1911 New Hampshire football team

American college football season November 2024 January 2026 1911 New Hampshire football 1911 New Hampshire football team.jpg 285 Independent 1–5–1 George McCaa 1st first 3 games unclear 2 games Ray B. Thomas 2nd season; final 2 games Clarence M. Lowdhttps://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1230&context=tnh_archive Football Practice The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 1 1 September 20, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu College grounds, Durham, NH The 1911 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 1911 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The team finished with a record of 1–5–1. The team began the season with new head coach George McCaa,https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1230&context=tnh_archive Football Coach The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 1 1 September 20, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu but he resigned on October 9, after three games had been played, to become supervisor of athletics and assistant football coach at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania.https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1233&context=tnh_archive Coach to Leave The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 4 1 October 11, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu Coaching of the team for the next two games is unclear—some contemporary sources named Joseph Courtney, apparently hired and quickly dismissed,The New Hampshire stated that Courtney was fired due to "dissatisfaction" with his work and for missing a practice game against crew members of the USS North Carolina. but Courtney is believed to have been coach of the 1911 Boston College football team for the entire season. New Hampshire's athletic association hired Ray B. Thomas, who had coached the 1910 New Hampshire football team, to coach the final two games of the season.https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&context=tnh_archive Ray B. Thomas Returns as Coach: Coaching Situation Settled The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 6 1 October 25, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.eduThomas is the only coach listed for the 1911 season in New Hampshire's media guide, and in the recap of the 1911 season appearing in the school's 1913 yearbook. Schedule Scoring during this era awarded five points for a touchdown, one point for a conversion kick (extra point), and three points for a field goal. Teams played in the one-platoon system. y y http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1910-1914_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse November 29, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027123825/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1910-1914_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 November 29, 2024 September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead September 23 1911 Bates Bobcats Bates Durham, NH T 6–6 https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1231&context=tnh_archive New Hampshire 6 Bates 6 The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 2 1 September 27, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu September 30 at Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI L 0–56 https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1232&context=tnh_archive Brown Defeats New Hampshire The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 3 1 October 4, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu October 7 at Maine Orono, ME (rivalry) L 0–12 https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1233&context=tnh_archive Team Makes Better Showing: But is Defeated by the Maine Team The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 4 1 October 11, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu October 14 at 1911 Springfield Training School Springfield Training School Springfield, MA L 0–28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-union-easy-victory-for-train/160008351/ Easy Victory for Training School The Morning Union Springfield, Massachusetts 1D October 15, 1911 November 29, 2024 newspapers.comhttps://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1234&context=tnh_archive N. H. Loses to Springfield The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 5 1 October 18, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu October 21 Boston College Durham, NH W 12–0 https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1235&context=tnh_archive Boston College Defeated 12-0 The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 6 1 October 25, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu October 28 Rhode Island State Durham, NH L 8–9 https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1236&context=tnh_archive Rhode Island 9---New Hampshire 8 The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 7 1, 4 November 1, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu November 4 Massachusetts Manchester, NH (rivalry) L 0–8 https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1237&context=tnh_archive Massachusetts 8---New Hampshire 0 The New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire 1 8 1, 4 November 8, 1911 November 29, 2024 UNH.edu Roster Player Position Philip C. Jones Left end Augustine W. Jenness Left end Percy R. Crosby Left guard Irving C. Perkins Center Ralph C. Morgan Right guard James B. Pettengill Right tackle James E. Kiley Right end William H. L. Brackett Quarterback Clarence M. Lowd Left halfback Fred H. Swasey Right halfback Ray E. Haines Fullback Daniel P. A. Willard Left guard Perley A. Foster Halfback Each of the above players was awarded a varsity letter. Howard W. Sanborn, Byron H. Clark, Myles S. Watson, Timothy P. Reardon, Frank S. Davison, and Thomas J. Twomey were also listed as earning varsity letters. Manager: George W. Berry, class of 1912 Asst. Managers: Perry E. Tubman and Gilbert F. Lane, class of 1913 Source:https://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=granite_yearbook The Granite 1913 V Football 13 November 29, 2024 unh.eduhttps://scholars.unh.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=granite_yearbook The Granite 1913 V Wearers of the N. H. 21 November 30, 2024 unh.edu Notes References 30em New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire football