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Bennie Ellender

American football player and coach (1925–2011)

Summary

American football player and coach (1925–2011)

Field	Value
name	Bennie Ellender
image	Bennie Ellender at Tulane.jpg
caption	Ellender pictured in Jambalaya 1976, Tulane yearbook
birth_date
birth_place	Sulphur, Louisiana, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Metairie, Louisiana, U.S.
player_years1	1943–1944
player_team1	Tulane
player_years2	1946–1947
player_team2	Tulane
player_positions	Quarterback, safety
coach_years1	1959
coach_team1	Tulane (freshmen)
coach_years2	1960–1961
coach_team2	Tulane (OB)
coach_years3	1962
coach_team3	Arkansas State (DB)
coach_years4	1963–1970
coach_team4	Arkansas State
coach_years5	1971–1975
coach_team5	Tulane
overall_record	79–49–4
bowl_record	2–2
championships	1 NCAA College Division (1970)
3 Southland (1968–1970)
awards	AFCA College Division Coach of the Year (1970)

3 Southland (1968–1970) Bennie Ellender Jr. (March 2, 1925 – December 22, 2011) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State University from 1963 to 1970 and at Tulane University from 1971 to 1975, compiling a career college football record of 79–49–4.

Ellender led the Arkansas State program to three consecutive Pecan Bowl games, which was one of the regional bowl games set up for the NCAA College Division to choose a champion. His 1970 team finished 11–0 and was ranked #1 in the final polls, earning his team the College Division championship. Ellender was selected AFCA College Division Coach of the Year following the season. After the 1970 season, Ellender left ASU to become head football coach at his alma mater, Tulane.

Head coaching record

References

"Bennie Ellender Obituary".
"Former Tulane football player, coach Bennie Ellender dies at age 86".
"Former Arkansas State, Tulane Coach Dies - KPLC 7 News, Lake Charles, Louisiana".
[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FIH/is_6_72/ai_n18615048 AFCA Coach of the Year. Coach and Athletic Director. Find Articles at BNET.com]

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