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
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	6–3 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	Harvey Harman (8th season)
Captain	Earl Read
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers $	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lafayette	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Merchant Marine*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 79–6	8,200	[3]
October 1	at Temple*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–14	10,000	[4]
October 8	Lehigh	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 40–27	14,500	[5]
October 15	Syracuse*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 9–21	12,000	[6]
October 22	at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 35–13	7,000	[7]
October 29	at Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 14–34	37,000	[8]
November 5	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 14–0	8,500	[9]
November 12	NYU*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 33–9	7,000	[10]
November 19	Fordham*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 35–14	18,000	[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.