Percy Benson
American football player and coach
Biographical details | |
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Born | 13 January 1874 Oakland, California, U.S. |
Died | 14 March 1949 (aged 76)[1] Taft, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
Playing career | |
1892–1894 | California |
Position(s) | Quarterback |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1895 | Oregon |
1897 | Butte Athletic Club |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 4–0 (college) 3–0 (club) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
conference | |
Henry Percy Benson (13 January 1874 – 14 March 1949) was an American football player and coach. He played college football as a quarterback at the University of California, Berkeley from 1892 to 1894.[2] He served as the head football coach at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon during 1895, compiling a record of 4–0.[3] Benson also coached the Butte Athletic Club of Butte, Montana in 1897.[4]
Head coaching record
College
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Oregon Webfoots (Oregon Intercollegiate Football Association) (1895) | |||||||||
1895 | Oregon | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
Oregon: | 4–0 | 4–0 | |||||||
Total: | 4–0 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
- ^ "Henry P. Benson, Retired Builder, Dies on Mainland". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. March 14, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ The Blue and Gold. University of California, Berkeley. 1893. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "1895 football team". oregondigital.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "Butte FC". gnfafootball.org. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
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California Golden Bears starting quarterbacks
- Percy Benson (1892–1894)
- Charles F. Erb (1920–1922)
- Paul Larson (1954)
- Joe Kapp (1956–1958)
- Craig Morton (1962–1964)
- Steve Bartkowski (1972–1974)
- Vince Ferragamo (1972–1973)
- Joe Roth (1975–1976)
- Charlie Young (1977)
- Rich Campbell (1978–1980)
- J Torchio (1981–1982)
- Gale Gilbert (1982–1984)
- Kevin Brown (1984–1985)
- Brian Bedford (1984–1985)
- Troy Taylor (1986–1989)
- Mike Pawlawski (1990–1991)
- Dave Barr (1992–1994)
- Pat Barnes (1995–1996)
- Justin Vedder (1997–1998)
- Kyle Boller (1999–2002)
- Reggie Robertson (2003)
- Aaron Rodgers (2003–2004)
- Joe Ayoob (2005)
- Nate Longshore (2005–2008)
- Kevin Riley (2008–2010)
- Brock Mansion (2010)
- Zach Maynard (2011–2012)
- Allan Bridgford (2012)
- Jared Goff (2013–2015)
- Davis Webb (2016)
- Ross Bowers (2017–2018)
- Chase Garbers (2018–2021)
- Brandon McIlwain (2018)
- Devon Modster (2019)
- Spencer Brasch (2019)
- Ryan Glover (2021)
- Jack Plummer (2022)
- Sam Jackson V (2023)
- Ben Finley (2023)
- Fernando Mendoza (2023–2024)