1897 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1897 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6
Head coach
CaptainF. K. W. Drury
Home stadiumNeilson Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
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
Bucknell     3 3 1
NYU     3 3 0
Temple     3 3 0
Trinity (CT)     4 4 1
Wesleyan     6 6 0
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
Rutgers     2 6 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 2–6 record and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 128 to 38.[1] John C. B. Pendleton was the team's coach, and F. K. W. Drury was the team captain.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at Newark FCW 12–6
October 6at PrincetonL 0–53
October 10SwarthmoreL 6–8
October 23StevensW 16–0
October 27at HaverfordL 0–26
October 30at UnionL 0–10
November 3at StevensL 0–14

Players[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.