1920 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1920 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach George Sanford, the Queensmen compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored by their opponents, 132 to 32. The team's two victories were against Maryland and Virginia Tech. The losses included games against Nebraska and West Virginia. Sanford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[1]

1920 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
Home stadiumNeilson Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     8 0 0
Harvard     8 0 1
Princeton     6 0 1
Penn State     7 0 2
Pittsburgh     6 0 2
Army     7 2 0
Dartmouth     7 2 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Syracuse     6 2 1
Geneva     5 2 1
New Hampshire     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 3 1
Penn     6 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Lafayette     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 0
Williams     5 3 0
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     4 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 2 2
Boston University     4 3 1
Columbia     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 3 1
Vermont     3 5 0
NYU     2 5 1
Rhode Island State     0 4 4
Tufts     2 6 0
Rutgers     2 7 0
Buffalo     1 4 0
Colgate     1 5 2
Villanova     1 5 1
Drexel     0 6 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Ursinus
L 7–14
October 2Maryland
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 6–0[2]
October 9at LehighBethlehem, PAL 0–910,000[3]
October 16VPI
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 19–6
October 23Virginia
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
L 0–7[4]
October 30at CornellL 0–24[5]
November 2vs. NebraskaL 0–2815,000
November 13at West Virginia
L 0–175,000[6]
November 25at DetroitDetroit, MIL 0–27[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "George "Sandy" Sanford". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Harold E. O'Neill (October 3, 1920). "Rutgers Eleven Victors In Fast Game With Maryland Team At Neilson Field". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ O'Neill, Harold E. (October 10, 1920). "Lehigh Too Strong For Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 9. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Virginians defeat Rutgers, 7 to 0". The New York Herald. October 24, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cornell Smears Strong Rutgers Defense to Win by Score of 24-0". Ithaca Journal-News. November 1, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "West Virginia Scores 17 To 0 Victory Over Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. November 14, 1920. p. III-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Ralston Goss (November 26, 1920). "Detroit Line Overmatches Rutgers Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. 18, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1920 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.