1869 Rutgers Queensmen football team
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 apiece.[2] The team had no coach, and its captain was William Leggett.[3]
| 1869 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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Co-national champion (Davis) | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 1869 record | 1–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | William J. Leggett |
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| Princeton | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| November 6 | Princeton |
| W 6–4 | [4] |
| November 13 | at Princeton | Princeton, NJ | L 0–8 |
See also
References
- "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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