1869 Rutgers Queensmen football team explained

Year:1869
Team:Rutgers Queensmen
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:1–1
Head Coach:None
Captain:William J. Leggett
Champion:Co-national champion (Davis)
Prev Year:none

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Poll Champions . National Collegiate Athletic Association . 2017 . NCAA Division I Football Records . 110 . December 31, 2017.
  2. Web site: 1869 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results . Sports Reference LLC . SR/College Football . December 31, 2017 .
  3. Web site: 2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide . Rutgers University . 2014 . June 14, 2016 .