Ben Newcomb
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| 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) | |
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
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 | edit source]Football
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]Categories:
- 1930s births
- Living people
- Augustana (Illinois) Vikings football coaches
- Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings football players
- Baseball coaches from South Dakota
- Coaches of American football from South Dakota
- Eastern Illinois Panthers baseball coaches
- Eastern Illinois Panthers football coaches
- Players of American football from Sioux Falls, South Dakota