The 1945 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1945 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 5–2 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 140–61. The team's only losses came against Swarthmore (6–13) and Princeton (6–14).[1] In November 1945, Rockafeller announced that he would step down as head coach at the end of the 1945 season.[2]
| 1945 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 5–2 (2–0 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Eugene McManus |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 6 | Swarthmore* | L 6–13 | 2,000 | [3] | |||
| October 13 | at Muhlenberg* |
| W 10–6 | 1,000 | [4] | ||
| October 20 | Rhode Island State* |
| W 39–7 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
| October 27 | at Princeton* | L 6–14 | 12,000 | [6] | |||
| November 3 | Lehigh |
| W 25–0 | 5,500 | [7] | ||
| November 10 | at Lafayette | W 32–14 | 2,500 | [8] | |||
| November 17 | NYU* |
| W 13–7 | 10,000 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "N.Y.U. Conquered by Rutgers, 13-7: Scarlet Gives Rockafeller, Ending Coaching Career, Victory for Present". The New York Times. November 18, 1945.
- ^ Lurie, Dora (October 7, 1945). "Swarthmore Beats Rutgers in Renewal of Rivalry, 13-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCoy, Gordon (October 14, 1945). "Rutgers Trips Muhlenberg, 19-6; Scarlet Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Record First Victory". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCoy, Gordon (October 21, 1945). "Rutgers Gridmen Smother Rhode Island State, 39 to 7: Scarlet Team Clicks for Touchdown in Each Period; Senko Gets Two". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton Defeats Rutgers in Football's Oldest Series". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 28, 1945. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 25-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1945. p. S3.
- ^ McCoy, Gordon (November 11, 1945). "Rutgers Trims Lafayette 32 to 14 and Captures Middle 3 Championship". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCoy, Gordon (November 18, 1945). "Rutgers Finishes Season with 13-7 Win over N.Y.U." The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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