Sam Voinoff

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Sam Voinoff
Biographical details
Born(1907-02-22)February 22, 1907
Bulgaria
DiedNovember 17, 1989(1989-11-17) (aged 82)
Lee County, Florida[1]
Alma materPurdue University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1944–1945Purdue
1950–1974Purdue
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
10× Big Ten championships (1953, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971)
NCAA Championship (1961)

Samuel Voinoff (February 22, 1907 – November 17, 1989) was an American college football and golf coach at Purdue University.[2] He coached Purdue to 10 Big Ten titles and one NCAA national championship in golf. He was the president of the Golf Coaches Association of America from 1962–64 and 1970–71.[3] He is a 1995 Boilermaker Hall of Fame inductee.[4]

Head coaching record[edit]

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Purdue (Big Ten Conference) (1944–1945)
1944–45 Purdue 8th
Purdue (Big Ten Conference) (1950–1974)
1950–51 Purdue 2nd NCAA, 5th
1951–52 Sam Voinoff 2nd NCAA, T–3rd
1952–53 Purdue 1st NCAA, 9th
1953–54 Purdue 4th NCAA, 10th
1954–55 Purdue 1st NCAA, T–9th
1955–56 Purdue 1st NCAA, T–2nd
1956–57 Purdue 5th NCAA, 11th
1957–58 Purdue 1st NCAA, T–10th
1958–59 Purdue 1st NCAA, 2nd
1959–60 Purdue 1st NCAA, T–2nd
1960–61 Purdue 4th NCAA, 1st
1961–62 Purdue 2nd NCAA, 6th
1962–63 Purdue 3rd NCAA, T–11th
1963–64 Purdue 1st NCAA, 22nd
1964–65 Purdue 1st NCAA, T–4th
1965–66 Purdue 7th NCAA, T–18th
1966–67 Purdue 1st NCAA, 4th
1967–68 Purdue 4th
1968–69 Purdue 2nd
1969–70 Purdue 5th NCAA, 10th
1970–71 Purdue 1st
1971–72 Purdue 7th
1972–73 Purdue 4th
1973–74 Purdue 6th
Purdue: 977–294–10
Total: 977–294–10

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FamilySearch.org". FamilySearch. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Indiana Football Hall of Fame Profile". Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "List of Golf Coaches Association of America Presidents". Golf Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ Karpick, Alan (July 1, 2004). "Boilers By Numbers: No. 66". GoldandBlack.com. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.