The 1897 Rutgers Queensmen football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University as an independent during the

1897 college football season The 1897 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the ''Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book'' listing Penn and Yale as having been selected national champions. Conference and program changes Conference establishments * ...

. The 1897 Rutgers team compiled a 2–6 record and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 128 to 38. John C. B. Pendleton was the team's coach, and F. K. W. Drury was the team captain.

Schedule

Players

* Decker, right tackle * F. K. W. Drury, quarterback and captain * Guthrie, fullback * McMahon, left guard * Oram, right halfback * Patterson, right guard * Pettit, right end * Rapalje, left end * Ryno, left halfback * Van Winkle, left tackle * Woodruff, center

References

Rutgers Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons

Rutgers Queensmen football The Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team represents Rutgers University in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA). Rutgers competes as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. ...

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