David Bennett (born December 2, 1961) is an American high school athletics administrator and former football coach. He is athletic director for Lexington School District 1 in Lexington, South Carolina, a position he has held since 2017. Bennett served as the head football coach at Catawba College from 1995 to 2001 and at Coastal Carolina University from 2003 to 2011.
Current position | |
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Title | Athletic director |
Team | Lexington School District 1 (SC) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Greer, South Carolina, U.S. | December 2, 1961
Playing career | |
1981–1984 | Presbyterian |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1984 | Presbyterian (SA) |
1985–1986 | Clemson (GA) |
1987 | Goose Creek HS (SC) (OC) |
1988–1989 | Newberry (OB) |
1990–1994 | Catawba (assistant) |
1995–2001 | Catawba |
2003–2011 | Coastal Carolina |
2013–2016 | River Bluff HS (SC) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2012–2013 | Socastee (SC) |
2013–2016 | River Bluff HS (SC) |
2017–present | Lexington School District 1 (SC) |
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 | |
Playing career and education edit
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 edit
Coastal Carolina edit
Bennett was hired on December 21, 2001, as the Chanticleers' first head coach prior to the football program's launch season in 2003.[1] 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 edit
College edit
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | |||
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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 Conference) (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 or championship game berth | |||||||||
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High school edit
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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River Bluff Gators (South Carolina High School League AAAAA–Region V) (2013–2016) | |||||||||
2013 | River Bluff | 7–3 | No conference (first-year school) | ||||||
2014 | River Bluff | 8–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd | L Second round, SCHSL playoffs | ||||
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 |
References edit
- ^ Newell, Nat (December 21, 2001). "Coastal Selects Bennett". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. p. C3. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .