Sam C. Costen
Biographical details
Born
(1882-05-18)May 18, 1882
McKenzie, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
January 21, 1955(1955-01-21) (aged 72)
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Playing career
1906–1908
Position(s)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909–1910
1911–1912
Vanderbilt (assistant)
1913–1919
Head coaching record
Overall
7–7–2 (college)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2× All-Southern (1906, 1907)
Samuel Cutter Costen[1] (May 18, 1882 – January 21, 1955)[2] was an American football player and coach. Costen was a quarterback for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt CommodoresofVanderbilt University. As a player, he weighed some 150 pounds. He was the third head football at The Citadel, serving two seasons, from 1909 to 1910, and compiling a record of 7–7–2.[3] He also coached in .
Costen graduated from Vanderbilt in 1908 with an LL.B. degree.[4] He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.[5]
Costen was the first head football coach at Blytheville High SchoolinBlytheville, Arkansas, leading the team from 1913 to 1919. He died on January 21, 1955, in Memphis, Tennessee, where he had lived in the 1930s.[6]
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
4–3–2
0–1–1
3–4
1–3
The Citadel:
7–7–2
1–4–1
Total:
7–7–2
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