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.[1]
| 1940 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 5–3 (1–1 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Milton Nelson |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| No. 19 Lafayette $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rutgers was ranked at No. 100 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 5 | Springfield | W 33–0 | 8,000 | [3] | |||
| October 12 | at Lehigh | W 34–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 19 | Marietta |
| W 53–0 | 5,000 | [5] | ||
| October 26 | at Princeton | L 13–28 | [6] | ||||
| November 2 | Connecticut |
| W 45–7 | 7,000 | [7] | ||
| November 9 | Lafayette |
| L 6–7 | 19,000 | [8] | ||
| November 16 | St. Lawrence |
| W 20–0 | 3,200 | [9] | ||
| November 21 | at Maryland |
| L 7–14 | 5,000 | [10] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Casey (October 6, 1940). "Rutgers Trims Springfield In Curtain Raiser". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1940. p. S3.
- ^ Jack Casey (October 20, 1940). "Rutgers Downs Marietta, 53-0, As Records Fall". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton Hands Scarlet First Setback: Utz, Hasbrouck Score in 28-13 Win for Tigers". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. October 27, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Casey (November 3, 1940). "Rutgers Swamps Connecticut By Score of 45 to 7". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Casey (November 10, 1940). "Rutgers Tumbles To Lafayette by Score of 7 to 6". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Casey (November 17, 1940). "Rutgers Defeats St. Lawrence By Score of 20 to 0". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Casey (November 22, 1940). "Rutgers Team Surprised By Maryland, 14 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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