Though quarterback Quincy Carter again opened the season as the starter, he would eventually be benched in favor of newly signed Chad Hutchinson who, until that year, had been a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals after leaving Stanford as a two sport star.
Because of that, Coach Adam Shackleford benched starting quarterback Andrico Hines in the 4th quarter and put in backup quarterback Matt Gutierrez.
He was benched for the next game but figured in the team which hosted Persepolis in 1975 touching shoulders with the greats such as Ali Parvin and Parviz Ghelichkhani.
In 2003, Bill Parcells was hired as the Cowboys head coach and decided that Gurode's best position was at guard, starting 15 games at that position in 2003 and 13 games in 2004 with mixed results, before getting benched for the final two games.
In Game 2 of the 1988 All-Filipino championship series, Ramon Fernandez was benched by the Purefoods management after a poor showing in the series opener, Fernandez was not allowed to play for the rest of the series and in Game 4, sat at ringside to watch his teammates lose to Añejo Rum in the finals, some Purefoods fans brought placards to show their support to the former Purefoods playing coach.
Berlin, under intense criticism by the media and fans, was benched by head coach Larry Coker for Miami's next game against Syracuse.
At the end of the 2007–08 season, Jakupović extended his loan at Grasshopper for another year, which meant new signing goalkeeper Massimo Colomba was benched.
Since Happy Endings cancellation, Coupe signed on to play a recurring role in the third season of House of Lies and will star alongside Jay Harrington in the upcoming USA Network comedy series Benched in 2014.
McElroy made his NFL debut on December 2, 2012 in the third quarter during the Jets' contest against the Arizona Cardinals, replacing incumbent Mark Sanchez who, prior to being benched by head coach Rex Ryan, had thrown three interceptions.
After a poor performance against the Seattle Seahawks (2 interceptions, 4 fumbles) on October 26, O'Sullivan was benched and replaced by Shaun Hill by new coach Mike Singletary.
Knowing he won't be playing football anywhere after being benched as a senior, Matt looks at different art schools before deciding on the Art Institute of Chicago.
He has severely criticized Bill Belichick; some media figures, including Bill Simmons, have asserted that this is because Borges relied on former quarterback Drew Bledsoe, benched and traded by Belichick, as his primary source of Patriots information.
After Allan Evridge was benched following dismal performances against Michigan, Ohio State, and Penn State, Tolzien saw his first major action for Wisconsin against Iowa in Kinnick Stadium.