1942 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1942 Middle Three Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1942 Rutgers Queensmen football
1942 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
1942 record	3–4–1 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coach	Harry Rockafeller (5th season);
Captain	Kenneth MacDonald
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
	Seasons ← 1941 1943 →

The 1942 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1942 college football season. 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.^[1] In April 1942, Harry Rockafeller, who had coached the team from 1927 to 1930, resumed responsibility as Rutgers' head football coach.^[2] In their fifth, non-consecutive season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 3–4–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 113 to 100.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Vermont	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 27–20	^[4]
October 10	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 13–27
October 17	Bucknell	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 9–7
October 24	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 10–28	^[5]
October 31	Springfield	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–0
November 7	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 13–19
November 14	Fort Monmouth	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	T 0–0	^[6]
November 21	Syracuse	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 7–12

References[]

^ "Harman, 3 Aides Seek Instructor Berths in Navy". Democrat Chronicle (Rochester, NY). February 5, 1942. p. 24.
^ "Rockafeller Gets Post: Named Head Football Coach at Rutgers in Harman's Absence". The New York Times. April 26, 1942.
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
^ "Scarlet wins 27–20 in '42 season opener". The Sunday Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lehigh conquers Rutgers, 28 to 10". The New York Times. October 25, 1942. p. S2.
^ "Sarullo's field goal try misses near close". The Daily Record. November 16, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

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[1] "Harman, 3 Aides Seek Instructor Berths in Navy". Democrat Chronicle (Rochester, NY). February 5, 1942. p. 24.

[2] "Rockafeller Gets Post: Named Head Football Coach at Rutgers in Harman's Absence". The New York Times. April 26, 1942.

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

[4] "Scarlet wins 27–20 in '42 season opener". The Sunday Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Lehigh conquers Rutgers, 28 to 10". The New York Times. October 25, 1942. p. S2.

[6] "Sarullo's field goal try misses near close". The Daily Record. November 16, 1942. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-07-18.

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1942 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lehigh +	1	–	0	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Lafayette +	1	–	0	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Rutgers	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	1

$ – Conference champion