1894 Rutgers Queensmen football team explained

Year:1894
Team:Rutgers Queensmen
Sport:football
Conference:Middle States Intercollegiate Football League
Short Conf:Middle States
Record:4–6
Conf Record:2–0
Head Coach:None
Captain:William V. B. Van Dyck
Stadium:Neilson Field
Champion:Middle States champion

The 1894 Rutgers Queensmen football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University during the 1894 college football season. The team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 210 to 61. Rutgers was a member of the Middle States Intercollegiate Football League and won the conference championship by beating the other two member schools, Lafayette and .[1]

The team had no coach, and its captain was William V. B. Van Dyck.[2] Van Dyck later served as the head coach of the Rutgers football teams of 1898 and 1899.

The Rutgers football team won its two home games, playing both of those games at Neilson Field in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Notes and References

  1. News: Championship For Rutgers: Deciding Game in the Middle States Football League. The Inter Ocean. October 18, 1894. 5. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: 2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide. Rutgers University. 2014. June 14, 2016.