1903 New Hampshire football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1903 New Hampshire football 1903 New Hampshire football team.png 1903 team photo; several players can be seen with nose armor protectors around their necks 285 Independent 2–6–1per the University's media guide; 1903 sources differ John Scannell 2nd Horace J. Petteehttps://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19041905newh/page/162/mode/1up/ The New Hampshire College Monthly Horace James Pettee 12 8 June 1905 162 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machine Central Park, Dover, NH The 1903 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 1903 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Under the direction of second-year head coach John Scannell, the team finished with a record of 2–7–1 or 2–6–1, per 1903 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 1903 sourcesper modern sourcesResultSourceResultSource September 23 Wednesday at Exeter Academy Exeter, NH L 0–21 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/18/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Exeter, 21; New Hampshire, 0 11 1 October 1903 18 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49909056/exeter-21-n-h-college-0/ Exeter 21, N H College 0 The Boston Globe 14 September 24, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.com L 0–21 http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1900-1904_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse April 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027122232/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1900-1904_yearly_results.php October 27, 2016 Wayback Machinehttps://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web 66 2017 New Hampshire Media Guide University of New Hampshire 2017 April 30, 2020 September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead September 26 at Maine (rivalry) Orono, ME L 0–18 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/26/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly University of Maine, 18; New Hampshire, 0 11 2 November 1903 26 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49911092/univ-of-me-18-n-h-state-0/ Univ of ME 18, N H State 0 The Boston Globe 5 September 27, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.com L 0–18 October 3 at 1903 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Whittier FieldBrunswick, ME L 0–18 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/27/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Bowdoin, 18; New Hampshire, 0 11 2 November 1903 27 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49972889/bowdoin-18-n-h-state-college-0/ Bowdoin, 18; N. H. State College, 0 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 50 October 4, 1903 May 1, 2020 newspapers.com L 0–18 October 10 at Andover Academy Brothers FieldAndover, MA L 0–27 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/23/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Andover, 27; New Hampshire, 0 11 2 November 1903 23–24 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49909130/andover-27-n-h-state-0/ Andover 27, N H State 0 The Boston Globe 10 October 11, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.com L 0–27 October 14 Wednesday at Exeter Academy Exeter, NHL 0–29https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49909957/football-notes/ Football Notes The Boston Globe 8 October 14, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49909714/yesterdays-football-scores/ Yesterday's Football Scores The Boston Globe 8 October 15, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/25/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Exeter, 29; New Hampshire, 0 11 2 November 1903 25 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machine not listed October 17 at Dover Athletic Assoc. Central ParkDover, NH W 6–0 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/22/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Dover Athletic Association vs. N. H. C.: N. H., 6; Dover A. A., 0 11 2 November 1903 22–23 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machine W 6–0 October 24 Maine (rivalry) Central ParkDover, NH L 0–27 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/50/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly University of Maine, 27; New Hampshire, 0 11 3 December 1903 50–51 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machine L 0–27 October 31 1903 Bates Bobcats Bates Central ParkDover, NH T 6–6 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/50/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Bates vs. N. H. 11 3 December 1903 50 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49911552/n-h-state-6-bates-6/ N. H. State 6, Bates 6 The Boston Post 6 November 1, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.com T 6–6 November 7 1903 Worcester Tech Engineers Worcester Tech Central ParkDover, NH L 0–15 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/51/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Saturday, November 7, New Hampshire College played Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Central Park, Dover 11 3 December 1903 51–52 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49910520/worcester-poly-15-n-h-0/ Worcester Poly 15, N. H. 0 The Boston Post 12 November 8, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.com L 0–15 November 14 1903 Tufts Jumbos Tufts (second team) Central ParkDover, NH W 6–0 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/52/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly New Hampshire, 6; Tufts 2d, 0 11 3 December 1903 52–53 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49973037/n-h-college-6-tufts-2d-0/ N. H. College 6, Tufts 2d 0 The Boston Globe 5 November 15, 1903 May 1, 2020 newspapers.com W 6–0 Overall record(2–7–1)(2–6–1) The scores of two late-season contests between New Hampshire and Dover A. C. were listed in Boston newspapers; one New Hampshire win (10–5 on November 21)https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49911952/other-games-yesterday/ Other Games Yesterday The Boston Post 1 November 22, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/49912294/football-results/ Football Results The Boston Globe 10 November 22, 1903 April 30, 2020 newspapers.com and one New Hampshire loss (5–6 on November 26, Thanksgiving).https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49973493/exhibition-games/ Exhibition Games The Boston Globe 11 November 27, 1903 May 1, 2020 newspapers.com In addition to the varsity games listed above, New Hampshire's second team (reserves) defeated Dover High School, 22–0,https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/23/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Dover High School vs. N. H. C., 2d 11 2 November 1903 23 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machine and played the Exeter Academy second team to a tie, 5–5.https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/25/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Exeter, 2d vs. New Hampshire, 2d 11 2 November 1903 25–26 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machine The New Hampshire College Monthly stated that the team played 14 games, having "lost eight, won four, and tied twice" (4–8–2).https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/41/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Editorial: Football 11 3 December 1903 41–42 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machine The College Monthly provided recaps of 12 games (the 10 varsity games listed in the table, plus the two games played by the second team); it did not provide recaps of the two late-season games against Dover A. C.It is inferred that the "Dover Athletic Association" reported in The New Hampshire College Monthly and the "Dover A. C." reported in Boston newspapers were one and the same. The overall record of the 10 varsity games (2–7–1), two second-team games (1–0–1), and two late-season games (1–1) does tally to 4–8–2. The team's original schedule included games against Massachusetts State College and Boston College,https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19031904newh/page/19/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Football A. F. Nesbitt 11 1 October 1903 19 April 30, 2020 Wayback Machine but there is no record of those games being played. The September 26 game was the first meeting of the New Hampshire and Maine football programs.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1839 New Hampshire vs Maine College Football Data Warehouse April 30, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910025702/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=1839 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine The score is listed as 18–0 in the New Hampshire football media guide and in contemporary news reports of 1903; College Football Data Warehouse and the Maine football media guide list it as 10–0.https://goblackbears.com/documents/2019/8/17/2019_Maine_Football_Media_Guide.pdf Maine Football Media Guide 2019 University of Maine Athletics 86 April 30, 2020 goblackbears.com Notes References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire football