| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1935-12-16)December 16, 1935 Sterling, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | January 26, 2011(2011-01-26) (aged 75) Hutchinson, Kansas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| c. 1953–1954 | Hutchinson JC |
| 1956–1957 | Sterling |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966–1973 | Sterling |
| 1981 | Sterling |
| 1997–2000 | Sterling |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 59–60–3 |
Curtis Eugene Bennett (December 16, 1935 – January 26, 2011) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas for 13 seasons over three stints, compiling a record of 59–60–3 His first tenure was from 1966 until the end of the 1973 season. He coached again for one year in 1981 and finally from 1997 until 2000.
Bennett graduated from Sterling High School in 1953. He attended Hutchinson Junior College—now known as Hutchinson Community College—in Hutchinson, Kansas, where he played football as a halfback for two season. Bennett transferred to Sterling College and set an National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) record in 1956 with 2,166 total yards of offense.
Bennett died on January 26, 2011.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1966–1973) | |||||||||
| 1966 | Sterling | 2–7 | 2–7 | T–8th | |||||
| 1967 | Sterling | 3–5–1 | 3–5–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1968 | Sterling | 3–6 | 3–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1969 | Sterling | 5–5 | 3–2 | T–2nd (South) | |||||
| 1970 | Sterling | 4–4–1 | 2–3 | 4th (South) | |||||
| 1971 | Sterling | 7–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Sterling | 5–3–1 | 5–2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1973 | Sterling | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1980) | |||||||||
| 1981 | Sterling | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Sterling | 3–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1998 | Sterling | 4–6 | 3–5 | 7th | |||||
| 1999 | Sterling | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2000 | Sterling | 4–6 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| Sterling: | 59–60–3 | 50–50–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–60–3 | ||||||||
References
- DeLassus, David. "Sterling College Records By Year (incomplete data)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- "Football Media Guide" (PDF). Sterling Warriors. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
- "Sterling grid coach resigns". The Salina Journal. Salina, Kansas. December 7, 1973. p. 18. Retrieved October 27, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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- "Sterling College Legend Curt Bennett Passes | Sterling College".
- "Curtis e. Bennett". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
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