Sammy McCorkle | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | Dartmouth |
Current Conference: | Ivy League |
Current Record: | 6–4 |
Birth Date: | 17 November 1972 |
Birth Place: | Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1993–1996 |
Player Team1: | Florida |
Player Positions: | Defensive back |
Coach Years1: | 1996 |
Coach Team1: | Spanish River HS (FL) (LB/DB) |
Coach Years2: | 1997–1999 |
Coach Team2: | Florida (GA) |
Coach Years3: | 2000 |
Coach Team3: | Tennessee–Martin (DB) |
Coach Years4: | 2001–2002 |
Coach Team4: | Tennessee–Martin (DC) |
Coach Years5: | 2003–2004 |
Coach Team5: | Martin County HS (FL) |
Coach Years6: | 2005–2022 |
Coach Team6: | Dartmouth (ST/DB) |
Coach Years7: | 2023–present |
Coach Team7: | Dartmouth |
Overall Record: | 6–4 (college) |
Championships: | 1 Ivy League (2023) |
Awards: | Ivy League Coach of the Year (2023) |
Samuel Blaine McCorkle II (born November 17, 1972) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Dartmouth College,[1] [2] [3] a position he has held since 2023 after head football coach Buddy Teevens sustained injuries, and subsequently died, due to a bicycle accident. He was the head football coach for Martin County High School from 2003 to 2004. He also coached for Spanish River Community High School, Florida, and Tennessee–Martin. He played college football for Florida as a defensive back.[4]
After taking over the head coaching position at Dartmouth in 2023, McCorkle led the Big Green to a share of the Ivy League championship and, following the season, was named the 2023 Ivy League Coach of the Year.[5]
McCorkle's cousin, Blaine, is the head football coach for Northwestern State University.[6] Sammy's uncle, Sam, was the head football coach for Livingston University—now known as the University of West Alabama.