1881 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1881 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn Morrison
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
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1881 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MIT   –   3 – 0 – 0
Richmond   –   2 – 0 – 0
Georgetown   –   1 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   7 – 0 – 2
Penn State   –   1 – 0 – 0
Columbian University   –   1 – 0 – 1
Dartmouth   –   1 – 0 – 1
Harvard   –   6 – 1 – 1
Massachusetts   –   2 – 1 – 1
Kentucky University   –   2 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   3 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   2 – 4 – 1
Stevens   –   1 – 2 – 1
Kentucky State College   –   1 – 2 – 0
CCNY   –   1 – 1 – 1
Amherst   –   0 – 3 – 2
Lewisburg   –   0 – 1 – 0
MIT   –   3 – 0 – 0
Wesleyan   –   0 – 1 – 0
Randolph–Macon   –   0 – 2 – 0
Michigan   –   0 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1881 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1881 college football season. The team compiled a 2–4–1 record and outscored its opponents, 11 to 8. The team had no coach, and its captain for the second consecutive year was John Morrison.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15at PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–3[2]
November 3at StevensHoboken, NJL 0–1
November 8ColumbiaNew Brunswick, NJT 0–0
November 102:15 p.m.PrincetonNew Brunswick, NJL 0–1[3]
November 17CCNYNew Brunswick, NJW 10–0[4]
November 19at PennPhiladelphia, PAW 2–1
November 262:40 p.m.at Columbia
L 0–2[5]

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References

  1. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Princeton Beats Rutgers At Football". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Collegians At Foot-Ball". The New York Times. New York, NY. November 11, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "New Jersey". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 18, 1881. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Columbia Wins By Rushing". The New York Times. New York, NY. November 27, 1881. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "1881 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.


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