| 1903 New Hampshire football | |
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 1903 team photo; several players can be seen with
nose armor protectors around their necks | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–6–1 [a] |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Horace J. Pettee [2] [3] |
| Home stadium | Central Park, Dover, NH |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | – | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geneva | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington & Jefferson | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frankin & Marshall | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | – | 5 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesleyan | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield Training School | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh College | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western U. Penn. | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1903 New Hampshire football team [b] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts [c] during the 1903 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Under the direction of second-year head coach John Scannell, the team finished with a record of 2–7–1 or 2–6–1, per 1903 sources or modern sources, respectively.
Schedule
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. 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 1903 sources | per modern sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Source | Result | Source | |||
| September 23 | at Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | L 0–21 | [5] [6] | L 0–21 | [7] [1] |
| September 26 | at Maine ( rivalry) | Orono, ME | L 0–18 | [8] [9] | L 0–18 | [7] [1] |
| October 3 | at Bowdoin | Whittier Field · Brunswick, ME | L 0–18 | [10] [11] | L 0–18 | [7] [1] |
| October 10 | at Andover Academy | Brothers Field · Andover, MA | L 0–27 | [12] [13] | L 0–27 | [7] [1] |
| October 14 | at Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | L 0–29 | [14] [15] [16] | not listed | |
| October 17 | at Dover Athletic Assoc. | Central Park · Dover, NH | W 6–0 | [17] | W 6–0 | [7] [1] |
| October 24 | Maine ( rivalry) | Central Park · Dover, NH | L 0–27 | [18] | L 0–27 | [7] [1] |
| October 31 | Bates | Central Park · Dover, NH | T 6–6 | [19] [20] | T 6–6 | [7] [1] |
| November 7 | Worcester Tech | Central Park · Dover, NH | L 0–15 | [2] [21] | L 0–15 | [7] [1] |
| November 14 | Tufts (second team) | Central Park · Dover, NH | W 6–0 | [22] [23] | W 6–0 | [7] [1] |
| Overall record | (2–7–1) | (2–6–1) | ||||
The scores of two late-season contests between New Hampshire and Dover A. C. were listed in Boston newspapers; one New Hampshire win (10–5 on November 21) [24] [25] and one New Hampshire loss (5–6 on November 26, Thanksgiving). [26]
In addition to the varsity games listed above, New Hampshire's second team (reserves) defeated Dover High School, 22–0, [27] and played the Exeter Academy second team to a tie, 5–5. [28]
The New Hampshire College Monthly stated that the team played 14 games, having "lost eight, won four, and tied twice" (4–8–2). [29] The College Monthly provided recaps of 12 games (the 10 varsity games listed in the table, plus the two games played by the second team); it did not provide recaps of the two late-season games against Dover A. C. [d] The overall record of the 10 varsity games (2–7–1), two second-team games (1–0–1), and two late-season games (1–1) does tally to 4–8–2.
The team's original schedule included games against Massachusetts State College and Boston College, [30] but there is no record of those games being played.
The September 26 game was the first meeting of the New Hampshire and Maine football programs. [31] The score is listed as 18–0 in the New Hampshire football media guide and in contemporary news reports of 1903; College Football Data Warehouse and the Maine football media guide list it as 10–0. [32]
Notes
- ^ per the University's media guide; 1903 sources differ
- ^ The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926; [4] before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white".
- ^ The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
- ^ It is inferred that the "Dover Athletic Association" reported in The New Hampshire College Monthly and the "Dover A. C." reported in Boston newspapers were one and the same.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Saturday, November 7, New Hampshire College played Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Central Park, Dover". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 51–52. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Horace James Pettee". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 8. June 1905. p. 162. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Exeter, 21; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 1. October 1903. p. 18. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Exeter 21, N H College 0". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1903. p. 14. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "University of Maine, 18; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 26. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Univ of ME 18, N H State 0". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowdoin, 18; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 27. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Bowdoin, 18; N. H. State College, 0". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1903. p. 50. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andover, 27; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. pp. 23–24. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Andover 27, N H State 0". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Notes". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yesterday's Football Scores". The Boston Globe. October 15, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Exeter, 29; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 25. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Dover Athletic Association vs. N. H. C.: N. H., 6; Dover A. A., 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. pp. 22–23. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "University of Maine, 27; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 50–51. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Bates vs. N. H." The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. p. 50. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "N. H. State 6, Bates 6". The Boston Post. November 1, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Worcester Poly 15, N. H. 0". The Boston Post. November 8, 1903. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire, 6; Tufts 2d, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 52–53. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "N. H. College 6, Tufts 2d 0". The Boston Globe. November 15, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Other Games Yesterday". The Boston Post. November 22, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Results". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Exhibition Games". The Boston Globe. November 27, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dover High School vs. N. H. C., 2d". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 23. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Exeter, 2d vs. New Hampshire, 2d". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. pp. 25–26. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Editorial: Football". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 41–42. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Nesbitt, A. F. (October 1903). "Football". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 1. p. 19. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New Hampshire vs Maine". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
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"Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine Athletics. 2019: 86. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via goblackbears.com.
