1897 New Hampshire football team

The 1897 New Hampshire football team[lower-alpha 1] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts[lower-alpha 2] during the 1897 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The team played a seven-game schedule and finished with a record of 2–5.

1897 New Hampshire football
Team captain Hayes at front center, holding football
ConferenceIndependent
1897 record2–5
Head coach
  • None
CaptainFred F. Hayes[1]
Home stadiumCollege grounds, Durham, NH
Central Park, Dover, NH
1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Penn      15 0 0
Yale      9 0 2
Buffalo      7 0 0
Princeton      10 1 0
Harvard      10 1 1
Drexel      7 1 1
Army      6 1 1
Lafayette      9 2 1
Colgate      5 2 1
Fordham      2 1 1
Cornell      5 3 1
Syracuse      5 3 1
Brown      7 4 0
Carlisle      6 4 0
Boston College      4 3 0
Bucknell      3 3 1
Temple      3 3 0
Trinity (CT)      4 4 1
Wesleyan      6 6 0
Tufts      6 7 0
Geneva      3 4 1
Pittsburgh College      2 3 1
Villanova      3 5 1
Penn State      3 6 0
Amherst      2 6 2
Frankin & Marshall      2 6 2
Lehigh      3 7 0
New Hampshire      2 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.      1 3 0
Rutgers      2 7 0

Schedule

Scoring during this era awarded four points for a touchdown, two points for a conversion kick (extra point), and five 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.

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29 at Exeter Academy Exeter, NH L 0–26[3][4]
October 2 at Massachusetts Amherst, MA (rivalry) L 4–10[5][6]
October 9 Tilton Seminary Durham, NH W 22–0[7][8]
October 16 Dover High School Durham, NH W 34–0[9]
October 27[lower-alpha 3] Bowdoin Durham, NH L 0–64[10][11]
October 30 Tufts
L 4–12[12][13]
November 3[lower-alpha 4] at Dover YMCA
  • Central Park
  • Dover, NH
L 0–6[14][15]

The team's original schedule included games against Holy Cross, Maine, and Boston College.[18] New Hampshire would not play these teams until 1909,[19] 1903,[20] and 1899,[21] respectively.

The October 2 game in Amherst was the first meeting in the New Hampshire–Massachusetts football rivalry.[22]

The final game of the season was awarded to Dover by a score of 6–0, as the New Hampshire team left the field due to rough play.[15] The score on the field had been 6–0 in favor of New Hampshire at the time the game was abandoned.[15]

Roster

NamePositionTeam photo location
Harry E. Barnardright tackleseated, third from left
Richard C. Butterfieldleft guardstanding, third from right
Henry H. Calderwoodfullbackon floor, second from right
Guy M. Cleavelandright halfbackon floor, leftmost
G. S. Demerrittstudent managerseated, center (in suit)
Dimickright guardstanding, third from left
Harry G. Farwellright endseated, rightmost
Arthur Givencenterstanding, center
Fred H. Groverleft guard (sub.)seated, third from right
Hancockright endstanding, leftmost
Fred F. Hayes (captain)right halfbackon floor, center (with football)
J. Norton Huntleft endstanding, rightmost
Rutherford B. Lewisquarterbackon floor, second from left
Harry C. Mathesleft tackleseated, second from right
Fred D. Sanbornright guardstanding, second from left
Twomblyleft halfback (sub.)seated, second from left
John E. Wilsonleft halfbackon floor, rightmost
Robert M. Wrightleft tacklestanding, second from right
Yorkleft end (sub.)seated, leftmost

Source: [1]

Notes

  1. The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;[2] before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white".
  2. The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
  3. Game date per contemporary news report in The Boston Globe; other sources place this game on October 28.
  4. Game date per contemporary news report in The Boston Globe; other sources place this game on November 11.

References

  1. "(photo)". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 3. December 1897. p. 50. Retrieved March 1, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  2. "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. "P. E. A., 26; N. H. C., 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 2. November 1897. pp. 43–44. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  4. "Phillips Exeter 26, New Hampshire College 0". Fall River Daily Evening News. Fall River, Massachusetts. September 30, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved March 1, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  5. "M. A. C., 10; N. H. C., 4". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 2. November 1897. pp. 44–45. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  6. "Football Season Opened". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Massachusetts. October 4, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  7. "N. H. C., 22; N. H. C. S., 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 2. November 1897. p. 45. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  8. "College Football Yesterday". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  9. "N. H. C., 34; D. H. S., 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 2. November 1897. pp. 45–46. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  10. "Bowdoin, 64; N. H. C., 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 3. December 1897. pp. 68–69. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  11. "Yesterday's College Football". The Boston Globe. October 28, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved March 1, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  12. "Tufts, 12; N. H. C., 4". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 3. December 1897. pp. 69–70. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  13. "Tufts 12, N H College 4". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved March 1, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  14. "N. H. C., 6; Dover, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 3. December 1897. pp. 70–71. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  15. "Game at Dover Ends in a Row". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  16. "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  17. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  18. "Foot-ball". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 5 no. 1. October 1897. p. 25. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  19. "New Hampshire vs Holy Cross (MA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  20. "New Hampshire vs Maine". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  21. "New Hampshire vs Boston College (MA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved February 29, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  22. "New Hampshire vs Massachusetts". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2020 via Wayback Machine.

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