Oliver Cutts

Oliver Frost Cutts (August 6, 1873 – August 4, 1939) was an American college football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Purdue University (1903–1904), the University of Washington, and Bates College (1922–1924), compiling a career head coaching record of 23–18–3. Cutts was also the athletic director at Purdue (1904–1905 and 1915–1918) and Bates (1922–1938).

Playing career Cutts attended Bates College and played for the school's football team in 1893. He was a member of the track and baseball teams the following spring, but a leg injury forced him to miss the 1894 football season. He played both baseball and football in 1895. He attended Harvard Summer School at the end of his sophomore year and was Bates' gymnasium leader during his junior and season years. From 1896 to 1900, he was a mathematics teacher and athletic coach at the Haverford School. In 1901, Cutts enrolled in Harvard Law School. He had one year of college athletic eligibility remaining and played tackle for the 1901 Harvard Crimson football team. From 1903 to 1904, he was the head coach at Purdue University. The following season, the Boilermakers 9–3 and outscored opponents 176–66. In 1905, he moved to Seattle to practice law. Cutts took over as head football coach shortly before the 1922 season due to the resignation of Raymond A. Watkins. He stepped down as football coach after the 1924 season but continued to serve as athletic director until his retirement in 1938.

Personal life In 1909, Cutts married Eugenia Ayer of Dorchester, Massachusetts. They had two daughters.

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