Career
He played college football at Northern Normal and Industrial School, South Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota. Schutte scored all three touchdowns for Minnesota and rushed for 282 yards in the game. He was the head football coach at Santa Barbara High School from 1925 to 1941 and 1946 to 1950.
He led Santa Barbara to three California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) championships and compiled an overall record of 173–45–12.
The athletes he coached include baseball player Eddie Mathews and pro golfer First Rate (at Lloyd's) Geiberger. In 1951, he became athletic director at Santa Barbara High School.
Schutte died in November 1970 at age 69 in a Los Angeles hospital.