The 1904 New Hampshire football team[a] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts[b] during the 1904 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Under the direction of first-year head coach G. B. Ward,[3] the team finished with a record of 2–5.
| 1904 New Hampshire football | |
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 Coach Ward at left end of middle row, team captain Pettee at center | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–5 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Horace J. Pettee[1] |
| Home stadium | Central Park, Dover, NH |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | – | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western U. of Penn. | – | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | – | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | – | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dickinson | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington & Jefferson | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield Training School | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesleyan | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geneva | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frankin & Marshall | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
editScoring during this era awarded five points for a touchdown, one point for a conversion kick (extra point), and four points for a field goal.[c] 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.
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21[d] | at Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | L 0–15 | [4][5] | |||
| September 24 | at Bates | L 0–6 | 400 | [6] | |||
| September 28 | at Tufts |
| W 4–0 | [7][8] | |||
| October 1 | at Andover Academy |
| L 0–16 | [9][10] | |||
| October 8 | at Colby | Waterville, ME | L 0–23 | [11] | |||
| October 15 | at Maine | Orono, ME (rivalry) | L 0–6 | [12] | |||
| October 22 | Worcester Tech |
| W 18–4 | 300 | [13] | ||
This was the final season that New Hampshire faced Exeter Academy and Andover Academy.[16][17]
The New Hampshire College Monthly reported that Carl T. Fuller scored New Hampshire's first-ever points from drop kick in the Tufts game.[8]
New Hampshire's second team (reserves) defeated the second team of Portsmouth's Maplewood Athletic Club, 22–0,[18] and defeated Thornton Academy in Saco, Maine, 5–0.[19] The sophomore team (class of 1907) defeated Sanborn Seminary in Kingston, 11–0.[20]
An end-of-season banquet was held in neighboring Newmarket on October 26;[21] 13 players were awarded varsity letters.[22] The College Monthly noted that the average weight of players on the team was 153.538 pounds (69.644 kg).[23]
Roster
editThe team photo consists of all 13 lettermen, plus head coach Ward and the student team manager. Two of the players in the back row have nose armor around their necks.
| Name | Position | Class | Team photo location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur M. Batchelder | Quarterback | 1908 | Front row, far left |
| Willis C. Campbell | Guard | 1906 | Back row, second from left |
| John H. Chesley | Center | 1905 | Front row, second from left |
| Charles F. Cone | Halfback | 1908 | Front row, second from right |
| Carl T. Fuller | Tackle | 1906 | Back row, third from left |
| Edwin D. Hardy | End | 1906 | Middle row, second from left |
| Cyrus F. Jenness | Tackle | 1906 | Back row, third from right |
| Thomas J. Leonard | End | 1908 | Middle row, far right |
| Joseph W. Moreton | Halfback | 1905 | Front row, far right |
| Orlo D. Mudgett | Team manager | 1905 | Middle row, second from right |
| Horace J. Pettee (captain) | Halfback | 1905 | Middle row, center |
| Elmer S. Savage | Right guard | 1905 | Back row, second from right |
| Franklin E. Stockwell | Fullback | 1907 | Back row, far right |
| Frank A. Tinkham | Guard | 1905 | Back row, far left |
| George B. Ward | Head coach | n/a | Middle row, far left |
Notes
edit- ^ The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;[2] before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white".
- ^ The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
- ^ Prior to the 1904 season, a field goal was worth 5 points.
- ^ New Hampshire's media guide lists this game as being played in November, but contemporary sources are clear that it was played in September.
References
edit- ^ "Horace James Pettee". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 8. June 1905. p. 162. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Football". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 1. October 1904. pp. 7–8. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "The Exeter Game". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 1. October 1904. pp. 6–7. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Exeter's First Game". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bates, 6; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 1. October 1904. p. 7. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Tufts Starts In Today". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1904. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "New Hampshire, 4; Tufts, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. p. 26. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Andover 16, N. H. State 0". The Boston Globe. October 2, 1904. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andover, 16; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. p. 27. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Colby, 23; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. p. 28. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "University of Maine, 6; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. pp. 28–29. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New Hampshire, 18; Worcester Tech., 4". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. pp. 30–31. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
- ^ "New Hampshire vs Phillips Exeter Academy (NH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New Hampshire vs Phillips Andover Academy (MA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Second Team, 22; Maplewood Athletic Club Second, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. p. 29. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Second, 5; Thornton Academy, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. p. 29. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "1907, 11; Sanborn Seminary, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 3. December 1904. p. 47. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Football Squad Banquet". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 3. December 1904. p. 50. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b "For their good work on the football team during the season of 1904 the following have earned their right to wear the 'N. H.'". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 3. December 1904. p. 51. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Editorial". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 3. December 1904. pp. 52–54. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New Hampshire College Football Team, Season of 1904". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 3. December 1904. p. 42. Retrieved May 8, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
Further reading
edit- "Editorial". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 2. November 1904. pp. 32–34. Retrieved May 7, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
...New Hampshire can face the world and say with a clear conscience that her teams are composed of genuine students who are attending college to study and not to earn money. This may not win games but it is an example of college athletics as they should be.