Ben Newcomb (born c. 1935) is a former American 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]
| 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) | |
Head coaching record
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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 .
