Bobby Newcombe
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| Position: | Quarterback/wide receiver |
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| Born: | August 8, 1979 Sierra Leone |
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| High school: | Albuquerque (NM) Highland |
| College: | Nebraska |
| NFL draft: | 2001 / round: 6 / pick: 166 |
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Robert Wundu Sowa Newcombe (born August 8, 1979) is a former American football quarterback that started for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[2]
College career
[edit]As a sophomore in 1998, Bobby Newcombe started at quarterback and led his team to a 9–4 record and a No. 19 ranking nationally in spite of suffering from a knee injury in the first game that would plague him all season long. During the season, Newcombe led Nebraska in passing yards with 712 and had 228 rushing yards while completing 50-of-79 passes and throwing just one interception. The 6–0, 195-pound native of Albuquerque, New Mexico also recorded eight rushing touchdowns and one passing touchdown, while his longest run from the line of scrimmage was 20 yards. Newcombe's longest pass play covered 49 yards to wide receiver Matt Davison against Texas A&M on October 10, 1998.[3]
One of Newcombe's most memorable moments for individual game performances came on August 29, 1998, when he completed 9-of-10 passes for 168 yards including a 46-yard touchdown pass to tight end Sheldon Jackson in a 56–27 shootout victory over Louisiana Tech which was televised nationally.[4]
Newcombe was replaced at quarterback by Eric Crouch the following year as Crouch would go on to win the Heisman Trophy in 2001. Newcombe would finish his career as a return man and wide receiver for the Cornhuskers. His four seasons at Nebraska had him totalling 45 receptions for 660 yards with three touchdowns. He also added 48 punt returns for 829 yards which included three touchdown returns. One of those three touchdown returns went for 94 yards against Missouri on September 30, 2000, which set a Huskers school record.[5]
Statistics
[edit]| Nebraska Cornhuskers | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Punt Returns | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Cmp | Att | Cmp% | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | Red | Yds | Avg | TD | No. | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 156 | 9.8 | 1 | 7 | 173 | 24.7 | 1 | 12 | 244 | 20.3 | 1 |
| 1998 | 50 | 79 | 63.3 | 712 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 228 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 19 | 57.9 | 246 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 87 | 2.4 | 3 | 19 | 238 | 12.5 | 1 | 16 | 294 | 18.4 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 2.0 | 0 | 19 | 249 | 13.1 | 1 | 20 | 291 | 14.6 | 1 |
| Total | 63 | 99 | 63.6 | 973 | 3 | 2 | 155 | 490 | 3.2 | 12 | 45 | 660 | 14.7 | 3 | 48 | 829 | 17.3 | 3 |
Professional career
[edit]Newcombe played football professionally in the Canadian Football League for the Montreal Alouettes for one season.[6] He was drafted in the 6th round of the 2001 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals, but wound up playing wide receiver in Canada at the slot receiver's position in 2002.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Newcombe now resides in Chandler, Arizona, and works as the head coach at Casteel High School. In addition to his education at Nebraska, he has also earned several degrees from the University of Phoenix, including a Doctor of Management.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Transactions". NFL.com. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "#12 Bobby Newcombe". Huskers.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "1998 Nebraska football statistics". HuskerMax.com. January 1999. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "Nebraska 56, La. Tech 27". HuskerMax.com. August 29, 1998. Retrieved August 5, 2012.
- ^ "#12 Bobby Newcombe". Huskers.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Alouettes Add Two". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. March 20, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "2001 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ "EPressBox | American Youth Services :: EPressBox Websites".
Additional sources
[edit]- Lindy's Big-12 Football – 1999 – Volume 13, p. 136, 174–175
- nebraska.statepaper.com – June 30, 2001, article titled "Bobby Newcombe puts Nebraska Behind Him"
- 1979 births
- Living people
- American football quarterbacks
- American football wide receivers
- Sierra Leonean players of American football
- Arizona Cardinals players
- Montreal Alouettes players
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
- High school football coaches in Arizona
- University of Phoenix alumni
- Players of American football from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Coaches of American football from New Mexico
- Players of American football from New Mexico
- Players of Canadian football from New Mexico