1869 Rutgers Queensmen football team
| 1869 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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Co-national champion (Davis) | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | William J. Leggett |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1869 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1869 college football season. The team finished with a 1–1 record and was retroactively named the co-national champion by Parke H. Davis.[1] They played Princeton two times, splitting the series one game each.[2] The team had no coach, and was captained by William Leggett.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6 | Princeton |
| W 6–4 | [4] |
| November 13 | at Princeton | Princeton, NJ | L 0–8 |
See also
[edit]- List of historically significant college football games
- List of the first college football games in each U.S. state
References
[edit]- ^ "National Poll Champions" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2017. p. 110. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "1869 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ^ "New-Jersey". The New York Times. New York, New York. November 9, 1869. p. 8. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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