Curtis Eugene Bennett (December 16, 1935 – January 26, 2011) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas for 13 seasons over three stints, compiling a record of 59–60–3 His first tenure was from 1966 until the end of the 1973 season. He coached again for one year in 1981 and finally from 1997 until 2000.[1][2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 16, 1935 Sterling, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2011 (aged 75) Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1953–1954 | Hutchinson JC |
| 1956–1957 | Sterling |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1973 | Sterling |
| 1981 | Sterling |
| 1997–2000 | Sterling |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–60–3 |
Bennett graduated from Sterling High School in 1953. He attended Hutchinson Junior College—now known as Hutchinson Community College—in Hutchinson, Kansas, where he played football as a halfback for two season. Bennett transferred to Sterling College and set an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) record in 1956 with 2,166 total yards of offense.[3]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1966–1973) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Sterling | 2–7 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 1967 | Sterling | 3–5–1 | 3–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1968 | Sterling | 3–6 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1969 | Sterling | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd (South) | |||||
| 1970 | Sterling | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 1971 | Sterling | 7–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Sterling | 5–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Sterling | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1980) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Sterling | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Sterling | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1998 | Sterling | 4–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | Sterling | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2000 | Sterling | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| Sterling: | 59–60–3 | 50–50–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–60–3 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ DeLassus, David. "Sterling College Records By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Sterling Warriors. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- ^ "Sterling grid coach resigns". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. December 7, 1973. p. 18. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Sterling College Legend Curt Bennett Passes | Sterling College".
- ^ "Curtis e. Bennett". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
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