TOM NEWTONNewton, Thomas RichardHeight: 6-0 Weight: 210 Born: March 8, 1954 High School: William C. Overfelt (San Jose, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | San Jose CC | |
| 1974 | San Jose CC | |
| 1975 | California | Lettered |
| 1976 | California | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 New York Jets (NFL)1977 NYJ NFL | 44 | RB | 14 | 1 |
| 1978 New York Jets (NFL)1978 NYJ NFL | 44 | RB | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 New York Jets (NFL)1979 NYJ NFL | 44 | FB | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 New York Jets (NFL)1980 NYJ NFL | 44 | FB | 16 | 4 |
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 44 | FB | 16 | 7 |
| 1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL | 44 | FB | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 45 | FB | 16 | 15 |
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 45 | FB | ||
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 87 | 12 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 5/31/1977 | 1977 New York Jets (NFL)1977 NYJ NFL |
| Released | 4/20/1983 | 1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL |
| Signed | 5/20/1983 | 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL |
| Released | 7/1/1983 | 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1983 PIT NFL |
| Signed | 10/25/1983 | 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 8/7/1986 | 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 New York Jets (NFL)1978 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1979 New York Jets (NFL)1979 NYJ NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 New York Jets (NFL)1977 NYJ NFL | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 New York Jets (NFL)1978 NYJ NFL | 11 | 45 | 4.1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 New York Jets (NFL)1979 NYJ NFL | 37 | 145 | 3.9 | 51t | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1980 New York Jets (NFL)1980 NYJ NFL | 59 | 299 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 73 | 244 | 3.3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 146 | 571 | 3.9 | 35 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 57 | 165 | 2.9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 188 | 772 | 4.1 | 51t | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 New York Jets (NFL)1977 NYJ NFL | 5 | 33 | 6.6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1978 New York Jets (NFL)1978 NYJ NFL | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 New York Jets (NFL)1979 NYJ NFL | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1980 New York Jets (NFL)1980 NYJ NFL | 20 | 144 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 17 | 104 | 6.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 36 | 283 | 7.9 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 52 | 369 | 7.1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 New York Jets (NFL)1979 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 New York Jets (NFL)1977 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 New York Jets (NFL)1978 NYJ NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 New York Jets (NFL)1979 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 New York Jets (NFL)1981 NYJ NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 New York Jets (NFL)1982 NYJ NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1984 OAK USFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1985 Oakland Invaders (USFL)1985 OAK USFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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