1945 Rutgers Queensmen football team
| 1945 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 5–2 (2–0 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Eugene McManus |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 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.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 6 | Swarthmore* | L 6–13 | 2,000 | [2] | |||
| October 13 | at Muhlenberg* |
| W 10–6 | 1,000 | [3] | ||
| October 20 | Rhode Island State* |
| W 39–7 | 5,000 | [4] | ||
| October 27 | at Princeton* | L 6–14 | 12,000 | [5] | |||
| November 3 | Lehigh |
| W 25–0 | 5,500 | [6] | ||
| November 10 | at Lafayette | W 32–14 | 2,500 | [7] | |||
| November 17 | NYU* |
| W 13–7 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "N.Y.U. Conquered by Rutgers, 13-7: Scarlet Gives Rockafeller, Ending Coaching Career, Victory for Present". The New York Times. November 18, 1945.
- ^ Lurie, Dora (October 7, 1945). "Swarthmore Beats Rutgers in Renewal of Rivalry, 13-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCoy, Gordon (October 14, 1945). "Rutgers Trips Muhlenberg, 19-6; Scarlet Scores Twice in Third Quarter to Record First Victory". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCoy, Gordon (October 21, 1945). "Rutgers Gridmen Smother Rhode Island State, 39 to 7: Scarlet Team Clicks for Touchdown in Each Period; Senko Gets Two". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Princeton Defeats Rutgers in Football's Oldest Series". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 28, 1945. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 25-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 4, 1945. p. S3.
- ^ McCoy, Gordon (November 11, 1945). "Rutgers Trims Lafayette 32 to 14 and Captures Middle 3 Championship". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCoy, Gordon (November 18, 1945). "Rutgers Finishes Season with 13-7 Win over N.Y.U." The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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