Mitchell Benson
Mitchell Oswell Benson
Born: May 30, 1967
Fort Worth, TX USA
Position: NT-DT
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 302
College: TCU
High School: Eastern Hills (Fort Worth, TX)
Career: 1989-1998
Drafted: 1989 in Round 3, #72 overall by the Indianapolis Colts
Mitchell Benson played from 1989 to 1998 during his career with the Fort Worth Cavalry, Houston ThunderBears, Indianapolis Colts, Milwaukee Mustangs, San Diego Chargers and Texas Terror. Benson recorded 6.0 quarterback sacks in his career.
 Indianapolis Colts |
 San Diego Chargers |
 Fort Worth Cavalry |
 Milwaukee Mustangs |
 Texas Terror |
 Houston ThunderBears |
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Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Arena Texas Terror | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | Arena Houston ThunderBears | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | |
| Arena League | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 0 | 2 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | Arena Texas Terror | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Arena League | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1995 | Arena Milwaukee Mustangs | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1996 | Arena Milwaukee Mustangs | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1997 | Arena Texas Terror | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| NFL | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Arena League | 5.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | NFL San Diego Chargers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | Arena Fort Worth Cavalry | 7.5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | Arena Milwaukee Mustangs | 20.5 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | Arena Milwaukee Mustangs | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1997 | Arena Texas Terror | 10.5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1998 | Arena Houston ThunderBears | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Arena League | 70.5 | 47 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 63.5 | 47 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1997 | Arena Texas Terror | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1998 | Arena Houston ThunderBears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Arena League | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Totals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL | Indianapolis Colts | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | Arena | Fort Worth Cavalry | 6 | |
| 1995 | Arena | Milwaukee Mustangs | 11 | |
| 1996 | Arena | Milwaukee Mustangs | 14 | |
| 1997 | Arena | Texas Terror | 14 | |
| 1998 | Arena | Houston ThunderBears | 13 |
