1896 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1896 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In their first season under head coach John C. B. Pendleton, the Queensmen compiled a 5–7 record. The team captain was John N. Mills.[1]

1896 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–7
Head coach
CaptainJohn N. Mills
Home stadiumNeilson Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fordham     1 0 0
Lafayette     11 0 1
Princeton     10 0 1
Washington & Jefferson     8 0 1
Penn     14 1 0
Yale     13 1 0
Pittsburgh College     11 2 0
Buffalo     9 1 2
Villanova     10 4 0
Bucknell     5 2 1
Harvard     7 4 0
Boston College     5 3 0
Storrs     5 3 0
Cornell     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 3 2
Temple     3 2 0
Army     3 2 1
Rutgers     6 6 0
Carlisle     5 5 0
Holy Cross     2 2 2
Brown     4 5 1
Wesleyan     4 5 1
Frankin & Marshall     3 4 2
Geneva     3 4 0
Penn State     3 4 0
Colgate     3 4 1
Amherst     3 6 1
Western Univ. Penn.     3 6 0
Lehigh     2 5 0
Tufts     2 6 1
Swarthmore     2 6 0
New Hampshire     1 4 0
Drexel     1 5 0
Massachusetts     0 4 0
Rhode Island     0 4 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3at PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–44[2]
October 74:15 p.m.UrsinusNew Brunswick, NJW 20–0[3]
October 10at Elizabeth Athletic ClubElizabeth, NJL 0–28500[4]
October 14at LehighSouth Bethlehem, PAL 0–44[5]
October 17Haverford
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 6–2[6]
October 21Stevens
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 10–0[7]
October 24at Swarthmore
W 16–10[8]
October 31at NavyL 6–40[9]
November 3at Irvington Athletic ClubL 0–241,000[10]
November 7vs. Union (NY)Albany, NYL 0–10[11]
November 11at Stevens
L 0–10[12]
November 14Newark Athletic ClubNew Brunswick, NJW 4–0

References

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  1. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Tigers Score 44 Points". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rutgers Wins". The Daily Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. October 8, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Elizabeth Defeats Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 11, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Lehigh, 44; Rutgers, 0". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Rutgers, 6; Haverford, 2". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Rutgers Won a Close Game". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Rutgers Downs Swarthmore: Closely Contested Game, the Score Being 16 to 10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Could Not Keep the Ball". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Irving Kickers Defeat Rutgers". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. November 4, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Black Eyes At Albany". The Buffalo Sunday News. Brooklyn, New York. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Stevens Defeats Rutgers". The Jersey City News. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 12, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .