1945 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1945 Rutgers Queensmen football Middle Three Conference Middle Three 5–2 2–0 Harry Rockafeller 8th Eugene McManus Rutgers Stadium Middle Three 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 140–61. The team's only losses came against 1945 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore (13–6) and Princeton (14–6). In November 1945, Rockafeller announced that he would step down as head coach at the end of the 1945 season.N.Y.U. Conquered by Rutgers, 13-7: Scarlet Gives Rockafeller, Ending Coaching Career, Victory for Present The New York Times November 18, 1945 Schedule y y October 6 1945 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 6-13 2,000 Swarthmore Beats Rutgers in Renewal of Rivalry, 13-6 Dora Lurie October 7, 1945 S3 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66870510/1945-rutgers-swarthmore/ October 13 at 1945 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg<ncg> Scotty Wood Stadium Allentown, PA W 10-6 1,000 Rutgers Trips Muhlenberg, 19-6; Scarlet Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Record First Victory Gordon McCoy October 14, 1945 14 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66872445/1945-rutgers-muhlenberg/ October 20 Rhode Island State<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 39-7 5,000 Rutgers Gridmen Smother Rhode Island State, 39 to 7: Scarlet Team Clicks for Touchdown in Each Period; Senko Gets Two Gordon McCoy October 21, 1945 10 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66873370/1945-rutgers-uri/ October 27 at Princeton<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 6-14 12,000 Princeton Defeats Rutgers in Football's Oldest Series October 28, 1945 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66874109/1945-princeton-rutgers/ November 3 Lehigh Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 25-0 5,500 Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 25-0 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 4, 1945 S3 November 10 at Lafayette Fisher Field Easton, PA W 32-14 2,500 Rutgers Trims Lafayette 32 to 14 and Captures Middle 3 Championship Gordon McCoy November 11, 1945 1 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66880668/1945-lafayette-rutgers/ November 17 NYU<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 13-7 10,000 Rutgers Finishes Season with 13-7 Win over N.Y.U. Gordon McCoy November 18, 1945 1 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66883208/1945-rutgers-nyu/ References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Queensmen football