The 1907 George Washington Hatchetites Colonials football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

1907 college football season The 1907 college football season saw the increased use of the forward pass, which had been legalized the year before. Football remained a dangerous game, despite the "debrutalization" reforms, and an unprecedented eleven players were killed (9 hi ...

. In their first season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 2–4–1 record.

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