| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1958 or 1959 (age 65–66) Helena, Montana, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1982–1983 | Helena HS (MT) (assistant) |
| 1984–1986 | Broadwater HS (MT) (DC) |
| 1987–1989 | Missoula Loyola HS (MT) |
| 1990–1991 | Carroll (MT) (ST/WR) |
| 1992–1996 | Carroll (MT) (OC/QB) |
| 1997–2003 | Capital HS (MT) |
| 2004–2013 | Montana State–Northern |
| 2015 | Havre HS (MT) |
| 2016–2021 | Great Falls HS (MT) |
| Track | |
| 1988–1989 | Missoula Loyola HS (MT) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 45–60 (college football) 104–69 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
Mark Sampson (born c. 1958 or 1959) is an American former college and high school football coach. He was the head football coach for Missoula Loyola High School from 1987 to 1989, Capital High School from 1997 to 2003,[1] Montana State University–Northern from 2004 to 2013,[2] Havre High School in 2015,[3][4] and Great Falls High School from 2016 to his retirement in 2021.[5][6][7] He also was an assistant coach for Helena High School, Broadwater High School, and Carroll (MT).[8]
Personal life
Samson's son, Kyle, is the head football coach for Montana Technological University.[9]
Head coaching record
College football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA Coaches'# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State–Northern Lights (Frontier Conference) (2004–2013) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Montana State–Northern | 1–10 | 1–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 2005 | Montana State–Northern | 5–5 | 3–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2006 | Montana State–Northern | 9–3 | 8–2 | 2nd | L NAIA First Round | 11 | |||
| 2007 | Montana State–Northern | 6–5 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2008 | Montana State–Northern | 7–3 | 7–3 | 2nd | 21 | ||||
| 2009 | Montana State–Northern | 2–9 | 1–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2010 | Montana State–Northern | 3–7 | 3–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2011 | Montana State–Northern | 5–5 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2012 | Montana State–Northern | 3–7 | 3–7 | 7th | |||||
| 2013 | Montana State–Northern | 4–6 | 4–6 | T–5th | |||||
| Montana State–Northern: | 45–60 | 40–56 | |||||||
| Total: | 45–60 | ||||||||
High school football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missoula Loyola Rams () (1987–1989) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Missoula Loyola | 1–7 | |||||||
| 1988 | Missoula Loyola | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1989 | Missoula Loyola | 6–2 | |||||||
| Missoula Loyola: | 12–12 | ||||||||
| Capital Bruins () (1997–2003) | |||||||||
| Capital: | 67–12 | ||||||||
| Havre Blue Ponies () (2015) | |||||||||
| 2015 | Havre | 6–3 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| Havre: | 6–3 | 4–0 | |||||||
| Great Falls Red Devils () (2016–2021) | |||||||||
| 2016 | Great Falls | 0–11 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2017 | Great Falls | 0–9 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 2018 | Great Falls | 4–7 | 0–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2019 | Great Falls | 5–5 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 2020 | Great Falls | 3–6 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| 2021 | Great Falls | 7–4 | 1–3 | 4th | |||||
| Great Falls: | 19–42 | 3–19 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–69 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ Davidson, Eric (December 25, 2003). "Capital grid coach takes job at MSU-N". Independent Record. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Mansch, Scott (August 13, 2014). "Montana State-Northern football coach Mark Samson resigns". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Peterson, Chris (February 21, 2016). "Mark Samson leaving for Great Falls High". Havre Daily News. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Mark Samson Named Havre Head Football Coach". NonStop Local. February 16, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Vernoy, Lee (January 7, 2022). "Great Falls High football coach to hang up his whistle; 'felt this was the right time'". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Schreck, Steve (February 18, 2016). "Mark Samson named head football coach at Great Falls High". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Wylie, Tom (June 14, 2022). "Mark Samson closing a chapter with 75th Shrine Game". Montana Sports. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ Ferguson, George (August 15, 2013). "Frontier Preview: Longevity abounds with Frontier coaches". Havre Daily News. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ "Kyle Samson (2021) - Hall of Fame". Montana State University Northern Athletics. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
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