1943 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1943 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record3–2 (3–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainRobert S. Goldberger
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette + 3 1 0 4 1 0
Rutgers + 3 1 0 3 2 0
Lehigh 0 4 0 0 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1943 Rutgers Queensmen football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University as a member of the Middle Three Conference during the 1943 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 3–2 record, were co-champions of the Middle Three, and outscored their opponents 61 to 21. The team defeated Lehigh twice and split a pair of games against Lafayette.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Rutgers ranked 174th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 48.2.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 30LehighW 26–62,500[3]
November 6Lafayette
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 13–04,000[4]
November 13at LehighW 20–0[5][6]
November 20at LafayetteL 2–97,000[7]
November 26Brooklyn*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 6–12[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  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. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Jack Lewis (October 31, 1943). "Rutgers Crushes Lehigh by 26-6 in Opening Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Jack Lewis (November 7, 1943). "Lafayette Vanquished By Rutgers: Leopards Lose by 13-0; Scarlet Scores Twice in Second Period". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rutgers Sets Back Lehigh Again, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1943. p. S2.
  6. ^ "Rutgers Rolls Over Lehigh for 20 to 0 Victory". The Morning Call. November 14, 1943. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Lewis (November 21, 1943). "Lafayette Overcomes Rutgers With Touchdown on First Play". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brooklyn Upsets Rutgers, 12 to 6". New York Daily News. November 28, 1943. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.