1940 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1940 Rutgers Queensmen football Middle Three Conference Middle Three 5–3 1–1 Harvey Harman 3rd Milton Nelson Rutgers Stadium 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. 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.Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings The Boston Globe Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 19, 1940 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y October 5 1940 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 33-0 8,000 Rutgers Trims Springfield In Curtain Raiser The Sunday Times Jack Casey New Brunswick, New Jersey October 6, 1940 1, 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120281997/rutgers-trims-springfield-in-curtain/ Newspapers.com October 12 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 34-0 Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 34-0 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 13, 1940 S3 October 19 1940 Marietta Pioneers Marietta Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 53-0 5,000 Rutgers Downs Marietta, 53-0, As Records Fall The Sunday Times Jack Casey New Brunswick, New Jersey October 20, 1940 1, 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120282821/rutgers-downs-marietta-53-0-as/ Newspapers.com October 26 at Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 13-28 Princeton Hands Scarlet First Setback: Utz, Hasbrouck Score in 28-13 Win for Tigers The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. October 27, 1940 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/48361363/princeton-hands-scarlet-first-setback/ Newspapers.com November 2 Connecticut Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 45-7 7,000 Rutgers Swamps Connecticut By Score of 45 to 7 The Sunday Times Jack Casey New Brunswick, New Jersey November 3, 1940 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120282651/rutgers-swamps-connecticut-by-score-of/ Newspapers.com November 9 Lafayette<hc> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 6-7 19,000 Rutgers Tumbles To Lafayette by Score of 7 to 6 The Sunday Times Jack Casey New Brunswick, New Jersey November 10, 1940 1, 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120282244/rutgers-tumbles-to-lafayette-by-score/ Newspapers.com November 16 1940 St. Lawrence Saints St. Lawrence Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 20-0 3,200 Rutgers Defeats St. Lawrence By Score of 20 to 0 The Sunday Times Jack Casey New Brunswick, New Jersey November 17, 1940 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120282431/rutgers-defeats-st-lawrence-by-score/ Newspapers.com November 21 at Maryland Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD L 7-14 5,000 Rutgers Team Surprised By Maryland, 14 to 7 The Baltimore Sun Jack Casey November 22, 1940 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120281086/rutgers-team-surprised-by-maryland-14/ Newspapers.com References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Queensmen football