Sam Goodwin (American football)

Sam Goodwin
Biographical details
Born (1944-01-20) January 20, 1944
Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
1962–1965Henderson State
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1966-1967Forest Heights Junior High (Little Rock, AR)
1968-1969Little Rock Hall (AR)
1970–1978Little Rock Parkview (AR)
1979–1980Southern Arkansas
1981–1982Arkansas (assistant)
1983–1999Northwestern State
2010-2012De Queen (AR)
2013Pineville (LA) (assistant)
2014-2015Alexandria (LA)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2000–2010Henderson State
Head coaching record
Overall111–99–4 (college)
89–58–4 (high school)
Tournaments3–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 Gulf Star (1983)
3 Southland (1988, 1997–1998)
5 AAA state
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 and at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from 1983 to 1999, compiling a career college football coaching record of 111–99–4.