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{{Short description|American football coach (born c. 1990)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Marc Benavidez
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| current_title = [[Head coach]]
| current_team = [[William Penn Statesmen football|William Penn]]
| current_conference = [[Heart of America Athletic Conference|HAAC]]
| current_record = 7–11
| contract =
| birth_date = {{Circa|{{Birth year and age|1990}}}}
| birth_place = [[Troy, Missouri]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater = [[Avila University]] (2012)
| player_years1 = 2009–2012
| player_team1 = [[Avila Eagles football|Avila]]
| player_positions = [[Quarterback]], [[wide receiver]], [[defensive back]]
| coach_years1 = 2013–2014
| coach_team1 = [[Avila Eagles football|Avila]] ([[Graduate assistant|GA]])
| coach_years2 = 2015–2016
| coach_team2 = Avila (RB/WR/OL)
| coach_years3 = 2017
| coach_team3 = Avila (AHC/[[Offensive coordinator|OC]])
| coach_years4 = 2018–2022
| coach_team4 = Avila
| coach_years5 = 2023–present
| coach_team5 = [[William Penn Statesmen football|William Penn]]
| overall_record = 46–23
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 0–1 (NAIA playoffs)
| championships = 2 [[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference|KCAC]] (2020, 2022)
| awards =
| coaching_records =
}}
'''Marc Benavidez''' (born {{Circa|1990}}) is an American [[college football]] coach. He is the head football coach for [[William Penn University]], a position he has held since 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marc Benavidez |url=https://www.statesmenathletics.com/sports/fball/coaches/Marc_Benavidez |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=William Penn University |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |date=2022-12-22 |title=Benavidez Hired as New William Penn Football Coach |url=https://www.statesmenathletics.com/sports/fball/2022-23/releases/20230105iqlvri |language=en}}</ref> He was the head football coach for [[Avila University]] from 2018 to 2022,<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2022-12-21 |title=Benavidez Resigns from Avila to Pursue Other Opportunities |url=https://www.avilaathletics.com/sports/fball/2022-23/releases/20221221_Benavidez_Resigns_from_Avila_to_Pursue_Other_Opportunities |language=en}}</ref> after serving as an assistant since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-01 |title=Avila kicks off football season with new coach, new conference |url=https://martincitytelegraph.com/2018/09/01/avila-kicks-off-football-season-with-new-coach-new-conference/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |language=en-US}}</ref> He played college football for [[Avila Eagles football|Avila]] as a [[quarterback]], [[wide receiver]], and [[defensive back]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-10 |title=Benavidez ’12 Winningest Coach in Avila Football History |url=https://www.paulmcq.com/writing-samples/2021/4/21/benavidez-12-winningest-coach-in-avila-football-history |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Paul McQuiston {{!}} Graphic Designer & Writer |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Head coaching record==
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = NAIA Coaches'}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name      = [[Avila Eagles football|Avila Eagles]]
| conf      = [[Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference]]
| startyear = 2018
| endyear   = 2022
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year         = [[2018 NAIA football season|2018]]
| name         = Avila
| overall      = 7–3
| conference   = 7–3
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname     =
| bowloutcome  =
| bcsbowl      =
| ranking      =
| ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year         = [[2019 NAIA football season|2019]]
| name         = Avila
| overall      = 7–3
| conference   = 7–3
| confstanding = T–2nd
| bowlname     =
| bowloutcome  =
| bcsbowl      =
| ranking      =
| ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year         = [[2020–21 NAIA football season|2020–21]]
| name         = Avila
| overall      = 8–1
| conference   = 6–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname     =
| bowloutcome  =
| bcsbowl      =
| ranking      = 19
| ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year         = [[2021 NAIA football season|2021]]
| name         = Avila
| overall      = 7–3
| conference   = 7–3
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname     =
| bowloutcome  =
| bcsbowl      =
| ranking      =
| ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year         = [[2022 NAIA football season|2022]]
| name         = Avila
| overall      = 10–2
| conference   = 9–1
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname     = [[2022 NAIA Football National Championship|NAIA First Round]]
| bowloutcome  = L
| bcsbowl      =
| ranking      = 13
| ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name       = Avila
| overall    = 39–12
| confrecord = 36–11
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name      = [[William Penn Statesmen football|William Penn Statesmen]]
| conf      = [[Heart of America Athletic Conference]]
| startyear = 2023
| endyear   =
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year         = [[2023 NAIA football season|2023]]
| name         = William Penn
| overall      = 4–6
| conference   = 2–3
| confstanding = T–4th <small>(North)</small>
| bowlname     =
| bowloutcome  =
| bcsbowl      =
| ranking      =
| ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year         = [[2024 NAIA football season|2024]]
| name         = William Penn
| overall      = 3–5
| conference   = 2–3
| confstanding = <small>(North)</small>
| bowlname     =
| bowloutcome  =
| bcsbowl      =
| ranking      =
| ranking2     = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name       = William Penn
| overall    = 7–11
| confrecord = 4–6
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall  = 46–23
| bowls    = no
| poll     = no
| polltype =
}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [https://www.statesmenathletics.com/sports/fball/coaches/Marc_Benavidez William Penn profile]
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[[Category:Year of birth uncertain]]
[[Category:1990s births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Troy, Missouri]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Missouri]]
[[Category:Coaches of American football from Missouri]]
[[Category:Avila Eagles football players]]
[[Category:American football quarterbacks]]
[[Category:American football wide receivers]]
[[Category:American football defensive backs]]
[[Category:Avila Eagles football coaches]]
[[Category:William Penn Statesmen football coaches]]
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