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Samuel David Burton (December 18, 1887 – June 7, 1933) was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwestern Oklahoma State University from 1916 to 1917 and at West Texas State Teachers College—now known as West Texas A&M University–from 1921 to 1924 and 1931 to 1932, compiling a career college football coaching record of 26–37–4.[1][2] Burton was also the head basketball coach at West Texas State from 1921 to 1933, tallying mark of 210–42. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma in 1910 and 1912.[3]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 18, 1887 Weatherford, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1933 (aged 45) Canyon, Texas, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1910 | Oklahoma |
| 1912 | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1916–1917 | Southwestern Normal (OK) |
| 1921–1924 | West Texas State |
| 1931–1932 | West Texas State |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1933 | West Texas State |
| Track | |
| ?–1933 | West Texas State |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ?–1933 | West Texas State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 26–37–4 (football) 210–42 (basketball) |
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Normal Bulldogs (Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference) (1916–1917) | |||||||||
| 1916 | Southwestern Normal | 2–7 | |||||||
| 1917 | Southwestern Normal | 1–4 | |||||||
| Southwestern Normal: | 3–11 | ||||||||
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Independent) (1921) | |||||||||
| 1921 | West Texas State | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1922–1924) | |||||||||
| 1922 | West Texas State | 2–8 | 0–2 | T–9th | |||||
| 1923 | West Texas State | 4–4–1 | 1–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1924 | West Texas State | 5–4 | 2–2 | T–6th | |||||
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931–1932) | |||||||||
| 1931 | West Texas State | 6–3 | 2–2 | T–3rd (Western) | |||||
| 1932 | West Texas State | 4–2–2 | 3–0–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| West Texas State: | 23–26–4 | 8–9–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 26–37–4 | ||||||||
Men's basketball
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Independent) (1921–1926) | |||||||||
| 1921–22 | West Texas State | 12–4 | |||||||
| 1922–23 | West Texas State | 12–4 | |||||||
| 1923–24 | West Texas State | 13–3 | |||||||
| 1924–25 | West Texas State | 20–3 | |||||||
| 1925–26 | West Texas State | 14–3 | |||||||
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1926–1932) | |||||||||
| 1926–27 | West Texas State | 23–3 | 9–1 | ||||||
| 1927–28 | West Texas State | 19–4 | 9–1 | ||||||
| 1928–29 | West Texas State | 21–5 | 7–3 | ||||||
| 1929–30 | West Texas State | 17–4 | 9–1 | ||||||
| 1930–31 | West Texas State | 18–2 | 8–1 | ||||||
| 1931–32 | West Texas State | 20–3 | 6–0 | AAU National Tournament | |||||
| West Texas State Buffaloes (Independent) (1932–1933) | |||||||||
| 1932–33 | West Texas State | 19–4 | |||||||
| West Texas State: | 208–42 (.832) | 48–7 (.873) | |||||||
| Total: | 208–42 (.832) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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