F. H. Peters

F. H. Peters

Peters at Maryland in 1900
Sport(s)	Football, baseball, track & field
Playing career
1898–1900	Maryland
Position(s)	End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1900	Maryland
Head coaching record
Overall	3–4–1
Statistics College Football Data Warehouse

Francis Henry Peters was an American college football coach. He served as head coach for the Maryland Agricultural College (now the University of Maryland) in 1900.

Biography

A native of Wesley Station, Maryland,^[1] Peters attended the Maryland Agricultural College, where he played on the football team as an end from 1898 to 1900.^[2] During the 1899 season, Peters served as acting captain in place of Sam Cooke who had suffered an injury, and he was elected team captain and served as player-coach for the 1900 season.^[3] The Aggies finished the 1900 season with a 3–4–1 record.^[4]

At the Maryland Agricultural College, Peters also played on the baseball team as a right fielder,^[5] and competed in the hammer throw, shot put, broad jump and hurdles events as a member of the track and field team.^[6][7][8]

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs	Coaches^#	AP^°
1900	Maryland	3–4–1
Total:		3-4-1
^†Indicates Bowl Coalition, Bowl Alliance, BCS, or CFP / New Years' Six bowl. ^#Rankings from final Coaches Poll.

References

1. Reveille, p. 42, Maryland Agricultural College, 1900.
2. Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, pp. 30–39, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
3. Morris Allison Bealle, Kings of American Football: The University of Maryland, 1890–1952, pp. 37–38, Columbia Publishing Co., 1952.
4. F.H. Peters Records by Year, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved October 2, 2011.
5. Reveille, p. 106, Maryland Agricultural College, 1901.
6. Reveille, p. 88, Maryland Agricultural College, 1900.
7. Reveille, p. 101, Maryland Agricultural College, 1901.
8. Reveille, p. 110, Maryland Agricultural College, 1901.