1949 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1949 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1949 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 6–3 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 266 to 138.[1][2]

1949 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record6–3 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainEarl Read
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1949 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –06 –3 –0
Lafayette 1 –1 –02 –6 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –06 –3 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Merchant Marine*
W 79–6 8,200 [3]
October 1at Temple*
L 7–1410,000 [4]
October 8Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 40–2714,500 [5]
October 15Syracuse*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 9–2112,000 [6]
October 22at Colgate*
W 35–137,000 [7]
October 29at Princeton*
L 14–3437,000 [8]
November 5at Lafayette
W 14–08,500 [9]
November 12NYU*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 33–97,000 [10]
November 19Fordham*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 35–1418,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1949 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. Burns, Joe (September 25, 1949). "Kings Point Loses 79-6 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Littlehales, Hank (October 2, 1949). "Temple's Air Attack Upsets Rutgers, 14-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Burns, Joe (October 9, 1949). "Rutgers Tops Lehigh, 40-27, in Middle Three Encounter". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Burns, Joe (October 16, 1949). "Bernie Custis Leads Syracuse to 21-9 Victory over Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Burns, Joe (October 23, 1949). "Scarlet Rips Colgate in 35-13 Upset". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Burns, Joe (October 30, 1949). "Tigers Win 34-14 over Red Squad". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Burns, Joe (November 6, 1949). "Lafayette Bows, 14-0 to Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rutgers Routs Violets, 33-9". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. November 13, 1949. p. 104 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Young, Dick (November 20, 1949). "Rutgers Charges Rams, 35-14". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 106 – via Newspapers.com.


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