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American college football season
The 1946 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented
Rutgers University in the
1946 college football season . Rutgers was in its fifth non-consecutive season under head coach
Harvey Harman . Harman had coached Rutgers from 1938 to 1941, but missed the 1942 to 1945 seasons while serving as a lieutenant commander in the
United States Navy .
[1] The 1946 team compiled a 7–2 record, won the
Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored its opponents 252 to 48. The team's only losses came against
Columbia (7–13) and
Princeton (7–14).
[2]
[3]
Rutgers was ranked at No. 49 in the final
Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.
[4]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 28 at
Columbia * L 7–13 23,000
[5]
October 5
Johns Hopkins * W 53–0 7,000
[6]
October 12 at
NYU * W 26–0 10,000
[7]
October 19 at
Princeton * L 7–14 45,000
[8]
October 26
George Washington * Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 25–13 8,000
[9]
November 2 at No. 17
Harvard * W 13–0 12,000
[10]
November 9
Lafayette Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 41–2 12,000
[11]
November 16 at
Lehigh W 55–6 7,000
[12]
November 23
Bucknell * Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 25–015,000
[13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
References
^
"Will Honor Rockafeller: Rutgers' Wartime Coach Started Career on Asbury Sandlot" . Asbury Park Press . January 10, 1946. p. 14.
^
"1946 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 26, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016 .
^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946).
"Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . p. B4 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Turkin, Hy (September 29, 1946).
"Lions Edge Rutgers, 13-7; Cestary Scores Twice" .
Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. C47 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Burns, Joe (October 6, 1946).
"7,000 See Rutgers in First Win" .
The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Turkin, Hy (October 13, 1946).
"Frosh Pilots Rutgers over Violets, 26-0" .
Sunday News . New York, N.Y. p. 46C – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Burns, Joe (October 20, 1946).
"Princeton Beats Rutgers 14 to 7 in Close Contest" .
The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Burns, Joe (October 27, 1946).
"Rutgers Topples Washington by Score of 25-13" .
The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Noonan, Tom (November 3, 1946).
"Rutgers Trips Harvard, 13-0" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Burns, Joe (November 10, 1946).
"Rutgers Smothers Lafayette 41 to 2" .
The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Burns, Joe (November 17, 1946).
"Rutgers Drubs Lehigh 55 to 6 and Keeps Title" .
The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Burns, Joe (November 24, 1946).
"Rutgers Trims Bucknell 25-0 Before 15,000" .
The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com .
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