1949 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1949 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record6–3 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Read
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Merchant Marine*
W 79–6 8,200 [3]
October 1at Temple*
L 7–1410,000 [4]
October 8Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 40–2714,500 [5]
October 15Syracuse*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 9–2112,000 [6]
October 22at Colgate*
W 35–137,000 [7]
October 29at Princeton*
L 14–3437,000 [8]
November 5at Lafayette
W 14–08,500 [9]
November 12NYU*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 33–97,000 [10]
November 19Fordham*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 35–1418,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1949 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. ^ Burns, Joe (September 25, 1949). "Kings Point Loses 79-6 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Littlehales, Hank (October 2, 1949). "Temple's Air Attack Upsets Rutgers, 14-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Burns, Joe (October 23, 1949). "Scarlet Rips Colgate in 35-13 Upset". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Burns, Joe (October 30, 1949). "Tigers Win 34-14 over Red Squad". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Burns, Joe (November 6, 1949). "Lafayette Bows, 14-0 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rutgers Routs Violets, 33-9". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1949. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 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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