Wayne Grubb (American football)

American football and baseball coach

For the American former NASCAR driver and current crew chief, see current mass killer Wayne Grubb.

Wayne Grubb
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)

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.

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 Samford under John Lee Armstrong, before succeeding Armstrong as head coach in 1969.

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

Garcia, Gabriel (June 19, 2019). "Samford University's national championship football team had strong McMinn connections". The Daily Post-Athenian. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
"N. Alabama Coach Out". The New York Times. November 27, 1987. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
"Crash Go The Bigs". Sports Illustrated Vault. November 16, 1959. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
"Football Career Statistics - G". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
"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 .

v t e Samford Bulldogs head baseball coaches
Unknown (1905–1907) Davis F. Stakely (1908) James C. Donnelly (1909) Unknown (1910–1911) B. L. Noojin (1913–1915) Eugene Caton (1916) Unknown (1917) Richard Griffin (1918) Unknown (1919) Chester C. Dillon (1920) Unknown (1921–1922) Harris G. Cope (1923–1924) Chester C. Dillon (1925) Williams Newton (1926–1927) Eddie McLane (1928–1929) Williams Newton (1930–1931) Eddie McLane (1932) No team (1933) Unknown (1934) Roy E. Fayet (1935) Billy Bancroft (1936–1939) No team (1940–1948) Herman Roberson (1949) Unknown (1950–1951) Earl Gartman (1952–1955) Virgil Ledbetter (1956–1965) J. T. Haywood & Tommy Hill (1966) Unknown (1967) Wayne Grubb (1968) No team (1969–1983) J. T. Haywood (1984–1987) John Deitrick (1988) Tommy Walker (1989–1997) Tim Parenton (1998–2004) Casey Dunn (2005–2021) Tony David (2022– )

Samford Bulldogs head baseball coaches

Unknown (1905–1907)
Davis F. Stakely (1908)
James C. Donnelly (1909)
Unknown (1910–1911)
B. L. Noojin (1913–1915)
Eugene Caton (1916)
Unknown (1917)
Richard Griffin (1918)
Unknown (1919)
Chester C. Dillon (1920)
Unknown (1921–1922)
Harris G. Cope (1923–1924)
Chester C. Dillon (1925)
Williams Newton (1926–1927)
Eddie McLane (1928–1929)
Williams Newton (1930–1931)
Eddie McLane (1932)
No team (1933)
Unknown (1934)
Roy E. Fayet (1935)
Billy Bancroft (1936–1939)
No team (1940–1948)
Herman Roberson (1949)
Unknown (1950–1951)
Earl Gartman (1952–1955)
Virgil Ledbetter (1956–1965)
J. T. Haywood & Tommy Hill (1966)
Unknown (1967)
Wayne Grubb (1968)
No team (1969–1983)
J. T. Haywood (1984–1987)
John Deitrick (1988)
Tommy Walker (1989–1997)
Tim Parenton (1998–2004)
Casey Dunn (2005–2021)
Tony David (2022– )

v t e Samford Bulldogs head football coaches
Houston Gwin (1902) Walter T. O'Hara (1903) Houston Gwin (1903) No team (1904) Davis F. Stakely (1905) John Counselman (1906–1908) Winton M. Blount (1908) John B. Longwell (1909) James C. Donnelly (1910) John B. Longwell (1911) B. L. Noojin (1912–1914) Eugene Caton (1915) John B. Longwell (1916–1917) C. W. Streit (1917) Maxwell James (1918) Chester C. Dillon (1919) Robert C. Marshall (1920–1921) Harris G. Cope (1922–1923) Jenks Gillem (1924–1926) Chester C. Dillon (1927–1928) Eddie McLane (1929–1933) Clyde Propst (1934) Billy Bancroft (1935–1939) William C. White (1940–1941) No team (1942) Euil Snider (1943) Bub Walker (1944–1945) No team (1946–1947) Ted McCrary (1948) Earl Gartman (1949–1953) William C. White (1954) Howard Foote (1955–1956) Virgil Ledbetter (1957–1958) Bobby Bowden (1959–1962) Bubba Scott (1963–1965) John Lee Armstrong (1966–1968) Wayne Grubb (1969–1973) No team (1974–1983) Kim Alsop (1984–1986) Terry Bowden (1987–1992) Chan Gailey (1993) Pete Hurt (1994–2001) Bill Gray (2001–2006) Pat Sullivan (2007–2014) Chris Hatcher (2015– )

Samford Bulldogs head football coaches

Houston Gwin (1902)
Walter T. O'Hara (1903)
Houston Gwin (1903)
No team (1904)
Davis F. Stakely (1905)
John Counselman (1906–1908)
Winton M. Blount (1908)
John B. Longwell (1909)
James C. Donnelly (1910)
John B. Longwell (1911)
B. L. Noojin (1912–1914)
Eugene Caton (1915)
John B. Longwell (1916–1917)
C. W. Streit (1917)
Maxwell James (1918)
Chester C. Dillon (1919)
Robert C. Marshall (1920–1921)
Harris G. Cope (1922–1923)
Jenks Gillem (1924–1926)
Chester C. Dillon (1927–1928)
Eddie McLane (1929–1933)
Clyde Propst (1934)
Billy Bancroft (1935–1939)
William C. White (1940–1941)
No team (1942)
Euil Snider (1943)
Bub Walker (1944–1945)
No team (1946–1947)
Ted McCrary (1948)
Earl Gartman (1949–1953)
William C. White (1954)
Howard Foote (1955–1956)
Virgil Ledbetter (1957–1958)
Bobby Bowden (1959–1962)
Bubba Scott (1963–1965)
John Lee Armstrong (1966–1968)
Wayne Grubb (1969–1973)
No team (1974–1983)
Kim Alsop (1984–1986)
Terry Bowden (1987–1992)
Chan Gailey (1993)
Pete Hurt (1994–2001)
Bill Gray (2001–2006)
Pat Sullivan (2007–2014)
Chris Hatcher (2015– )

v t e North Alabama Lions head football coaches
Hal Self (1949–1969) Durell Mock (1970–1972) Mickey Andrews (1973–1976) Wayne Grubb (1977–1987) Bobby Wallace (1988–1997) Bill Hyde (1998–2001) Mark Hudspeth (2002–2008) Terry Bowden (2009–2011) Bobby Wallace (2012–2016) Chris Willis (2017–2022) Ryan Held # (2022) Brent Dearmon (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

North Alabama Lions head football coaches

Hal Self (1949–1969)
Durell Mock (1970–1972)
Mickey Andrews (1973–1976)
Wayne Grubb (1977–1987)
Bobby Wallace (1988–1997)
Bill Hyde (1998–2001)
Mark Hudspeth (2002–2008)
Terry Bowden (2009–2011)
Bobby Wallace (2012–2016)
Chris Willis (2017–2022)
Ryan Held # (2022)
Brent Dearmon (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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