Sam Sample

Sam Sample

Biographical details
Born	1941 or 1942 (age 82–83) Fullerton, Nebraska, U.S.
Playing career
?–1963	Hastings
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1971	Dakota Wesleyan
1974–1976	Sterling
1977–1981	Taylor
Head coaching record
Overall	41–66–1

Sam Sample (born 1941 or 1942) is a former American 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.

Coaching career

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.

Head coaching record

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