1914 New Hampshire football team American college football season
The 1914 New Hampshire football team [ b] was an American football team that represented New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts [ c] during the 1914 college football season —the school became the University of New Hampshire in 1923.
Under first-year head coach Thomas D. Shepherd , a former player for Maine ,[ 4] the team finished with a record of 1–6–2. The team was limited to five points for the season,[ 5] scoring only one safety [ 6] and one field goal (via drop kick ).[ 7] The team was shutout seven times, although two of those games were scoreless ties.
Schedule
During this era, teams played in the one-platoon system . Scoring values were consistent with the present day: six points for a touchdown , one point for a conversion kick (extra point), and three points for a field goal .[ d]
Team
Player
Class
Position
Walter F. Parker
1915
Right end
Harold F. Swett[ e]
1916, 2-Year
Right tackle
Paul E. Corriveau
1915
Right guard
Armand L. Murdock
1915
Center
Ernest L. Bell
1918
Left guard
Joseph W. Morrill
1918
Left guard
Rodney S. Jenkins
1918
Left tackle
Kyle C. Westover
1917
Left end
Ralph D. Brackett
1918
Quarterback
James F. Hobbs
1915
Right halfback
Charles W. Davis
1915
Right halfback
Gardner W. Hazen[ f]
1915, 2-Year
Fullback
Charles B. Broderick
1918
Left halfback
Hilbert G. Hewey
1918
Left halfback
Manager: William S. Bartlett, class of 1915
Each of the above players, and the student manager, appeared in a list of varsity letter winners in the school's 1916 yearbook.[ 19]
Source:[ 20]
Notes
^ Corriveau was killed in action in France in 1918 while serving in the United States Marine Corps .[ 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".
^ The school was often referred to as New Hampshire College or New Hampshire State College in newspapers of the era.
^ For additional detail, see Early history of American football#Scoring table .
^ Surname erroneously listed as Sweet in the season summary.
^ Listed as A. N. Hazen in the season summary, which appears to be erroneous.
References
^ "Big Football Rally" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 1. Durham, New Hampshire . September 23, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "Paul E. Corriveau Killed" . Columbia Missourian . Columbia, Missouri . November 18, 1918. p. 4. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Wild E. and Gnarlz" . unhwildcats.com . Retrieved February 14, 2020 .
^ a b "All Out for Foot Ball! Practice Begins Early" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 1. Durham, New Hampshire . September 23, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "Football Season of 1914" . The Granite . Vol. VII. 1916. p. 155. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via unh.edu.
^ a b "N. H. C. Wins from Worcester Team" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 4. Dover, New Hampshire . October 16, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ a b "N. H. C. Loser in Last Home Game" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 6. Durham, New Hampshire . October 30, 1914. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "New Hampshire is Outclassed" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 2. Dover, New Hampshire . October 2, 1914. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "New Hampshire is Defeated by Colby" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 3. Dover, New Hampshire . October 9, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "Football Results" . The New York Times . October 4, 1914. p. 9-4. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Game with Soldiers is a Tie: Fort McKinley Game" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 3. Dover, New Hampshire . October 9, 1914. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "Heavy Bates Too Much for N. H. | Notes on the Game" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 5. Durham, New Hampshire . October 23, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "Rhode Island Wins First Game" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 7. Durham, New Hampshire . November 6, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "New Hampshire Loses to Vermont" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 8. Durham, New Hampshire . November 13, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "Vermont wins, 20 to 0, from New Hampshire" . The Burlington Free Press . November 9, 1914. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "N. H. and R. I. Battle to a Standstill" . The New Hampshire . Vol. 4, no. 9. Durham, New Hampshire . November 20, 1914. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via UNH.edu.
^ "New Hampshire Game by Game Results" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on October 27, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Wayback Machine .
^ "2017 New Hampshire Media Guide" . University of New Hampshire. 2017. p. 66. Retrieved December 7, 2024 .
^ "Wearers of the 'N H' " . The Granite . Vol. VII. 1916. p. 175. Retrieved December 5, 2024 – via unh.edu.
^ "Football Season of 1914" . The Granite . Vol. VII. 1916. p. 155. Retrieved December 10, 2024 – via unh.edu.
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