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]
| 1942 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| Record | 3–4–1 (0–2 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Kenneth MacDonald |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| Lehigh | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rutgers was ranked at No. 161 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | Vermont | W 27–20 | 3,000 | [5] | |
| October 10 | at Maryland | L 13–27 | 15,000 | [6] | |
| October 17 | Bucknell |
| W 9–7 | [7] | |
| October 24 | at Lehigh | L 10–28 | 6,000 | [8] | |
| October 31 | Springfield |
| W 21–0 | ||
| November 7 | Lafayette |
| L 13–19 | ||
| November 14 | Fort Monmouth |
| T 0–0 | 3,000 | [9] |
| November 21 | Syracuse |
| L 7–12 | 5,000 |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scarlet wins 27–20 in '42 season opener". The Sunday Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers loses to Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 11, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers Topples Bucknell". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, NJ. October 18, 1942. pp. 1, 18 – 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 July 18, 2020.
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