1908 New Hampshire football team explained

Year:1908
Team:New Hampshire
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:1–7
Head Coach:Charles O. Gill
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:College grounds, Durham, NH

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

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.

Team

PlayerClassPosition
J. Mortimer Leonard 1910 Left end
Roland B. Hammond 1909 Left tackle
James B. Pettingill 1912 Left tackle
Howard W. Sanborn 1910 (2-year) Left guard
Benjamin F. Proud 1911 Center
Bernard A. Lougee 1909 Center
Ralph C. Morgan 1912 Right guard
Charles S. Richardson 1909 Right tackle
Harold C. Read 1910 Right end
Frank P. Kennedy 1911 Quarterback
Clarence M. Lowd 1912 Left halfback
Edson D. Sanborn 1909 Fullback
Albert Peaslee 1909 Right halfback
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:[2] [3]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Coach C. O. Gill, Yale, '89 . The New Hampshire College Monthly . 16 . 3 . December 1908 . 74–76 . November 25, 2024 . Internet Archive.
  2. Wearers of the NH . The Granite . 1910 . II . 127 . November 28, 2024 . unh.edu.
  3. The Team . The Granite . 1910 . II . 130 . November 28, 2024 . unh.edu.