977 | Texas A&M | |
| Position | DE | |
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| 1979-1981 1982 1983-1986 1987-1991 1992-1994 1995-1996 1997 1998 1999-2001 2002-2007 2008–present |
Texas A&M (TE coach) TCU (TE/DT coach) Iowa State (DC) Purdue (DC) LSU (DC) Texas A&M (DC) TCU (DC) Oklahoma (DB coach) Kansas State (DC) SMU Pittsburgh (DC) |
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Phil Bennett (born December 3, 1955 in Marshall, Texas[1]) is the defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Panthers college football team. Prior to coaching the Panthers, he served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University from 2002–07. Before his stint at SMU, he served as an assistant coach at seven different colleges.
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[edit] Coaching career
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.
On October 28, 2007, SMU athletic director Steve Orsini fired Bennett. Orsini notified Bennett that he would be dismissed after the Mustangs' last game on November 24, 2007 against the University of Memphis.[2]
University of Pittsburgh head coach Dave Wannstedt named Bennett his defensive coordinator on February 4, 2008.[3]
[edit] Personal
On August 11, 1999, Bennett's 41-year-old wife, Nancy, was killed by lightning while she was jogging near their home in Manhattan, Kansas. Bennett is now rearing their two children by himself.[4][5]
His son, Sam, is SMU's deep snapper.
[edit] Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | |||||
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| SMU Mustangs (Western Athletic Conference) (2002 – 2004) | |||||||||
| 2002 | SMU | 3–9 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2003 | SMU | 0–12 | 0–8 | 10th | |||||
| 2004 | SMU | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| SMU: | 6–29 | 6–18 | |||||||
| SMU Mustangs (Conference USA) (2005 – 2007) | |||||||||
| 2005 | SMU | 5–6 | 4–4 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2006 | SMU | 6–6 | 4–4 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2007 | SMU | 1–11 | 0–8 | 6th (West) | |||||
| SMU: | 12–23 | 8–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 18–52 | ||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ New coach Bennett settles in on Hilltop
- ^ Hairopoulos, Kate. "SMU fires football coach Phil Bennett", Dallas Morning News, 2007-10-28. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ Pitt Athletics (2008-02-06). "Phil Bennett Named Defensive Coordinator at Pitt". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ Buck, Ray. "Single father aims to give SMU roots", 2002-09-24. Retrieved on 2008-02-06.
- ^ http://www.star-telegram.com/barnhouse/story/307576.html
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| Preceded by Mike Cavan |
Southern Methodist University Head Football Coach 2002–2007 |
Succeeded by June Jones |
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