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

[edit]
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at YaleL 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 PrincetonL 0–82[7]
November 1StevensNew Brunswick, NJT 18–18[8]
November 3at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAL 0–48[9]
November 5at Ridgefield Athletic ClubW 18–6

[10]

References

[edit]
  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.