1897 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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 2–5 record. John C. B. Pendleton was the team's coach and F. K. W. Drury was the team captain.

1897 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–5
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 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.     1 3 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Newark Field ClubNewark, NJW 12–6[1]
October 6at PrincetonL 0–53[2]
October 16Swarthmore
L 6–8[3]
October 23Stevens
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 16–0[4]
October 27at HaverfordHaverford, PAL 0–28[5]
October 30vs. Union (NY)Albany, NYL 0–10[6]
November 3at StevensHoboken, NJL 0–14several hundred[7]
November 6at NavyCancelled [8]

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Players

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Rutgers Won". The Daily Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. October 4, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ "Tigers Score 53 Points: Yes, But the Rutgers Team Was Not Much to Beat". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1897. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Swarthmore's Good Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 17, 1897. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Rutgers Shows Great Improvement". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Haverford, 28; Rutgers 0". Daily Local News. West Chester, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Union 10: Rutgers 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. October 31, 1897. p. 15. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Stevens' Clever Victory". The Jersey City News. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 4, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Gridiron Notes". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 6, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "2023 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. p. 170. Retrieved August 10, 2024.