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Joe Newman 2018 HS

Joe Newman

  • Class
    2020
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Played in 41 career games with 25 starts at quarterback ... Helped lead Terriers to three SoCon titles and four NCAA Playoff appearances ... Ran 327 times for 1,837 yards and 22 touchdowns ... Was 168-of-299 passing for 2,414 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Had 4,251 yards of total offense in his career ... As a senior in 2019, started all 12 games at quarterback ... Named Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year by the coaches and media ... First Wofford quarterback to earn All-Southern Conference first team honors by the coaches and media ... Named HERO Sports second team All-America ... Ran for a team-high 889 yards on 127 carries with 13 touchdowns ... Was 70-of-128 passing for 1,150 yards and seven touchdowns ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Kennesaw State (11/30) was 6-of-13 passing for 113 yards ... Started all 13 games at quarterback in 2018 ... Threw for 1,070 yards on 88-of-145 passing with eight touchdowns, along with rushing for 533 yards on 130 carries with five touchdowns ... In the NCAA FCS Playoff win against Elon (11/24) had eight carries and completed three passes ... At Kennesaw State (12/1) completed 8-of-13 passes for 153 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... Saw action in 11 games as a sophomore in 2017 ... Had 42 carries for 148 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 8-of-19 passes for 167 yards ... As a freshman in 2016, played in five games ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs at The Citadel (12/3) completed one of three passes for 26 yards and had six carries for 45 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give the Terriers the lead ... At Youngstown State (12/10) in the quarterfinals, had 16 carries for 125 yards, highlighted by a 75-yard touchdown run on the first play of the third quarter ... Native of Riverdale, Georgia … Graduated with a degree in accounting.
 
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