The 1949 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1949 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 6–3 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 266 to 138.[1][2]
| 1949 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (2–0 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Earl Read |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 24 | Merchant Marine* | W 79–6 | 8,200 | [3] | |||
| October 1 | at Temple* | L 7–14 | 10,000 | [4] | |||
| October 8 | Lehigh |
| W 40–27 | 14,500 | [5] | ||
| October 15 | Syracuse* |
| L 9–21 | 12,000 | [6] | ||
| October 22 | at Colgate* | W 35–13 | 7,000 | [7] | |||
| October 29 | at Princeton* | L 14–34 | 37,000 | [8] | |||
| November 5 | at Lafayette | W 14–0 | 8,500 | [9] | |||
| November 12 | NYU* |
| W 33–9 | 7,000 | [10] | ||
| November 19 | Fordham* |
| W 35–14 | 18,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1949 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ Burns, Joe (September 25, 1949). "Kings Point Loses 79-6 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Littlehales, Hank (October 2, 1949). "Temple's Air Attack Upsets Rutgers, 14-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 9, 1949). "Rutgers Tops Lehigh, 40-27, in Middle Three Encounter". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 16, 1949). "Bernie Custis Leads Syracuse to 21-9 Victory over Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 23, 1949). "Scarlet Rips Colgate in 35-13 Upset". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 30, 1949). "Tigers Win 34-14 over Red Squad". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 6, 1949). "Lafayette Bows, 14-0 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Routs Violets, 33-9". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1949. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Young, Dick (November 20, 1949). "Rutgers Charges Rams, 35-14". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.
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