1940 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1940 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	5–3 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Harvey Harman (3rd season)
Captain	Milton Nelson
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium

1940 Middle Three Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Lafayette $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents 211 to 56.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	Springfield		W 33–0
October 12	at Lehigh		W 34–0
October 26	Marietta		W 53–0
November 2	at Princeton		L 13–28
November 9	Connecticut		W 45–7
November 16	Lafayette		L 6–7
November 23	St. Lawrence		W 20–0
November 30	at Maryland		L 7–14