1880 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2
Head coach	None
Captain	John Morrison
Home stadium	College Field
Seasons ← 1879 1881 →

1880 college football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Princeton		–		4	–	0	–	1
Yale		–		4	–	0	–	1
Kentucky University		–		2	–	0	–	0
Michigan		–		1	–	0	–	0
Harvard		–		2	–	2	–	2
Penn		–		2	–	2	–	0
Rutgers		–		2	–	2	–	0
Columbia		–		1	–	2	–	0
Amherst		–		0	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts		–		0	–	1	–	1
Stevens		–		1	–	4	–	0
Brown		–		0	–	1	–	0
CCNY		–		0	–	1	–	0
Philadelphia Crescent AC		–		0	–	1	–	0
Toronto		–		0	–	1	–	0
Centre		–		0	–	2	–	0

The 1880 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1880 college football season. The team compiled a 2–2 record and was outscored by opponents 12 to 6.^[1]^[2] The team had no coach, and its captain was John Morrison.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 9	Stevens	New Brunswick, NJ	W 5–1
October 16	at Stevens	St. George Cricket Club grounds Hoboken, NJ	W 1–0	200	^[4]
November 2	at Princeton	Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–8		^[5]
November 13	at Columbia	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–3		^[6]

References

^ "1880 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1880–1884)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
^ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
^ "Students As Kickers—The Rutgers Team Defeat One From The Stevens Institute". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 17, 1880. p. 12. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "College Notes". Journal and Courier. New Haven, Connecticut. November 4, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Columbia Vs. Rutgers". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 15, 1880. p. 1. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

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