1952 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1952 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1952 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensemen compiled a 4–4–1 record, won the Middle Three Conference co-championship, and were outscored by their opponents 184 to 178.[1][2]

1952 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three co-champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
1952 record	4–4–1 (1–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	Harvey Harman (11th season)
Captain	Russell Sandbloom, Howard Anderson
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium

1952 Middle Three Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh +	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rutgers +	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Muhlenberg*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	T 19–19	9,000	[3]
October 4	at No. 13 Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 19–61	25,000	[4]
October 11	at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 7–13	6,000	[5]
October 18	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 20–29	8,000	[6]
October 25	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 19–7	4,500	[7]
November 1	Temple*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 40–28	10,000	[8]
November 8	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–6	5,000	[9]
November 15	at Penn State*	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 6–7	14,000	[10]
November 22	NYU*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 27–14	6,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1952 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
3. "Mules' Last Half Air Raid Nets Stunning 19-19 Tie in Debut Against Rutgers". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 28, 1952. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 5, 1952). "Tigers Turn Back Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. O'Rourke, Joe (October 12, 1952). "Colgate's Red Raiders Score 13-7 Victory over Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Peters, Seaver (October 19, 1952). "Dartmouth's Murphy, McLaughlin Pace 29-20 Win over Rutgers". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rutgers Rallies to Vanquish Brown for First Victory of Football Campaign". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 26, 1952. p. S7.
8. O'Rourke, Joe (November 2, 1952). "Rutgers' 33-Point Third Period Surge Trips Temple, 40-28". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Burns, Joe (November 9, 1952). "Rutgers Downs Lafayette, 21-6, for Third Straight Win". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hughes, Carl (November 16, 1952). "Penn State Rallies to Nip Rutgers on Leonard's Extra Point, 7-6". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Burns, Joe (November 23, 1952). "Rutgers Defeats N.Y.U., 27-14, in Hall of Fame Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.