1947 Rutgers Queensmen football team
American college football season
The 1947 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1947 college football season . In their sixth season under head coach Harvey Harman , the Queensmen compiled an 8–1 record and outscored their opponents 262 to 99. The team lost its opening game against Columbia before winning eight consecutive games, including a 31–7 victory over Harvard .[ 1] [ 2]
Frank R. Burns starred for the team.
Rutgers was ranked at No. 58 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[ 3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 27 at Columbia * L 28–4023,000 [ 4]
October 4 Western Reserve * W 21–610,000 [ 5]
October 11 Princeton * Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ (rivalry ) W 13–730,426 [ 6]
October 18 Fordham * Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 36–610,000 [ 7]
October 25 Lehigh Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 46–1312,000 [ 8]
November 1 at Harvard * W 31–715,000 [ 9]
November 8 at Lafayette W 20–011,000 [ 10]
November 15 NYU * Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 40–014,000 [ 11]
November 27 at Brown * W 27–2016,000 [ 12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
References
^ "1947 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1945-1949)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 28, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings" . Times . p. 47 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hy Turkin (September 28, 1947). "Lions Win, 40-28, After Rugged Rutgers Rally" . The Daily News (New York City) . p. C41 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Joe Burns (October 5, 1947). "Western Reserve Loses to Rutgers" . The Sunday Times . pp. 1, 25 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Red Cats Beaten by Rutgers". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Cincinnati, Ohio. October 5, 1947. p. 43.
^ "Rutgers Tames Princeton, 13-7, Before Record Stadium Crowd" . The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ) . October 12, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Joe Burns (October 19, 1947). "Stubborn Fordham Gridders Beaten by Rutgers, 36-6" . The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ) . p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Joe Burns (October 26, 1947). "Rutgers Trounces Lehigh, 46-13" . The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ) . p. 12 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Vern Miller (November 2, 1947). "Harvard Collapses, Superior Rutgers Rolls to 31-7 Triumph" . The Boston Globe . pp. 29, 31 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Joe Burns (November 9, 1947). "Last Period Surge Wins For Rutgers" . The Sunday Times (New Brunswick, NJ) . pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rutgers Downs Violets, 40-0" . The Daily News (New York City) . November 16, 1947. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rutgers Defeats Brown, 27-20" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 28, 1947. p. 38 – via Newspapers.com .
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