1888 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season

1888 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–6–1
Head coach	None
Captain	Arthur J. Collier
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1887 1889 →

1888 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Yale		–		13	–	0	–	0
Harvard		–		12	–	1	–	0
Princeton		–		11	–	1	–	0
Lehigh		–		10	–	2	–	0
Trinity (CT)		–		5	–	1	–	1
Lafayette		–		6	–	3	–	0
Cornell		–		4	–	2	–	0
Penn		–		9	–	7	–	0
Bucknell		–		2	–	3	–	0
Fordham		–		1	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts		–		2	–	4	–	0
Wesleyan		–		2	–	7	–	0
Worcester Tech		–		1	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		1	–	6	–	1
Penn State		–		0	–	2	–	1
Swarthmore		–		0	–	5	–	0

The 1888 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1888 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 1–6–1 record. The team had no coach, and its captain was Arthur J. Collier.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6	at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–65	^[2]^[3]
October 13	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 0–30	^[4]
October 17	Princeton	New Brunswick, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–78	^[5]
October 20	Lafayette	New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–4	^[6]
October 24	at Princeton	University Field Princeton, NJ	L 0–82	^[7]
November 1	Stevens	New Brunswick, NJ	T 18–18	^[8]
November 3	at Williams	Williamstown, MA	L 0–48	^[9]
November 5	at Ridgefield Athletic Club		W 18–6

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References

^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
^ "Yale Notes". New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier. October 8, 1888. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Yale Wins As Usual". The Boston Globe. October 7, 1888. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lehigh University Beats Rutgers". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1888. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Princeton Outkicks Rutgers". The Saint Paul Globe. October 18, 1888. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Games Of Football And Lacrosse". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 21, 1888. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Football by College Players". New York Tribune. October 25, 1888. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Football". The Sun. New York, New York. November 2, 1888. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Victory For The Williams". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. November 5, 1888. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1888 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

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