fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː, bˈɛntən wʌz hˈɛd fˈʊtbɔːl kˈoʊtʃ æɾ ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl ænd mᵻkˈænɪkəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ—nˈaʊ nˈoʊn jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː æt mɔntˈaɪsəlˌoʊ— lˈiːdɪŋ ðə tˈiːm tə ðɛɹ fˈɜːst ˈɛvɚɹ ˈɑːɹkənsˌɔː ˌɪntɚkəlˈiːdʒiət kˈɑːnfɹəns ˌeɪˌaɪsˈiː tˈaɪɾəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː wɪð ɐ ɹˈɛkɚd ʌv sˈɛvən wˈʌn.
From 1951 to 1953, Benton was head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College—now known University of Arkansas at Monticello— leading the team to their first ever Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) title in 1953 with a record of 7–1.