Buddy Benson
American football player and coach (1933–2011)
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Jesse N. "Buddy" Benson (November 9, 1933 – April 22, 2011) was an American football player and coach.[1]
BornNovember 9, 1933
Wright City, Oklahoma, U.S.
Wright City, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedApril 22, 2011 (aged 77)
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
1952Oklahoma
1953–1954Arkansas
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 9, 1933 Wright City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 2011 (aged 77) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1952 | Oklahoma |
| 1953–1954 | Arkansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1956–1957 | Lewisville HS (AR) |
| 1961–1964 | Ouachita Baptist (assistant) |
| 1965–1995 | Ouachita Baptist |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 152–127–2 (college) 17–2–2 (high school) |
Benson played college football at the University of Oklahoma for one season (1952) under head coach Bud Wilkinson before transferring to the University of Arkansas for his final two years.[2]
He served as the head football coach at a high school in Lewisville, Arkansas from 1956 to 1957 before embarking on a coaching career spanning four decades at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1965–1994) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1966 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1968 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–2–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1969 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1970 | Ouachita Baptist | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | 15 | ||||
| 1971 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1974 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | 13 | ||||
| 1975 | Ouachita Baptist | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NAIA semifinal | ||||
| 1976 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1977 | Ouachita Baptist | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1978 | Ouachita Baptist | 8–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | 9 | ||||
| 1979 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1980 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1981 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1982 | Ouachita Baptist | 8–3 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 1983 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1984 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–3rd | 17 | ||||
| 1986 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1987 | Ouachita Baptist | 4–4–1 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1988 | Ouachita Baptist | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1989 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | 20 | ||||
| 1990 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | 18 | ||||
| 1991 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1992 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–9 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1993 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1994 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (NAIA Division I independent) (1995) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–7 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist: | 161–140–8 | 85–88–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 161–140–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||