| Edward Bennis | |
| Birth Date: | 30 July 1885 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1904–1905 |
| Player Team2: | Penn |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1909–1910 |
| Coach Team2: | Saint Joseph's |
| Coach Years3: | 1912 |
| Coach Team3: | Georgetown (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1916 |
| Coach Team4: | Villanova |
| Coach Sport5: | Basketball |
| Coach Years6: | 1910–1911 |
| Coach Team6: | Saint Joseph's |
| Overall Record: | 1–8 (football, Villanova only) 6–6 (basketball) |
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Edward Michael Bennis (July 30, 1885 – May 8, 1936) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—in 1916, compiling a record of 1–8. Bennis was also the head coach for the Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team for one season (1910–11) and finished with a 6–6 record. In addition to coaching the basketball team, he was also hired in 1909 to coach the St Joe's football team. Bennis was a standout football player at the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated from Penn in 1906.
Bennis later worked in the income tax division of the Internal Revenue Bureau and then as a real estate assessor. He was active in Democratic Party politics in Philadelphia. Bennis died on May 8, 1936, at Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia.[1]