1920 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1920 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–7
Head coach	George Sanford (8th season)
Home stadium	Neilson Field

1920 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					8	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	0	–	1
Princeton			–					6	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	0	–	2
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	2	–	1
New Hampshire			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					6	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					5	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					4	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	3	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island State			–					0	–	4	–	4
Tufts			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					1	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1920 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach George Sanford, the Queensmen compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored by their opponents, 132 to 32. The team's two victories were against Maryland and Virginia Tech. The losses included games against Nebraska and West Virginia. Sanford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Ursinus	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 7–14
October 2	Maryland	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 6–0		[2]
October 9	at Lehigh	Bethlehem, PA	L 0–9	10,000	[3]
October 16	VPI	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 19–6
October 23	Virginia	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–7		[4]
October 30	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–24		[5]
November 2	vs. Nebraska	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–28	15,000
November 13	at West Virginia	Athletic Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–17	5,000	[6]
November 25	at Detroit	Detroit, MI	L 0–27		[7]

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References

1. "George "Sandy" Sanford". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
2. Harold E. O'Neill (October 3, 1920). "Rutgers Eleven Victors In Fast Game With Maryland Team At Neilson Field". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
3. O'Neill, Harold E. (October 10, 1920). "Lehigh Too Strong For Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, New Jersey. p. 9. Retrieved August 16, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Virginians defeat Rutgers, 7 to 0". The New York Herald. October 24, 1920. Retrieved July 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Cornell Smears Strong Rutgers Defense to Win by Score of 24-0". Ithaca Journal-News. November 1, 1920. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "West Virginia Scores 17 To 0 Victory Over Rutgers". The Pittsburgh Gazette-Times. November 14, 1920. p. III-9 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Ralston Goss (November 26, 1920). "Detroit Line Overmatches Rutgers Team". Detroit Free Press. pp. 18, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1920 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.