THIRD AND DATA

Coaches

Phil Bennett

His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)

All coaches

Phil Bennett

Played at Texas A&M 1974-1977 · alma mater (CFBD): Texas A&M

Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26

YearsTeamRoleTitleHead coach
1978-1981Texas A&MPositionDEnot known
1982TCUPositionTE/Tnot known
1983MacArthur HS (TX) (HS)DCDCnot known
1984Iowa StatePositionLBnot known
1985-1986Iowa State (DC) (unknown)Head coachHead coachhimself
1987-1990PurdueDCDCnot known
1991LSUPositionOLBnot known
1992-1993LSUPositionAHC/LBnot known
1994LSUDCAHC/DCnot known
1995-1996Texas A&M (DC) (unknown)Head coachHead coachhimself
1997TCUDCDC/DBPat Sullivan
1998OklahomaPositionDB/Co-RCnot known
1999-2001Kansas StateDCDCBill Snyder
2002-2007SMUHead coachHead coach✓himself
2008-2010PittsburghDCDC✓Dave Wannstedt
2010PittsburghHead coachinteriminterim HCDave Wannstedt
2011-2016BaylorDCDC✓Art Briles (2011-2015), Jim Grobe (2016)
2017Arizona StateDCDC✓Todd Graham
2021-2022North TexasDCDC/S✓Seth Littrell
2022North TexasHead coachinteriminterim HCSeth Littrell

Record

Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings

SeasonTeamJobEPA/playPoints/poss.SuccessYear beforeTeams
2008PittsburghDefensive coordinator22343429120
2009PittsburghDefensive coordinator49264122120
2010PittsburghDefensive coordinator46246949120
2011BaylorDefensive coordinator105107108108120
2012BaylorDefensive coordinator90108108105124
2013BaylorDefensive coordinator214590125
2014BaylorDefensive coordinator4032272128
2015BaylorDefensive coordinator53514840128
2016BaylorDefensive coordinator46514653128
2017Arizona StateDefensive coordinator989996122130
2021North TexasDefensive coordinator676715122130
2022North TexasDefensive coordinator11910711667131
SeasonHead coach atRecordAP before → afterOff EPA/playDef EPA/playSP+Team year beforeTeams
2002SMU3-9- → ----24.836% wins117
2003SMU0-12- → ----27.825% wins117
2004SMU3-8- → -7192-16.20% wins119
2005SMU5-6- → -7855-13.027% wins119
2006SMU6-6- → -6383-7.746% wins119
2007SMU1-11- → -55106-13.450% wins119
2010Pittsburgh1-0 (1 of 13)15 → -524611.377% wins120
2022North Texas0-1 (1 of 14)- → -42119-1.546% wins131

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On his staffs · 2

Coached together

  • Greg Davis · Texas A&M 1978-1981 · him Position, them Position
  • Gary DeLoach · Texas A&M 1980-1981 · him Position, them Other
  • Jim Gush · Iowa State 1984 · him Position, them GA
  • Brian Cabral · Purdue 1987-1988 · him DC, them Position
  • Mike Sanford Sr. · Purdue 1987-1988 · him DC, them Position
  • Greg Brown · Purdue 1989-1990 · him DC, them Position
  • Darrell Dickey · LSU 1991-1993 · him Other, Position, them Position
  • Jay Hopson · LSU 1994 · him DC, Other, them GA
  • Pat Sullivan · TCU 1997 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
  • Brandon Hall · Oklahoma 1998 · him Other, Position, them Other
  • George Barlow · Oklahoma 1998 · him Other, Position, them Position
  • Sam Pittman · Oklahoma 1998 · him Other, Position, them Position
  • Zac Roper · Oklahoma 1998 · him Other, Position, them Other
  • Bill Snyder · Kansas State 1999-2001 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Jim Gush · Kansas State 1999-2001 · him DC, them Position
  • Del Miller · Kansas State 2001 · him DC, them Other
  • Jim Gush · SMU 2002-2007 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
  • Rusty Burns · SMU 2005-2007 · him Head coach, them OC
  • Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2008-2010 · him DC, Head coach, them Head coach
  • Greg Gattuso · Pittsburgh 2008-2010 · him DC, Head coach, them Other, Position
  • Jeff Hafley · Pittsburgh 2008-2010 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
  • Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 2008 · him DC, them OC
  • Frank Cignetti Jr. · Pittsburgh 2009-2010 · him DC, Head coach, them OC, Position
  • Joe Bernard · Pittsburgh 2009-2010 · him DC, Head coach, them Analyst
  • Bernard Clark · Pittsburgh 2010 · him DC, Head coach, them Position
  • Brian Angelichio · Pittsburgh 2010 · him DC, Head coach, them OC
  • Luke Getsy · Pittsburgh 2010 · him DC, Head coach, them GA
  • Art Briles · Baylor 2011-2015 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Brian Norwood · Baylor 2011-2014 · him DC, them Other, Position
  • Dino Babers · Baylor 2011 · him DC, them Position, ST coord.
  • Jeff Lebby* · Baylor 2011-2016 · him DC, them Analyst, Other, Position
  • Jim Gush · Baylor 2011-2016 · him DC, them Position
  • Kendal Briles · Baylor 2011-2016 · him DC, them OC, Other, Position
  • Philip Montgomery · Baylor 2011-2014 · him DC, them OC, Position
  • Randy Clements · Baylor 2011-2013 · him DC, them OC
  • Cris Dishman · Baylor 2015-2016 · him DC, them Position
  • Joe Jon Finley · Baylor 2015 · him DC, them Analyst
  • Jim Grobe · Baylor 2016 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Billy Napier* · Arizona State 2017 · him DC, them OC, Position
  • Dave Christensen · Arizona State 2017 · him DC, them Analyst
  • John Simon · Arizona State 2017 · him DC, them Position
  • Jordan Somerville · Arizona State 2017 · him DC, them GA
  • Keith Patterson · Arizona State 2017 · him DC, them DC
  • Rob Likens · Arizona State 2017 · him DC, them Other, Position
  • Rob Sale · Arizona State 2017 · him DC, them Position
  • Todd Graham · Arizona State 2017 · him DC, them Head coach
  • Jim Gush · North Texas 2021-2022 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC, Position
  • Mike Bloesch · North Texas 2021-2022 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC
  • Seth Littrell · North Texas 2021-2022 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
  • Tommy Mainord · North Texas 2021-2022 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC

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