1940 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–3 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainMilton Nelson
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents 211 to 56.[1]

Rutgers was ranked at No. 100 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Springfield
W 33–08,000[3]
October 12at Lehigh
W 34–0[4]
October 19Marietta
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 53–05,000[5]
October 26at Princeton
L 13–28[6]
November 2Connecticut
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 45–77,000[7]
November 9Lafayettedagger
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 6–719,000[8]
November 16St. Lawrence
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 20–03,200[9]
November 21at Maryland
L 7–145,000[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jack Casey (October 6, 1940). "Rutgers Trims Springfield In Curtain Raiser". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1940. p. S3.
  5. ^ Jack Casey (October 20, 1940). "Rutgers Downs Marietta, 53-0, As Records Fall". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Princeton Hands Scarlet First Setback: Utz, Hasbrouck Score in 28-13 Win for Tigers". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. October 27, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Casey (November 3, 1940). "Rutgers Swamps Connecticut By Score of 45 to 7". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Jack Casey (November 10, 1940). "Rutgers Tumbles To Lafayette by Score of 7 to 6". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack Casey (November 17, 1940). "Rutgers Defeats St. Lawrence By Score of 20 to 0". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jack Casey (November 22, 1940). "Rutgers Team Surprised By Maryland, 14 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.


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