1940 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1940 Middle Three Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1940 Rutgers Queensmen football
1940 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
1940 record	5–3 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	Harvey Harman (3rd season);
Captain	Milton Nelson
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
	Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

The 1940 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1940 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 5–3 record and outscored their opponents 211 to 56.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	Springfield	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 33–0
October 12	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 34–0	^[2]
October 26	Marietta	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 53–0
November 2	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 13–28	^[3]
November 9	Connecticut	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 45–7
November 16	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 6–7
November 23	St. Lawrence	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–0
November 30	at Maryland	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 7–14

References[]

^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
^ "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1940. p. S3.
^ "Princeton Hands Scarlet First Setback: Utz, Hasbrouck Score in 28-13 Win for Tigers". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. October 27, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

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[1] "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[2] "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1940. p. S3.

[3] "Princeton Hands Scarlet First Setback: Utz, Hasbrouck Score in 28-13 Win for Tigers". The Sunday Times, New Brunswick, N.J. October 27, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

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1940 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 19 Lafayette $	2	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll