1953 Rutgers Queensmen football team
The 1953 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1953 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 2–6 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and were outscored by their opponents 215 to 126.[1][2]
| 1953 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
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Middle Three champion | |
| Conference | Middle Three Conference |
| 1953 record | 2–6 (1–0 Middle Three) |
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| Captain | Donald Duncan |
| Home stadium | Rutgers Stadium |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers $ | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 3 | VPI* | W 20–13 | 10,000 | [3] | |||
| October 10 | at Princeton* | L 7–9 | 25,000 | [4] | |||
| October 17 | Brown* |
| L 20–27 | 7,500 | [5] | ||
| October 24 | Fordham* |
| L 13–40 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
| October 31 | Colgate* |
| L 12–33 | 7,500 | [7] | ||
| November 7 | at Lafayette | W 14–13 | 4,000 | [8] | |||
| November 14 | Penn State* |
| L 26–54 | 9,500 | [9] | ||
| November 21 | at Columbia* | L 13–27 | 12,000 | [10] | |||
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References
- "1953 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- "Rutgers Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- Capaldo, Chuck (October 4, 1953). "Rutgers' Splurge Upends VPI". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Nichols, Joseph C. (October 11, 1953). "Tigers Vanquish Rutgers by 9 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Rennie, Rud (October 18, 1953). "Brown Nips Rutgers for First Win, 27-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- Mozley, Dana (October 25, 1953). "Rams Bowl Over Rutgers, 44-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
- Burns, Joe (November 1, 1953). "Rutgers Beaten 33-13; Longest Losing Streak Since 1936". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- Burns, Joe (November 8, 1953). "Rutgers Nips Leopards, 14-13". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- Burns, Joe (November 15, 1953). "Penn State Thumps Rutgers, 54-26, in Free Scoring Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- Werden, Lincoln A. (November 22, 1953). "Lions Down Rutgers, 27-13; Carr Goes Route Ninth Time". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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