1910 University of New Mexico football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1910 University of New Mexico football Independent 0–3 Carl Hamilton 1st Traction Park The 1910 University of New Mexico football team was an American football team that represented the University of New Mexico as an independent during the 1910 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Carl Hamilton (sometimes listed as H. B. Hamilton), the team compiled a 0–3 record, failed to score a point during the season, and was outscored by a total of 90 to 0.2018 New Mexico Football Media Guide University of New Mexico 2018 139 https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unm.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/30/2018_Media_Guide.pdf December 2, 2018 September 6, 2018 https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20180906110903/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/unm.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/8/30/2018_Media_Guide.pdf dead The team played its only home game at Albuquerque's Traction Park. The team struggled to secure funding. The 1909 team had finished its season with a deficit, the board of regents passed a resolution prohibiting the student body for incurring debt to fund the football team. The regents appropriated $500 to fund the team, but only on the condition that the students could raise an additional $1,000. Two weeks before the season began, The Albuquerque Morning Journal described the football prospects as "rather gloomy".Football Fund Is Being Lined Up By Varsity: Not Enough Money In Strong Box to Finance a Season and Prospects are Rather Gloomy for Gridiron Sport The Albuquerque Morning Journal October 6, 1910 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25917403/football_fund_is_being_lined_up_by/ Newspapers.com With the season in doubt, university president E. McQueen Gray addressed a mass meeting of students on October 10 and announced that the football season would proceed. H. B. Hamilton, who coached at Albuquerque High School in 1909, was hired to coach the team.To Play Football In Spite of the Difficulties: Varsity Students Decide to do the Best They Can with What They Have; Hamilton, Virginia Man, to Coach The Albuquerque Morning Journal October 11, 1910 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25917532/to_play_football_in_spite_of_the/ Newspapers.com The team's 80-point loss to 1910 New Mexico Military Broncos New Mexico Military on November 4, 1910, was the worst defeat in program history to that point. The 1917 team now holds that record after its 107-point loss to New Mexico A&M.2018 Media Guide, p. 108. Four days after the loss to the Military Institute, university president Gray directed the athletic council to cancel the remainder of the season, which was to have included games against the El Paso Military Institute, New Mexico A&M, and Arizona. As a result of the cancellation, the Arizona game was deemed a forfeit, and the territorial cup for which the teams played was returned to Arizona.Football Season For University Is Cancelled The Albuquerque Morning Journal November 8, 1910 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25917675/football_season_for_university_is/ Newspapers.com Walter R. Allen, who played at the center position, was the 1910 team captain. Other players included Lyle Abbott, Allen (center), B. Arens (guard/end/halfback), W. Arens (tackle), C.L. Bernard (forward), Hugh Carlisle (end), Ed DeWolf (guard), R.D. Gladding (guard), James Hamilton (tackle), Harold Hill (halfback), Karl Karsten (guard), Charles Lembke (forward), H.E. Marsh (guard/tackle), Patterson (halfback), Howard Seder (forward), Lawrence Selva (end), and E. Smith (halfback).2018 Media Guide, pp. 132-137. Schedule y October 22 1910 New Mexico Mines Miners New Mexico Mines Traction Park Albuquerque, New Mexico Territory L 0-9 Varsity Eleven Unable to Score Against the Miners The Albuquerque Morning Journal October 23, 1910 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25914452/varsity_eleven_unable_to_score_against/ Newspapers.comRivals Meet on the Gridiron This Afternoon: U.N.M. and Miners To Battle for Supremacy The Albuquerque Morning Journal October 22, 1910 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25917131/rivals_meet_on_the_gridiron_this/ Newspapers.com November 4 at 1910 New Mexico Military Broncos New Mexico Military Roswell, New Mexico Territory L 0-80 Varsity Loses at Roswell 80 to 0 The Albuquerque Morning Journal November 5, 1910 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25914368/varsity_loses_at_roswell_80_to_0/ Newspapers.comVarsity Squad Returns From The Pecos Valley The Albuquerque Morning Journal November 6, 1910 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25914290/varsity_squad_returns_from_the_pecos/ Newspapers.com November 24 at Arizona Tucson, Arizona Territory (rivalry) L 0-1 (forfeit) References University of New Mexico Category:New Mexico Lobos football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons University of New Mexico football