Bobby Bentley (born August 30, 1968) is an

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coach and former player. He currently serves as an analyst at the

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. He was one of the nation's most successful high school coaches before accepting his first collegiate head coaching position at Presbyterian.

Playing career

Bentley played football at

Presbyterian College Presbyterian College (PC) is a private Presbyterian liberal arts college in Clinton, South Carolina. History Presbyterian College was founded in 1880 by the William Plumer Jacobs. He had served as the pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Cl ...

before graduating in 1990.

Coaching career

Bentley was named head coach at Presbyterian College (PC) in January 2007. Returning to his alma mater to lead the school in its transition from Division II to Division Football Championship Subdivision, Bentley's team compiled a 6–5 record in his first season followed by a 4–8 season in 2008. Before arriving at Presbyterian, Bentley was head coach for 11 seasons at James F. Byrnes High School in

Duncan, South Carolina Duncan is a town in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States. Its population was 3,181 at the 2010 census. History In 1811, a post office was established on what is now S.C. Highway 290. A tiny settlement sprung up around it, and both t ...

after serving five years as an assistant coach. During his tenure at Byrnes, he led the school to four consecutive AAAA Division II state championships from 2002 to 2005. Bentley left PC to come back at Byrnes High School, which left to become an offensive analyst at Auburn University. After a year in that position, in December 2015, Bentley accepted a coaching position with the University of South Carolina as the running back coach. His son,

Jake Bentley Jacob Lane Bentley (born November 23, 1997) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the quarterbacks coach at the University of North Alabama. Bentley played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks, the Utah Ut ...

, graduated high school early and enrolled at the University of South Carolina where he was the quarterback for the Gamecocks until injury sidelined him during the first game of the 2019 season. He spent the 2020 season as a graduate transfer quarterback at the University of Utah. He has since once again entered the transfer portal In December 2020, Bentley was replaced as tight ends coach by Erik Kimrey. In January 2021, he was announced as the wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator at South Florida. On July 26, 2023, he was announced as an analyst for

Gus Malzahn Arthur Gustavo Malzahn III (; born October 28, 1965) is an American football coach. He is currently the head coach at the University of Central Florida ( UCF). He was the head football coach at Auburn University from 2013 to 2020. During the 20 ...

at Central Florida."Bobby Bentley staying in Sunshine State for next college gig"
''The State''. Retrieved 2023-07-26.

Personal life

Bentley has five children: Chas, Shuler,

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, Brooks, and Emily.

Head coaching record

College

References

External links

South Carolina profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bentley, Bobby 1968 births Living people American football quarterbacks Auburn Tigers football coaches Presbyterian Blue Hose football coaches Presbyterian Blue Hose football players South Carolina Gamecocks football coaches High school football coaches in South Carolina People from Duncan, South Carolina Sportspeople from Spartanburg County, South Carolina