1941 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1941
Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record7–2 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
1941 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 174 to 85. The team's two losses were against Syracuse (7–49) and Lafayette (0–16).[1]

Rutgers was ranked at No. 127 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

In February 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Rutgers head coach Harman, who had led the team to a 26–7–1 record from 1938 to 1941, joined the United States Navy.[3] Harman missed the 1942 to 1945 seasons due to military service.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27
Alfred*
W 34–04,500[4]
October 4
Springfield*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 26–06,000[5]
October 11Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 16–68,000[6]
October 18Fort Monmouth*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 26–08,000[7]
October 25at Syracuse*
L 7–4910,000[8]
November 1Maryland*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 20–01,500[9]
November 8at Lafayette
L 0–1610,000[10]
November 15Connecticut*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 32–710,500[11]
November 20at
Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
    		• W 13–715,000[12]
    • *Non-conference game

    References

    1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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    3. ^ "Harman, 3 Aides Seek Instructor Berths in Navy". Democrat Chronicle (Rochester, NY). February 5, 1942. p. 24.
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