1880 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1880 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn Morrison
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1879
1881 →
1880 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   4 – 0 – 1
Yale   –   4 – 0 – 1
Kentucky University   –   2 – 0 – 0
Michigan   –   1 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   2 – 2 – 2
Penn   –   2 – 2 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 2 – 0
Columbia   –   1 – 2 – 0
Amherst   –   0 – 1 – 1
Massachusetts   –   0 – 1 – 1
Stevens   –   1 – 4 – 0
Brown   –   0 – 1 – 0
CCNY   –   0 – 1 – 0
Philadelphia Crescent AC   –   0 – 1 – 0
Toronto   –   0 – 1 – 0
Centre   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1880 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1880 college football season. The team compiled a 2–2 record and was outscored by opponents 12 to 6 The team had no coach, and its captain was John Morrison.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9StevensNew Brunswick, NJW 5–1
October 16at Stevens
W 1–0200[2]
November 2at PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–8[3]
November 13at Columbia
L 0–3[4]

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References

  1. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Students As Kickers—The Rutgers Team Defeat One From The Stevens Institute". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 17, 1880. p. 12. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "College Notes". Journal and Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. November 4, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Columbia Vs. Rutgers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 15, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "1880 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.


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