Ben Bennett
Allen Beverly Bennett, II
Born: May 5, 1962
Greensboro, NC USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 200
College: Duke
High School: Peterson (Sunnyvale, CA)
Career: 1984-1997
Drafted: 1984 in Round 6, #148 overall by the Atlanta Falcons
Ben Bennett played from 1984 to 1997 during his career with the Chicago Bruisers, Cincinnati Bengals, Dallas Texans, Jacksonville Bulls, Orlando Predators, Portland Forest Dragons, Sacramento Surge, San Antonio Riders and San Jose SaberCats. Bennett threw for 14,366 yards in his career, completing 1,087 of 1,973 passes with 268 touchdowns and 84 interceptions. He also ran for 84 yards in 116 attempts with 9 rushing touchdowns.
 Jacksonville Bulls |
 Cincinnati Bengals |
 Chicago Bruisers |
 Dallas Texans |
 Orlando Predators |
 San Antonio Riders |
 Sacramento Surge |
 San Jose SaberCats |
 Portland Forest Dragons |
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Jacksonville Bulls | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 113 | 8.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 4 | 37 | 108.8 |
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| 1988 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 323 | 172 | 53.3 | 2304 | 7.1 | 49 | 15.2 | 13 | 4.0 | 45 | 18 | 106 | 99.0 |
| 1989 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 127 | 69 | 54.3 | 808 | 6.4 | 14 | 11.0 | 5 | 3.9 | 42 | 4 | 20 | 94.2 |
| 1990 | Arena Dallas Texans | 220 | 115 | 52.3 | 1419 | 6.4 | 24 | 10.9 | 15 | 6.8 | 45 | 11 | 46 | 80.5 |
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 81 | 42 | 51.9 | 540 | 6.7 | 6 | 7.4 | 2 | 2.5 | 44 | 3 | 26 | 87.5 |
| 1991 | WLAF Sacramento Surge | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 60 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 11.4 |
| 1992 | Arena Orlando Predators | 264 | 145 | 54.9 | 2092 | 7.9 | 41 | 15.5 | 10 | 3.8 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 104.7 |
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 340 | 180 | 52.9 | 2515 | 7.4 | 50 | 14.7 | 10 | 2.9 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 104.4 |
| 1994 | Arena Orlando Predators | 245 | 166 | 67.8 | 2211 | 9.0 | 45 | 18.4 | 9 | 3.7 | 45 | 9 | 45 | 120.4 |
| 1995 | Arena Orlando Predators | 149 | 91 | 61.1 | 1111 | 7.5 | 20 | 13.4 | 7 | 4.7 | 45 | 1 | 7 | 104.1 |
| 1996 | Arena San Jose SaberCats | 55 | 26 | 47.3 | 376 | 6.8 | 4 | 7.3 | 4 | 7.3 | 36 | 3 | 22 | 63.9 |
| 1997 | Arena Portland Forest Dragons | 124 | 63 | 50.8 | 792 | 6.4 | 14 | 11.3 | 6 | 4.8 | 45 | 9 | 64 | 88.5 |
| USFL | 13 | 7 | 53.8 | 113 | 8.7 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 58 | 4 | 37 | ||
| NFL | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 25 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 16.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 1928 | 1069 | 55.4 | 14168 | 7.3 | 267 | 13.8 | 81 | 4.2 | 48 | 58 | 336 | ||
| WLAF | 26 | 9 | 34.6 | 60 | 2.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 7.7 | 10 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Totals | 1973 | 1087 | 55.1 | 14366 | 7.3 | 268 | 13.6 | 84 | 4.3 | 58 | 64 | 387 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 21 | 54 | 2.6 | 2 | |
| 1989 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 7 | 8 | 1.1 | 2 | |
| 1990 | Arena Dallas Texans | 15 | -21 | -1.4 | 1 | |
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 11 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | |
| 1991 | WLAF Sacramento Surge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | Arena Orlando Predators | 17 | 31 | 1.8 | 1 | |
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 13 | 20 | 1.5 | 2 | |
| 1994 | Arena Orlando Predators | 16 | -9 | -0.6 | 0 | |
| 1995 | Arena Orlando Predators | 6 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | |
| 1996 | Arena San Jose SaberCats | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| 1997 | Arena Portland Forest Dragons | 5 | -9 | -1.8 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 113 | 67 | 0.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| WLAF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 116 | 84 | 0.7 | 9 | 9 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | Arena Orlando Predators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | Arena Orlando Predators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | Arena Orlando Predators | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | Arena San Jose SaberCats | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Arena League | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1988 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1989 | Arena Chicago Bruisers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1990 | Arena Dallas Texans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1991 | Arena Orlando Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1992 | Arena Orlando Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1993 | Arena Orlando Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Arena League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
| Totals | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL | Jacksonville Bulls | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | Arena | Chicago Bruisers | 12 | |
| 1989 | Arena | Chicago Bruisers | 4 | |
| 1990 | Arena | Dallas Texans | 8 | |
| 1991 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 5 | |
| 1991 | WLAF | Sacramento Surge | 1 | |
| 1991 | WLAF | San Antonio Riders | ||
| 1992 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 10 | |
| 1993 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 12 | |
| 1994 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 10 | |
| 1995 | Arena | Orlando Predators | 9 | |
| 1996 | Arena | San Jose SaberCats | 7 | |
| 1997 | Arena | Portland Forest Dragons | 4 |
Awards
1988 - Arena Most Valuable Player
Honors
1988 - Arena All-Arena (First-Team)
1990 - Arena All-Arena (Second-Team)
1993 - Arena All-Arena (First-Team)
1994 - Arena All-Arena (First-Team)
