1889 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1889 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJames Bishop Jr.
Home stadiumCollege Field
1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton   –   10 – 0 – 0
Massachusetts   –   2 – 0 – 0
Yale   –   15 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   9 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 1 – 1
Dickinson   –   4 – 1 – 1
Navy   –   4 – 1 – 1
Tufts   –   3 – 1 – 0
Lehigh   –   8 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   8 – 4 – 0
Penn   –   7 – 6 – 0
Brown   –   2 – 2 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 2 – 0
Wesleyan   –   5 – 7 – 1
Bucknell   –   2 – 3 – 1
Lafayette   –   3 – 4 – 2
Columbia   –   2 – 7 – 2
Fordham   –   1 – 3 – 0
  –   1 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   0 – 2 – 0

The 1889 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 1–4 record and were outscored their opponents, 92 to 22. The team had no coach, and its captain was James Bishop, Jr.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 123:00 p.m.PennNew Brunswick, NJL 0–4[2]
October 16LafayetteNew Brunswick, NJL 0–16[3]
October 19at WesleyanMiddletown, CTL 4–58[4]
November 1Ridgefield Athletic ClubW 18–0
November 163:30 p.m.at PennPhiladelphia, PAL 0–14[5][6]

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References

  1. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Defeated By The 'Varsity". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "[Untitled]". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Wesleyans 58, Rutgers 4". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 29, 1889. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "University Sports". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Red And Blue On Top". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "1889 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.