The 1941 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 174 to 85. The team's two losses were against Syracuse (7–49) and Lafayette (0–16).[1]
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Conference | Middle Three Conference |
Record | 7–2 (1–1 Middle Three) |
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Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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Lafayette $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rutgers was ranked at No. 127 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[2]
In February 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Rutgers head coach Harman, who had led the team to a 26–7–1 record from 1938 to 1941, joined the United States Navy.[3] Harman missed the 1942 to 1945 seasons due to military service.
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 27 | Alfred* | W 34–0 | 4,500 | [4] | |||
October 4 | Springfield* |
| W 26–0 | 6,000 | [5] | ||
October 11 | Lehigh |
| W 16–6 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
October 18 | Fort Monmouth* |
| W 26–0 | 8,000 | [7] | ||
October 25 | at Syracuse* | L 7–49 | 10,000 | [8] | |||
November 1 | Maryland* |
| W 20–0 | 1,500 | [9] | ||
November 8 | at Lafayette | L 0–16 | 10,000 | [10] | |||
November 15 | Connecticut* |
| W 32–7 | 10,500 | [11] | ||
November 20 | at Brown* | W 13–7 | 15,000 | [12] | |||
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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 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harman, 3 Aides Seek Instructor Berths in Navy". Democrat Chronicle (Rochester, NY). February 5, 1942. p. 24.
- ^ Ed Isaacs (September 28, 1941). "Rutgers Topples Alfred, 34 to 0, In Season Opener". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Isaacs (October 5, 1941). "Rutgers Defeats Springfield, 26-0". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Defeats Lehigh". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). October 12, 1941. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Isaacs (October 19, 1941). "Rutgers Repels Army Invasion of Stadium by 26-0". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Isaacs (October 26, 1941). "Rutgers Is Trounced By Syracuse". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers University Eleven Trounces Maryland Gridders By 20-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lafayette Downs Rutgers, 16 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1941. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Isaacs (November 16, 1941). "Rutgers Defeats Connecticut By Score of 32 To 7". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Tops Brown, 13 to 7". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.