J. Merrill Blanchard
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jesse Merrill Blanchard (April 26, 1881 – April 3, 1914)[1] was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the College of William & Mary (1904–1905, 1910), Washington University in St. Louis (1906–1907), and Whitman College (1908–1909).
Playing career
Blanchard played college football as a quarterback at Bowdoin College.[2]
Coaching career
Blanchard was the first head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team, in 1905–06.[3] In the inaugural season of William & Mary's basketball program, Blanchard led the team to a 4–1 record.[3] It was his first and last season with the Tribe despite the success. Blanchard also coached the William & Mary football team from 1904 to 1905 and again in 1910, compiling a record of 6–14–2.[4]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Orange and White (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1904–1905) | |||||||||
| 1904 | William & Mary | 3–3 | 1–1 | ||||||
| 1905 | William & Mary | 2–4–1 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Washington University (Independent) (1906) | |||||||||
| 1906 | Washington University | 2–2–2 | |||||||
| Washington University (Missouri Valley Conference) (1907) | |||||||||
| 1907 | Washington University | 1–5–1 | 0–1 | 5th | |||||
| Washington University: | 3–7–3 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Whitman Fighting Missionaries (Northwest Conference) (1908–1909) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Whitman | 4–5 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1909 | Whitman | 4–3–1 | 1–3 | 5th | |||||
| Whitman: | 8–8–1 | 2–6 | |||||||
| William & Mary Orange and Black (Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910) | |||||||||
| 1910 | William & Mary | 1–7–1 | 1–2 | 3rd | |||||
| William & Mary: | 6–14–2 | 2–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–29–6 | ||||||||
Basketball
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References
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- ↑ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Template:Webarchive. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ↑ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Template:Webarchive, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
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