1904 New Hampshire football team

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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.

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Headcoach
CaptainHorace J. Pettee[1]
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1904 New Hampshire football
Coach Ward at left end of middle row, team captain Pettee at center
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
CaptainHorace J. Pettee[1]
Home stadiumCentral Park, Dover, NH
Seasons
← 1903
1905 â†’
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1904 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn â€“ 12–0–0
Western U. of Penn. â€“ 10–0–0
Dartmouth â€“ 7–0–1
Yale â€“ 10–1–0
Amherst â€“ 9–1–0
Colgate â€“ 8–1–1
Carlisle â€“ 10–2–0
Lafayette â€“ 8–2–0
Princeton â€“ 8–2–0
Army â€“ 7–2–0
Fordham â€“ 4–1–1
Harvard â€“ 7–2–1
Dickinson â€“ 8–3–1
Columbia â€“ 7–3–0
Cornell â€“ 7–3–0
Villanova â€“ 4–2–1
Syracuse â€“ 6–3–0
Swarthmore â€“ 6–3–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 5–3–1
Penn State â€“ 6–4–0
Temple â€“ 3–2–0
Brown â€“ 6–5–0
Bucknell â€“ 3–3–0
Springfield Training School â€“ 4–4–1
NYU â€“ 3–6–0
Holy Cross â€“ 2–5–2
Wesleyan â€“ 3–7–0
Geneva â€“ 1–4–2
Vermont â€“ 1–5–2
New Hampshire â€“ 2–5–0
Rutgers â€“ 1–6–2
Tufts â€“ 2–9–1
Lehigh â€“ 1–8–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 0–10–0
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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.[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.

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21[d] at Exeter Academy Exeter, NH L 0–15 [4][5]
September 24 at Bates
L 0–6400 [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 18–4300 [13]
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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

The 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.

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NamePositionClassTeam photo location
Arthur M. BatchelderQuarterback1908Front row, far left
Willis C. CampbellGuard1906Back row, second from left
John H. ChesleyCenter1905Front row, second from left
Charles F. ConeHalfback1908Front row, second from right
Carl T. FullerTackle1906Back row, third from left
Edwin D. HardyEnd1906Middle row, second from left
Cyrus F. JennessTackle1906Back row, third from right
Thomas J. LeonardEnd1908Middle row, far right
Joseph W. MoretonHalfback1905Front row, far right
Orlo D. MudgettTeam manager1905Middle row, second from right
Horace J. Pettee (captain)Halfback1905Middle row, center
Elmer S. SavageRight guard1905Back row, second from right
Franklin E. StockwellFullback1907Back row, far right
Frank A. TinkhamGuard1905Back row, far left
George B. WardHead coachn/aMiddle row, far left
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Source:[22][24]

Notes

  1. [a]
    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. [b]
    The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
  3. [c]
    Prior to the 1904 season, a field goal was worth 5 points.
  4. [d]
    New Hampshire's media guide lists this game as being played in November, but contemporary sources are clear that it was played in September.

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