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1889 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1889 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
  • None
CaptainJames Bishop Jr.
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
 1888
1890 
1889 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princeton  1000
Massachusetts  200
Yale  1510
Harvard  920
Franklin & Marshall  511
Dickinson  411
Navy  411
Tufts  310
Lehigh  832
Cornell  840
Penn  760
Brown  220
Penn State  220
Wesleyan  571
Bucknell  231
Lafayette  342
Columbia  272
Fordham  130
Rutgers  140
NYU  020

The 1889 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1889 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 1–4 record and were outscored their opponents, 92 to 22. The team had no coach, and its captain was James Bishop, Jr.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 123:00 p.m.PennNew Brunswick, NJL 0–4[2]
October 16LafayetteNew Brunswick, NJL 0–16[3]
October 19at WesleyanMiddletown, CTL 4–58[4]
November 1Ridgefield Athletic ClubW 18–0
November 163:30 p.m.at PennPhiladelphia, PAL 0–14[5][6]

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References

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  1. "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Defeated By The 'Varsity". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "[Untitled]". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 17, 1889. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Wesleyans 58, Rutgers 4". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 29, 1889. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "University Sports". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Red And Blue On Top". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1889. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. "1889 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.