1896 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1896 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–7
Head coach	John C. B. Pendleton (1st season)
Captain	John N. Mills
Home stadium	Neilson Field

1896 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fordham			–					1	–	0	–	0
Lafayette			–					11	–	0	–	1
Princeton			–					10	–	0	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					8	–	0	–	1
Penn			–					14	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					13	–	1	–	0
Pittsburgh College			–					11	–	2	–	0
Buffalo			–					9	–	1	–	2
Villanova			–					10	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	2	–	1
Harvard			–					7	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	0
Storrs			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	2
Temple			–					3	–	2	–	0
Army			–					3	–	2	–	1
Rutgers			–					6	–	6	–	0
Carlisle			–					5	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					2	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					4	–	5	–	1
Wesleyan			–					4	–	5	–	1
Frankin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	2
Geneva			–					3	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
Amherst			–					3	–	6	–	1
Western Univ. Penn.			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					2	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					2	–	6	–	1
Swarthmore			–					2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire			–					1	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	5	–	0
Massachusetts			–					0	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island			–					0	–	4	–	0

The 1896 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1896 college football season. In their first season under head coach John C. B. Pendleton, the Queensmen compiled a 5–7 record. The team captain was John N. Mills.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		at Princeton	Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–44		[2]
October 7	4:15 p.m.	Ursinus	New Brunswick, NJ	W 20–0		[3]
October 10		at Elizabeth Athletic Club	Elizabeth, NJ	L 0–28	500	[4]
October 14		at Lehigh	South Bethlehem, PA	L 0–44		[5]
October 17		Haverford	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 6–2		[6]
October 21		Stevens	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 10–0		[7]
October 24		at Swarthmore	Whittier Field Swarthmore, PA	W 16–10		[8]
October 31		at Navy	Worden Field Annapolis, MD	L 6–40		[9]
November 3		at Irvington Athletic Club	Eastern Park Brooklyn, NY	L 0–24	1,000	[10]
November 7		vs. Union (NY)	Albany, NY	L 0–10		[11]
November 11		at Stevens	St. George's Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ	L 0–10		[12]
November 14		Newark Athletic Club	New Brunswick, NJ	W 4–0

References

1. "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
2. "Tigers Score 44 Points". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1896. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Rutgers Wins". The Daily Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. October 8, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Elizabeth Defeats Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 11, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Lehigh, 44; Rutgers, 0". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 15, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Rutgers, 6; Haverford, 2". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 18, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Rutgers Won a Close Game". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 22, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Rutgers Downs Swarthmore: Closely Contested Game, the Score Being 16 to 10". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 25, 1896. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Could Not Keep the Ball". The Pittsburgh Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Irving Kickers Defeat Rutgers". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. November 4, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Black Eyes At Albany". The Buffalo Sunday News. Brooklyn, New York. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Stevens Defeats Rutgers". The Jersey City News. Jersey City, New Jersey. November 12, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .