1888 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1888 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainArthur J. Collier
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1887
1889 →
1888 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale   –   13 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   12 – 1 – 0
Princeton   –   11 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   10 – 2 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   5 – 1 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   9 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   2 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 2 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 4 – 0
Wesleyan   –   2 – 7 – 0
Worcester Tech   –   1 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   1 – 6 – 1
Penn State   –   0 – 2 – 1
Swarthmore   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1888 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1888 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 1–6–1 record. The team had no coach, and its captain was Arthur J. Collier.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Yale
L 0–65[2][3]
October 13at LehighBethlehem, PAL 0–30[4]
October 17PrincetonNew Brunswick, NJ (rivalry)L 0–78[5]
October 20LafayetteNew Brunswick, NJL 0–4[6]
October 24at Princeton
L 0–82[7]
November 1StevensNew Brunswick, NJT 18–18[8]
November 3at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAL 0–48[9]
November 5at Ridgefield Athletic ClubW 18–6

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References

  1. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Yale Notes". New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier. October 8, 1888. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Yale Wins As Usual". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lehigh University Beats Rutgers". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Princeton Outkicks Rutgers". The Saint Paul Globe. October 18, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Games Of Football And Lacrosse". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 21, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Football by College Players". New York Tribune. October 25, 1888. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Football". The Sun. New York, New York. November 2, 1888. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Victory For The Williams". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 5, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "1888 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.


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