Question: What coach, who was born in 1955 took over for Mike Cavan for the Southern Methodist University football team in 2002?
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SMU Mustangs football under Mike Cavan Mike Cavan was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1997 to 2001. He compiled a 22–34–0 record, and was succeeded by Phil Bennett.
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Phil Bennett (American football) Phil Bennett (born December 3, 1955) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator at Arizona State Sun Devils. Prior to this position, he served as the defensive coordinator for the Baylor Bears from 2011-2016, and was interim head coach of the Pittsburgh Panthers during their 2011 BBVA Compass Bowl win over Kentucky after serving as defensive coordinator of the Panthers for three seasons. Prior to coaching the Panthers, he served as the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 2002 to 2007. Before his stint at SMU, he served as an assistant coach at seven different colleges.
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Pete Tillman Alonzo Monroe "Pete" Tillman (May 9, 1922 – March 31, 1998) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma from 1946 to 1948 and professionally in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) with the Baltimore Colts in 1949. Tillman served as the head football coach at the Municipal University of Wichita—now Wichita State University —from 1955 to 1956, compiling a record of 11–8–1. Tillman's team won a share of the Missouri Valley Conference championship in 1955 with a record of 7–2–1. Tillman served briefly as an assistant coach at the University of Washington in the spring of 1957. He resigned in April to go into private business in Wichita, Kansas.
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Jack Kiser Jack Kiser (born February 4, 1949) is a former American football coach.
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Mike Stone (baseball) Mike Stone (born April 29, 1955) is an American college baseball coach, and last served as the head coach of the UMass Minutemen baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 1988 season. Stone retired after the 2017 season.
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Ray Goff Ray Goff (born July 10, 1955) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Georgia from 1989 to 1995, compiling a record of 46–34–1.
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John Mumford (American football) John Mumford (born December 25, 1956) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive line coach at New Mexico State University. Mumford served as the head coach at Southeast Missouri State University from 1990 to 1999, as the interim head coach at Army for seven games in 2003, and as the interim head coach at Louisiana-Monroe.
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Bob Davie (American football) Robert Edwin Davie Jr. (born September 30, 1954) is an American football college coach and former player, currently the head football coach at New Mexico. He previously served as the head football coach at Notre Dame from 1997 to 2001, compiling a record of 35–25. He also served as an ESPN college football color commentator from 2002 to 2011.
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Paul Hackett (American football) Paul Roger Hackett (born July 5, 1947) is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach of University of Pittsburgh from 1989 to 1992 and at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1998 to 2000. Hackett was quarterbacks coach or offensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Oakland Raiders.
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SMU Mustangs football under Ron Meyer Ron Meyer was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1976 to 1981. He compiled a 34–32–1 record, and was succeeded by Bobby Collins.
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Daryl Daye Daryl Daye (born February 1, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the defensive coordinator at Northwestern State University. Daye previously served as the head football coach at Missouri Southern State University, a position he had held from 2012 until 2014, and at Nicholls State University from 1999 to 2003. He was named Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 2002.
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Ernie Zampese Ernie Zampese (born March 12, 1936) is a former American football player and coach. Playing for Santa Barbara High School, he was selected as the CIF Player of the Year in 1953 and went on to play at the halfback position for the USC Trojans in 1955 and 1956. Between 1962 and 1975, he was a college football coach at Allan Hancock Junior College (1962–1965), Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (1966) and San Diego State University (1967–1975). Between 1976 and 1999, he served as an assistant coach, scout, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for various NFL teams. He gained his greatest acclaim as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers during the Air Coryell years.
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Woody Woodard Chalmer E. "Woody" Woodard (c. 1917 – December 9, 1996) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and track, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at McPherson College from 1950 to 1952, at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1953 to 1956, and at the Municipal University of Wichita—now known as the University of Wichita—from 1957 to 1959, compiling a career college football record of 47–45–4.
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Bob Nulf Robert W. "Bob" Nulf (May 13, 1906 – June 1985) was an American football and basketball coach.
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Herschel Caldwell Herschel Amos Caldwell (August 13, 1903 – July 31, 1989) was a college football player and coach.
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Matty Bell Madison A. "Matty" Bell (February 22, 1899 – June 30, 1983) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator. He played for Centre, captain of its 1918 team. He served as the head football coach at the Haskell Institute (1920–1921), Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin (1922), Texas Christian University (1923–1928), Texas A&M University (1929–1933), and Southern Methodist University (1935–1941, 1945–1949), compiling a career college football record of 143–87–16. His 1935 SMU Mustangs, which have been recognized as a national champion, went 12–0 in the regular season before losing to Stanford in the Rose Bowl. Bell was also the head basketball coach at Texas Christian for six seasons from 1923 to 1929, tallying a mark of 71–41. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1955. After retiring from coaching following the 1949 season, Bell served as the athletic director at Southern Methodist until 1964. He died in 1983 in Dallas, Texas.
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Larry Dorsey Larry Darnnell Dorsey (born August 15, 1953) is a former American football player and coach. He played college football at Tennessee State University and then played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Diego Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs. Dorsey served as the head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University from 1990 to 1998 and at Prairie View A&M University from 2000 to 2002, compiling a career college football coaching record of 42–81–3.
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Bobby Bentley Bobby Bentley is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the running backs coach at the University of South Carolina. He previously was the head coach at Presbyterian College. Bentley was one of the nation's most successful high school coaches before accepting his first college coaching position at Presbyterian. He has 5 children Chas, Shuler, Jake, Brooks, and Emily.
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Sam Smith (basketball, born 1955) Sam Smith (born January 8, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player.
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1955 Miami Redskins football team The 1955 Miami Redskins football team was an American football team that represented Miami University in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Ara Parseghian, the Redskins compiled a perfect 9–0 record (5–0 against MAC opponents), won the MAC championshipn, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 226 to 47. The defense led the way for the 1955 Miami team, allowing an average of 5.2 points per game, which remains a Miami school record. Bo Schembechler was an assistant coach on the team.
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Marvin Powell Marvin Powell (born August 30, 1955) is a former American football player. He played college football at the University of Southern California (USC) and professionally as an offensive tackle in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Powell was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Merv Johnson (American football) Merv Johnson (born May 16, 1936) is an American football coach and executive.