1884 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1884 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1884 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored by their opponents, 184 to 155. The team had no coach, and its captain was John DeWitt.[1]

1884 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn DeWitt
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1883
1885 →
1884 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     9 0 1
Yale     8 0 1
Michigan     2 0 0
Williams     2 0 0
Navy     1 0 0
Wabash     1 0 0
Penn     5 1 1
Fordham     5 1 0
Harvard     7 4 0
Wesleyan     3 2 0
Butler     1 1 0
Columbia     1 1 0
Rutgers     3 4 0
Stevens     4 5 0
Dartmouth     1 2 1
Tufts     2 4 1
Massachusetts     1 2 0
Lafayette     2 5 0
Johns Hopkins     1 3 0
Albion     0 1 0
CCNY     0 1 0
Denver     0 1 0
DePauw     0 1 0
Olivet     0 2 0
Amherst     0 3 0
Lehigh     0 4 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 4PrincetonNew Brunswick, NJ (rivalry)L 5–23[2]
October 15ColumbiaNew Brunswick, NJW 35–5
October 182:40 p.m.at PrincetonPrinceton, NJL 0–35[3]
October 22YaleNew Brunswick, NJL 10–76[4]
November 1LehighNew Brunswick, NJW 61–0
November 8LafayetteNew Brunswick, NJW 26–0[5]
November 153:00 p.m.vs. WesleyanL 0–25[6][7]

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References

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  1. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Trying Princeton's Football Team". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 5, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Football At Princeton—The Rutgers Eleven Beaten In A Fairly Played Game". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 19, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "College Football Games". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 23, 1884. p. 1. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "One-Sided Game Of Football". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 9, 1884. p. 7. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Yale News". Morning Journal and Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. November 15, 1884. p. 4. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Wesleyan And Rutgers At Football". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. November 16, 1884. p. 2. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "1884 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.