Wayne Grubb (American football)
Wayne Grubb (born c. 1938) is a former American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Samford University in Homewood, Alabama from 1969 to 1973 and the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama from 1977 to 1987, compiling a career college football coaching record of 109–53–9. Grubb was also the head baseball coach at Samford in 1968.
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1938 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1958–1960 | Tennessee |
| Position(s) | Guard, tackle |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1961–1965 | Cordova HS (AL) |
| 1966–1968 | Samford (line) |
| 1969–1973 | Samford |
| 1974 | Birmingham Americans (OL) |
| 1975 | Birmingham Vulcans (assistant) |
| 1977–1987 | North Alabama |
| Baseball | |
| 1968 | Samford |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1976 | Birmingham Bulls (PR) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 109–53–9 (college football) 0–5 (college baseball) |
| Bowls | 1–0 |
| Tournaments | Football 4–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 3 GSC (1980, 1983, 1985) | |
| Awards | |
| 3× GSC Coach of the Year (1980, 1983, 1985) | |
A native of Athens, Tennessee, Grubb attended the University of Tennessee, where played college football as a Guard and tackle for the Tennessee Volunteers under head coach Bowden Wyatt from 1958 to 1960. He was named to the Southeastern Conference's All-Sophomore team in 1958 and earned scholastic All-American honors as a senior in 1960. Grubb began his coaching career at Cordova High School in Cordova, Alabama, serving as head coach for five seasons, from 1961 to 1965, and leading his teams to combined record of 38–8–4. He spent three seasons, from 1966 to 1968, as the line coach as Stanford under John Lee Armstrong, before succeeding Armstrong as head coach in 1969.[1][2]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford Bulldogs (NCAA College Division / Division III independent) (1969–1973) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Samford | 2–6–1 | |||||||
| 1970 | Samford | 5–5 | |||||||
| 1971 | Samford | 9–1 | W Stagg | ||||||
| 1972 | Samford | 5–3–2 | |||||||
| 1973 | Samford | 4–5 | |||||||
| Samford: | 25–20–3 | ||||||||
| North Alabama Lions (Gulf South Conference) (1977–1987) | |||||||||
| 1977 | North Alabama | 5–5 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1978 | North Alabama | 7–2–1 | 4–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1979 | North Alabama | 6–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
| 1980 | North Alabama | 10–2 | 6–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Football Semifinal | ||||
| 1981 | North Alabama | 8–2 | 4–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1982 | North Alabama | 7–3 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1983 | North Alabama | 11–1–1 | 8–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Football Semifinal | ||||
| 1984 | North Alabama | 7–1–3 | 4–1–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1985 | North Alabama | 12–2 | 7–1 | 1st | L NCAA Division II Football Championship | ||||
| 1986 | North Alabama | 4–7 | 1–7 | 9th | |||||
| 1987 | North Alabama | 7–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| North Alabama: | 84–33–6 | 48–27–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 109–53–9 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- "Wayne Grubbs Is Named To Samford Post". The Daily Advertiser. Lafayette, Louisiana. Associated Press. June 29, 1969. p. 2C. Retrieved December 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "'Hard Work' trademark of New UNA grid boss". Selma Times-Journal. Selma, Alabama. Associated Press. December 14, 1976. p. 12. Retrieved December 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .