1937 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1937
Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–4 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainArthur C. Perry
Home stadiumNeilson Field
Seasons
1937 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 2 0 0 8 0 0
Rutgers 1 1 0 5 4 0
Lehigh 0 2 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1937 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1937 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach J. Wilder Tasker, the Queensmen compiled a 5–6 record and outscored their opponents 128 to 39.[1] In February 1938, Rutgers announced Tasker's resignation as Rutgers' football coach and his replacement by Harvey Harman.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25
Susquehanna
W 9–06,000[3]
October 2
Hampden–Sydney
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 20–0[4]
October 9Delaware
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 27–0[5]
October 16at
Springfield
W 26–02,500[6]
October 23at PrincetonL 0–635,000[7]
October 30Lehigh
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 34–09,000[8]
November 6at LafayetteL 6–13[9]
November 13Ohio
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
L 0–134,000[10]
November 25at BrownL 6–710,000[11]

References

  1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Harvey Harman Named Coach at Rutgers U.: Replaces Tasker as Head of Scarlet Team". The Tennessean. February 20, 1938. p. 14.
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  8. ^ "Tranavitch scores 28 points for Rutgers in rout of Lehigh on the gridiron". The New York Times. October 31, 1937. p. S5.
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