1894 New Hampshire football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1894 New Hampshire football 1894 New Hampshire football team.png 285 Team captain William Dudley is seated left of center, holding football; student manager Lewis Kittredge is in the front row, with hat Independent 2–3 None William C. Dudleyhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45431761/new_hampshire_college_players/ New Hampshire College Players The Boston Globe 7 October 3, 1894 February 22, 2020 newspapers.com College grounds, Durham, NH The 1894 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 1894 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The team played a five-game schedule, including the program's first contests against other college teams, Bates and Saint Anselm, and finished with a record of 2–3, being outscored by their opponents by a total of 74 to 32. Schedule Scoring during this era awarded 4 points for a touchdown, 2 points for a conversion kick (extra point), and 5 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. yes yes http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/yearly_results.php?year=1893 New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse February 22, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027125533/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/yearly_results.php?year=1893 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 February 22, 2020 66 September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead October 6 Exeter Academy (second team) Durham, NH W 4–0 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18941895newh/page/30/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 2 2 October 1894 N. H. C. vs. Exeter Second 30 February 22, 2020 Wayback Machine October 20 at 1894 Bates Bobcats Bates Lewiston, ME L 4–26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45432286/lewiston/ Lewiston The Boston Globe 5 October 19, 1894 February 22, 2020 newspapers.com In the afternoon a game will be played at the same place between Bates and the New Hampshire state college.https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18941895newh/page/43/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly 2 3 November 1894 N. H. C. v. Bates 43–44 February 22, 2020 Wayback Machine November 15 Thursday at Dover High School Burgett Park Dover, NH L 4–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45433413/dover_high_10_n_h_college_4/ Dover High 10, N. H. College 4 The Boston Globe 4 November 15, 1894 February 22, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18941895newh/page/59/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly 2 4 December 1894 College News 59 February 22, 2020 Wayback Machine November 21 Wednesday Dover High School Durham, NH W 20–6 200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45433524/n_h_college_20_dover_6/ N. H. College 20, Dover 6 The Boston Globe 3 November 22, 1894 February 22, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18941895newh/page/56/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 2 4 December 1894 N. H. C. v. D. H. S. 56–57 February 22, 2020 Wayback Machine November 29 Thursday, Thanksgiving Day at 1894 Saint Anselm Hawks Saint Anselm Manchester, NH L 0–32 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18941895newh/page/58/mode/2up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly 2 4 December 1894 N. H. C. v. St. Anselm's 58–59 February 22, 2020 Wayback Machine A report by the student manager of the team, Lewis H. Kittredge, indicates that two other games had been planned for the season but had to be cancelled; one against McGaw Institute (Merrimack, New Hampshire) and another against the "Andover second eleven" (Phillips Academy of Andover, Massachusetts).https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18941895newh/page/70/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly 2 5 January 1895 Report of Football Manager 70 February 22, 2020 Wayback Machine Kittredge would go on to become president of the Peerless Motor Company.https://books.google.com/books?id=H5U6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA356 A History of Cleveland, Ohio: Biographical II 356–359 S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1910 Google Books February 22, 2020 Roster Name Position Team photo location Walter F. Buck left halfback standing, far left Henry M. Chamberlain right halfback standing, second from right Frank DeMerritte fullback standing, center, NHC sweater William C. Dudley (captain) right guard seated, middle left, holding football Elwin H. Forristall right end seated, front row, left Horace L. Howe substitute seated, back row, left J. Norton Hunt substitute standing, second from left Lewis H. Kittredge student manager seated, center, wearing hat George T. McKenna quarterback seated, back row, right William F. Russell left tackle seated, far right Charles A. Trow left end seated, front row, right Charles W. Vickery substitute standing, far right Everett S. Whittemore center seated, center, NHC sweater Tappan S. Wiggin left guard seated, middle right, all-white shirt Perley A. Young right tackle seated, far left Source:https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18941895newh/page/n81/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 2 3 November 1894 (photo) 34 February 22, 2020 Wayback Machine Notes References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire football