1948 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1948 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1948 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 7–2 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 224 to 130.[1][2] On October 16, 1948, Rutgers defeated Princeton, 22-6, in front of a crowd of 44,000 at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey. The result was the first Rutgers victory at Princeton in 79 years of play between the two schools, ending what the Associated Press called "the oldest jinx in intercollegiate football history."[3] On November 13, 1948, the Queensmen defeated New York University, 40–0, in a game played at Yankee Stadium.[4] In the final game of the season, Rutgers defeated Fordham, 28-19.[5]

1948 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
1948 record7–2 (2–0 Middle Three)
Head coachHarvey Harman (7th season)
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1948 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers $ 2 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Lafayette $ 1 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Lehigh 0 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Columbia
L 6–27
October 2Colgate
W 34–19
October 9Temple
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 34–20
October 16at Princeton
W 22–7
October 23at Lehigh
W 20–6
October 30Brown
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • New Brunswick, NJ
L 6–20
November 6Lafayette
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 34–13
November 13at NYU
W 40–04,000
November 20Fordham
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 28–19

References
  1. "1948 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  3. "Rutgers Ends Princeton Jinx With Decisive 22-6 Win Before 44,000". Asbury Park Press. October 17, 1948. p. 15.
  4. "Rutgers Squad Crushes NYU, 40-0". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 14, 1948. p. 2B.
  5. "Rutgers Drops Fordham Gridders". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 21, 1948. p. 1B.
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