| David Bennett | |
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Current position | |
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Lexington School District 1 (SC) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 2, 1961 Greer, South Carolina |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 126–56 (college) 23–21 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 4–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) 0–2 (NCAA D-I playoffs) 1–1 (SCHSL playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships 3 SAC (1996, 2000–2001) 4 Big South (2004–2005, 2010) | |
| Awards | |
David Bennett (born December 2, 1961) is an American high school athletics administrator and former football coach. Currently, he is the head athletic director for Lexington School District 1 in Lexington, South Carolina. Bennett served as the head football coach at Catawba College from 1995 to 2001 and at Coastal Carolina University from 2003 to 2011.
Playing career and education[]
Bennett played football and golf at Presbyterian College. He earned his bachelor's degree in history and social studies from Presbyterian in 1984. He added a master's degree in guidance and counseling from Clemson University.
Coaching career[]
Coastal Carolina[]
Bennett was hired on December 21, 2001 as the Chanticleers' first head coach prior to the football program's launch season in 2003. Bennett led the Chanticleers to a victory in their inaugural game, September 6, 2003, with a 21–14 home win over the Newberry Wolves. On December 9, 2011, Bennett was relieved of his duties after the program slumped to a 29–28 record over his final five seasons. In nine years, Bennett's teams produced a 63–39 record playing at the NCAA Division I FCS level.
Head coaching record[]
College[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Indians (South Atlantic Conference) (1994–2001) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Catawba | 7–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1996 | Catawba | 9–2 | 6–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1997 | Catawba | 8–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1998 | Catawba | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1999 | Catawba | 11–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2000 | Catawba | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2001 | Catawba | 11–2 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| Catawba: | 63–17 | 40–10 | |||||||
| Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Big South) (2003–2011) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Coastal Carolina | 6–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2004 | Coastal Carolina | 10–1 | 4–0 | 1st | 24 | ||||
| 2005 | Coastal Carolina | 9–2 | 3–1 | T–1st | 24 | ||||
| 2006 | Coastal Carolina | 9–3 | 4–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | 14 | |||
| 2007 | Coastal Carolina | 5–6 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 2008 | Coastal Carolina | 6–6 | 1–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2009 | Coastal Carolina | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2010 | Coastal Carolina | 6–6 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2011 | Coastal Carolina | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Coastal Carolina: | 63–39 | 27–16 | |||||||
| Total: | 126–56 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. | |||||||||
High school[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River Bluff Gators (Region V AAAAA) (2013–2016) | |||||||||
| 2013 | River Bluff | 7–3 | No conference due to first year school | ||||||
| 2014 | River Bluff | 8–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | L SCHSL playoffs Round 2 | ||||
| 2015 | River Bluff | 7–4 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2016 | River Bluff | 1–9 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| River Bluff: | 23–21 | 5–11 | |||||||
| Total: | 23–21 | ||||||||
| †Indicates BCS bowl, Bowl Alliance or Bowl Coalition game. | |||||||||
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