1939 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record7–1–1 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Tranavitch
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Lafayette 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 146 to 70.[1] Rutgers was undefeated in its first eight games, but fell short of its first undefeated season in 70 years when Brown scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Queensmen, 13–0, in a Thanksgiving Day game at Providence, Rhode Island.[2]

Rutgers was ranked at No. 106 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Wesleyan
W 13–76,000[4]
October 7Wooster
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 20–0[5]
October 14Richmond
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
T 6–6[6]
October 21Maryland
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 25–128,500[7]
October 28Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 13–0[8]
November 4New Hampshire
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 32–13[9]
November 11at Lafayette
W 13–612,000[10]
November 18Springfield
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 17–7[11]
November 30at Brown
L 0–13[12]

References

  1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Glum After Setback: Hopes for First Unbeaten Season in 70 Years Are Shattered by Brown". Asbury Park Press. December 1, 1939. p. 18.
  3. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rutgers Defeats Wesleyan 13 to 7 In Opening Game". The Sunday Times. October 1, 1939. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Jack Casey (October 8, 1939). "Rutgers Downs Wooster 20-0 For Second Victory In Unimpressive Showing: Fifth Consecutive Win for Local Eleven in New Stadium". The Sunday Times. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers held to 6 to 6 tie by Richmond". Asbury Park Sunday Press. October 15, 1939. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Casey (October 22, 1939). "Maryland Downed 25-12 As Rutgers Shows Real Teamwork on Gridiron". The Sunday Times. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rutgers Extends Unbeaten Record by Subduing Lehigh in Middle Three Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 29, 1939. p. S4.
  9. ^ "Monday Morning Quarterback". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. November 6, 1939. p. 12. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Undefeated Rutgers Wins Over Lafayette, 13 to 6, To Take Middle Three Title". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 12, 1939. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Jack Casey (November 19, 1939). "Rutgers Rumbles Over Springfield For 13 Straight". The Sunday Times. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Jack Casey (December 1, 1939). "Superior Manpower Gives Brown Victory Over Rutgers Eleven: Injuries Lead To 13-0 Defeat In Closing Tilt". The Daily Home News. p. 29.


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