The 1951 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1951 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensemen compiled a 4–4 record and outscored their opponents 184 to 114.[1][2]
| 1951 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (1–1 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jim Monahan |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rutgers was ranked at No. 90 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | at Lafayette | W 47–12 | 6,000 | [4] | |||
| October 6 | at Temple* | L 7–14 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | at NYU* | W 55–0 | 6,000 | [6] | |||
| October 20 | Lehigh | L 6–21 | 17,000 | [7] | |||
| November 3 | Fordham* |
| W 13–7 | 5,000 | [8] | ||
| November 10 | at Brown* | W 28–21 | 5,000 | [9] | |||
| November 17 | Penn State* |
| L 7–13 | 15,000 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | Colgate* |
| L 21–26 | 8,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1951 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Drubs Lafayette, 47-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 30, 1951. p. S4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 7, 1951). "Temple, Aided by Fumbles, Hands Rutgers First Loss, 14-7". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kieran, Chris (October 14, 1951). "NYU Dies for Dear Old Rutgers, 55-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (October 21, 1951). "Underdog Lehigh Eleven Trounces Rutgers, 21-6". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 4, 1951). "Rutgers Spills Fordham, 13-7, in Hall of Fame Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 11, 1951). "Rutgers Edges Brown, 28-21, in Bruising Grid Battle". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State Victor, 13-7; Pollard Runs 75, 71 to Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 25, 1951). "Rutgers Defeated by Colgate, 26-21, in Grid Finale". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
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