Sam Costen

Sam C. Costen
Sport(s) football
Biographical details
Born (1882-05-18)May 18, 1882
McKenzie, Tennessee
Died January 21, 1955(1955-01-21) (aged 72)
Memphis, Tennessee
Alma mater Vanderbilt University[1]
Playing career
1906–1908 Vanderbilt
Position(s) Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1909–1910 The Citadel
1911–1912 Vanderbilt (assistant)
Head coaching record
Overall 7–7–2
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2x All-Southern (1906, 1907)

Samuel Cutter Costen[2] (May 18, 1882 – January 21, 1955)[3] was an American football player and coach. Costen was a quarterback for Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores of Vanderbilt University. As a player, he weighed some 150 pounds. He was the third head football at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, serving two seasons, from 1909 to 1910, and compiling a record of 7–7–2.[4] He also coached in Blytheville, Arkansas.

Costen graduated from Vanderbilt in 1908 with a LL.B degree.[5] He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega.[6]

Costen died in Memphis in 1955.[7]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1909–1910)
1909 The Citadel 4–3–20–1–1
1910 The Citadel 3–41–3
The Citadel: 7–7–21–4–1
Total:7–7–2

References

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  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2012-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Sam C. Costen".
  4. ↑ "Citadel Coaching Records". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Costen, Crabtree, & Costen". Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory: 2624.
  6. ↑ Alpha Tau Omega (1955). The Palm of Alpha Tau Omega. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Father of Chick Football Passes", Blytheville Courier News, January 22, 1955, Blytheville, Arkansas
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