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Samuel B. Newton

For the Canadian sport shooter, see Samuel Newton (sport shooter).

Sylvanus Blanchard "Samuel" Newton[N 1] (December 4, 1868[N 2] – April 30, 1932) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University (1896–1898), Lafayette College (1899–1901, 1911), Lehigh University (1902–1905), and Williams College (1907, 1909–1910), compiling a career coaching record of 83–58–5.

Samuel B. Newton
Newton pictured in La Vie 1900, Penn State yearbook
Biographical details
Born(1868-12-04)December 4, 1868
Yarmouth, Maine, U.S.
DiedApril 30, 1932(1932-04-30) (aged 63)
Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
1893Penn
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896–1898Penn State
1898–1901Lafayette
1902–1905Lehigh
1907Williams
1909–1910Williams
1911Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall83–58–5

Coaching career

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Newton in 1919

Penn State

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Newton was the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University from 1896 to 1898. His career record at Penn State was 12–14.

Lafayette

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Newton coached at Lafayette College for five seasons and achieved a record of 36–16.[1] 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.[2]

Lehigh

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Newton was the tenth head football coach at Lehigh University and he held that position for four seasons, from 1902 until 1905. His overall record at Lehigh was 23–20–2.[3] 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

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Newton died on April 30, 1932, of a throat infection at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland. He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.[4][5]

Head coaching record

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Penn State (Independent) (1896–1898)
1896 Penn State 3–4
1897 Penn State 3–6
1898 Penn State 6–4
Penn State: 12–14
Lafayette (Independent) (1898–1901)
1898 Lafayette 3–8
1899 Lafayette 12–1
1900 Lafayette 9–2
1901 Lafayette 9–3
Lehigh Brown and White (Independent) (1902–1905)
1902 Lehigh 7–3–1
1903 Lehigh 9–2–1
1904 Lehigh 1–8
1905 Lehigh 6–7
Lehigh: 23–20–2
Williams Ephs (Independent) (1907)
1907 Williams 6–3
Williams Ephs (Independent) (1909–1910)
1909 Williams 5–2
1910 Williams 1–3–3
Williams: 12–8–3
Lafayette (Independent) (1911)
1911 Lafayette 3–2
Lafayette: 36–16
Total: 83–58–5

Notes

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  1. ^ Newton's name is spelled "Sylvanus" on his birth certificate, though it has been spelled "Silvanus" alternatively, notably on his gravestone and passport application forms. Other alternate spellings include "Sylvanous" and "Sylvanos".
  2. ^ Newton's birth certificate states that he was born in 1868, but passport application forms state his year of birth as 1872.

References

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  1. ^ "Lafayette Coaching Records". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  2. ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2007.
  3. ^ Lehigh Coaching Records Archived December 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Dr. Sylvanus B. Newton.; One-Time U. of P. Football Player and World War Veteran Dead" (PDF). The New York Times. May 2, 1932. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
  5. ^ "Silvanus Blanchard Newton". Jones Family Genealogy. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
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