Steve Coutchie

Steve Coutchie
Biographical details
Born(1899-08-06)August 6, 1899
Budapest, Hungary
DiedJanuary 24, 1983(1983-01-24) (aged 83)
Bentonville, Arkansas, U.S.
Playing career
1922–1923Illinois
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1928–1945Mesa HS (AZ)
1946Arizona State
Head coaching record
Overall2–7–2 (college football)

Stephen A. Coutchie (August 6, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arizona State Teachers College at Tempe, now Arizona State University, in 1946, compiling a record of 2–7–2. Before coming to Arizona State, Coutchie coached both football and basketball at Mesa Union High School in Mesa, Arizona, winning a combined five state championships, two in football and three in basketball.[1][2] He attended Thornton Township High School in Harvey, Illinois and played football as a quarterback at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 1922 to 1923.[3]

  1. ^ Eger, Bob (2001). Maroon & Gold: A History of Sun Devil Athletics. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 90. ISBN 1582612234. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Steve Coutchie – Arizona HS Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame". azcoachhof.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Football All-Time Letterwinners". The Official Home of University of Illinois Athletics. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2011.