Summary
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.
 Newton pictured in La Vie 1900, Penn State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 4, 1868 Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | April 30, 1932 (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 |
Coaching career edit
Penn State edit
Newton was the head football coach at Pennsylvania State University from 1896 to 1898. His career record at Penn State was 12–14.
Lafayette edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
- ^ 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".
- ^ Newton's birth certificate states that he was born in 1868, but passport application forms state his year of birth as 1872.
References edit
- ^ "Lafayette Coaching Records". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ "Coaching Records Game by Game". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- ^ Lehigh Coaching Records Archived December 10, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Silvanus Blanchard Newton". Jones Family Genealogy. Retrieved April 30, 2011.