Ben Bennett Ben Bennett ( born May 5 , 1962 in Sunnyvale , California ) is an American football coach most recently the offensive coordinator of the Arena Football League ' s Orlando Predators . He has been involved in professional football as a player and coach since 1984 . After a successful college career at Duke University , Bennett played in the National Football League ( NFL ) , the United States Football League ( USFL ) , the Arena Football League ( AFL ) , and the World League of American Football ( WLAF ) . He coached in the AFL and af2 . He was inducted into the Arena Football Hall of Fame as a player in 2000 . High school career . Ben Bennett played high school football at Peterson High School in Sunnyvale , California where he set 18 school and 9 Santa Clara Valley Athletic League records and was the captain of the senior team . College career . As a freshman in 1980 , was voted ACC “ Rookie of the Year ” and twice named the ACC “ Offensive Player of the Week ” . Best individual game was against Wake Forest University , setting three NCAA freshman records by completing 38 of 62 passes for 469 yards . Finished the season completing 174 of 330 passes for 2 , 050 yards and 11 TDs . During his sophomore season in 1981 , he injured his shoulder during the season opener and missed the next three games . Bennett punted against University of South Carolina twice for an average of 41 yards . He came back against Virginia Tech and completed 9 of 16 passes for 113 yards with one TD . He had his best games against Maryland ( 31 of 46 for 397 yards and 2 TDs ) and Clemson University ( 17 of 25 for 243 yards and one TD ) . In five games , he completed 75 of 132 passes for 994 yards with 4 TDs . As a junior in 1982 , become the first player in the ACC in 30 years to pass for over 3 , 000 yards with 3 , 033 . Chosen as the ACC Player of the Year and selected as the All - ACC QB . He set numerous records , including ACC career marks for most passing yards ( 6 , 528 ) , most passes attempted ( 906 ) , most passes completed ( 520 ) , and most TD passes ( 38 ) . He was named " Sports Illustrated " ' s Offensive Player of the Week following the season finale against University of North Carolina while passing for 273 yards , completing 25 of 34 passes , with one TD and no interceptions . In the 4th quarter against Navy , he completed an NCAA record 21 passes with 3TDs . He threw at least one TD pass in every game . Bennett had a completion percentage of 63 . 1 and a passing efficiency rating of 142 . 5 . Bennett completed his collegiate career as the top passer in the history of NCAA Division I - A football with the most passes attempted ( 1 , 375 ) , most passes completed ( 820 ) , and the most yardage ( 9 , 614 ) . Record for passes attempted and yards surpassed marks set by John Elway and Jim McMahon . Bennett was the first quarterback to run the " Fun & Gun " offense designed by Steve Spurrier , who was then the offensive coordinator at Duke University . He set seven NCAA , 15 ACC , and 42 school records while at Duke . During his senior season in 1983 , completed 300 of 469 pass attempts for 3 , 086 yards with 17 TD vs 12 INT . He averaged 280 . 54 yards per game . Pro career . Ben Bennett was selected in the 6th round by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1984 NFL Draft and was waived during preseason . He was selected by the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League in the 1984 territorial draft , signed and appeared in 2 games . He completed 7 of 13 passes for 113 yards with one TD and no interceptions . He was released by the Bulls in training on February 7 , 1985 . He signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons but later released during preseason . He signed as a free agent by the Houston Oilers in 1986 and later waived during training camp . Bennett signed as a strike replacement player by the Dallas Cowboys on October 3 , 1987 and released three days later . He was claimed on waivers by the Cincinnati Bengals on October 7 , 1987 and remained on the roster until being released on October 19 , 1987 . He played in one game , completing 2 of 6 passes for 25 yards with one interception . He played with the Chicago Bruisers of the Arena Football League for the entire 1988 season where he finished the season completing 172 of 323 passes for 2 , 304 yards with 49 TDs and 13 interceptions . He was named First Team All - Arena team at QB and was also named the league ’ s Most Valuable Player . He signed with the Chicago Bears on November 29 , 1988 and was active for two games , but did not play . Bennett was with the Bruisers for the 1989 season until the team suspended operations . During the shortened season , he completed 69 of 127 passes for 808 yards with 14 TDs and 5 interceptions . Bennett signed with the Dallas Texans of the Arena Football League in 1990 and appeared in all 8 games where he led the team to ArenaBowl IV . During the season , he completed 115 of 220 attempts for 1 , 149 yards , 24 TDs and 15 interceptions . He was named Second Team All - Arena team at QB . In 1991 , he started the year by playing for the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football after being selected in the first round of the year ’ s draft . He was then signed by the expansion Orlando Predators of the Arena Football League . In 1991 , he completed 42 of 81 passes for 540 yards with 6 TDs and 2 interceptions . In 1992 , he completed 145 of 264 passes for 2 , 092 yards with 41 TDs and 10 interceptions . The greatest feat of his career the " Miracle Minute " , an historic comeback in a game against the Detroit Drive on June 19 . In that game , he threw two touchdown passes and two 2 - point conversions in the final 49 seconds of the game , all to Barry Wagner . Wagner then got a game - winning safety , the Predators coming back from a 42 - 32 deficit to win , 50 - 49 . Bennett led the Predators to ArenaBowl VI , where they were beaten by the Drive . In 1993 , he completed 180 of 340 yards for 2 , 515 yards with 50 TDs and 10 interceptions . In 1994 , he completed 166 of 245 passes for 2 , 211 yards with 45 TDs and 9 interceptions . In 1995 , he completed 91 of 149 passes for 1 , 111 yards with 20 TDs and 7 interceptions . For both the 1993 and 1994 season , Bennett was named First Team All - Arena team at QB . He would also lead the Predators to a total of three ArenaBowls , losing all three . For the 1996 season , Bennett played for the San Jose SaberCats where he completed 26 of 55 passes for 376 yards with 4 TDs and 4 interceptions . For the 1997 season , Bennett played for the Portland Forest Dragons and completed 63 of 124 passes for 792 yards with 14 TDs and 6 interceptions . During his AFL playing career , he made five ArenaBowl appearances and was inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame in 2000 . Coaching . In three seasons as a head coach in the af2 , Bennett has compiled a record of 36 - 18 ( including playoffs ) . His win total is the third highest among active coaches and tenth best all - time . Bennett ’ s coaching resume also includes stints as an assistant with the Florida Bobcats ( AFL , 2001 ) , the Greensboro Prowlers ( af2 , 2000 ) , and the Milwaukee Mustangs ( AFL , 1998 ) . Bennett built and led the Florida Firecats of the af2 to two ArenaCup championship games during the 2002 and 2004 seasons , winning the 2004 ArenaCup championship . In 2005 , he transformed the Manchester Wolves from a 5 - 11 team in 2004 into the East Division champion in his first season . He guided the Wolves to a franchise - best 12 - win season , finishing 12 - 5 overall . The team ’ s season also included a 10 - game win streak and a trip to the second round of the af2 playoffs . Bennett was to be the head coach for the Orlando Fantasy during the 2010 season , but he decided that it wasn ' t a job he was interested in .