1942 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1942 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1942 college football season. In February 1942, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Rutgers head coach Harman, who had led the team to a 26-7-1 record from 1938 to 1941, joined the United States Navy.[1] In April 1942, Harry Rockafeller, who had coached the team from 1927 to 1930, resumed responsibility as Rutgers' head football coach.[2] In their fifth, non-consecutive season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 3–4–1 record and were outscored by their opponents 113 to 100.[3]

1942 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
1942 record3–4–1 (0–2 Middle Three)
Head coachHarry Rockafeller (5th season)
CaptainKenneth MacDonald
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1942 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Lehigh + 1 –0 –1  5 –2 –1
Lafayette + 1 –0 –1  3 –5 –1
Rutgers 0 –2 –0  3 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3VermontW 27–20
October 10at MarylandL 13–27
October 17BucknellW 9–7
October 24at LehighL 10–28
October 31SpringfieldW 21–0
November 7LafayetteL 13–19
November 14Fort MonmouthT 0–0
November 21SyracuseL 7–12

References
  1. "Harman, 3 Aides Seek Instructor Berths in Navy". Democrat Chronicle (Rochester, NY). February 5, 1942. p. 24.
  2. "Rockafeller Gets Post: Named Head Football Coach at Rutgers in Harman's Absence". The New York Times. April 26, 1942.
  3. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
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