Joe Benda

Joe Benda
Biographical details
Born(1905-03-20)March 20, 1905
Minnesota, U.S.
DiedJune 20, 1950(1950-06-20) (aged 45)
Collegeville, Minnesota, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1925–1927Notre Dame
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1929Duluth Cathedral HS (MN)
1930–1936Saint John's (MN)
1937–1940Notre Dame (ends)
1941–1942Saint John's (MN)
1944Cleveland Rams (assistant)
1945–1949Saint John's (MN)
Basketball
1930–1948Saint John's (MN)
Baseball
1945Saint John's (MN)
Head coaching record
Overall57–32–8 (college football)
68–152 (college basketball)
2–4 (college baseball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
3 MIAC (1932, 1935–1936)

Joseph Francis Benda (March 20, 1905 – June 20, 1950) was an American football, basketball and baseball coach.[1]

He served three stints head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, from 1930 to 1936, 1941 to 1942, and 1945 to 1949, compiling a record of 57–32–8. Benda was also the school's head basketball coach and head baseball coach.[2]

Benda played college football at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, lettering three years from 1925 to 1927.[3] He came St. John's after spending a year as the head coach at his old high school, leading Central to a 7–1 finish in 1929. He inherited a Johnnies' squad that finished 0–6 the year before. St. John's finished 1–4–1 in 1930, including an 82–0 loss at St. Olaf.[4]

Benda died on June 20, 1950, in Collegeville, after suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma.[5]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1930–1936)
1930 Saint John's 1–4–1 0–3–1 T–6th
1931 Saint John's 4–2–1 3–2 4th
1932 Saint John's 6–0–1 4–0–1 1st
1933 Saint John's 3–3–2 1–2–2 7th
1934 Saint John's 5–1–1 2–1–1 T–4th
1935 Saint John's 5–0–1 3–0–1 T–1st
1936 Saint John's 5–2 4–0 T–1st
Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1941–1942)
1941 Saint John's 3–4 1–3 7th
1942 Saint John's 4–1–1 4–1–1 3rd
Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1945–1949)
1945 Saint John's 1–6 1–4 5th
1946 Saint John's 5–3 2–3 5th
1947 Saint John's 3–2 3–2 T–4th
1948 Saint John's 6–2 3–2 4th
1941 Saint John's 6–2 4–2 3rd
Saint John's: 57–32–8 10–7
Total: 57–32–8
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ "Joseph Benda". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "SJU Basketball Coaching Records" (PDF). gojohnnies.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
  3. ^ "Notre Dame football". und.com. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "Before Gagliardi, there was Benda". St. Cloud Times. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  5. ^ Byrne, Jim (June 21, 1950). "Heroic Benda Battle Ended". Minneapolis Star. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 38. Retrieved August 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.