Inducted 2002

BENNETT WAS A STANDOUT LINEBACKER FOR THE RAMS FROM 1989-92. HE IS STILL THE SCHOOL'S ALL-TIME LEADING TACKLER WITH 491 TACKLES. A TWO-TIME WVIAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTION, BENNETT HELPED LEAD THE RAMS TO WVIAC TITLES AND NAIA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES IN 1991 AND 1992. HE WAS A TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN, GAINING FIRST TEAM HONORS IN 1992. BENNETT HELPED SPEARHEAD A SHEPHERD DEFENSE THAT HELD CARSON-NEWMAN TO THREE POINTS IN SHEPHERD'S FIRST-EVER NATIONAL PLAYOFF WIN IN 1992.