Southern Arkansas University Athletics

Benson Jordan enters into his third year as a full-time assistant coach for the Mulerider football team after serving as a graduate assistant the two seasons prior. Jordan will move back to the offensive side of the ball and coach the wide receivers after spending the last two seasons coaching the linebackers. 
 
Additionally, Jordan serves as SAU’s certified Strength and Conditioning coach.
 
Through his first two seasons overseeing the linebacking corp., Jordan has coached a pair of All-GAC in Corey Jenkins and Malik Preston. The duo combined for 123 total tackles, 14.0 tackles for lost yardage, 3.0 sacks, an interceptions and a forced fumble in 2016, but injuries to both hindered their 2017 campaign, forcing Jordan to rely on an underclassman-laden assortment of linebackers last season.
 
Despite the youth of the position, the linebackers contributed to five of SAU’s 18 turnovers forced.
 
Jordan’s coaching efforts with the linebackers also helped the Muleriders improve their defense across the board the last two seasons. In 2016, the Mulerider defense ranked in the top-five in all nine major defensive categories and topped the league in Pass Defense (176.6 ypg), Opponent First Downs (17.0/gm), Opponent 3rd Down Conversion (26.7%) and Opponent Fourth Down Conversion (25.0). Additionally, the 2016 defense ranked second in the league in Interceptions (18), Pass Defense Efficiency (109.1) and Total Defense (319.9 ypg).
 
This past season, Jordan’s linebackers contributed to a Total Defense that once more ranked second-best in the GAC.
 
In his first year with the Muleriders in 2014, Jordan served as the running backs coach and helped the Muleriders rush for over 2,000 yards collectively for the second time in three years.  The season after, Jordan moved to the outside of the offensive and coached the wide receivers.
 
In his year with the wideouts, Jordan helped keep the Muleriders one of more productive and balanced receiving units in the GAC and NCAA DII as SAU collected over 3,300 yards through the air with a program record 33 passing touchdowns.
 
Prior to coming to SAU as a GA, Jordan spent four years as a quarterback at GAC-rival Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, Ark.). After redshirting in 2010, Jordan saw action in two games in 2011 before becoming the Tigers' starting signal-caller his final two seasons at OBU.
 
As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, Benson threw for just under 1,500 yards and tossed 10 touchdowns as he helped guide the Tigers to a 6-4 record. In 2013, Benson guided the Tigers to a 7-3 record while throwing for over 2,200 yards and 14 touchdowns.
 
Jordan is married to the former Reagan Rucker and the couple reside in Magnolia.