1939 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1939 Rutgers Queensmen football Middle Three Conference Middle Three 7–1–1 2–0 Harvey Harman 2nd William Tranavitch Rutgers Stadium Middle Three champion The 1939 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1939 college football season. In their second season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 7–1–1 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 146 to 70. Rutgers was undefeated in its first eight games, but fell short of its first undefeated season in 70 years when Brown scored 13 points in the fourth quarter to defeat the Queensmen, 13–0, in a Thanksgiving Day game at Providence, Rhode Island.Rutgers Glum After Setback: Hopes for First Unbeaten Season in 70 Years Are Shattered by Brown Asbury Park Press December 1, 1939 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5575818/rutgers_glum_after_setback_hopes_for/ Rutgers was ranked at No. 106 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth E. E. Litkenhous Johnson City Sunday Press December 31, 1939 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123000367/vols-second-in-final-litkenhous-grid/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 30 1939 Wesleyan Cardinals Wesleyan Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 13-7 6,000 Rutgers Defeats Wesleyan 13 to 7 In Opening Game The Sunday Times October 1, 1939 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122246602/rutgers-defeats-wesleyan-13-to-7-in/ Newspapers.com October 7 Wooster Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 20-0 Rutgers Downs Wooster 20-0 For Second Victory In Unimpressive Showing: Fifth Consecutive Win for Local Eleven in New Stadium The Sunday Times Jack Casey October 8, 1939 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122246686/rutgers-downs-wooster-20-0-for-second/ Newspapers.com October 14 Richmond Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ T 6-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112764717/rutgers-held-to-6-to-6-tie-by-richmond/ Asbury Park Sunday Press Rutgers held to 6 to 6 tie by Richmond October 15, 1939 November 8, 2022 Newspapers.com October 21 Maryland Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 25-12 8,500 Maryland Downed 25-12 As Rutgers Shows Real Teamwork on Gridiron The Sunday Times Jack Casey October 22, 1939 1, 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122246525/maryland-downed-25-12-as-rutgers-shows/ Newspapers.com October 28 Lehigh Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 13-0 Rutgers Extends Unbeaten Record by Subduing Lehigh in Middle Three Game The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 29, 1939 S4 November 4 New Hampshire Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 32-13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/42816986/monday_morning_quarterback/ Monday Morning Quarterback The Daily Home News New Brunswick, New Jersey 12 November 6, 1939 January 22, 2020 newspapers.com November 11 at Lafayette Fisher Field Easton, PA W 13-6 12,000 Undefeated Rutgers Wins Over Lafayette, 13 to 6, To Take Middle Three Title Sunday Call-Chronicle November 12, 1939 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122215811/undefeated-rutgers-wins-over-lafayette/ Newspapers.com November 18 1939 Springfield Gymnasts Springfield Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 17-7 Rutgers Rumbles Over Springfield For 13 Straight The Sunday Times Jack Casey November 19, 1939 1, 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122246747/rutgers-rumbles-over-springfield-for-13/ Newspapers.com November 30 at Brown Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0-13 Superior Manpower Gives Brown Victory Over Rutgers Eleven: Injuries Lead To 13-0 Defeat In Closing Tilt The Daily Home News Jack Casey December 1, 1939 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122246340/superior-manpower-gives-brown-victory/ References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Queensmen football