Sam B. Holt
# Sam B. Holt

Samuel B. "Frosty" Holt (August 20, 1902 – May 24, 1986) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Carson–Newman College—now known as Carson–Newman University—in Jefferson City, Tennessee from 1929 to 1949, compiling a record of 94–57–16.

## Coaching career

Holt was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team for the 1945–46 season. In his sole year at the program's helm, Holt compiled 10–10 record with a mark of 5–5 in Southern Conference play.

## Death

Holt died on May 24, 1986, at a hospital in Jefferson City, Tennessee.

## Head coaching record

### Football

| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Carson–Newman Parsons (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1929–1944) ||||||
| 1929 | Carson–Newman | 1–6–2 | 0–3–1 | 6th | |
| 1930 | Carson–Newman | 5–4 | 3–2 | 4th | |
| 1931 | Carson–Newman | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 2nd | |
| 1932 | Carson–Newman | 5–2–1 | 3–0 | 1st | |
| 1933 | Carson–Newman | 7–1 | 6–0 | 1st | |
| 1934 | Carson–Newman | 4–3–2 | 2–2–2 | T–3rd | |
| 1935 | Carson–Newman | 7–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | |
| 1936 | Carson–Newman | 10–0 | 7–0 | 1st | |
| 1937 | Carson–Newman | 7–1–1 | 6–0–1 | 1st | |
| 1938 | Carson–Newman | 5–4–1 | 3–3–1 | 4th | |
| 1939 | Carson–Newman | 4–3–2 | 4–1–2 | 1st | |
| 1940 | Carson–Newman | 4–4 | 4–1 | 2nd | |
| 1941 | Carson–Newman | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | 3rd | |
| 1942 | No team—World War II | | | | |
| 1943 | Carson–Newman | 4–1 | NA | NA | |
| 1944 | Carson–Newman | 3–1–1 | NA | NA | |
| Carson–Newman Parsons (Smoky Mountain Conference) (1946–1949) ||||||
| 1946 | Carson–Newman | 5–3–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |
| 1947 | Carson–Newman | 8–1–2 | 3–0 | 1st | L Burley |
| 1948 | Carson–Newman | 4–6 | 1–2 | 3rd | |
| 1949 | Carson–Newman | 2–7–1 | 1–3 | 4th | |
| Carson–Newman: | Carson–Newman: | 94–57–16 | 55–21–9 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 94–57–16 | | | |
| National championship  Conference title  Conference division title or championship game berth ||||||
