After serving as football coach at Mayfield High School in Mayfield, Kentucky, Cutchin joined Murray State in 1925 as the school's football and basketball coach.
His .750 winning percentage as football coach is the highest in school history.
[2] In 1947, Cutchin was once again hired to coach Murray State basketball after the resignation of John Miller.
Cutchin died on August 20, 1953, after suffering a heart attack at his home in Murray, Kentucky.
He was inducted into the Murray State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1970, the first ever coach to receive the honor.