Taylor Bennett

Taylor Bennett
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
Career history
College
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-09-12) September 12, 1985
Place of birth St. Louis, Missouri
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Taylor Bennett
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 80th district
Assumed office
Aug. 27, 2015
Preceded by Mike Jacobs
Personal details
Political party Democratic Party
Profession Lawyer

Taylor Bennett (born September 12, 1985) is a former college football quarterback and current member of the Georgia House of Representatives. He began his collegiate career at Georgia Tech before transferring to the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. He majored in International Affairs at Georgia Tech. He later enrolled as a graduate student majoring in Information Systems Security at Louisiana Tech in the fall of 2008.[1]

Football career

High school

Taylor Bennett attended Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Missouri from 2000 to 2004.

College

Bennett was selected as the Yellow Jackets' backup quarterback before the 2004 game against the Maryland Terrapins.[2] Prior to the 2007 season, he started in two games; in 2005 against the Connecticut Huskies when Reggie Ball had viral meningitis,[3][4] and in the 2007 Gator Bowl against the West Virginia Mountaineers when Reggie Ball was academically ineligible to play.[5] At the Connecticut game, Bennett became only the second quarterback in NCAA history to complete a pass for a touchdown in his first ever collegiate play from scrimmage. The only other quarterback to do this was former Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart. In May 2007, Bennett was given a Spring Team honorable mention by The Sporting News in recognition of his outstanding performance in spring practice.

Bennett had a mediocre showing in Georgia Tech's 2007 season, finishing 7-6, 4-4 ACC, including a loss to Fresno State. After the 2007 season, Paul Johnson was named as Georgia Tech's new head coach. Many believed that Bennett would not fit well into Johnson's option offense, and in February 2008 Bennett announced that he planned to transfer to another school for the 2008 season.[6] On April 28, it was announced that Bennett would transfer to Louisiana Tech, and the NCAA would allow him to play in the 2008 season rather than sitting out a season as most transfers are required to do.[7]

Bennett won the starting job for the Bulldogs during 2008 fall camp. He led his new team to a victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference in the 2008 season opener. Unfortunately, this proved to be the highlight of Bennett's season with the Bulldogs. Over the first five games of the season Bennett completed only 39 percent of his passes. He threw 2 touchdowns and 5 interceptions and led the team to a 2-3 record. After a disappointing loss to Hawaii, in which Bennett threw 2 interceptions, head coach Derek Dooley announced that sophomore Ross Jenkins would start the next game against Idaho.[8] Bennett saw little action for the rest of the season. He went 5 for 11 in only 2 games for no touchdowns and 1 interception.[9]

Sweden

During the 2009 season Bennett was the starting quarterback for the Stockholm Mean Machines in Stockholm, Sweden. A season that ended with the clubs 11th national championship. Bennett finished his season in the EFL playing for the Stockholm Mean Machine with a 6-2 record although the team finished 14-3. The team went on to win the national championship, thus qualifying for the Euro-Championship tournament. Taylor finished the season with 1756 yards passing, 26 touchdowns, and just 1 interception.

Political career

A member of the Democratic Party, Bennett ran in a special election to replace Republican Mike Jacobs for the right to represent District 80 in the Georgia House of Representatives. He won a runoff election against former Brookhaven, Georgia mayor J. Max Davis on August 11, 2015 to capture the seat.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Player Bio: Taylor Bennett". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Retrieved 2007-03-14.
  2. ↑ Thomason, Kyle (2004-10-29). "Talented freshmen earn playing time, contribute". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  3. ↑ Bretherton, William (2005-09-30). "Backup Bennett steps up when called upon". The Technique. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
  4. ↑ Joshi, Nikhil (2005-09-23). "Viral meningitis". The Technique. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-04.
  5. ↑ "Georgia Tech's Ball, Scott ruled out of Gator Bowl". 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
  6. ↑ "Bennett plans to transfer, won't play senior season at Ga. Tech". 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
  7. ↑ "Ex-Jackets QB leaving to become a Bulldog". 2008-04-28. Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  8. ↑ "Dooley Names Jenkins Starter for Idaho game". 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  9. ↑ "Taylor Bennett Stats". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  10. ↑ Niesse, Mark (2015-08-11). "Democrat wins runoff for Brookhaven House seat". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2015-08-20.

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