1895 New Hampshire football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1895 New Hampshire football 1895 New Hampshire football team.png 285 Everett Whittemore is seated holding football,Fred Hayes is standing at back-right Independent 2–3–1per the University's media guide; 1895 sources differ None Everett S. Whittemore & Fred F. Hayes College grounds, Durham, NH The 1895 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 1895 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The team played a six-game schedule without facing any other college teams, and finished with a record of 1–4–1 or 2–3–1, per 1895 sources or modern sources, respectively. At the close of the 1894 season, the team had selected William C. Dudley to again captain the 1895 squad.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/45512102/n_h_college_football_election/ N. H. College Football Election The Boston Globe 5 December 19, 1894 February 23, 2020 newspapers.com However, with Dudley and seven other members of the team having left college,https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/49/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 4 December 1895 (editorial) 49–50 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machine eight of the fourteen are no longer in College Everett S. Whittemore became captain of the 1895 squad, until he resigned the position mid-season and was replaced by Fred F. Hayes.https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/29/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 3 November 1895 College News 29 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machine 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. DateOpponentSiteper 1895 sourcesper modern sourcesResultSourceResultSource September 21 at Exeter Academy Exeter, NH L 0–29 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/31/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 3 November 1895 N. H. C. v. P. E. A. 31–32 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machine L 0–29 September 28 Dover YMCA Durham, NH T 6–6 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/32/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 3 November 1895 N. H. C. v. Dover Y. M. C. A 32–33 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machine T 6–6 October 12 Portsmouth Athletic Assoc. unknownL 0–22https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/34/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 3 November 1895 N. H. C. v. Portsmouth Athletic Association 34 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machine not listed October 19 at Dover YMCA Burgett ParkDover, NH L 10–14 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/35/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 3 November 1895 N. H. C. v. Dover Y. M. C. A 35–36 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machine L 10–14 November 2 Somersworth High School Durham, NH W 10–6 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/56/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 4 December 1895 N. H. C. v. Somersworth 56–57 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/45519523/minor_games/ Minor Games The Boston Post 3 November 3, 1895 February 23, 2020 newspapers.com W 10–6 November 2 at Berwick Academy South Berwick, ME NH second team https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/57/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 4 December 1895 N. H. C., 2d v. Berwick Academy 57–58 February 23, 2020 Wayback MachineW 14–6 November 16 at Brewster Academy Wolfeboro, NH L 10–14 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/58/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 4 December 1895 Brewster Academy v. N. H. C. 58–59 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/48/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 4 December 1895 (editorial) 48–49 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machine In considering the result of the foot-ball game November 16 several things should be taken into account L 10–14 Overall record(1–4–1)(2–3–1) A report in The New Hampshire College Monthly by the team's student manager stated that the team played six games,https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/77/mode/2up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 5 February 1896 Report of Foot-ball Manager 77–78 February 23, 2020 Wayback Machine Recaps of seven games were provided in the College Monthly; six varsity contests plus a game played by the second team (backups). On November 2, the varsity defeated Somersworth High School while the second team defeated Berwick Academy. College Football Data Warehouse and the Wildcats' media guide list both of those contests, while omitting the October 12 loss against the Portsmouth Athletic Association.http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1895-1899_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse February 23, 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 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 While the student manager's report noted that the "Portsmouth game was postponed three times", the College Monthly is clear that the game did get played; thus it is included in the overall record per 1895 sources, in lieu of the second team's win over Berwick Academy. Roster Name Position Team photo location John W. Ash center seated, front row, center-left in black sweater David B. Bartlett quarterback seated, front row, second from right J. S. Black left guard seated, middle row, center-left in black shirt Walter F. Buck right halfback standing, left Richard C. Butterfield right guard seated, middle row, center-right in white shirt Henry M. Chamberlain fullback standing, center Elwin H. Forristall right end seated, front row, far left Fred F. Hayes left halfback standing, right J. A. Langlier substitute seated, back row, far right Herbert F. Moore substitute seated, back row, second from left Gerry A. Morgan substitute seated, back row, far left J. N. G. Nesbit left end seated, front row, far right Fred D. Sanborn right tackle seated, front row, second from left D. R. Taft student manager seated, back row, wearing hat Everett S. Whittemore center seated, front row, with football Walter M. WigginWiggin drowned in January 1896 "while skating upon the College reservoir."https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/69/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 5 February 1896 In Memoriam 69 February 24, 2020 Wayback Machine left tackle seated, middle row, at right with NHC sweater Source:https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec18951896newh/page/n119/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly 3 4 December 1895 (photo) 36 February 24, 2020 Wayback Machine Notes References 30em New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire football