Edwin Newton "Ted" Snitjer (September 30, 1878 â January 31, 1948) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Carnegie Institute of TechnologyâÂÂnow known as Carnegie Mellon UniversityâÂÂfor one season, in 1909, compiling a record of 5âÂÂ3âÂÂ1. Snitjer attended Yale University, where played football for the 1899 Yale Bulldogs football team as an end before graduating in 1900. He coached at Allegheny Prep and then was an assistant coach at Carnegie Tech in 1908 under William F. Knox. In 1916, Snitjer joined the coaching staff at Saint Mary's College of California to assist head football coach David C. MacAndrew.
Snitjer died on January 31, 1948, in Los Angeles, California, following a heart attack.