J. Merrill Blanchard

J. Merrill Blanchard
Sport(s) Football, basketball, baseball
Biographical details
Born (1881-04-26)April 26, 1881
Winterport, Maine
Died April 3, 1914(1914-04-03) (aged 32)[1]
Williamsburg, Virginia
Alma mater Bowdoin College (1903)[2]
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
Head coaching record
Overall 6–14–2 (football)
14–7 (basketball)

Jesse Merrill Blanchard (April 26, 1881 – April 3, 1914) 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.[3]

Coaching career

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

Football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
William & Mary Orange and White (Independent) (1904–1905)
1904 William & Mary 3–3
1905 William & Mary 2–4–1
Washington University Bears (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1906–Independent)
1906 Washington University 2–1
Washington University Bears (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1907)
1907 Washington University 1–5 0–1 5th
Washington University: 3–6 0–1
Whitman Fighting Missionaries (?) (1908–1909)
1908 Whitman ?–?
1909 Whitman ?–?
Whitman: ?–?
William & Mary Orange and White (South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1910)
1910 William & Mary 1–7–1 1–1 T–7th
William & Mary: 6–14–2 1–1
Total:

Basketball

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

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