Bobby Bentley

Bobby Bentley (born August 30, 1968) is an American football coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for college-preparatory school Battle Ground Academy. He was one of the most successful high school coaches in the country before going to his first collegiate head coaching job at Presbyterian.

Playing career
Bentley played football at Presbyterian College before graduating in 1990.

Coaching career
Bentley was named head coach at Presbyterian College (PC) in January 2007. Returning to his alma mater to lead the school in its transition from Division II to Division Football Championship Subdivision, Bentley's team compiled a 6–5 record in his first season followed by a 4–8 season in 2008.

Before arriving at Presbyterian, Bentley was head coach for 11 seasons at James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, South Carolina after serving five years as an assistant coach. During his tenure at Byrnes, he led the school to four consecutive AAAA Division II state championships from 2002 to 2005.

Bentley left PC to come back at Byrnes High School, which left to become an offensive analyst at Auburn University. After a year in that position, in December 2015, Bentley accepted a coaching position with the University of South Carolina as the running back coach. His son, Jake Bentley, graduated high school early and enrolled at the University of South Carolina where he was the quarterback for the Gamecocks until injury sidelined him during the first game of the 2019 season. He spent the 2020 season as a graduate transfer quarterback at the University of Utah. He has since once again entered the transfer portal

In December 2020, Bentley was replaced as tight ends coach by Erik Kimrey. In January 2021, he was announced as the wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator at South Florida.

On July 26, 2023, he was announced to return as an analyst for Gus Malzahn at UCF.

Personal life
Bentley has five children: Chas, Shuler, Jake, Brooks, and Emily.