Bobby Bentley
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Tight Ends Coach |
| Team | South Carolina |
| Conference | SEC |
| Annual salary | $400,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Duncan, South Carolina |
| Playing career | |
| 1986–1989 | Presbyterian |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1990–1994 | James F. Byrnes HS (SC) (assistant) |
| 1995–2006 | James F. Byrnes HS (SC) |
| 2007–2008 | Presbyterian |
| 2013 | James F. Byrnes HS (SC) |
| 2014–2015 | Auburn (off. analyst) |
| 2016–2018 | South Carolina (RB) |
| 2019-present | South Carolina (TE) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2009–2012 | James F. Byrnes HS (SC) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 10–13 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 4 South Carolina AAAA Division II state (2002–2005) | |
| Awards | |
| Nike National HS Coach of Year (2005) South Carolina HS Coach of Year (2006) | |
Bobby Bentley is an American football coach and former player. He is the tight ends coach at the University of South Carolina, where he has been an assistant coach since 2016.[1] Bentley was the head football coach at Presbyterian College from 2007 to 2008.[2] He was one of the nation's most successful high school coaches before accepting his first collegiate coaching position at Presbyterian.
Playing career
Bentley played football at Presbyterian College before graduating in 1990.
Coaching career
Bentley was named head coach at Presbyterian College (PC) in January 2007. Returning to his alma mater to lead the school in its transition from Division II to Division Football Championship Subdivision, Bentley's team compiled a 6–5 record in his first season followed by a 4–8 season in 2008.
Before arriving at Presbyterian, Bentley was head coach for 11 seasons at James F. Byrnes High School[3] in Duncan, South Carolina after serving five years as an assistant coach. During his tenure at Byrnes, he led the school to four consecutive AAAA Division II state championships from 2002 to 2005.
Bentley left PC to become offensive analyst at Auburn University. After a year in that position,[4] in December 2015, Bentley accepted a coaching position with the University of South Carolina as the running back coach. His son, Jake Bentley, graduated high school early and enrolled at the University of South Carolina where he was the quarterback for the Gamecocks until injury sidelined him during the first game of the 2019 season. He will play quarterback as a graduate transfer at the University of Utah.
Personal life
Bentley has five children: Chas, Shuler, Jake, Brooks, and Emily.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presbyterian Blue Hose (Big South Conference) (2007–2008) | |||||||||
| 2007 | Presbyterian | 6–5 | 2–2 | ineligible | |||||
| 2008 | Presbyterian | 4–8 | 1–4 | ineligible | |||||
| Presbyterian: | 10–13 | 3–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 10-13 | ||||||||
References
- ^ "2020 Football Coaching Staff". gamecocksonline.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ Robinson, Mandrallius (February 8, 2007). "Four Warriors sign letters of intent". The Greenville News. South Carolina, Greenville. p. 38. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith, Willie T. III (January 18, 2007). "PC hands reins to Bentley". The Greenville News. South Carolina, Greenville. p. 1 C. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Taylor, Collyn (July 22, 2018). "Malzahn: Bobby Bentley will rise in SEC". The Times and Democrat. South Carolina, Orangeburg. GamecockCentral.com. p. B 5. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.