Sylvanus Blanchard "Samuel" Newton (December 4, 1868 – April 30, 1932) was an

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

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(1896–1898),

Lafayette College Lafayette College is a private liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1826 by James Madison Porter and other citizens in Easton, the college first held classes in 1832. The founders voted to name the college after General Laf ...

(1899–1901, 1911),

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(1902–1905), and

Williams College Williams College is a private liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a colonist from the Province of Massachusetts Bay who was kille ...

(1907, 1909–1910), compiling a career

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coaching record of 83–58–5.

Coaching career

Penn State

Newton was the head football coach at

from 1896 to 1898. His career record at Penn State was 12–14.

Lafayette

Newton coached at

for five seasons and achieved a record of 36–16. His first season was arguably his best, as his team outscored its opponents by 253 to 23 and achieved a record of 12–1. The team's only loss was to

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by a score of 12–0.

Lehigh

Newton was the tenth head football coach at

and he held that position for four seasons, from 1902 until 1905. His overall record at Lehigh was 23–20–2. While coaching at Lafayette, Newton's teams won The Rivalry game against Lehigh all seven times in three seasons. Newton later moved to Lehigh to coach on the opposite side of The Rivalry, winning two of four games played.

Death

Newton died on April 30, 1932 of a throat infection at his home in

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. He is interred at

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Head coaching record

Notes

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Samuel B. 1868 births 1932 deaths American football ends Lafayette Leopards football coaches Lehigh Mountain Hawks football coaches Penn Quakers football players Penn State Nittany Lions football coaches Williams Ephs football coaches Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania alumni Williams College alumni People from Yarmouth, Maine Burials at Arlington National Cemetery