J. Merrill Blanchard
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 26, 1881 Winterport, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1914 (aged 32) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bowdoin College (1903)[1] |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1902 | Bowdoin |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1905 | William & Mary |
| 1906–1907 | Washington University |
| 1908–1909 | Whitman |
| 1910 | William & Mary |
| Basketball | |
| 1905–1906 | William & Mary |
| 1906–1908 | Washington University |
| Baseball | |
| 1905–1906 | William & Mary |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1905–1906 | William & Mary |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–29–6 (football) 14–7 (basketball) |
Jesse Merrill Blanchard (April 26, 1881 – April 3, 1914)[2] 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
[edit]Blanchard played college football as a quarterback at Bowdoin College.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Blanchard was the first head coach of the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team, in 1905–06.[4] In the inaugural season of William & Mary's basketball program, Blanchard led the team to a 4–1 record.[4] 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.[5]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| 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 | |||||||
| Whitman: | 8–8–1 | ||||||||
| 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
[edit]| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William & Mary Indians (Independent) (1905–1906) | |||||||||
| 1905–06 | William & Mary | 4–1 | |||||||
| William & Mary: | 4–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 4–1 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "The Colonial Echo 1905" (PDF). College of William & Mary. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- ^ "Bowdoin Orient". Bowdoin College. 1915.
- ^ "J. Merrill Blanchard Will Coach Whitman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. June 13, 1908. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
- ^ a b William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
- ^ William & Mary football history - Media Guide 2007 Archived July 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, page 22. Accessed March 26, 2008.
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