Sam Sample (born 1941 or 1942) is an American former football coach and player. He served as the head football coach at Dakota Wesleyan University from 1968 to 1971, at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas from 1974 to 1976, and at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana from 1977 to 1981, compiling a career college football coaching record of 41–66–1. He attended Hastings College in Hastings, Nebraska, where lettered in football, basketball, and track. He signed a contract with the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) in 1963.[3]
Sample was the head football coach at Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas for three seasons, from 1974 to 1976, compiling a record of 9–18–1.[4][5]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Wesleyan Tigers (South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference) (1968–1971) | |||||||||
| 1968 | Dakota Wesleyan | 6–3 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1969 | Dakota Wesleyan | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1970 | Dakota Wesleyan | 3–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1971 | Dakota Wesleyan | 2–7 | 0–6 | 7th | |||||
| Dakota Wesleyan: | 16–20 | 8–16 | |||||||
| Sterling Warriors (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference) (1974–1976) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Sterling | 1–8 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1975 | Sterling | 4–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1976 | Sterling | 5–4 | 5–3 | 2nd (tie) | |||||
| Sterling: | 10–16–1 | 10–13–1 | |||||||
| Taylor Trojans (Hoosier–Buckeye Conference) (1977–1981) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Taylor | 5–4 | 4–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1978 | Taylor | 2–7 | 2–6 | T–7th | |||||
| 1979 | Taylor | 1–8 | 1–7 | 8th | |||||
| 1980 | Taylor | 2–7 | 2–6 | T–6th | |||||
| 1981 | Taylor | 4–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| Taylor: | 14–31 | 12–28 | |||||||
| Total: | 40–67–1 | ||||||||
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