1939 Rutgers Queensmen football team
| 1939 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| 1939 record | 7–1–1 (2–0 Middle Three) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | William Tranavitch |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Wesleyan | W 13–7 | ||
| October 7 | Wooster |
| W 20–0 | |
| October 14 | Richmond |
| T 6–6 | |
| October 21 | Maryland |
| W 25–12 | |
| October 28 | Lehigh |
| W 13–0 | [3] |
| November 4 | New Hampshire |
| W 32–13 | [4] |
| November 11 | at Lafayette | W 13–6 | ||
| November 18 | Springfield |
| W 17–7 | |
| November 30 | at Brown | L 0–13 |
References[]
- ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
- ^ "Rutgers Glum After Setback: Hopes for First Unbeaten Season in 70 Years Are Shattered by Brown". Asbury Park Press. December 1, 1939. p. 18.
- ^ "Rutgers Extends Unbeaten Record by Subduing Lehigh in Middle Three Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 29, 1939. p. S4.
- ^ "Monday Morning Quarterback". The Daily Home News. New Brunswick, New Jersey. November 6, 1939. p. 12. Retrieved January 22, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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