1897 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1897 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
Head coach
CaptainF. K. W. Drury
Home stadiumNeilson Field
1897 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn   –   15 – 0 – 0
Princeton   –   10 – 1 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 1 – 0
Yale   –   9 – 0 – 2
Buffalo   –   9 – 1 – 0
Harvard   –   10 – 1 – 1
Army   –   6 – 1 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 0 – 2
Lafayette   –   9 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 1
Dickinson   –   7 – 3 – 2
Swarthmore   –   7 – 3 – 2
Fordham   –   2 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   7 – 4 – 0
Carlisle   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   4 – 3 – 1
Wesleyan   –   8 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 3 – 1
NYU   –   3 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 3 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tufts   –   6 – 7 – 0
Geneva   –   3 – 4 – 1
Pittsburgh College   –   3 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Amherst   –   2 – 6 – 2
Frankin & Marshall   –   2 – 6 – 2
Lehigh   –   3 – 7 – 0
New Hampshire   –   2 – 5 – 0
  –   2 – 5 – 0
Western Univ. Penn.   –   1 – 3 – 0

The 1897 Rutgers Queensmen football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1897 college football season. The 1897 Rutgers team compiled a 2–5 record. John C. B. Pendleton was the team's coach and F. K. W. Drury was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Newark Field ClubNewark, NJW 12–6[1]
October 6at Princeton
L 0–53[2]
October 16Swarthmore
L 6–8[3]
October 23Stevens
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 16–0[4]
October 27at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 0–28[5]
October 30vs. Union (NY)Albany, NYL 0–10[6]
November 3at StevensHoboken, NJL 0–14several hundred[7]
November 6at Navy
Cancelled [8]

[9]

Players

  • Decker, right tackle
  • F. K. W. Drury, quarterback and captain
  • Guthrie, fullback
  • McMahon, left guard
  • Oram, right halfback
  • Patterson, right guard
  • Pettit, right end
  • Rapalje, left end
  • Ryno, left halfback
  • Van Winkle, left tackle
  • Woodruff, center

References

  1. ^ "Rutgers Won". The Daily Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. October 4, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Tigers Score 53 Points: Yes, But the Rutgers Team Was Not Much to Beat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Swarthmore's Good Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Rutgers Shows Great Improvement". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Haverford, 28; Rutgers 0". Daily Local News. West Chester, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Union 10: Rutgers 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. October 31, 1897. p. 15. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Stevens' Clever Victory". The Jersey City News. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 4, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Gridiron Notes". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 6, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "2023 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. p. 170. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
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