Samuel Blaine McCorkle IV (born May 11, 1976) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Northwestern State University; a position he will hold in 2024.[1] He was the head football coach for Belhaven University from 2018 to 2023.[2][3] He also coached for LSU, Tennessee–Martin, Sewanee, Liberty, Chattanooga, Tennessee Tech, Richmond,[4][5] and Delaware.[6][7] He played college football as a long snapper for LSU.[8][9]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Northwestern State |
| Conference | Southland |
| Record | 0–6 |
| Annual salary | $252,000 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 11, 1976 Anniston, Alabama, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University (2000) |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1998 | LSU |
| Position(s) | Long snapper |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999 | LSU (SA) |
| 2000 | Tennessee–Martin (WR) |
| 2001–2002 | Tennessee–Martin (OL) |
| 2003–2004 | Sewanee (OL) |
| 2005 | Liberty (OL) |
| 2006 | Chattanooga (TE/OT) |
| 2007 | Liberty (ST/OL) |
| 2008 | Tennessee Tech (OL) |
| 2009–2011 | Liberty (OL) |
| 2012–2016 | Richmond (OL) |
| 2017 | Delaware (OL) |
| 2018–2023 | Belhaven |
| 2024–present | Northwestern State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–31 |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 USA South (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| USA South Coach of the Year (2023) | |
Personal life
editMcCorkle's cousin, Sammy, is the head football coach for Dartmouth College.[10] Blaine's father, Sam, was the head football coach for Livingston University—now known as the University of West Alabama.[10]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belhaven Blazers (American Southwest Conference) (2018–2021) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Belhaven | 2–8 | 2–7 | T–7th | |||||
| 2019 | Belhaven | 2–8 | 2–7 | 9th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Belhaven | 3–2 | 2–2 | T–2nd (East) | |||||
| 2021 | Belhaven | 7–3 | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Belhaven Blazers (USA South Athletic Conference) (2022–2023) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Belhaven | 8–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | |||||
| 2023 | Belhaven | 9–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Belhaven: | 31–25 | 25–22 | |||||||
| Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Northwestern State | 0–6 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Northwestern State: | 0–6 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–31 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "NSU names Blaine McCorkle head football coach". Northwestern State University Athletics. October 26, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
- ^ "Blaine McCorkle - Head Football Coach - Football Coaches". Belhaven University Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Delaware O-line coach to take over at Belhaven". January 10, 2018.
- ^ "Blaine McCorkle - Football Coach". University of Richmond Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ Lang, Chris (September 18, 2013). "Coaching staff ties offer unique twist for Liberty-Richmond game". NewsAdvance.com. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Blaine McCorkle - Football Coach". University of Delaware Athletics. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Blaine McCorkle Announced as OL Coach at Delaware". www.crownendeavors.com. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "Blaine McCorkle". LSU. July 3, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ "57 days to kickoff: Can you remember Cade York's iconic 57-yard field goal?". 247Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
- ^ a b NPJ (December 1, 2023). "New Demons' coach set in his schemes, focused on recruiting state high schools". Natchitoches Parish Journal. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
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