J. Merrill Blanchard

Jesse Merrill Blanchard (April 26, 1881 – April 3, 1914)[2] was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at The College of William & Mary (1904–1905, 1910), Washington University in St. Louis (1906–1907), and Whitman College (1908–1909).

J. Merrill Blanchard
Biographical details
Born(1881-04-26)April 26, 1881
Winterport, Maine
DiedApril 3, 1914(1914-04-03) (aged 32)
Williamsburg, Virginia
Alma materBowdoin College (1903)[1]
Playing career
Football
c. 1902Bowdoin
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1904–1905William & Mary
1906–1907Washington University
1908–1909Whitman
1910William & Mary
Basketball
1905–1906William & Mary
1906–1908Washington University
Baseball
1905–1906William & Mary
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1905–1906William & Mary
Head coaching record
Overall17–29–6 (football)
14–7 (basketball)

Playing career

Blanchard played college football as a quarterback at Bowdoin College.[3]

Coaching career

Blanchard was the first head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team, in 1905–06.[4] In the inaugural season of William & Mary's basketball program, Blanchard led the team to a 4–1 record.[4] It was his first and last season with the Tribe despite the success. Blanchard also coached the William & Mary football team from 1904 to 1905 and again in 1910, compiling a record of 6–14–2.[5]

Head coaching record

Football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
William & Mary Orange and White (Independent) (1904–1905)
1904 William & Mary 3–3
1905 William & Mary 2–4–1
Washington University (Independent) (1906)
1906 Washington University 2–2–2
Washington University (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907)
1907 Washington University 1–5–10–15th
Washington University: 3–7–30–1
Whitman Fighting Missionaries (Independent) (1908–1909)
1908 Whitman 4–5[6]
1909 Whitman 4–3–1[7]
Whitman: 8–8–1
William & Mary Orange and Black (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910)
1910 William & Mary 1–7–11–1T–7th
William & Mary: 6–14–21–1
Total:17–29–6

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1905–1906)
1905–06 William & Mary 4–1
William & Mary: 4–1
Total:4–1

References
  3. "J. Merrill Blanchard Will Coach Whitman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 13, 1908. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  4. William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
  5. William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
  6. Waiilatpu, Walla Walla, WA, 1910, pp. 167–180, retrieved May 29, 2019
  7. Waiilatpu, Walla Walla, WA, 1911, pp. 181–196, retrieved May 29, 2019
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