Verne S. Bennett
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1867-01-01)January 1, 1867 Prattsburgh, New York, U.S. |
Died | October 26, 1944(1944-10-26) (aged 77) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1894 | Michigan State Normal |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–2 |
Vernon S. Bennett (January 1, 1867 – October 26, 1944) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football at Michigan State Normal School—now known as Eastern Michigan University—one season, in 1894, and compiling a record of 5–2.
Early years
Bennett was born in Prattsburgh, New York[1] to "Mr. and Mrs. E.N. Bennett".[2] At the birth of his younger brother Clare in 1871, the family resided in Lapeer, Michigan.[2] He enrolled at Michigan State Normal School in 1891, and while in school he served as president of the Normal Athletic Association,[1] and as editor of the Atheneum Society.[3] In 1892, he served as an enrolling and engrossing clerk for the Michigan House of Representatives.[1] As a senior, he gave a commencement oration on international law, which is recorded as being "especially fine."[4]
Coaching career
Bennett was the fourth head football coach at Michigan State Normal School—now known as Eastern Michigan University—in Ypsilanti, Michigan, serving for one season, in 1894, and compiling a record of 5–2.[5]
Later life
Following his time as the football coach, Bennett resided in Fenton, Michigan with his family,[1] and later in New Orleans.[2] He died there in 1944.[6]
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Michigan State Normal Normalites (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1894) | |||||||||
1894 | Michigan State Normal | 5–2 | 0–1 | 4th | |||||
Michigan State Normal: | 5–2 | 0–1 | |||||||
Total: | 5–2 |
References
- ^ a b c d The Aurora. Eastern Michigan University. 1895.
- ^ a b c "Bennett, Clare A.", Fenton Independent Newspaper, Fenton Historical Society, July 15, 1938, retrieved January 5, 2011
- ^ The Aurora, Michigan State Normal School, 1893, p. 80
- ^ The Inland Educator: a journal for the progressive educator, vol. 1–2, 1895, p. 62
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Eastern Michigan Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2010.
- ^ http://nopl.minisisinc.com/NOPL/scripts/mwimain.dll/225032/1/0?SEARCH&ERRMSG=[WWW_NOPL]NoRecord.htm
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- Ernest P. Goodrich (1893)
- Verne S. Bennett (1894)
- Marcus Cutler (1895)
- Fred W. Green (1896)
- Andrew Bird Glaspie (1897)
- Enoch Thorne (1898)
- Dwight Watson (1899)
- Clayton Teetzel (1900–1902)
- Hunter Forest (1903)
- Daniel H. Lawrence (1904–1905)
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- Elton Rynearson (1919–1920)
- Joseph McCulloch (1921–1922)
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- Elton Rynearson (1925–1943)
- No team (1944)
- Elton Rynearson (1945–1948)
- Harry Ockerman (1949–1951)
- Fred Trosko (1952–1964)
- Jerry Raymond (1965–1966)
- Dan Boisture (1967–1973)
- George Mans (1974–1975)
- Ed Chlebek (1976–1977)
- Mike Stock (1978–1982)
- Bob LaPointe # (1982)
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- Jan Quarless # (1992)
- Ron Cooper (1993–1994)
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- Tony Lombardi # (1999)
- Jeff Woodruff (2000–2003)
- Al Lavan # (2003)
- Jeff Genyk (2004–2008)
- Ron English (2009–2013)
- Stan Parrish # (2013)
- Chris Creighton (2014– )
# denotes interim head coach