Sam Sanders
Appearance
Biographical details | |
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Born | March 19, 1938 |
Playing career | |
1957–1959 | Buffalo |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1965–1967 | Lehigh (assistant) |
?–1972 | Northern Illinois (assistant) |
1973–1976 | Lehigh (assistant) |
1977–1984 | Alfred |
1985–1989 | Toronto Argonauts (DL) |
1990–1991 | Buffalo |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 54–42–2 |
Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 ICAC (1981) | |
Sam Sanders (born March 19, 1938) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Alfred University from 1977 to 1984[1] and at the University at Buffalo from 1990 to 1991,[2] compiling a career college football record of 54–42–2.
Head coaching record
[edit]Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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Alfred Saxons (Independent College Athletic Conference) (1977–1984) | |||||||||
1977 | Alfred | 4–5 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
1978 | Alfred | 5–4 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
1979 | Alfred | 7–2 | 2–1 | T–2nd | |||||
1980 | Alfred | 7–2–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
1981 | Alfred | 10–1 | 3–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
1982 | Alfred | 6–4 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
1983 | Alfred | 4–5–1 | 0–2–1 | 5th | |||||
1984 | Alfred | 6–4 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
Alfred: | 49–27–2 | 13–11–1 | |||||||
Buffalo Bulls (NCAA Division III independent) (1990–1991) | |||||||||
1990 | Buffalo | 2–8 | |||||||
1991 | Buffalo | 3–7 | |||||||
Buffalo: | 5–15 | ||||||||
Total: | 54–42–2 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References
[edit]- ^ "Sam Sanders New Head Coach Of Alfred Football". The Buffalo News. Buffalo, New York. February 11, 1977. p. 37. Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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