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Sam Bauman

Sam Bauman at a Glance

Position Head Football Coach
At Thiel Fifth Season (2026)
Coaching Experience 17th Season
Alma Mater Beloit
Graduate Degree Indiana State
Coaching Background Defense • Linebackers

Career Record

Year Overall PAC Home Away
2022 1-9 1-7 0-5 1-4
2023 3-7 3-7 2-3 1-4
2024 3-7 3-7 2-3 1-4
2025 1-9 1-7 0-5 1-4
Career 8-32 8-28 4-16 4-16

Career HIGHLIGHTS

  • Coached 19 All-PAC selections during his tenure at Thiel
  • Mentored 17 CSC Academic All-District selections
  • Led Thiel to its highest win total since 2016 during the 2023 and 2024 seasons
  • Spent seven seasons as Defensive Coordinator at Wooster
  • Helped guide Wooster to a top five national ranking in turnover margin in 2013.
  • Coached nationally ranked defenses in red-zone defense, scoring defense and forced fumbles.

At Thiel

Sam Bauman enters his fifth season as the head football coach at Thiel in 2026.

2025

  • Completed his fourth season leading the Tomcats
  • Mentored two All-PAC selections in Jake Badger and Deon Logan

2024

  • Led the Cats to three victories for the second-consecutive season
  • Guided six Tomcats to All-PAC status 
  • Had six players receive CSC Academic All-District distinction

2023

  • Led Thiel to three victories, the program's highest win total since 2016
  • Six Tomcats earned All-PAC recognition
  • Donelle Thomas and Luke Faber were named All-PAC Second Team
  • Chase Lawler, Chad Morningstar, Justin Logan and Andrew Plowden earned Honorable Mention honors
  • Jared Curcio, Donny Pattison, Luke Faber and Chad Morningstar were CSC Academic All-District selections

2022

  • Five Tomcats earned All-PAC honors
  • Six student-athletes received CSC Academic All-District recognition

Before Thiel

Wooster (2013-21)

Bauman spent nine seasons as the linebackers coach at the College of Wooster and served as defensive coordinator from 2015-21 after coordinating the special teams during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.

Bauman joined a new Wooster coaching staff in 2013 that helped transform a two-win program into a seven-win team in its first season.

  • No. 5 nationally in turnover margin (2013)
  • Top 20 nationally in forced fumbles (2015)
  • No. 3 nationally in red-zone defense (2019)
  • No. 24 nationally in scoring defense (2019)
  • Top 20 nationally in forced fumbles (2021)

Coaching Experience

Years School Position
2022-Present Thiel Head Coach
2015-21 Wooster Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers
2013-14 Wooster Special Teams Coordinator / Linebackers
2011-12 Rose-Hulman Linebackers / JV Head Coach / Video Coordinator
2010-11 Chicago Assistant Defensive Backs Coach

Education

Indiana State
Master's Degree in Physical Education (Coaching)

Beloit
Bachelor's Degree in Psychology