1908 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1908 Rutgers Queensmen football

Conference	Independent
1908 record	3–5–1
Head coach	Joseph T. Smith (1st year)
Captain	Charles E. Corbin
Home stadium	Neilson Field

The 1908 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in 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.^[1]^[2] The team captain, for the second consecutive year, was Charles E. Corbin.^[3]

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."^[4]

The following players earned varsity letters for their participation on the 1908 football team:^[5]

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

References

↑ "1908 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
↑ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1905–1909)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
↑ "2014 Rutgers Football Media Guide". Rutgers University. 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
↑ The Scarlet Letter, Class of 1910. Greek Letter Fraternities of Rutgers College. June 1909. p. 78=79.
↑ 1910 Scarlet Letter, p. 85.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

Venues	College Field (1869–1890) Neilson Field (1891–1938) Rutgers Stadium (1938–1992) Giants Stadium (1993) High Point Solutions Stadium (1994–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Maryland

Culture & lore	Marching band First American football game (painting)

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