1880 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1880 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn Morrison
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1879
1881 →
1880 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     4 0 1
Yale     4 0 1
Kentucky University     2 0 0
Michigan     1 0 0
Harvard     2 2 2
Penn     2 2 0
Rutgers     2 2 0
Columbia     1 2 0
Amherst     0 1 1
Massachusetts     0 1 1
Stevens     1 4 0
Brown     0 1 0
CCNY     0 1 0
Philadelphia Crescent AC     0 1 0
Toronto     0 1 0
Centre     0 2 0

The 1880 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1880 college football season. The team compiled a 2–2 record and was outscored by opponents 12 to 6.[1][2] The team had no coach, and its captain was John Morrison.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 9StevensNew Brunswick, NJW 5–1
October 16at Stevens
W 1–0200[4]
November 2at PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–8[5]
November 13at ColumbiaL 0–3[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1880 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1880–1884)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Students As Kickers—The Rutgers Team Defeat One From The Stevens Institute". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 17, 1880. p. 12. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "College Notes". Journal and Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. November 4, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Columbia Vs. Rutgers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 15, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.