1947 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1947 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1947 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled an 8–1 record and outscored their opponents 262 to 99. The team lost its opening game against Columbia before winning eight consecutive games, including a 31–7 victory over Harvard.^[1][2]

Frank R. Burns starred for the team.

Rutgers was ranked at No. 58 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Columbia*	Baker Field New York, NY	L 28–40	23,000	[4]
October 4	Western Reserve*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–6	10,000	[5]
October 11	Princeton*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ (rivalry)	W 13–7	30,426	[6]
October 18	Fordham*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 36–6	10,000	[7]
October 25	Lehigh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 46–13	12,000	[8]
November 1	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 31–7	15,000	[9]
November 8	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 20–0	11,000	[10]
November 15	NYU*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 40–0	14,000	[11]
November 27	at Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–20	16,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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