Benjamin McLaughlin was born on September 22,1986 and is an American college football coach and former quarterback.
35 Facts About Ben McLaughlin
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Ben McLaughlin is the head football coach for Louisiana Christian University, a position he has held since 2024.
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Ben McLaughlin was the head football coach for Buckeye High School from 2022 to 2023.
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Ben McLaughlin played for the Louisiana Swashbucklers of the Southern Indoor Football League and the United States national American football team where they won 2011 gold medal.
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Ben McLaughlin was a two-time All-state football player, and a three-sport athlete.
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In 2006, as a redshirt freshman at Louisiana College, McLaughlin became starting quarterback.
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Ben McLaughlin finished the year leading the American Southwest Conference in passing offense, averaging 276 yards through the air.
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Ben McLaughlin ranked second in the ASC and 12th nationally in total offense per game.
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Ben McLaughlin completed 185-of-316 passes with 21 touchdowns and only seven interceptions.
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Ben McLaughlin was named the American Southwest Conference freshman of the year.
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In 2007, Ben McLaughlin led an offense that finished the season ranked fifth for NCAA Division III offenses, averaging 325.7 yards per game.
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Ben McLaughlin ranked eighth nationally in passing offense per game, averaging 297.8 yards per game.
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Ben McLaughlin threw for a total of 2,978 yards and 21 touchdowns.
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Ben McLaughlin ranked 12th nationally in the category of total offense.
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In 2008, Ben McLaughlin received a year-long suspension for violating team rules.
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Ben McLaughlin went 30-for-36 for 391 yards and four touchdowns, and ran for two more scores.
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Ben McLaughlin ran one touchdown in and accounted for all but one of Louisiana College's seven touchdowns.
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Ben McLaughlin finished the year leading all divisions of football with 3,770 yards passing and 42 touchdown passes.
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Ben McLaughlin was named to the 2010 Little All-America Team, by the Associated Press.
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Ben McLaughlin was named to the All-Louisiana College Football team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association as First-Team quarterback and was named the Offensive Player of the Year.
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Ben McLaughlin was selected as the NCAA Division III Player of the Year when he was chosen as the recipient of the Melberger Award.
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Ben McLaughlin was selected unanimously during his first year of eligibility to be inducted into the Louisiana College Sports Hall of Fame.
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In 2011 Ben McLaughlin had been signed to play for the Louisiana Swashbucklers of the Southern Indoor Football League.
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Ben McLaughlin guided the Swashbucklers to the playoffs where they lost to the Albany Panthers in the 2011 SIFL Championship Game.
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However, Ben McLaughlin had to leave the team prior to the championship game in order to join Team USA in Europe for the gold medal games.
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In 2011, Ben McLaughlin accepted an offer to play for the US national team for the 2011 IFAF World Cup.
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In 2011, following Ben McLaughlin's retired he became the running backs coach at his alma mater, Louisiana College.
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Ben McLaughlin was promoted to offensive coordinator at NEO for the 2014 season.
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In 2016, Ben McLaughlin rejoined Louisiana College as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
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In 2019, Ben McLaughlin joined Alexandria Senior High School offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in Alexandria, Louisiana.
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Ben McLaughlin helped lead them to a Class 5A State Runner-Up finish in 2020.
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In 2022, Ben McLaughlin was hired as the head football coach for Buckeye High School in Deville, Louisiana.
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Ben McLaughlin has served as the head coach for the Dream Bowl.
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Ben McLaughlin returned to coach the annual event and was the winning coach for Dream Bowl VI.
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In 2012, Ben McLaughlin was diagnosed with having had Type 1 diabetes.