Sam Costen
Sam Costen went 7–7–2 as a head coach in the games on file: 1909 at The Citadel and 1910 at The Citadel. His full head-coaching career isn’t in our records. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (1909, 3–3–2); by them his record is 6–7–2. Share
- Record
- 7–7–2 games on file
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- AP poll
- Began in 1936, after this career
- Best season
- 1909 4–3–2
Season by season
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| Season | School | Record | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 | The Citadel | 4–3–2 (Wikipedia: 3–3–2) | ||
| 1910 | The Citadel | 3–4 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conference games | 4 | 0–3–1 | 13% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 6 | 2–2–2 | 50% |
| At home | 12 | 6–4–2 | 58% |
| On the road | 4 | 1–3 | 25% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 15 | 7–6–2 | 53% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
His own 16 games on file, 1909–1910, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Charlestonseries | 3 | 2–1 |
| South Carolinaseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Wake Forestseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Porter Militaryseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| West End Amateursseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Charleston Navyseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Floridaseries | 1 | 0–1 |