1887 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1887 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1887 college football season. The Queensmen compiled a 2–6 record and were outscored their opponents, 187 to 81. The team had no coach, and its captain was Clarence G. Scudder.^[1]

1887 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	None
Captain	Clarence G. Scudder
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1886 1888 →

1887 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale			–					9	–	0	–	0
Penn State			–					2	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					10	–	1	–	0
Lafayette			–					7	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					3	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	7	–	0
Wesleyan			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts			–					2	–	3	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					0	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					0	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					0	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					0	–	2	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 8		Stevens	New Brunswick, NJ	W 26–0		[2]
October 12		Princeton	New Brunswick, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–30	1,500	[3][4]
October 15		at Lafayette	The Quad Easton, PA	L 0–20		[5]
October 19		at Stevens	Hoboken, NJ	W 5–2		[6]
October 29	3:35 p.m.	at Williams	Williamstown, MA	L 6–12		[7]
November 2	3:25 p.m.	Penn	New Brunswick, NJ	L 10–13		[8]
November 5		at Yale	Yale Field New Haven, CT	L 0–74		[9]
November 12		Lafayette	New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–36		[10]

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References

1. "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
2. "Rutgers Wins At Football". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 9, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Carried Senseless Off the Field". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 13, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Princeton Defeats Rutgers". The New York Times. October 13, 1887. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lafayette Wins a Hard-Fought Battle". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1887. p. 3. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "[Untitled]". Plainfield Evening News. Plainfield, New Jersey. October 20, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Williams 12, Rutgers 6". Springfield Republican. Springfield, Massachusetts. October 30, 1887. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Rah For Pennsylvania". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 3, 1887. p. 5. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Yale's Heavy Rushers: Rutgers Easily Defeated, Seventy-four to Nothing". The Boston Globe. November 6, 1887. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Lafayette Outkicks Rutgers". The Times. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1887. p. 2. Retrieved August 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "1887 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.