Samuel B. Newton

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

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.
Died	April 30, 1932(1932-04-30) (aged 63) Chevy Chase, Maryland, U.S.
Playing career
1893	Penn
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1896–1898	Penn State
1898–1901	Lafayette
1902–1905	Lehigh
1907	Williams
1909–1910	Williams
1911	Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall	83–58–5

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.

Coaching career

Newton in 1919

Penn State

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

Lafayette

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

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

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

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

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

1. "Lafayette Coaching Records". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
2. "Coaching Records Game by Game". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
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.