1912 New Hampshire football team

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The 1912 New Hampshire football team[a] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts[b] during the 1912 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Under first-year head coach Tod Eberle,[5] the team finished with a record of 3–4–1.

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Headcoach
Assistant coachJohn M. Jones[1][2] (1st season)
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1912 New Hampshire football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn M. Jones[1][2] (1st season)
CaptainPhilip C. Jones[3]
Home stadiumCollege grounds, Durham, NH
Seasons
← 1911
1913 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1912 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard â€“ 9–0–0
Penn State â€“ 8–0–0
Carlisle â€“ 12–1–1
Princeton â€“ 7–1–1
Swarthmore â€“ 7–1–1
Yale â€“ 7–1–1
Lehigh â€“ 9–2–0
Dartmouth â€“ 7–2–0
Wesleyan â€“ 7–2–0
Colgate â€“ 5–2–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 8–3–1
Rhode Island State â€“ 6–3–0
Bucknell â€“ 6–3–1
Temple â€“ 3–2–0
Penn â€“ 7–4–0
Army â€“ 5–3–0
Brown â€“ 6–4–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 6–4–0
Holy Cross â€“ 4–3–1
Rutgers â€“ 5–4–0
Tufts â€“ 5–4–0
Fordham â€“ 4–4–0
Villanova â€“ 3–3–0
Lafayette â€“ 4–5–1
Syracuse â€“ 4–5–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 3–4–1
New Hampshire â€“ 3–4–1
Geneva â€“ 3–4–0
Vermont â€“ 3–5–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 3–6–0
Boston College â€“ 2–4–1
Cornell â€“ 3–7–0
NYU â€“ 2–6–0
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Schedule

During this era, teams played in the one-platoon system. This was the first season to use scoring values consistent with the present day: a touchdown was now worth six points[6] (from 1898 through 1911, it had been worth five points),[c] while a conversion kick (extra point) and field goal remained unchanged at one point and three points, respectively.

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Norwich Durham, NH T 0–0 [7]
October 5 at Bates[d] Lewiston, ME L 14–19 [8]
October 12 at Tufts Medford, MA L 0–22 [9][e]
October 19 at Worcester Tech Worcester, MA W 7–6 [12]
October 26 Lowell Textile[f] Durham, NH W 19–0 [13]
November 2 at Rhode Island State Kingston, RI L 0–25 [14]
November 6 USS Washington Durham, NH W 6–0 [g]
November 9 Massachusetts Manchester, NH (rivalry) L 3–21 [18][h]
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Coach Eberle was paid $500 ($16,681 in 2025) for the season.[21]

Team

The following 13 players were awarded varsity letters—their graduating classes are noted in parentheses:

  • Ralph H. Bissell (1914, 2-year)
  • William H. L. Brackett (1914)
  • Byron H. Clark (1915)
  • Paul E. Corriveau[i] (1915)
  • Ray E. Haines (1915)
  • Horace G. Holton (1916)
  • Augustine W. Jenness (1913)
  • Philip C. Jones (1913)
  • Armand L. Murdock (1915)
  • Harold F. Peavey (1913)
  • Daniel P. A. Willard (1913)
  • Everett C. Williams (1913)
  • Harold G. Woodman (1914, 2-year)

Manager: Gilbert F. Lane (also awarded a varsity letter)—class of 1913

Asst. managers: John E. Davis, Harold M. Eastman, and Lloyd S. Riford[j]—class of 1914

Sources:[24][25][26][15]

The New Hampshire noted that current policy was to award varsity letters to the 13 players who played the most minutes in the team's final two games of the season (for this season: Rhode Island and Massachusetts), and also the team's student manager.[17]

Notes

  1. [a]
    The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;[4] 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]
    For additional detail, see Early history of American football#Scoring table.
  4. [d]
    The Bates game ended after three quarters of play, by agreement of the teams, to allow the New Hampshire players time to catch their return train to Durham.[8]
  5. [e]
    Some sources indicate the loss to Tufts was 23–0.[10][11]
  6. [f]
    Lowell Textile is now University of Massachusetts Lowell.
  7. [g]
    The game against crew of the USS Washington was included in a season summary in The Granite yearbook.[11] However, The New Hampshire described it as "a practice game with one of the battleships" in a recap of the season.[15] (Washington, actually an armored cruiser, was at nearby Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in early November.)[16] The New Hampshire later mentioned that the team's final two games of the season were against Rhode Island and Massachusetts,[17] which further suggests the Washington match was considered a practice game.
  8. [h]
    The Massachusetts game recap appearing in The New Hampshire describes New Hampshire attempting some tackle-eligible plays.[18]
  9. [i]
    Corriveau was killed in action in France in 1918 while serving in the United States Marine Corps.[22]
  10. [j]
    Father of New York politician Lloyd Stephen Riford Jr.[23]

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