1946 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1946 Rutgers Queensmen football Middle Three Conference Middle Three 7–2 2–0 Harvey Harman 5th Rutgers Stadium Middle Three champion The 1946 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1946 college football season. Rutgers was in its fifth non-consecutive season under head coach Harvey Harman. Harman had coached Rutgers from 1938 to 1941, but missed the 1942 to 1945 seasons while serving as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy.Will Honor Rockafeller: Rutgers' Wartime Coach Started Career on Asbury Sandlot Asbury Park Press January 10, 1946 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5573234/will_honor_rockafeller/ The 1946 team compiled a 7–2 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored its opponents 252 to 48. The team's only losses came against Columbia (7–13) and Princeton (7–14).1946 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 12, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1946-schedule.html Rutgers was ranked at No. 49 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit Dr. E. E. Litkenhous The Knoxville News-Sentinel December 15, 1946 B4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 28 at Columbia<ncg> Baker Field New York, NY L 7-13 23,000 Lions Edge Rutgers, 13-7; Cestary Scores Twice Hy Turkin September 29, 1946 C47 Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66889652/1946-columbia-rutgers/ October 5 Johns Hopkins<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 53-0 7,000 7,000 See Rutgers in First Win Joe Burns October 6, 1946 1 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66899977/1946-rutgers-hopkins/ October 12 at NYU<ncg> Polo Grounds New York, NY W 26-0 10,000 Frosh Pilots Rutgers over Violets, 26-0 Hy Turkin October 13, 1946 46C Sunday News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66905973/1946-rutgers-nyu/ October 19 at Princeton<ncg> Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) L 7-14 45,000 Princeton Beats Rutgers 14 to 7 in Close Contest Joe Burns October 20, 1946 1 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66910477/1946-princeton-rutgers/ October 26 George Washington<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 25-13 8,000 Rutgers Topples Washington by Score of 25-13 Joe Burns October 27, 1946 1 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66920691/1946-rutgers-gwu/ November 2 at #17 Harvard<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 13-0 12,000 Rutgers Trips Harvard, 13-0 Tom Noonan November 3, 1946 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66934221/1946-harvard-rutgers/ November 9 Lafayette<hc> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 41-2 12,000 Rutgers Smothers Lafayette 41 to 2 Joe Burns November 10, 1946 1 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66938485/1946-lafayette-rutgers/ November 16 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 55-6 7,000 Rutgers Drubs Lehigh 55 to 6 and Keeps Title Joe Burns November 17, 1946 1 The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66940662/1946-lehigh-rutgers/ November 23 Bucknell<ncg> Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 25-0 15,000 Rutgers Trims Bucknell 25-0 Before 15,000 Joe Burns The Sunday Times New Brunswick, N.J. November 24, 1946 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44383116/rutgers_trims_bucknell_250_before/ Newspapers.com References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Queensmen football