American college football season
The 1891 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1891 college football season. In their first year under head coach John C. B. Pendleton, the Queensmen compiled an 8–6 record and outscored their opponents, 265 to 137.[1] The team's captain was Philip Milledoler Brett, who later served as Rutgers University president.[2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 3 | at Princeton | Princeton, NJ (rivalry) | L 0–12 | | [3] |
October 10 | at Orange Athletic Club | | L 6–10 | | |
October 13 | at Schuylkill Navy Athletic Club | Philadelphia, PA | W 24–0 | | |
October 17 | at Lehigh | Bethlehem, PA | L 0–22 | 1,000 | [4] |
October 21 | at Penn | Philadelphia, PA | L 6–32 | 500 | [5] |
October 24 | Stevens | New Brunswick, NJ | W 12–10 | | |
October 28 | Columbia | New Brunswick, NJ | W 44–0 | | [6] |
October 31 | at Navy | Annapolis, MD | L 12–20 | | |
November 2 | at Columbia Athletic Club | | W 4–0 | | [7] |
November 3 | at New York Athletic Club | New York, NY | L 12–21 | | |
November 7 | NYU | New Brunswick, NJ | W 70–4 | | |
November 14 | at Army | | W 27–6 | | |
November 18 | New York Law School | New Brunswick, NJ | W 14–0 | | |
November 24 | Manhattan Athletic Club | New Brunswick, NJ | W 34–0 | | |
[8]
- ^ "Exchanges". The Targum. New Brunswick, New Jersey. November 15, 1891. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ "Princeton's Poor Showing: Rutgers Makes the Yellow and Black Wearers Play to Win". The Times (Philadelphia). October 4, 1891. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "On the Field at Bethlehem". The Times. October 18, 1891. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Wins Easily From the Rutgers Eleven". The Times (Philadelphia). October 22, 1891. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers, 44; Columbia, 0". The Sun. October 29, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Foot-Ball in Washington: The Rutgers College Team Defeats the Columbia Athletic Team". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1891. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1891 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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