Ben Newcomb
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1935 |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1956 | Augustana (SD) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| c. 1968 | Eastern Illinois (assistant) |
| 1969–1978 | Augustana (IL) |
| Baseball | |
| 1966 | Eastern Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 55–34–1 (football) 9–17 (baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 0–1 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 CCIW (1975) | |
Ben Newcomb (born c. 1935) is an American former football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois from 1969 to 1978, compiling a record of 55–34–1. Newcomb was also the head baseball coach at Eastern Illinois University for one season, in 1966, tallying a mark of 9–17. Newcomb graduated from Augustana College—now known as Augustana University—in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He coached in the public schools in Sioux Falls before moving to Eastern Illinois.[1] Newcomb resigned as head football coach at Augustana following the 1978 season to become director of the school's College Center.[2]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augustana (Illinois) Vikings (College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin) (1969–1978) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Augustana | 7–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1970 | Augustana | 3–6 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1971 | Augustana | 5–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1972 | Augustana | 6–3 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1973 | Augustana | 7–2 | 6–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1974 | Augustana | 5–3–1 | 4–3–1 | T–4th | |||||
| 1975 | Augustana | 7–2 | 6–2 | 1st | |||||
| 1976 | Augustana | 7–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1977 | Augustana | 4–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 1978 | Augustana | 4–5 | 3–5 | 6th | |||||
| Augustana: | 55–34–1 | 48–30–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 55–34–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Augie Names Grid Coach". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. United Press International. April 19, 1969. p. 8. Retrieved December 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Young's yarns". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. April 8, 1979. p. 22. Retrieved December 5, 2016 – via Newspapers.com .
