| Sam McCorkle | |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Big Stone Gap, Virginia, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1970–1972 |
| Player Team1: | Livingston |
| Player Positions: | Center |
| Coach Years1: | 1973 |
| Coach Team1: | Livingston (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1974–1975 |
| Coach Team2: | Talladega HS (assistant) |
| Coach Years3: | 1976 |
| Coach Team3: | Minor HS (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1977 |
| Coach Team4: | Etowah HS (AL) (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1978–1979 |
| Coach Team5: | Cordova HS (AL) |
| Coach Years6: | 1980–1981 |
| Coach Team6: | North Texas State (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1982 |
| Coach Team7: | Ole Miss (TE) |
| Coach Years8: | 1983–1984 |
| Coach Team8: | Vanderbilt (OL/TE) |
| Coach Years9: | 1985–1990 |
| Coach Team9: | Livingston |
| Coach Years10: | 1991 |
| Coach Team10: | Kentucky (assistant) |
| Coach Years11: | 1992 |
| Coach Team11: | Austin Peay (RB) |
| Coach Years12: | 1993–1994 |
| Coach Team12: | Austin Peay (DC) |
| Coach Years13: | 1995–1996 |
| Coach Team13: | J. M. Tate HS (FL) |
| Coach Years14: | 1997–1999 |
| Coach Team14: | Mississippi Delta (OC) |
| Coach Years15: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team15: | Tennessee–Martin |
| Coach Years16: | 2003 |
| Coach Team16: | West Alabama (assistant) |
| Coach Years17: | 2004–2005 |
| Coach Team17: | West Alabama |
| Coach Years18: | 2008 |
| Coach Team18: | Columbia HS (AL) |
| Coach Years19: | 2009–2012 |
| Coach Team19: | Etowah HS (AL) |
| Coach Years20: | 2013–2014 |
| Coach Team20: | Parrish HS (AL) |
| Coach Years21: | 2014–2015 |
| Coach Team21: | Carbon Hill HS (AL) (DC) |
| Coach Years22: | 2016–2018 |
| Coach Team22: | Oxford HS (MS) (OC/OL) |
| Coach Years23: | 2019 |
| Coach Team23: | Lamar HS (MS) (OC/OL) |
| Overall Record: | 29–87–2 (college) |
Sam McCorkle (born November 19, 1949) is former head football coach at both the University of West Alabama and the University of Tennessee at Martin. He grew up in Meridian, Mississippi and attended Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama) where he played center from 1970 to 1972. He began his coaching career in 1973 and held assistant coaching positions at North Texas State, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt, Livingston, Kentucky, Austin Peay, Mississippi Delta Community College and several high schools throughout Alabama. He served as the head coach of Etowah High School in Attalla, Alabama from 2009 to 2012. He served as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mississippi from 2016 to 2018 as well as serving the same positions at Lamar School in Meridian, Mississippi in 2019 before he decided to retire.[1]
On December 19, 1984, McCorkle was hired to serve as head coach at Livingston from his assistant coach position at Vanderbilt.[2] Never finishing higher than fourth in the Gulf South Conference standings, McCorkle resigned from his post on November 14, 1990.[3] His overall record from 1985 to 1990 was 20 wins, 44 losses and two ties (20–44–2).[3] After serving as an assistant coach as a number of schools, McCorkle returned to the head coaching ranks on December 7, 1999, when he was hired by the University of Tennessee at Martin.[4] After a 2–6 start to the 2002 season, McCorkle was fired with Johnny Jernigan serving as interim head coach through the end of the season.[5] His overall record from 2000 to 2002 was five wins and 25 losses (5–25).
Following Martin, McCorkle returned to West Alabama was an assistant coach. Following the resignation of Randy Pippin, he was promoted for a second stint as head coach at his alma mater in November 2003.[6] After two seasons, McCorkle resigned following the 2005 season after compiling a record of four wins and 18 losses during his second tenure.[7]
McCorkle's son, Blaine, is the head football coach for Northwestern State University.[8] Sammy's nephew, Sammy, is the head football coach for Dartmouth College.