1908 New Hampshire football team

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The 1908 New Hampshire football team[b] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts[c] during the 1908 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Under first-year head coach Charles O. Gill,[3] the team finished with a record of 1–7.

ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Headcoach
Captain
  • Carroll B. Wilkins (1st game)[a]
  • Edson D. Sanborn (other games)[1]
Quick facts New Hampshire football, Conference ...
1908 New Hampshire football
Team captain Sanborn is at right-center of the middle row, holding football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7
Head coach
Captain
  • Carroll B. Wilkins (1st game)[a]
  • Edson D. Sanborn (other games)[1]
Home stadiumCollege grounds, Durham, NH
Seasons
← 1907
1909 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1908 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn â€“ 11–0–1
Harvard â€“ 9–0–1
Cornell â€“ 7–1–1
Fordham â€“ 5–1–0
Yale â€“ 7–1–1
Dartmouth â€“ 6–1–1
Carlisle â€“ 10–2–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–2–1
Army â€“ 6–1–2
Pittsburgh â€“ 8–3–0
Lafayette â€“ 6–2–2
Princeton â€“ 5–2–3
Syracuse â€“ 6–3–1
Brown â€“ 5–3–1
Temple â€“ 3–2–1
Colgate â€“ 4–3–0
Lehigh â€“ 4–3–0
Dickinson â€“ 5–4–0
Amherst â€“ 3–3–2
Holy Cross â€“ 4–4–0
Penn State â€“ 5–5–0
Vermont â€“ 3–3–3
Wesleyan â€“ 3–4–2
Springfield Training School â€“ 3–4–1
NYU â€“ 2–3–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–6–1
Bucknell â€“ 3–5–2
Rutgers â€“ 3–5–1
Boston College â€“ 2–4–2
Carnegie Tech â€“ 3–7–0
Geneva â€“ 1–6–2
Tufts â€“ 1–6–1
Villanova â€“ 1–6–0
New Hampshire â€“ 1–7–0
Drexel â€“ 0–7–0
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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. Teams played in the one-platoon system, and games were played in two halves rather than four quarters.

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at Brown
L 0–34 [4]
October 3 Bowdoin Durham, NH L 0–15 [5]
October 10 at Colby Portland, ME L 0–6 [6]
October 17 at Maine Orono, ME (rivalry) L 4–6 [7]
October 24 at Bates Lewiston, ME L 0–11 [8]
October 31 Boston College Durham, NH W 18–0 [9]
November 7 Massachusetts Manchester, NH (rivalry) L 9–13 1,500+ [10]
November 14 at Rhode Island State Kingston, RI L 0–12 [11]
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Team

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Player Class Position
J. Mortimer Leonard1910Left end
Roland B. Hammond1909Left tackle
James B. Pettingill1912Left tackle
Howard W. Sanborn1910 (2-year)Left guard
Benjamin F. Proud1911Center
Bernard A. Lougee1909Center
Ralph C. Morgan1912Right guard
Charles S. Richardson1909Right tackle
Harold C. Read1910Right end
Frank P. Kennedy1911Quarterback
Clarence M. Lowd1912Left halfback
Edson D. Sanborn[d]1909Fullback
Albert Peaslee1909Right halfback
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Each of the above players was awarded a varsity letter.

Manager: Lee L. Smalley, 1909

Asst. Manager: Brenton W. Proud, 1910

Carroll B. Wilkins and team manager Smalley were also listed as earning varsity letters.

Source:[14][15]

Notes

  1. [a]
    Wilkins was initially elected captain but became ineligible prior to the Bowdoin game; Sanborn was then elected captain.[1]
  2. [b]
    The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;[2] before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white".
  3. [c]
    The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
  4. [d]
    Sanborn later coached the non-varsity 1918 New Hampshire football team during World War I.

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