1898 New Hampshire football team

The 1898 New Hampshire football team[b] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts[c] during the 1898 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. The team finished with a record of 3–5 or 4–4, per 1898 sources or modern sources, respectively.

1898 New Hampshire football
Team captain Calderwood at right-center of the front row, holding football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4[a]
Head coach
  • None
CaptainHenry H. Calderwood[1]
Home stadiumCollege grounds, Durham, NH
Seasons
 1897
1899 
1898 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard  1100
Drexel  700
Princeton  1101
Penn  1210
Buffalo  810
Cornell  1020
Swarthmore  920
Washington & Jefferson  920
Yale  920
Dickinson  820
Syracuse  821
Wesleyan  730
Western Penn.  521
Brown  640
Carlisle  640
Penn State  640
Pittsburgh College  641
Army  321
Vermont  321
Holy Cross  541
Bucknell  443
Fordham  112
Franklin & Marshall  442
New Hampshire  440
Amherst  451
Villanova  241
Lehigh  361
Boston College  251
Colgate  251
Temple  250
Lafayette  380
NYU  130
Rutgers  161
Tufts  190
Geneva  061

Schedule

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Scoring during this era awarded five points for a touchdown, one point for a conversion kick (extra point), and five points for a field goal.[d] 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.

Date Opponent Site per 1898 sources per modern sources
Result Source Result Source
October 6 at Bates Lewiston, ME L 0–35 [3][4] L 0–35 [5][6]
October 8 at Bowdoin Whittier Field · Brunswick, ME L 0–59 [7][8] L 0–59 [5][6]
October 15 Sanborn Seminary Durham, NH W 81–0 [9] W 81–0 [5][6]
October 22 MIT (underclassmen)[e] Durham, NH W 6–0 [10] W 6–0 [5][6]
November 2 MIT (varsity) Durham, NH L 0–22 [11][12] L 0–22 [5][6]
November 5 at Andover Academy Andover, MA L 0–24 [13] L 0–24 [5][6]
November 12 Portsmouth HS Alumni Durham, NH L 0–6 [14][15] W 11–0 [5][6]
November 16 Saint Anselm Durham, NH W 11–0 [16] W 11–0 [5][6]

The 81 points scored by New Hampshire on October 15 surpass program records of most points scored (70) and greatest margin of victory (66) as listed in the New Hampshire media guide;[17] however, this game was played against a high school team.

The November 2 game was the first meeting between the New Hampshire and MIT varsity football programs.[18]

The New Hampshire team left the field early in the second half of the November 12 game, due to rough play. The contemporary game recap published in The Portsmouth Herald notes that the referee "awarded it to Portsmouth six to nothing."[14] The score on the field had been 11–0 in favor of New Hampshire at the time the game was abandoned.[14]

Roster

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NamePositionTeam photo location
Henry H. Calderwood (captain)fullbackon floor, second from right (with football)
Guy M. Cleavelandright halfback (sub.)standing rightmost
Irving A. Colbyleft tackleseated, second from left
J. N. Cookfullback (sub.)standing, second from left
J. S. Dearborncenterseated, center
Harry G. Farwellright endon floor, leftmost
Georgeend (sub.)standing, second from right
Fred H. Groverleft halfback (sub.)seated, second from right
Willis D. F. Haydenright guardseated, rightmost
J. Norton Huntleft endstanding, leftmost
Rutherford B. Lewisquarterbackon floor, rightmost
W. H. Twomblyright guardstanding, center
John E. Wilsonleft halfbackseated, leftmost
Robert M. Wrightright halfbackon floor, second from left

Source:[1]

Notes

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  1. per the University's media guide; 1898 sources differ
  2. 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. The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
  4. Scoring during the 1883–1897 seasons had been 4 points for a touchdown and 2 points for a conversion kick.
  5. Sources differ as to whether the MIT underclassmen team was freshmen[5][6] or sophomores.[10]

References

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  1. 1 2 "(photo)". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 3. December 1898. p. 40. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  2. "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. "N. H. v. Bates". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 2. November 1898. pp. 36–37. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  4. "Bates Scores 35 Points". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  7. "N. H. v. Bowdoin". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 2. November 1898. p. 37. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  8. "Bowdoin 59, New Hampshire 0". The Boston Globe. October 9, 1898. p. 21. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  9. "N. H. v. Sanborn". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 2. November 1898. p. 38. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  10. 1 2 "N. H. v. M. I. T. '01". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 3. December 1898. p. 57. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  11. "N. H. v. M. I. T." The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 3. December 1898. pp. 57–58. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  12. "Technology 22, N H College 0". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1898. p. 7. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  13. "N. H. v. P. A." The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 3. December 1898. p. 58. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  14. 1 2 3 "Not Good Foot Ball". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. November 14, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved April 23, 2020 via newspapers.com.
  15. "N. H. v. P. H. S. A." The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 3. December 1898. p. 59. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  16. "N. H. v. St. Anselm". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 6, no. 3. December 1898. pp. 59–60. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.
  17. "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 63. Archived from the original on September 20, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  18. "New Hampshire vs MIT (MA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2020 via Wayback Machine.

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