1908 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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The 1908 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1908 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Joseph T. Smith, the Queensmen compiled a 3–5–1 record and were outscored by their opponents, 104 to 53. The team captain was Charles E. Corbin.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Headcoach
CaptainCharles E. Corbin
Quick facts Rutgers Queensmen football, Conference ...
1908 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainCharles E. Corbin
Home stadiumNeilson Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1908 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn â€“ 11–0–1
Harvard â€“ 9–0–1
Cornell â€“ 7–1–1
Fordham â€“ 5–1–0
Yale â€“ 7–1–1
Dartmouth â€“ 6–1–1
Carlisle â€“ 10–2–1
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 10–2–1
Army â€“ 6–1–2
Pittsburgh â€“ 8–3–0
Lafayette â€“ 6–2–2
Princeton â€“ 5–2–3
Syracuse â€“ 6–3–1
Brown â€“ 5–3–1
Temple â€“ 3–2–1
Colgate â€“ 4–3–0
Lehigh â€“ 4–3–0
Dickinson â€“ 5–4–0
Amherst â€“ 3–3–2
Holy Cross â€“ 4–4–0
Penn State â€“ 5–5–0
Vermont â€“ 3–3–3
Wesleyan â€“ 3–4–2
Springfield Training School â€“ 3–4–1
NYU â€“ 2–3–2
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–6–1
Bucknell â€“ 3–5–2
Rutgers â€“ 3–5–1
Boston College â€“ 2–4–2
Carnegie Tech â€“ 3–7–0
Geneva â€“ 1–6–2
Tufts â€“ 1–6–1
Villanova â€“ 1–6–0
New Hampshire â€“ 1–7–0
Drexel â€“ 0–7–0
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The Rutgers yearbook put a positive spin on the season: "The football season of 1908 turned out to be very successful, considering the poor prospects which seemed to face us before the opening of college in the fall."[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at Navy
L 0–18[3]
October 10at Lehigh
L 0–12[4]
October 24at Haverford
L 5–9[5]
October 31Hamilton
W 6–4[6]
November 3Franklin & Marshall
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 9–0[7]
November 7Delaware
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
T 6–6[8]
November 10Ursinus
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
L 0–35[9]
November 14Muhlenberg
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 15–5[10]
November 21at Stevens
L 13–15[11]
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Players

The following players earned varsity letters for their participation on the 1908 football team:[12]

  • James Woods Babcock, Paterson, NJ, Class of 1909
  • Myron Hamilton Beekman, Rosendale, NY, Class of 1909
  • Charles Eli Corbin, Oxford, NY, Class of 1909
  • Allen Dale Cloke, Rahway, NJ, Class of 1909
  • Samuel S. Demarest, Bergenfield, NJ, Class of 1909
  • Frederick Foster Read, Arlington, NJ, Class of 1909
  • F. Rudolph Steinke, Elizabeth, NJ, Class of 1909
  • William Henry Wallace, Moorestown, NJ, Class of 1909
  • Booz, Class of 1910
  • Thomas Laughlin Hanson, Class of 1910
  • Edwin Thomas Leslie, Class of 1910
  • Arthur Thomas McMichael, Class of 1910
  • E. T. Goode 1911
  • Rogers 1911
  • H. A. Smith 1911
  • Alverson 1912
  • Carpender 1912
  • H. C. Cooper 1912
  • Freystadt 1912

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