Wayne Grubb (American football)

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Wayne Grubb
Biographical details
Bornc. 1938
Playing career
Football
1958–1960 Tennessee
Position(s) Guard, tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1961–1965Cordova HS (AL)
1966–1968 Samford (line)
1969–1973Samford
1974 Birmingham Americans (OL)
1975 Birmingham Vulcans (assistant)
1977–1987 North Alabama
Baseball
1968 Samford
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1976 Birmingham Bulls (PR)
Head coaching record
Overall109–53–9 (college football)
0–5 (college baseball)
Bowls1–0
TournamentsFootball
4–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 GSC (1980, 1983, 1985)
Awards
3× GSC Coach of the Year (1980, 1983, 1985)

Wayne Grubb (born c. 1938) is an American former football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Samford University in Homewood, Alabama from 1969 to 1973 and the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama from 1977 to 1987, compiling a career college football coaching record of 109–53–9. [1] [2] Grubb was also the head baseball coach at Samford in 1968.

A native of Athens, Tennessee, Grubb attended the University of Tennessee, where played college football as a Guard and tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers under head coach Bowden Wyatt from 1958 to 1960. [3] He was named to the Southeastern Conference's All-Sophomore team in 1958 and earned scholastic All-American honors as a senior in 1960. [4] Grubb began his coaching career at Cordova High School in Cordova, Alabama, serving as head coach for five seasons, from 1961 to 1965, and leading his teams to combined record of 38–8–4. [5] He spent three seasons, from 1966 to 1968, as the line coach as Samford under John Lee Armstrong, before succeeding Armstrong as head coach in 1969. [6] [7]

Head coaching record

College football

YearTeamOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs
Samford Bulldogs (NCAA College Division / Division III independent)(1969–1973)
1969 Samford2–6–1
1970 Samford5–5
1971 Samford9–1W Stagg
1972 Samford5–3–2
1973 Samford4–5
Samford:25–20–3
North Alabama Lions (Gulf South Conference)(1977–1987)
1977 North Alabama5–53–5T–6th
1978 North Alabama7–2–14–2–15th
1979 North Alabama6–53–34th
1980 North Alabama10–26–01stL NCAA Division II Football Semifinal
1981 North Alabama8–24–2T–2nd
1982 North Alabama7–34–33rd
1983 North Alabama11–1–18–01stL NCAA Division II Football Semifinal
1984 North Alabama7–1–34–1–3T–2nd
1985 North Alabama12–27–11stL NCAA Division II Football Championship
1986 North Alabama4–71–79th
1987 North Alabama7–3–14–3–13rd
North Alabama:84–33–648–27–5
Total:109–53–9
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ↑ Garcia, Gabriel (June 19, 2019). "Samford University's national championship football team had strong McMinn connections". The Daily Post-Athenian. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "N. Alabama Coach Out". The New York Times. November 27, 1987. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Crash Go The Bigs". Sports Illustrated Vault. November 16, 1959. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Football Career Statistics - G". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Wayne Grubb". AHSFHS.org. Retrieved July 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Wayne Grubbs Is Named To Samford Post". The Daily Advertiser . Lafayette, Louisiana. Associated Press. June 29, 1969. p. 2C. Retrieved December 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ "'Hard Work' trademark of New UNA grid boss". Selma Times-Journal . Selma, Alabama. Associated Press. December 14, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved December 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
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