1881 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1881 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1881 college football season. The team compiled a 2–4–1 record and outscored its opponents, 11 to 8. The team had no coach, and its captain for the second consecutive year was John Morrison.[1]

1881 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJohn Morrison
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1880
1882 →
1881 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
MIT     3 0 0
Richmond     2 0 0
Georgetown     1 0 0
Yale     5 0 1
Princeton     7 0 2
Penn State     1 0 0
Columbian University     1 0 1
Dartmouth     1 0 1
Harvard     6 1 1
Massachusetts     2 1 1
Kentucky University     2 1 0
Columbia     3 3 1
Rutgers     2 4 1
Stevens     1 2 1
Kentucky State College     1 2 0
CCNY     1 1 1
Amherst     0 3 2
Lewisburg     0 1 0
MIT     3 0 0
Wesleyan     0 1 0
Randolph–Macon     0 2 0
Michigan     0 3 0
Penn     0 5 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 15at PrincetonPrinceton, NJ (rivalry)L 0–3[2]
November 3at StevensHoboken, NJL 0–1
November 8ColumbiaNew Brunswick, NJT 0–0
November 102:15 p.m.PrincetonNew Brunswick, NJL 0–1[3]
November 17CCNYNew Brunswick, NJW 10–0[4]
November 19at PennPhiladelphia, PAW 2–1
November 262:40 p.m.at ColumbiaL 0–2[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Princeton Beats Rutgers At Football". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Collegians At Foot-Ball". The New York Times. New York, NY. November 11, 1881. p. 1. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "New Jersey". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 18, 1881. p. 8. Retrieved November 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Columbia Wins By Rushing". The New York Times. New York, NY. November 27, 1881. p. 10. Retrieved May 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "1881 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.