| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1944-01-20)January 20, 1944 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 | |
| 1Gulf Star (1983) 3Southland (1988, 1997–1998) 5AAA football state championships | |
| 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[1] and at Northwestern State UniversityinNatchitoches, Louisiana from 1983 to 1999, compiling a career college football coaching record of 111–99–4.[2]
| 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 | |||||||||
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