HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL DATABASE - DOBYNS-BENNETT FACTS AND FIGURES


Graham Clark	Bobby Dodd	Ed Cifers	Bob Cifers	Hal Miller	Teddy Gaines	Gerald Sensabaugh

School founded in 1919
School colors: Maroon, Grey
Head Coach: Graham Clark, 188-42 (1993-Present).
Dobyns-Bennett's 737 all-time wins rank first in the state of Tennessee.
Dobyns-Bennett has a total of 13 Tennessee state football championships, either as recognized by the TSSAA, AP/UPI, Dunkel Index, or Litkenhous Ratings.
Dobyns-Bennett finished 9th in the final National Sports News Service national rankings in 1960.
Dobyns-Bennett holds a 61-19-1 advantage in its rivalry with Tennessee High School (click here for series data).
Six Dobyns-Bennett alumni are in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame: Bobby Dodd (also a member of the College Football Hall of Fame), Ed Cifers, Bob Cifers, Hal Miller, Darwin Bond, and Sam Bartholomew, Jr.
Thirteen former Dobyns-Bennett players have been drafted in the NFL Draft:
1941 - Ed Cifers, End, Tennessee, 6th round, 50th pick, Washington Redskins
1944 - Bob Cifers, Back, Tennessee, 2nd round, 14th pick, Detroit Lions
1945 - Jim Chadwell, T, Tennessee, 23rd round, 240th pick, New York Giants
1947 - Denver Crawford, T, Tennessee, 15th round, 129th pick, Green Bay Packers
1952 - Darrell Crawford, QB, Georgia Tech, 17th round, 195th pick, Chicago Cardinals
1952 - Jack Fulkerson, T, Southern Miss, 30th round, 351st pick, Green Bay Packers
1953 - Hal Miller, T, Georgia Tech, 5th round, 57th pick, San Francisco 49ers
1956 - Bobby Lance, QB, Florida, 28th round, 332nd pick, Green Bay Packers
1962 - David Steadman, T, Georgia Tech, 17th round, 227th pick, Los Angeles Rams
2002 - Teddy Gaines, CB, Tennessee, 7th round, 256th pick, San Francisco 49ers
2005 - Gerald Sensabaugh, SS, North Carolina, 5th round, 157th pick, Jacksonville Jaguars
2011 - Daniel Kilgore, G, Appalachian State, 5th round, 163rd pick, San Francisco 49ers
2012 - Coty Sensabaugh, CB, Clemson, 4th round, 115th pick, Tennessee Titans

Eight Dobyns-Bennett alumni have played professional football:
Ed Cifers - End, Tennessee (1941-1942, 1946 Washington Redskins; 1947-1948 Chicago Bears)
Bob Cifers - Back, Tennessee (1946 Detroit Lions; 1947-1948 Pittsburgh Steelers; 1949 Green Bay Packers)
Denver Crawford - T, Tennessee (1948 New York Yankees (AAFC))
Hal Miller - T, Georgia Tech (1953 San Francisco 49ers)
Mike F. Dulaney - FB/LB, UNC (1994-1995 Albany Firebirds (Arena); 1995-1997 Chicago Bears; 1998 Carolina Panthers)
Fred Powell - CB/WR, Memphis (2001-2002 Memphis Xplorers (AFL 2))
Teddy Gaines - CB, Tennessee (2003 Rhein Fire (NFL Europe); 2004 Montreal Allouettes (CFL))
Gerald Sensabaugh - S, North Carolina (2005-2008 Jacksonville Jaguars; 2009-2010 Dallas Cowboys)