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1903 team photo; several players can be seen with
nose armor protectors around their necks | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–6–1 [a] |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Horace J. Pettee [2] [3] |
| Home stadium | Central Park, Dover, NH |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | – | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geneva | – | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington & Jefferson | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | – | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carlisle | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colgate | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frankin & Marshall | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | – | 5 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesleyan | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield Training School | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh College | – | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western U. Penn. | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1903 New Hampshire football team [b] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts [c] during the 1903 college football season—the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923. Under the direction of second-year head coach John Scannell, the team finished with a record of 2–7–1 or 2–6–1, per 1903 sources or modern sources, respectively.
Schedule
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. 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 1903 sources | per modern sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Source | Result | Source | |||
| September 23 | at Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | L 0–21 | [5] [6] | L 0–21 | [7] [1] |
| September 26 | at Maine ( rivalry) | Orono, ME | L 0–18 | [8] [9] | L 0–18 | [7] [1] |
| October 3 | at Bowdoin | Whittier Field · Brunswick, ME | L 0–18 | [10] [11] | L 0–18 | [7] [1] |
| October 10 | at Andover Academy | Brothers Field · Andover, MA | L 0–27 | [12] [13] | L 0–27 | [7] [1] |
| October 14 | at Exeter Academy | Exeter, NH | L 0–29 | [14] [15] [16] | not listed | |
| October 17 | at Dover Athletic Assoc. | Central Park · Dover, NH | W 6–0 | [17] | W 6–0 | [7] [1] |
| October 24 | Maine ( rivalry) | Central Park · Dover, NH | L 0–27 | [18] | L 0–27 | [7] [1] |
| October 31 | Bates | Central Park · Dover, NH | T 6–6 | [19] [20] | T 6–6 | [7] [1] |
| November 7 | Worcester Tech | Central Park · Dover, NH | L 0–15 | [2] [21] | L 0–15 | [7] [1] |
| November 14 | Tufts (second team) | Central Park · Dover, NH | W 6–0 | [22] [23] | W 6–0 | [7] [1] |
| Overall record | (2–7–1) | (2–6–1) | ||||
The scores of two late-season contests between New Hampshire and Dover A. C. were listed in Boston newspapers; one New Hampshire win (10–5 on November 21) [24] [25] and one New Hampshire loss (5–6 on November 26, Thanksgiving). [26]
In addition to the varsity games listed above, New Hampshire's second team (reserves) defeated Dover High School, 22–0, [27] and played the Exeter Academy second team to a tie, 5–5. [28]
The New Hampshire College Monthly stated that the team played 14 games, having "lost eight, won four, and tied twice" (4–8–2). [29] The College Monthly provided recaps of 12 games (the 10 varsity games listed in the table, plus the two games played by the second team); it did not provide recaps of the two late-season games against Dover A. C. [d] The overall record of the 10 varsity games (2–7–1), two second-team games (1–0–1), and two late-season games (1–1) does tally to 4–8–2.
The team's original schedule included games against Massachusetts State College and Boston College, [30] but there is no record of those games being played.
The September 26 game was the first meeting of the New Hampshire and Maine football programs. [31] The score is listed as 18–0 in the New Hampshire football media guide and in contemporary news reports of 1903; College Football Data Warehouse and the Maine football media guide list it as 10–0. [32]
Notes
- ^ per the University's media guide; 1903 sources differ
- ^ The school did not adopt the Wildcats nickname until February 1926; [4] before then, they were generally referred to as "the blue and white".
- ^ The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
- ^ It is inferred that the "Dover Athletic Association" reported in The New Hampshire College Monthly and the "Dover A. C." reported in Boston newspapers were one and the same.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide". University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ a b "Saturday, November 7, New Hampshire College played Worcester Polytechnic Institute at Central Park, Dover". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 51–52. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Horace James Pettee". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 12, no. 8. June 1905. p. 162. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz". unhwildcats.com. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- ^ "Exeter, 21; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 1. October 1903. p. 18. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Exeter 21, N H College 0". The Boston Globe. September 24, 1903. p. 14. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "New Hampshire Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "University of Maine, 18; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 26. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Univ of ME 18, N H State 0". The Boston Globe. September 27, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowdoin, 18; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 27. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Bowdoin, 18; N. H. State College, 0". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 4, 1903. p. 50. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Andover, 27; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. pp. 23–24. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Andover 27, N H State 0". The Boston Globe. October 11, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Notes". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yesterday's Football Scores". The Boston Globe. October 15, 1903. p. 8. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Exeter, 29; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 25. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Dover Athletic Association vs. N. H. C.: N. H., 6; Dover A. A., 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. pp. 22–23. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "University of Maine, 27; New Hampshire, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 50–51. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Bates vs. N. H." The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. p. 50. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "N. H. State 6, Bates 6". The Boston Post. November 1, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Worcester Poly 15, N. H. 0". The Boston Post. November 8, 1903. p. 12. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Hampshire, 6; Tufts 2d, 0". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 52–53. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "N. H. College 6, Tufts 2d 0". The Boston Globe. November 15, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Other Games Yesterday". The Boston Post. November 22, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Results". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1903. p. 10. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Exhibition Games". The Boston Globe. November 27, 1903. p. 11. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dover High School vs. N. H. C., 2d". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. p. 23. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Exeter, 2d vs. New Hampshire, 2d". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 2. November 1903. pp. 25–26. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Editorial: Football". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 3. December 1903. pp. 41–42. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ Nesbitt, A. F. (October 1903). "Football". The New Hampshire College Monthly. Vol. 11, no. 1. p. 19. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "New Hampshire vs Maine". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
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"Maine Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Maine Athletics. 2019: 86. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via goblackbears.com.
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