1951 Rutgers Queensmen football team

The 1951 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1951 college football season. In their 10th season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensemen compiled a 4–4 record and outscored their opponents 184 to 114.[1][2]

1951 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record4–4 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainJim Monahan
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
1951 Middle Three Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh $ 2 –0 –07 –2 –0
Rutgers 1 –1 –04 –4 –0
Lafayette 0 –2 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Rutgers was ranked at No. 90 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Lafayette
W 47–12 6,000 [4]
October 6at Temple*
L 7–14 5,000 [5]
October 13at NYU*
W 55–06,000 [6]
October 20Lehigh
L 6–21 17,000 [7]
November 3Fordham*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 13–75,000[8]
November 10at Brown*
W 28–21 5,000 [9]
November 17Penn State*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 7–13 15,000 [10]
November 24Colgate*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 21–26 8,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1951 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. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rutgers Drubs Lafayette, 47-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 30, 1951. p. S4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Burns, Joe (October 7, 1951). "Temple, Aided by Fumbles, Hands Rutgers First Loss, 14-7". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Kieran, Chris (October 14, 1951). "NYU Dies for Dear Old Rutgers, 55-0". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Burns, Joe (October 21, 1951). "Underdog Lehigh Eleven Trounces Rutgers, 21-6". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Burns, Joe (November 4, 1951). "Rutgers Spills Fordham, 13-7, in Hall of Fame Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Burns, Joe (November 11, 1951). "Rutgers Edges Brown, 28-21, in Bruising Grid Battle". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Penn State Victor, 13-7; Pollard Runs 75, 71 to Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 18, 1951. p. S7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Burns, Joe (November 25, 1951). "Rutgers Defeated by Colgate, 26-21, in Grid Finale". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.


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