1883 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1883 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–6
Head coach	None
Captain	Charles Pattison
Home stadium	College Field

1883 college football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	0
Gallaudet			–					2	–	0	–	0
Carleton			–					1	–	0	–	0
Johns Hopkins			–					1	–	0	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	1	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	2	–	1
Stevens			–					6	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts			–					1	–	1	–	0
Minnesota			–					1	–	1	–	0
Wesleyan			–					3	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					1	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Michigan			–					2	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					2	–	4	–	0
Johns Hopkins			–					1	–	2	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					1	–	6	–	0
Amherst			–					0	–	1	–	0
Dartmouth			–					0	–	1	–	0
Hamline			–					0	–	1	–	0
Lewisburg			–					0	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					0	–	1	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	2	–	0
Columbian University			–					0	–	2	–	0
Georgetown			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1883 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1883 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 1–6 record and were outscored by their opponents, 255 to 54. The team had no coach, and its captain was Charles Pattison.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 17		Princeton	New Brunswick, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–20		[2][3]
October 20		at Wesleyan	Middletown, CT	L 0–37		[4]
October 27		at Princeton	Princeton, NJ	L 0–61		[5][6][7]
November 1		CCNY	New Brunswick, NJ	W 54–2 or 70–0		[8]
November 6	3:20 p.m.	vs. Yale	Washington Park Brooklyn, NY	L 0–91	nearly 1,000	[9][10]
November 10		at Lafayette	Easton, PA	L 0–25		[11]
November 17		Penn	New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–18		[12]

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References

1. "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
2. "Rutgers Beaten By Princeton". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 18, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Sporting Notes". The News Journal. October 18, 1883. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rutgers Overmatched". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 21, 1883. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Princeton Defeats Rutgers". New-York Tribune. New York, New York. October 28, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Telegraphic Brevities". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 28, 1883. p. 12. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Good Playing By Princeton". The New York Times. October 28, 1883. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "[Untitled]". The Montclair Times. Montclair, New Jersey. November 3, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "The Yale-Rutgers Football Game". Morning Journal and Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. November 7, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Yale Easily Defeats Rutgers". New York Tribune. November 7, 1883. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "State News Notes". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 12, 1883. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Pennsylvania And Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 18, 1883. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
13. "1883 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.