Sam Sanders

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Sam Sanders (born March 19, 1938) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Alfred University from 1977 to 1984 and at the University at Buffalo from 1990 to 1991, compiling a career college football record of 54–42–2.

Sam Sanders

Biographical details
Born	(1938-03-19) March 19, 1938
Playing career
1957–1959	Buffalo
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1967	Lehigh (assistant)
?–1972	Northern Illinois (assistant)
1973–1976	Lehigh (assistant)
1977–1984	Alfred
1985–1989	Toronto Argonauts (DL)
1990–1991	Buffalo
Head coaching record
Overall	54–42–2
Tournaments	0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1 ICAC (1981)

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Alfred Saxons (Independent College Athletic Conference) (1977–1984)
1977	Alfred	4–5	1–3	5th
1978	Alfred	5–4	1–2	3rd
1979	Alfred	7–2	2–1	T–2nd
1980	Alfred	7–2–1	2–1	2nd
1981	Alfred	10–1	3–0	1st	L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal
1982	Alfred	6–4	2–1	2nd
1983	Alfred	4–5–1	0–2–1	5th
1984	Alfred	6–4	2–1	2nd
Alfred:		49–27–2	13–11–1
Buffalo Bulls (NCAA Division III independent) (1990–1991)
1990	Buffalo	2–8
1991	Buffalo	3–7
Buffalo:		5–15
Total:		54–42–2
National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth