1945 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainEugene McManus
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Lafayette 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1945 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1945 college football season. In their eighth and final season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 5–2 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 140 to 61. The team's only losses came against Swarthmore (6–13) and Princeton (6–14).[1] In November 1945, Rockafeller announced that he would step down as the head coach at the end of the 1945 season.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Swarthmore*
L 6–13 2,000 [3]
October 13at Muhlenberg*
W 10–6 1,000 [4]
October 20Rhode Island State*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 39–7 5,000 [5]
October 27at Princeton*
L 6–14 12,000 [6]
November 3Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 25–0 5,500 [7]
November 10at Lafayette
W 32–14 2,500 [8]
November 17NYU*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 13–7 10,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "N.Y.U. Conquered by Rutgers, 13-7: Scarlet Gives Rockafeller, Ending Coaching Career, Victory for Present". The New York Times. November 18, 1945.
  3. ^ Lurie, Dora (October 7, 1945). "Swarthmore Beats Rutgers in Renewal of Rivalry, 13-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ McCoy, Gordon (October 14, 1945). "Rutgers Trips Muhlenberg, 19-6; Scarlet Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Record First Victory". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McCoy, Gordon (October 21, 1945). "Rutgers Gridmen Smother Rhode Island State, 39 to 7: Scarlet Team Clicks for Touchdown in Each Period; Senko Gets Two". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Princeton Defeats Rutgers in Football's Oldest Series". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 28, 1945. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 25-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1945. p. S3.
  8. ^ McCoy, Gordon (November 11, 1945). "Rutgers Trims Lafayette 32 to 14 and Captures Middle 3 Championship". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McCoy, Gordon (November 18, 1945). "Rutgers Finishes Season with 13-7 Win over N.Y.U." The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.


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