David Bennett (American football)

David Bennett

Current position
Title	Athletic director
Team	Lexington School District 1 (SC)
Biographical details
Born	(1961-12-02) December 2, 1961 Greer, South Carolina
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
SAC Coach of the Year (1995) AFCA Division II Coach of the Year (1995) 2x Big South Coach of the Year (2004, 2010)

David Bennett (born December 2, 1961) is an American high school athletics administrator and former football coach. Currently, he is the head athletic director for Lexington School District 1 in Lexington, South Carolina. Bennett served as the head football coach at Catawba College from 1995 to 2001 and at Coastal Carolina University from 2003 to 2011.

Playing career and education

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

Coastal Carolina

Bennett was hired on December 21, 2001 as the Chanticleers' first head coach prior to the football program's launch season in 2003. 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

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	TSN#
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) (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
#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

High school

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
River Bluff Gators (Region V AAAAA) (2013–2016)
2013	River Bluff	7–3	No conference due to first year school
2014	River Bluff	8–5	3–2	T–2nd	L SCHSL playoffs Round 2
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