1953 Rutgers Queensmen football team
| 1953 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 2–6 (1–0 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Donald Duncan |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1953 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 2–6 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship and were outscored by their opponents 215 to 126.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | VPI* | W 20–13 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | at Princeton* | L 7–9 | 25,000 | [4] | |||
| October 17 | Brown* |
| L 20–27 | 7,500 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | Fordham* |
| L 13–40 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | Colgate* |
| L 12–33 | 7,500 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | at Lafayette | W 14–13 | 4,000 | [8] | |||
| November 14 | Penn State* |
| L 26–54 | 9,500 | [9] | ||
| November 21 | at Columbia* | L 13–27 | 12,000 | [10] | |||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1953 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.
- ^ Capaldo, Chuck (October 4, 1953). "Rutgers' Splurge Upends VPI". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 11, 1953). "Tigers Vanquish Rutgers by 9 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- ^ Rennie, Rud (October 18, 1953). "Brown Nips Rutgers for First Win, 27-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mozley, Dana (October 25, 1953). "Rams Bowl Over Rutgers, 44-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 1, 1953). "Rutgers Beaten 33-13; Longest Losing Streak Since 1936". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 8, 1953). "Rutgers Nips Leopards, 14-13". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Burns, Joe (November 15, 1953). "Penn State Thumps Rutgers, 54-26, in Free Scoring Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 22, 1953). "Lions Down Rutgers, 27-13; Carr Goes Route Ninth Time". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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