David Bennett (coach)

David Bennett
Sport(s)	Football
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Coastal Carolina
Conference	Big South
Record	56-35
Biographical details
Born	c. 1962
Place of birth	Greer, South Carolina
Playing career
1981-84	Presbyterian
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1994-2001 2001-present	Catawba Coastal Carolina
Head coaching record
Overall	113–57
Statistics
College Football Data Warehouse
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1996 SAC Championship 2000 SAC Championship 2001 SAC Championship 2004 Big South Championship 2005 Big South Co-Championship 2006 Big South Championship 2010 Big South Co-Championship
Awards
1995 SAC Coach of the Year 1995 AFCA Division II Coach of the Year 2004 Big South Coach of the Year 2006 Sportexe FCS Coach of the Year 2010 Big South Coach of the Year

David Bennett (born 1962 in Greer, South Carolina) is the current head coach of the Coastal Carolina University college football team. Bennett earned his Bachelor's Degree in History and Social Studies from Presbyterian in 1984. He then added a Guidance and Counseling Master's Degree from Clemson.

Current position

Bennett was named the head coach of the Chanticleers as part of the launch of a program beginning at the FCS level (1-AA).

Coaching history

Before arriving at CCU, Bennett was head coach at Division II Catawba College. He also had served as an assistant coach at Clemson University.

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	TSN[1]#
Catawba Indians (Division II SAC) (1994–2001)
1994	Catawba	2-9	2-5
1995	Catawba	7-3	5-2
1996	Catawba	9-2	6-1	1st
1997	Catawba	8-3	5-2
1998	Catawba	6-4	4-3
1999	Catawba	11-2	6-1		L 28-25 @ Carson-Newman Div II 2nd Rd Playoff
2000	Catawba	11-1	7-0	1st	L 20-14 vs. Delta St. Div II 2nd Rd Playoff
2001	Catawba	11-2	6-1	1st	L 34-16 @ Grand Valley St. Div II Semifinals
Catawba:		63-26	41-15
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (Big South) (2003–Present)
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 45-28 @ Appalachian St. I-AA 1st Rd Playoff	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 17-10 to Western Illinois FCS 1st Round Playoff
Coastal Carolina:		56-34	24-15
Total:		118-60
National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title

Playing history

Bennett played football and golf at Presbyterian College before graduating in 1984.

References

1. ^ Final poll standings are from The Sports Network.

External links

• Bennett's bio at official Coastal Carolina athletics site
• "We need more Dogs" media speech

Persondata
Name	Bennett, David
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1962
Place of birth	Greer, South Carolina
Date of death
Place of death