1907 New Hampshire football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1907 New Hampshire football 1907 New Hampshire football team.png Team captain Cone is seated in the center of the photo, holding football 285 Independent 1–5–2 Edward Herr 2nd Charles F. Conehttps://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n61/mode/1up/search/captain The New Hampshire College Monthly The Celebration 15 2 November 15, 1907 36 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine College grounds, Durham, NH The 1907 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 1907 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Under second-year head coach Edward Herr,New Hampshire's media guide lists 1905 as Herr's first season as head coach, but this is not corroborated; see discussion at 1905 New Hampshire football team. the team finished with a record of 1–5–2. Schedule Scoring during this era awarded five points for a touchdown, one point for a conversion kick (extra point), and four points for a field goal. Teams played in the one-platoon system, and games were played in two halves rather than four quarters. y y http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1905-1909_yearly_results.php New Hampshire Game by Game Results College Football Data Warehouse May 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20161027124427/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/1905-1909_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 May 9, 2020 September 20, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210920212415/https://issuu.com/unhathletics/docs/unh_football_media_guide_2017_web dead September 21Other sources have the Norwich game on September 20; accounts from 1907 are clear it was September 21. at 1907 Norwich Cadets Norwich Northfield, VT L 0–10 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n17/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Norwich Game 15 1 October 15, 1907 6–7 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machinehttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/51594878/norwich-10-n-h-state-0/ Norwich 10, N. 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State 0 The Daily Journal Montpelier, Vermont 1 September 23, 1907 May 18, 2020 newspapers.com September 28Other sources have the Brown game on September 27; accounts from 1907 are clear it was September 28. at Brown Andrews Field Providence, RI L 0–16 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n16/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Brown Game 15 1 October 15, 1907 5–6 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine October 5 at 1907 Colby Mules Colby Waterville, ME T 0–0 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n18/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Colby Game 15 1 October 15, 1907 7 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine October 9 Wednesday at Dartmouth Alumni Oval Hanover, NH (rivalry) L 0–10 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n15/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Dartmouth Game 15 1 October 15, 1907 4–5 May 18, 2020 Wayback MachineDartmouth Wins, 10 To 0: New Hampshire State, Working at a Disadvantage, Puts Up a Great Game The Boston Globe October 10, 1907 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48284751/dartmouth-wins-10-to-0/ newspapers.com October 19 at 1907 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Brunswick, ME W 5–0 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n56/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Bowdoin Game 15 2 November 15, 1907 31 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine October 26 1907 Bates Bobcats Bates Durham, NH L 0–22 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n57/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Bates, 22; New Hampshire, 0 15 2 November 15, 1907 32 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine November 2 Rhode Island State Durham, NH T 6–6 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n57/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Vermont Game 15 2 November 15, 1907 32–33 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine November 9 Vermont Durham, NH L 0–34 https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n58/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Rhode Island Game 15 2 November 15, 1907 33–34 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine The September 21 game was the first meeting between the New Hampshire and Norwich football programs.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=2347 New Hampshire vs Norwich (VT) College Football Data Warehouse May 18, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910000605/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/new_hampshire/opponents_records.php?teamid=2347 September 10, 2015 Wayback Machine New Hampshire's second team (reserves) defeated Berwick Academy in Berwick, Maine, 5–4.https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n59/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Second vs. Berwick Academy 15 2 November 15, 1907 34 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine Roster A team roster published early in the season had 32 names;https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n14/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Football Squad 15 1 October 15, 1907 3 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine after the season, 13 players plus the student team manager were awarded varsity letters:https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n99/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Lettermen 15 3 December 15, 1907 56 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine Name Position Class Age Wt. & Ht. Arthur M. Batchelder Quarterback 1908 22 155 / 5'10" Carl Chase Center 1909 22 158 / 5'9" Francis Clough Team manager 1908   Charles F. Cone Halfback 1908 22 170 / 6'1" Roland B. Hammond Tackle 1909 20 185 / 5'9" Merritt C. Huse Guard 1908 22 178 / 6'1" James M. Leonard End 1910 19 150 / 5'8 1 2" Frederick R. McGrailFirst name listed as "Frederic" in The Granite yearbook. Guard 1910 19 182 / 5'8" John J. O'Connor Tackle 1908 21 168 / 6'1" Benjamin F. Proud Halfback 1911 21 167 / 5'10" Edson D. Sanborn Halfback 1909 20 162 / 5'4" Moses H. Sanborn End 1908 24 158 / 5'10" George L. Waite Fullback 1908 21 160 / 5'11" Carroll B. Wilkins Halfback 1909 23 153 / 5'10" In December 1908, Carl Chase and another student drowned while canoeing in the nearby Great Bay.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51505680/college-students-drown/ College Students Drown The Evening Herald Fall River, Massachusetts 2 December 9, 1908 May 17, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1910 The Granite New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts Durham, New Hampshire 1910 25 May 17, 2020 library.unh.edu In Memoriam February 20, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200220035434/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook%3A1910 dead Edson D. Sanborn later coached the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) personnel of the 1918 New Hampshire football team that competed in place of the varsity.https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook:1920 The Granite New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts Durham, New Hampshire 1920 214–215 February 19, 2020 library.unh.edu February 16, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200216012507/https://www.library.unh.edu/find/digital/object/yearbook%3A1920 dead Notes Further reading https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n15/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly The Football Outlook 15 1 October 15, 1907 4 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine https://archive.org/details/newhampshirec19071909newh/page/n98/mode/1up The New Hampshire College Monthly Review of the Football Season 15 3 December 15, 1907 55–56 May 18, 2020 Wayback Machine References New Hampshire Category:New Hampshire Wildcats football seasons New Hampshire football