| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1944-01-20) January 20, 1944 (age 80) Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1962–1965 | Henderson State |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1966-1967 | Forest Heights Junior High (Little Rock, AR) |
| 1968-1969 | Little Rock Hall (AR) |
| 1970–1978 | Little Rock Parkview (AR) |
| 1979–1980 | Southern Arkansas |
| 1981–1982 | Arkansas (assistant) |
| 1983–1999 | Northwestern State |
| 2010-2012 | De Queen (AR) |
| 2013 | Pineville (LA) (assistant) |
| 2014-2015 | Alexandria (LA) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2000–2010 | Henderson State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 111–99–4 (college) 89–58–4 (high school) |
| Tournaments | 3–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 Gulf Star (1983) 3 Southland (1988, 1997–1998) 5 AAA state | |
| Awards | |
| Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame NSU N-Club Hall of Fame Southland Conference Hall of Honor | |
Sam Goodwin (born January 20, 1944) is a former American football coach and athletic director. He served as the head football coach at Southern Arkansas University from 1979 to 1980 and at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from 1983 to 1999, compiling a career college football coaching record of 111–99–4.
Head coaching record
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NCAA | TSN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Arkansas Muleriders (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1979–1980) | |||||||||
| 1979 | Southern Arkansas | 3–6–1 | 1–4–1 | 7th | |||||
| 1980 | Southern Arkansas | 6–5 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| Southern Arkansas: | 9–11–1 | 6–5–1 | |||||||
| Northwestern State Demons (NCAA Division I-AA independent) (1983) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Northwestern State | 4–7 | |||||||
| Northwestern State Demons (Gulf Star Conference) (1984–1986) | |||||||||
| 1984 | Northwestern State | 7–4 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1985 | Northwestern State | 3–8 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1986 | Northwestern State | 5–5–1 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference / Southland Football League) (1987–1999) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Northwestern State | 6–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1988 | Northwestern State | 10–3 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal | 8 | |||
| 1989 | Northwestern State | 4–5–2 | 3–1–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 1990 | Northwestern State | 5–6 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1991 | Northwestern State | 6–5 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1992 | Northwestern State | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1993 | Northwestern State | 5–6 | 3–4 | 4th | |||||
| 1994 | Northwestern State | 5–6 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1995 | Northwestern State | 6–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1996 | Northwestern State | 6–5 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1997 | Northwestern State | 8–4 | 6–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division I-AA First Round | 21 | |||
| 1998 | Northwestern State | 11–3 | 6–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal | 3 | |||
| 1999 | Northwestern State | 4–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Northwestern State: | 102–88–3 | 57–38–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 111–99–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Front and Center - Sam Goodwin". arkansasonline.com. August 16, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- "2018 Football Media Guide". Northwestern State Demons. 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- American football offensive guards
- Arkansas Razorbacks football coaches
- Henderson State Reddies athletic directors
- Henderson State Reddies football players
- Northwestern State Demons football coaches
- Southern Arkansas Muleriders football coaches
- High school football coaches in Arkansas
- People from Pineville, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- Sportspeople from Rapides Parish, Louisiana