1899 New Hampshire football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1899 New Hampshire football Independent 4–2per the University's media guide; 1899 sources differ None UnknownThe New Hampshire College Monthly did not publish a team photo, which for the prior five seasons had listed starting players and identified the team captain. College grounds, Durham, NH The 1899 New Hampshire football teamThe school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;https://unhwildcats.com/sports/2015/6/24/Mascots.aspx Wild E. and Gnarlz unhwildcats.com February 14, 2020 before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white". was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic ArtsThe school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era. during the 1899 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The team finished with a record of 3–3–1 or 4–2, per 1899 sources or modern sources, respectively. Schedule Scoring during this era awarded five points for a touchdown, one point for a conversion kick (extra point), and five points for a field goal. Teams played in the one-platoon system and the forward pass was not yet legal. Games were played in two halves rather than four quarters. DateOpponentSiteper 1899 sourcesper modern sourcesResultSourceResultSource September 30 Exeter Academy (second team) Durham, NHW 18–2https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49112348/football-saturday/ Football Saturday The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1 October 2, 1899 April 19, 2020 newspapers.com not listed October 7 1899 MIT Engineers MIT Durham, NH L 5–6 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18991900newh/page/23/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly N. H. C. v. M. I. T. 7 2 November 1899 23–25 April 19, 2020 Wayback Machine L 5–6 October 11 Wednesday at Andover Academy Andover, MA W 6–0 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18991900newh/page/25/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly N. H. C. v. Andover 7 2 November 1899 25–26 April 19, 2020 Wayback Machine W 6–0 October 14 East Rochester Durham, NH NH second team https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18991900newh/page/26/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly N. H. C., 2d v. East Rochester 7 2 November 1899 26–27 April 19, 2020 Wayback MachineW 8–0 October 18 Wednesday Somersworth Durham, NH NH second team https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18991900newh/page/27/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly N. H. C., 2d v. Somersworth 7 2 November 1899 27–28 April 19, 2020 Wayback MachineW 16–0 October 21 Boston College Durham, NH L 0–6 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18991900newh/page/28/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly Boston College v. N. H. C. 7 2 November 1899 28–29 April 19, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49320852/made-one-touchdown/ Made One Touchdown The Boston Globe 16 October 22, 1899 April 22, 2020 newspapers.com L 0–6 October 28 at Portsmouth Athletic Assoc. Portsmouth, NHT 0–0https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49113431/portsmouth-a-a-0-n-h-college-0/ Portsmouth A. A. 0; N. H. College 0 The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 5 October 30, 1899 April 19, 2020 newspapers.com not listed November 1 Wednesday at Exeter Academy (varsity) Exeter, NHL 0–29https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49321142/exeter-vs-n-h-college/ Exeter vs. N. H. College The Portsmouth Herald Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1 November 2, 1899 April 22, 2020 newspapers.com not listed November 4 at Vermont Athletic ParkBurlington, VT W 6–5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49114358/vermont-news/ Vermont News Deerfield Valley Times Wilmington, Vermont 7 November 10, 1899 April 19, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49128015/lost-a-close-game/ Lost a Close Game The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vermont 6 November 6, 1899 April 20, 2020 newspapers.com W 6–5 Overall record(3–3–1)(4–2) A December editorial in The New Hampshire College Monthly stated that the team's record was 3–3–1,https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18991900newh/page/42/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly Editorials 7 3 December 1899 42–43 April 19, 2020 Wayback Machine whereas College Football Data Warehouse and the University's media guide list a record of 4–2.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1895-1899_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse April 19, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027122227/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1895-1899_yearly_results.php October 27, 2016 Wayback Machinehttps://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web 2017 New Hampshire Media Guide University of New Hampshire 2017 66 April 19, 2020 September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead Contemporary sources are clear that the Vermont game was played in Vermont; modern sources list the site as Durham. The October 21 game was the first meeting between the New Hampshire and Boston College football programs.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=374 New Hampshire vs Boston College (MA) College Football Data Warehouse April 19, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910050722/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=374 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine The November 4 game was the first meeting between the New Hampshire and Vermont football programs.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=3372 New Hampshire vs Vermont College Football Data Warehouse April 19, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910050722/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=3372 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine Notes References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire football