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1906 New Hampshire football team

The 1906 New Hampshire football team[b] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts[c] during the 1906 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Under first-year head coach Edward Herr,[d] the team finished with a record of 2–5–1.

1906 New Hampshire football
Coach Herr is third from left in the middle row; team captain Ingham is third from right
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5–1
Head coach
CaptainHarry E. Ingham[a]
Home stadiumCollege grounds, Durham, NH
Seasons
← 1905
1907 →
1906 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 1
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 1
Haverford   –   7 – 0 – 2
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   8 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   8 – 1 – 1
Penn State   –   8 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   9 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore   –   7 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 2 – 3
Carlisle   –   9 – 3 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   5 – 2 – 2
Dartmouth   –   6 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 2
Vermont   –   5 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   5 – 3 – 0
Western U. of Penn.   –   6 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Amherst   –   3 – 3 – 1
Lehigh   –   5 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   3 – 4 – 1
Dickinson   –   3 – 4 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 3 – 2
Army   –   3 – 5 – 1
Frankin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 1
Wesleyan   –   2 – 4 – 1
New Hampshire   –   2 – 5 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 7 – 0
Springfield Training School   –   1 – 5 – 3
NYU   –   0 – 4 – 0

Schedule edit

This season introduced several rules changes, most notably legalization of the forward pass (with restrictions).

Further information: 1906 college football season § New rules

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.

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Maine Orono, ME (rivalry) L 0–7 [4][5]
September 29 at Brown
L 0–12 [6][7]
October 6 at Massachusetts Amherst, MA (rivalry) T 0–0 [8][9]
October 13 Colby Durham, NH L 0–15 [10]
October 20 at Rhode Island Kingston, RI W 20–0 [11]
October 27 Connecticut Durham, NH W 40–0 [12]
November 3 at Bates
L 0–11 [13]
November 10 vs. Vermont
L 5–172,000 [14][15]

The Vermont game in Manchester was attended by Governor of New Hampshire John McLane.[14]

New Hampshire's second team (reserves) lost to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, 11–5,[18] and defeated Mohawk Athletic Club of Portsmouth, 5–0.[19]

Roster edit

The team photo consists of 14 players—likely all of the team's lettermen—plus coach Edward Herr and the student team manager.[20]

Name Position Class Team photo location
Arthur M. Batchelder Left end 1908 Middle row, far left
Leon Dexter Batchelor Team manager 1907 Middle row, second from right
Carl Chase Center 1909 Back row, second from left
Charles F. Cone Right halfback 1908 Middle row, second from left
Roland B. Hammond Left tackle 1909 Front row, far right
Edward Herr Head coach n/a Middle row, third from left
Merritt C. Huse Right guard 1908 Back row, third from right
Harry E. Ingham (captain) Right tackle 1907 Middle row, third from right
James M. Leonard Left end 1910 Front row, far left
Frederick R. McGrail[e] Left guard 1910 Back row, far left
John J. O'Connor Right tackle 1908 Back row, center
Charles S. Richardson Left tackle 1909 Back row, far right
John J. Ryan Quarterback 1910 Middle row, far right
Edson D. Sanborn Right end 1909 Back row, third from left
George L. Waite Fullback 1908 Back row, second from right
Carroll B. Wilkins Left halfback 1909 Front row, center

In December 1908, center Carl Chase and another student drowned while canoeing in the nearby Great Bay.[21][22] Quarterback John J. Ryan later played for Dartmouth College,[23] where he captained the 1910 Dartmouth football team; he subsequently became a college sports coach, including two seasons each with the Wisconsin football team and the Marquette basketball team.[24] Right end Edson D. Sanborn later coached the Student Army Training Corps (SATC) personnel of the 1918 New Hampshire football team that competed in place of the varsity.[25] Team manager Leon Dexter Batchelor later became a horticulture professor and served as director of the University of California Citrus Experiment Station.

Notes edit

  1. ^ In November 1905, the team elected Franklin E. Stockwell as captain for the 1906 season;[1] when Stockwell withdrew from school, Ingham was selected.[2]
  2. ^ The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926;[3] before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white".
  3. ^ The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
  4. ^ New Hampshire's media guide lists 1905 as Herr's first season as head coach, but this is not corroborated; see discussion at 1905 New Hampshire football team.
  5. ^ First name listed as "Frederic" in The Granite yearbook.

Further reading edit

  • "Editorial". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. pp. 22–23. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine. The recent contest with Vermont did a great deal to overcome the prejudice against football.
  • "Football Review". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 3. December 15, 1906. pp. 49–50. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine. ...the result of the season is very encouraging.

References edit

  1. ^ "Stockwell Elected Captain of the Football Team". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 13, no. 3. December 15, 1905. p. 68. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ "The Football Outlook". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 1. October 15, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "New Hampshire, 0; Maine, 7". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 1. October 15, 1906. pp. 4–5. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "U. of Maine 7, N. H. State 0". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1906. p. 14. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire, 0; Brown, 12". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 1. October 15, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  7. ^ "Brown Defeats New Hampshire". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. September 30, 1906. p. 13. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New Hampshire, 0; Mass. Agr. College, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. p. 23. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "Other Football Games". The Sun. New York City. October 7, 1906. p. 12. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Colby, 15; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. p. 24. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  11. ^ "N. H., 20; R. I., 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. pp. 24–26. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ "New Hampshire, 40; Conn. State, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. p. 27. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  13. ^ "Bates, 11; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. pp. 28–29. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  14. ^ a b "Vermont, 17; New Hampshire, 5". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. pp. 29–32. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  15. ^ "Vermont 17, N. H. State 5". Burlington Daily News. Burlington, Vermont. November 11, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  17. ^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
  18. ^ "Brewster, 11; New Hampshire Second, 5". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. p. 32. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  19. ^ "New Hampshire Second, 5; Mohawk A. C., 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 2. November 15, 1906. p. 32. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  20. ^ "New Hampshire College Football Team". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 14, no. 3. December 15, 1906. p. 42. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  21. ^ "College Students Drown". The Evening Herald. Fall River, Massachusetts. December 9, 1908. p. 2. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  22. ^ The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. 1910. p. 25. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020 – via library.unh.edu. In Memoriam
  23. ^ "Alumni Notes". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 16, no. 3. December 1908. p. 90. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  24. ^ "John J. Ryan, 62, Dies; Ex-Wisconsin coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer. AP. April 9, 1950. p. 55. Retrieved May 16, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  25. ^ The Granite. Durham, New Hampshire: New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts. 1920. pp. 214–215. Archived from the original on February 16, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020 – via library.unh.edu.
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