Steve Coutchie

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

Stephen A. Coutchie (born Istvan Kuczaj; 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]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Arizona State Sun Devils (Border Conference) (1946)
1946	Arizona State	2–7–2	1–4–1	8th
Arizona State:		2–7–2	1–4–1
Total:		2–7–2

↑ Eger, Bob (2001). Maroon & Gold: A History of Sun Devil Athletics. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 90. ISBN 1582612234. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
↑ "Steve Coutchie – Arizona HS Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame". azcoachhof.com. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021.
↑ "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.