1879 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1879 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1879 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 1–2–3 record and were outscored by their opponents 11 to 5. The team had no coach, and its captains were N. W. Voorhees and C. I. Haring.[1]

1879 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2–3
Head coach
  • None
CaptainC. I. Haring, N. W. Voorhees
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1878
1880 →
1879 college football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton     4 0 1
Yale     3 0 2
Massachusetts     1 0 0
Michigan     1 0 1
Haverford     1 0 1
Harvard     2 1 2
Penn     2 2 0
Amherst     1 1 0
Navy     0 0 1
McGill     0 0 1
Toronto     0 0 1
Stevens     1 2 5
Rutgers     1 2 3
Pennsylvania Military     0 1 1
NYU     0 2 1
Racine     0 1 0
Swarthmore     0 1 0
Columbia     0 3 2

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 11at Stevens
W 6–0
November 15at YaleL 0–5300[2]
November 20at Columbia
T 6–6
November 23StevensNew Brunswick, NJT 0–0
November 26StevensNew Brunswick, NJL 1–3

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References

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  1. ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Match Between The College Teams Of Rutgers, Of New York, and Yale, Of New Haven". New York Herald. New York, New York. November 16, 1879. p. 12. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "1879 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.