Phil Bennett (American football)
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| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Defensive coordinator |
| Team | Arizona State |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 3, 1955 Marshall, Texas |
| Playing career | |
| 1974–1977 | Texas A&M |
| Position(s) | Defensive end |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1978–1981 | Texas A&M (DE) |
| 1982 | TCU (TE/T) |
| 1983 | MacArthur HS (TX) (LB) |
| 1984–1986 | Iowa State (DC) |
| 1987–1990 | Purdue (DC) |
| 1991 | LSU (OLB) |
| 1992–1993 | LSU (AHC/LB) |
| 1994 | LSU (AHC/DC) |
| 1995–1996 | Texas A&M (DC) |
| 1997 | TCU(DC/DB) |
| 1998 | Oklahoma (DB/Co-RC) |
| 1999–2001 | Kansas State (DC) |
| 2002–2007 | SMU |
| 2008–2010 | Pittsburgh (DC) |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh (interim HC) |
| 2011–2016 | Baylor (DC) |
| 2017–present | Arizona State (DC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 19–52 |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
Phil Bennett (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator at Arizona State Sun Devils. 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 (SMU) from 2002 to 2007. Before his stint at SMU, he served as an assistant coach at seven different colleges.
Bennett graduated from Texas A&M University 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 Texas Christian University (1982, 1997), Iowa State University (1983–1986), Purdue (1987–1990), Louisiana State University (1991–1994), a second stint at Texas A&M (1995–1996), the University of Oklahoma (1998) and Kansas State University (1999-2001).
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 Mark Simoneau and Terence Newman.
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