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

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

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(1896–1898),

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(1899–1901, 1911),

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(1902–1905), and

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(1907, 1909–1910), compiling a career coaching record of 83–58–5.

Coaching career

Penn State

Newton was the head football coach at

from 1896 to 1898. His 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 Princeton 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 Chevy Chase, Maryland. 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 Sportspeople from Cumberland County, Maine Burials at Arlington National Cemetery