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1897 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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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

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.

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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Rutgers Shows Great Improvement". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 24, 1897. p. 9. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Haverford, 28; Rutgers 0". Daily Local News. West Chester, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1897. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Union 10: Rutgers 0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. October 31, 1897. p. 15. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Stevens' Clever Victory". The Jersey City News. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 4, 1897. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Gridiron Notes". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 6, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "2023 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rutgers University Athletics. p. 170. Retrieved August 10, 2024.