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1941 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record7–2 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1941 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 7–2 record and outscored their opponents 174 to 85. The team's two losses were against Syracuse (49–7) and Lafayette (16–0).

Rutgers was ranked at No. 127 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[1]

In February 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Rutgers head coach Harman, who had led the team to a 26–7–1 record from 1938 to 1941, joined the United States Navy.[2] Harman missed the 1942 to 1945 seasons due to military service.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Alfred*
W 34–04,500[3]
October 4Springfield*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 26–06,000[4]
October 11Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 16–68,000[5]
October 18Fort Monmouth*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 26–08,000[6]
October 25at Syracuse*
L 7–4910,000[7]
November 1Maryland*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 20–01,500[8]
November 8at Lafayette
L 0–1610,000[9]
November 15Connecticut*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 32–710,500[10]
November 20at Brown*
W 13–715,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Harman, 3 Aides Seek Instructor Berths in Navy". Democrat Chronicle (Rochester, NY). February 5, 1942. p. 24.
  3. ^ Ed Isaacs (September 28, 1941). "Rutgers Topples Alfred, 34 to 0, In Season Opener". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ed Isaacs (October 5, 1941). "Rutgers Defeats Springfield, 26-0". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutgers Defeats Lehigh". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). October 12, 1941. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ed Isaacs (October 19, 1941). "Rutgers Repels Army Invasion of Stadium by 26-0". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Ed Isaacs (October 26, 1941). "Rutgers Is Trounced By Syracuse". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rutgers University Eleven Trounces Maryland Gridders By 20-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Lafayette Downs Rutgers, 16 to 0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 9, 1941. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Ed Isaacs (November 16, 1941). "Rutgers Defeats Connecticut By Score of 32 To 7". The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ). pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rutgers Tops Brown, 13 to 7". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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