The 1937 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1937 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach J. Wilder Tasker, the Queensmen compiled a 5–6 record and outscored their opponents 128 to 39.[1] In February 1938, Rutgers announced Tasker's resignation as Rutgers' football coach and his replacement by Harvey Harman.[2]
| 1937 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (1–1 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Arthur C. Perry |
| Home stadium | Neilson Field |
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| Lafayette $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Susquehanna |
| W 9–0 | 6,000 | [3] |
| October 2 | Hampden–Sydney |
| W 20–0 | [4] | |
| October 9 | Delaware |
| W 27–0 | [5] | |
| October 16 | at Springfield | W 26–0 | 2,500 | [6] | |
| October 23 | at Princeton | L 0–6 | 35,000 | [7] | |
| October 30 | Lehigh |
| W 34–0 | 9,000 | [8] |
| November 6 | at Lafayette | L 6–13 | [9] | ||
| November 13 | Ohio |
| L 0–13 | 4,000 | [10] |
| November 25 | at Brown | L 6–7 | 10,000 | [11] |
References
edit- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "Harvey Harman Named Coach at Rutgers U.: Replaces Tasker as Head of Scarlet Team". The Tennessean. February 20, 1938. p. 14.
- ^ "Rutgers ushers in season with 9 to 0 triumph". The Sunday Times. September 26, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers' power overcomes Tigers, 20–0". The Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers grid squad hands Delaware team second defeat, 27–0". The Morning News. October 11, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers scalps Indians 26 to 0 at Springfield". The Sunday News. October 17, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton wins from Rutgers by lone touchdown". The Sunday Times. October 24, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tranavitch scores 28 points for Rutgers in rout of Lehigh on the gridiron". The New York Times. October 31, 1937. p. S5.
- ^ "Lafayette beats Rutgers, 13–6, to keep its 1937 slate clean". The Morning Call. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Small backs big help to Ohio U. as Bobcats beat favored Rutgers' eleven, 13–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown downs Rutgers, 7–6, with drive on to oust coach "Tuss" McLaughry". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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