Sylvanus Blanchard "Samuel" Newton[N 1] (December 4, 1868[N 2] – April 30, 1932) was an American college football player and coach.

[2] Newton was the tenth head football coach at Lehigh University and he held that position for four seasons, from 1902 until 1905.

[3] While coaching at Lafayette, Newton's teams won The Rivalry game against Lehigh all seven times in three seasons.

Newton later moved to Lehigh to coach on the opposite side of The Rivalry, winning two of four games played.

Newton died on April 30, 1932, of a throat infection at his home in Chevy Chase, Maryland.