Sam McCorkle

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Sam McCorkle
Biographical details
Born (1949-11-19) November 19, 1949 (age 74)
Big Stone Gap, Virginia, U.S.
Playing career
1970–1972 Livingston
Position(s) Center
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1973 Livingston (GA)
1974–1975Talladega HS (assistant)
1976Minor HS (assistant)
1977 Etowah HS (AL) (assistant)
1978–1979Cordova HS (AL)
1980–1981 North Texas State (assistant)
1982 Ole Miss (TE)
1983–1984 Vanderbilt (OL/TE)
1985–1990Livingston
1991 Kentucky (assistant)
1992 Austin Peay (RB)
1993–1994Austin Peay (DC)
1995–1996 J. M. Tate HS (FL)
1997–1999 Mississippi Delta CC (OC)
2000–2002 Tennessee–Martin
2003West Alabama (assistant)
2004–2005West Alabama
2008Columbia HS (AL)
2009–2012 Etowah HS (AL)
2013–2014 Parrish HS (AL)
2014–2015 Carbon Hill HS (AL) (DC)
2016–2018 Oxford HS (MS) (OC/OL)
2019 Lamar HS (MS) (OC/OL)
Head coaching record
Overall29–87–2 (college)

Sam McCorkle (born November 19, 1949) is former head football coach at both the University of West Alabama and the University of Tennessee at Martin. He grew up in Meridian, Mississippi and attended Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama) where he played center from 1970 to 1972. He began his coaching career in 1973 and held assistant coaching positions at North Texas State, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Livingston, Kentucky, Austin Peay, Mississippi Delta Community College and several high schools throughout Alabama. He served as the head coach of Etowah High School in Attalla, Alabama from 2009 to 2012. He served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mississippi from 2016 to 2018 as well as serving the same positions at Lamar School in Meridian, Mississippi in 2019 before he decided to retire. [1]

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Head coaching career

On December 19, 1984, McCorkle was hired to serve as head coach at Livingston from his assistant coach position at Vanderbilt. [2] Never finishing higher than fourth in the Gulf South Conference standings, McCorkle resigned from his post on November 14, 1990. [3] His overall record from 1985 to 1990 was 20 wins, 44 losses and two ties (20–44–2). [3] After serving as an assistant coach as a number of schools, McCorkle returned to the head coaching ranks on December 7, 1999, when he was hired by the University of Tennessee at Martin. [4] After a 2–6 start to the 2002 season, McCorkle was fired with Johnny Jernigan serving as interim head coach through the end of the season. [5] His overall record from 2000 to 2002 was five wins and 25 losses (5–25).

Following Martin, McCorkle returned to West Alabama was an assistant coach. Following the resignation of Randy Pippin, he was promoted for a second stint as head coach at his alma mater in November 2003. [6] After two seasons, McCorkle resigned following the 2005 season after compiling a record of four wins and 18 losses during his second tenure. [7]

Head coaching record

College

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Livingston Tigers (Gulf South Conference)(1985–1990)
1985 Livingston6–54–44th
1986 Livingston3–82–6T–6th
1987 Livingston5–5–13–4–1T–5th
1988 Livingston0–110–89th
1989 Livingston3–7–11–6–18th
1990 Livingston3–81–78th
Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks (Ohio Valley Conference)(2000–2002)
2000 Tennessee–Martin2–90–78th
2001 Tennessee–Martin1–100–67th
2002 Tennessee–Martin2–60–67th
Tennessee–Martin:5–250–19
West Alabama Tigers (Gulf South Conference)(2004–2005)
2004 West Alabama2–92–7T–11th
2005 West Alabama2–90–912th
Livingston/West Alabama:24–62–213–51–2
Total:29–87–2

Personal life

McCorkle's son, Blaine, is the head football coach for Northwestern State University. [8] Sammy's nephew, Sammy, is the head football coach for Dartmouth College. [8]

See also

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