| Sam Goodwin | |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 1944 |
| Birth Place: | Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1962–1965 |
| Player Team1: | Henderson State |
| Player Positions: | Guard |
| Coach Years1: | 1966-1967 |
| Coach Team1: | Forest Heights Junior High (Little Rock, AR) |
| Coach Years2: | 1968-1969 |
| Coach Team2: | Little Rock Hall (AR) |
| Coach Years3: | 1970–1978 |
| Coach Team3: | Little Rock Parkview (AR) |
| Coach Years4: | 1979–1980 |
| Coach Team4: | Southern Arkansas |
| Coach Years5: | 1981–1982 |
| Coach Team5: | Arkansas (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1983–1999 |
| Coach Team6: | Northwestern State |
| Coach Years7: | 2010-2012 |
| Coach Team7: | De Queen (AR) |
| Coach Years8: | 2013 |
| Coach Team8: | Pineville (LA) (assistant) |
| Coach Years9: | 2014-2015 |
| Coach Team9: | Alexandria (LA) |
| Admin Years1: | 2000–2010 |
| Admin Team1: | Henderson State |
| Overall Record: | 111–99–4 (college) 89–58–4 (high school) |
| Tournament Record: | 3–3 (NCAA D-I-AA playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 Gulf Star (1983) 3 Southland (1988, 1997–1998) 5 AAA football state championships |
| 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[1] and at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana from 1983 to 1999, compiling a career college football coaching record of 111–99–4.[2]