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1951 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record4–4 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainJim Monahan
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Rutgers 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Lafayette 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

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

Schedule

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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

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  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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