1927 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1927 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Harry Rockafeller (1st season)
Captain	Herbert E. Lorenz
Home stadium	Neilson Field

1927 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tufts			–					8	–	0	–	0
Springfield			–					7	–	0	–	2
Washington & Jefferson			–					7	–	0	–	2
No. 6 Army			–					9	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	1
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Yale			–					7	–	1	–	0
NYU			–					7	–	1	–	2
Princeton			–					6	–	1	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	1	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	1
Colgate			–					4	–	2	–	3
CCNY			–					4	–	2	–	2
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Boston College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Rutgers			–					4	–	4	–	0
Cornell			–					3	–	3	–	2
Boston University			–					3	–	4	–	1
Drexel			–					3	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					3	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	6	–	1
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
Providence			–					1	–	4	–	2
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	7	–	1
Lehigh			–					1	–	7	–	1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their first season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 4–4 record and were outscored by their opponents, 179 to 103.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 1	Manhattan	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 24–6	[1]
October 8	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–56	[2]
October 15	George Washington	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–6	[3]
October 22	at NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 6–60	[4]
October 29	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–39	[5]
November 5	Alfred	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 42–0	[6]
November 12	Lehigh	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 19–6	[7]
November 19	at Swarthmore	Clothier Field Stadium Swarthmore, PA	W 12–6	[8]

References

1. "Rutgers humbles Manhattan, 24–6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 2, 1927. p. C4. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
2. "Lafayette gallops over Rutgers defense for big 56 to 0 victory". The Morning Call. October 9, 1927. p. 11. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Rutgers loses by single touchdown". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 16, 1927. Retrieved February 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "N.Y.U. rolls over Rutgers, 60 to 6". Brooklyn Times-Union. October 23, 1927. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final drive of Holy Cross wins over Rutgers, 39–0". Hartford Courant. October 30, 1927. p. C3. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Rutgers downs Alfred, 42–0". Democrat and Chronicle. November 6, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Rutgers' passes bad for Lehigh". The Morning Call. November 13, 1927. p. 13. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Rutgers conquers Swarthmore". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 20, 1927. p. S3. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .