Phil Bennett | |
File:Philbennettbaylorfootball.jpg | |
Sport(s) | Football |
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Biographical details | |
Born | Marshall, Texas | December 3, 1955
Playing career | |
1974–1977 | Texas A&M |
Position(s) | DE |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1979–1981 1982 1983–1986 1987–1991 1992–1994 1995–1996 1997 1998 1999–2001 2002–2007 2008–2010 2010 2011–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) Pittsburgh (Interim HC) Baylor (DC) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 19–52 |
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse |
Phil Bennett (born Marshall, Texas[1]) is the defensive coordinator of the Baylor Bears college football team. Prior to this position, he served as the interim head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers during their 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl win over Kentucky after serving as defensive coordinator of the Panthers for three seasons. 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.[2]
December 3, 1955 inCoaching 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.[3]
University of Pittsburgh head coach Dave Wannstedt named Bennett his defensive coordinator on February 4, 2008.[4] After Wannstedt's resignation in December 2010, he announced on January 3, 2011 that he was declining to coach in the BBVA Compass Bowl. Bennett was promoted to interim head coach of the team and lead the Panthers to a 27–10 victory of Kentucky.[5]
On January 7, 2011, it was announced that Phil Bennett would join the Baylor Bears as Defensive Coordinator, replacing Brian Norwood[6] who accepted the position of Associate Head Coach for Baylor.
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.[7][8][9] The story of the Bennetts' relationship and the subsequent death of Nancy Bennett was the subject of a 1999 feature article in Sports Illustrated.[7] Bennett has a son and a daughter. Bennett has since re-married and has two stepdaughters.[10]
Head coaching record[]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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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 | |||||||
Pittsburgh Panthers (interim head coach) (Big East Conference) (2010) | |||||||||
2010 | Pittsburgh | 1–0 | 0-0 | W BBVA Compass Bowl | |||||
Pittsburgh: | 1–0 | 0-0 | |||||||
Total: | 19–52 |
References[]
- ↑ New coach Bennett settles in on Hilltop
- ↑ "Bennett not talking about LSU coaching". http://www.2theadvocate.com/sports/35847344.html?showAll=y&c=y.
- ↑ Hairopoulos, Kate (October 28, 2007). "SMU fires football coach Phil Bennett". Dallas Morning News. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/102907dnsposmubennett.1b657043c.html. Retrieved October 28, 2007.
- ↑ "Phil Bennett Named Defensive Coordinator at Pitt" (Press release). Pitt Athletics. February 6, 2008. http://pittsburghpanthers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020408aaa.html. Retrieved February 6, 2008.
- ↑ Gorman, Kevin (January 3, 2011). "Wannstedt will not coach Pitt in Compass Bowl". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_716425.html. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ "Phil Bennett to Coach Defense at Baylor". http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/ncf/news/story?id=5999931.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Bradley, John Ed (October 25, 1999). "She's Not There". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1017403/index.htm. Retrieved October 24, 2009.
- ↑ "Bennett's wife struck by lightning". Topeka Capital-Journal. Aug 12, 1999. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4179/is_19990812/ai_n11729359. Retrieved Jan 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Wife of KSU coach killed by lightning strike". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Aug 29, 1999. http://www.avalanchejournal.com/stories/082999/spo_082999016.shtml. Retrieved Jan 28, 2009.
- ↑ "Coach Phil Bennett bio". University of Pittsburgh. 2008. http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bennett_phil00.html. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
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