1954 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season

1954 Rutgers Queensmen football

Middle Three co-champion

Conference| Middle Three Conference
Record| 3–6 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach|

* Harvey Harman (13th season)

Captain| John O'Hearn, Angelo Iannucci
Home stadium| Rutgers Stadium

Seasons

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1955 ->

1954 Middle Three Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Lehigh \+  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Rutgers \+  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Lafayette \+  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 2

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1954 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1954 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored by their opponents 145 to 140.[1][2]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| at Princeton*|

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ (rivalry)

| L 8–10|  23,000 |  [3]
October 2| Fordham*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 7–13|  10,000 |  [4]
October 9| at Colgate*|

* Colgate Athletic Field
* Hamilton, NY

| L 14–26|  7,500 |  [5]
October 16| William & Mary*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 7–14|  9,500 |  [6]
October 23| at Lehigh|

* Taylor Stadium
* Bethlehem, PA

| L 13–33|  7,500 |  [7]
October 30| Temple*|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| W 25–0|  3,500 |  [8]
November 6| Lafayette|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| W 7–0|  11,000 |  [9]
November 13| at Penn State*|

* New Beaver Field
* State College, PA

| L 14–37|  15,200 |  [10]
November 20| at Columbia*|

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| W 45–12|  9,000 |  [11]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1954 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. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
3. ^ Blunk, Frank M. (September 26, 1954). "Princeton Tops Rutgers, 10-8; Tiger Line Holds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. ^ Smith, Art (October 3, 1954). "Rams Tally in 2d to Rap Rutgers, 13-7". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 101 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ Fox, John W. (October 10, 1954). "Sophs Pull Out Colgate Win". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. p. 1D - via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Reserve Fullback Paces Colgate to 26-14 Win". The Daily News. Lebanon, Pa. United Press. October 10, 1954. p. 36.
6. ^ Capaldo, Chuck (October 17, 1954). "two Long TD Runs Overcome Rutgers". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Burns, Joe (October 24, 1954). "Lehigh Wallops Rutgers, 33-13, in Middle Three Clash". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 23 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Burns, Joe (October 31, 1954). "Rutgers Ends Losing Streak with 25-0 Romp over Temple". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 41 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Burns, Joe (November 7, 1954). "Rutgers Defeats Lafayette, 7-0, in Hall of Fame Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ Smith, Chester L. (November 14, 1954). "Lions Wallop Rutgers, 37-14". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 4, p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Briordy, William J. (November 21, 1954). "Rutgers Overpowers Lions in Baker Field Finale, 45-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights football

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