| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1933-11-09)November 9, 1933 Wright City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 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) |
| 1965–1995 | Ouachita Baptist |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 152–127–2 (college) 17–2–2 (high school) |
Jesse N. "Buddy" Benson (November 9, 1933 – April 22, 2011) was an American football player and coach.
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.
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.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA | |||
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| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1965–1994) | |||||||||
| 1965 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1966 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 4–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1967 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1968 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–2–1 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1969 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1970 | Ouachita Baptist | 8–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | 15 | ||||
| 1971 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1973 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1974 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 2nd | 13 | ||||
| 1975 | Ouachita Baptist | 9–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NAIA semifinal | ||||
| 1976 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1977 | Ouachita Baptist | 4–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1978 | Ouachita Baptist | 8–2 | 4–2 | 3rd | 9 | ||||
| 1979 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1980 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–8 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1981 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–6 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1982 | Ouachita Baptist | 8–3 | 6–0 | 1st | L NAIA quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 1983 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–7–1 | 1–4–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1984 | Ouachita Baptist | 6–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Ouachita Baptist | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–3rd | 17 | ||||
| 1986 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1987 | Ouachita Baptist | 4–4–1 | 2–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1988 | Ouachita Baptist | 4–5–1 | 2–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1989 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 2–4 | 5th | 20 | ||||
| 1990 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd | 18 | ||||
| 1991 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1992 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–9 | 1–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1993 | Ouachita Baptist | 3–7 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1994 | Ouachita Baptist | 5–5 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Ouachita Baptist Tigers (NAIA Division I independent) (1995) | |||||||||
| 1995 | Ouachita Baptist | 2–7 | |||||||
| Ouachita Baptist: | 161–140–8 | 85–88–6 | |||||||
| Total: | 161–140–8 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Jesse Benson". Sports-Reference. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- "Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Draft". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- "Jesse Benson". Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on August 22, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
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