Buddy Benson

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Buddy Benson
Biographical details
Born(1933-11-09)November 9, 1933
Wright City, Oklahoma, U.S.
DiedApril 22, 2011(2011-04-22) (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)
1965–1995Ouachita Baptist
Head coaching record
Overall152–127–2 (college)
17–2–2 (high school)

Jesse N. "Buddy" Benson (November 9, 1933 – April 22, 2011) was an American football player and coach. [1]

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

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs NAIA#
Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference)(1965–1994)
1965 Ouachita Baptist5–4–13–3–1T–4th
1966 Ouachita Baptist6–44–2T–1st
1967 Ouachita Baptist6–43–35th
1968 Ouachita Baptist7–2–14–2T–2nd
1969 Ouachita Baptist5–52–4T–5th
1970 Ouachita Baptist8–25–1T–1st15
1971 Ouachita Baptist7–34–23rd
1972 Ouachita Baptist6–3–13–2–14th
1973 Ouachita Baptist5–52–4T–5th
1974 Ouachita Baptist7–2–14–1–12nd13
1975 Ouachita Baptist9–25–1T–1stL NAIA semifinal
1976 Ouachita Baptist5–52–45th
1977 Ouachita Baptist4–62–4T–5th
1978 Ouachita Baptist8–24–23rd9
1979 Ouachita Baptist5–52–4T–5th
1980 Ouachita Baptist2–81–5T–6th
1981 Ouachita Baptist3–62–4T–5th
1982 Ouachita Baptist8–36–01stL NAIA quarterfinal 8
1983 Ouachita Baptist2–7–11–4–15th
1984 Ouachita Baptist6–43–3T–3rd
1985 Ouachita Baptist7–35–2T–3rd17
1986 Ouachita Baptist5–4–13–3–14th
1987 Ouachita Baptist4–4–12–4T–5th
1988 Ouachita Baptist4–5–12–3–1T–4th
1989 Ouachita Baptist5–52–45th20
1990 Ouachita Baptist5–44–2T–2nd18
1991 Ouachita Baptist5–53–34th
1992 Ouachita Baptist2–91–5T–6th
1993 Ouachita Baptist3–70–45th
1994 Ouachita Baptist5–51–34th
Ouachita Baptist Tigers (NAIA Division I independent)(1995)
1995 Ouachita Baptist2–7
Ouachita Baptist:161–140–885–88–6
Total:161–140–8
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

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