1941 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1941 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record7–2 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 174 to 85. The team's two losses were against Syracuse (7–49) and Lafayette (0–16).[1]

Rutgers was ranked at No. 127 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]

In February 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Rutgers head coach Harman, who had led the team to a 26–7–1 record from 1938 to 1941, joined the United States Navy.[3] Harman missed the 1942 to 1945 seasons due to military service.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Alfred*
W 34–04,500[4]
October 4Springfield*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 26–06,000[5]
October 11Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 16–68,000[6]
October 18Fort Monmouth*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 26–08,000[7]
October 25at Syracuse*
L 7–4910,000[8]
November 1Maryland*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 20–01,500[9]
November 8at Lafayette
L 0–1610,000[10]
November 15Connecticut*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 32–710,500[11]
November 20at Brown*
W 13–715,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Harman, 3 Aides Seek Instructor Berths in Navy". Democrat Chronicle (Rochester, NY). February 5, 1942. p. 24.
  4. ^ Ed Isaacs (September 28, 1941). "Rutgers Topples Alfred, 34 to 0, In Season Opener". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Ed Isaacs (October 5, 1941). "Rutgers Defeats Springfield, 26-0". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers Defeats Lehigh". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). October 12, 1941. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Ed Isaacs (October 19, 1941). "Rutgers Repels Army Invasion of Stadium by 26-0". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ed Isaacs (October 26, 1941). "Rutgers Is Trounced By Syracuse". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rutgers University Eleven Trounces Maryland Gridders By 20-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lafayette Downs Rutgers, 16 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1941. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Ed Isaacs (November 16, 1941). "Rutgers Defeats Connecticut By Score of 32 To 7". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rutgers Tops Brown, 13 to 7". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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