# Sam McElroy

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This article is about the American football coach. For the Northern Irish association football player and coach, see [Sammy McIlroy](/source/Sammy_McIlroy). For the American politician from Kentucky, see [Sam McElroy (politician)](/source/Sam_McElroy_(politician)).

**Sam McElroy** (born c. 1963) is an American [football](/source/American_football) coach. He served as head football coach at [Tarleton State University](/source/Tarleton_State_University) from 2005 to 2009, compiling a record of 40–15.

McElroy is a 1985 graduate of Southwest Texas State University (now [Texas State University](/source/Texas_State_University)), where he did not play varsity football but served as student assistant to head coach [John O'Hara](/source/John_O'Hara_(American_football)). Soon after graduation he became assistant coach at [Corsicana High School](/source/Corsicana_High_School). In 1989, he was hired by [Grant Teaff](/source/Grant_Teaff) to serve as [graduate assistant](/source/Graduate_assistant) at [Baylor University](/source/Baylor_University). He later had short stints at [Navarro College](/source/Navarro_College) and at [Alto High School](/source/Alto_High_School), where he was named 1992 District 22-AA Coach of the Year after winning the district title and earning a state playoff berth.

In 1993, McElroy was hired by [Ron Randleman](/source/Ron_Randleman) to serve as [defensive backs](/source/Defensive_back) coach at [Sam Houston State University](/source/Sam_Houston_State_University). During his seven years on the staff at Sam Houston State, McElroy coached eight players who earned All-[Southland Conference](/source/Southland_Conference) honors. In 2000, he left SHSU to join [Todd Whitten](/source/Todd_Whitten)'s coaching staff at Tarleton State as [defensive coordinator](/source/Defensive_coordinator). While at Tarleton, McElroy guided a defense that improved each year under his direction. His last season with the Texans, his defense allowed opponents just 271 yards of offense and 17.1 points per game to rank second in the [Lone Star Conference](/source/Lone_Star_Conference).

After the 2002 season, McElroy left Tarleton State to join [Darrell Dickey](/source/Darrell_Dickey)'s coaching staff at the [University of North Texas](/source/University_of_North_Texas). In 2005, McElroy returned to Tarleton State, succeeding Todd Whitten as Texans head coach.

On February 3, 2010, McElroy was hired by Texas Tech head coach [Tommy Tuberville](/source/Tommy_Tuberville) to coach the defensive line. On December 9, 2011, he was fired from this position.[1]

## References

1. ["Sadler retires; Tarleton State head coach added as Tech assistant | Red Raiders"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100206061028/http://www.redraiders.com/2010/02/03/sadler-retires-tarleton-state-head-coach-added-as-tech-assistant/). *www.redraiders.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.redraiders.com/2010/02/03/sadler-retires-tarleton-state-head-coach-added-as-tech-assistant/) on 2010-02-06.

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