Bennie Ellender
Bennie Ellender went 47–40–2 as a head coach, 1963–1975, at Arkansas State and Tulane. Wikipedia’s season articles record five seasons differently (1965, 6–3, 1967, 4–5, 1968, 7–3–1, 1969, 8–1–1 and 1970, 11–0); by them his record is 79–49–4. Share
Three seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1963–64, 1966 at Arkansas State (on file under another coach). They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 47–40–2 career
- Seasons
- 13
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1973 9–3, No. 20
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Arkansas State * | 2–6 | ||||
| 1964 | Arkansas State * | 7–0–2 | 2nd | 15 | ||
| 1965 | Arkansas State | 1–0 (Wikipedia: 6–3) | 5th | |||
| 1966 | Arkansas State * | 7–2 | T–3rd | 11 | ||
| 1967 | Arkansas State | 1–1 (Wikipedia: 4–5) | 3rd | |||
| 1968 | Arkansas State | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 7–3–1) | 1st | Pecan L | 14 | |
| 1969 | Arkansas State | 0–1 (Wikipedia: 8–1–1) | 1st | Pecan W | 5 | |
| 1970 | Arkansas State | 2–0 (Wikipedia: 11–0) | 1st | Pecan W | 1 | |
| 1971 | Tulane | 3–8 | ||||
| 1972 | Tulane | 6–5 | ||||
| 1973 | Tulane | 9–3 | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl L | 20 | ||
| 1974 | Tulane | 5–6 | ||||
| 1975 | Tulane | 4–7 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 9 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Against rivals | 7 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 21 | 10–11 | 48% |
| At home | 32 | 18–14 | 56% |
| On the road | 30 | 13–17 | 43% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 37 | 22–15 | 59% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 26 | 9–17 | 35% |
His own 63 games on file, 1965–1975, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles McClendon 1971–1975 | 1–4 | LSU | 5 | |
| Joseph Yukica 1972–1975 | 3–1 | Boston College | 4 | |
| Red Parker 1967–1975 | 2–2 | The Citadel, Clemson | 4 | |
| Fran Curci 1972–1975 | 0–4 | Miami, Kentucky | 4 | |
| Bill Dooley 1971–1975 | 2–1 | North Carolina | 3 | |
| Bobby Bowden 1972–1975 | 2–1 | West Virginia | 3 |
Bennie Ellender’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| The Citadelseries | 5 | 3–2 |
| Vanderbiltseries | 5 | 2–3 |
| Georgia Techseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| LSUseries | 5 | 1–4 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 4 | 3–1 |
| Kentuckyseries | 4 | 1–3 |
| Pittsburghseries | 3 | 3–0 |
| North Carolinaseries | 3 | 2–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Tulane | Freshman coach | |
| 1960–61 | Tulane | Offensive backs coach | |
| 1962 | Arkansas State | Defensive backs coach | |
| 1963–70 | Arkansas State | Head coach | |
| 1971–75 | Tulane | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Andy PilneyTulane
- King BlockArkansas State
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ron TomanJoplin / Missouri Southern
- Lynn AmedeeUT Martin
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Pilney | Tulane | 1959–61 | 1959: freshman coach; 1960–61: offensive backs coach | |
| King Block | Arkansas State | 1962 | Defensive backs coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (2)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Toman | Tulane, 1971–72: freshman coach; 1973–75: offensive backs coach | Joplin / Missouri Southern | |
| Lynn Amedee | Tulane, 1972: assistant coach | UT Martin |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.