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[]

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

  1. ^ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVDW-CXM[bare URL]
  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.
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