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1952 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1952 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three co-champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record4–4–1 (1–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainRussell Sandblom, Howard Anderson
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh + 1 0 0 5 4 0
Rutgers + 1 0 0 4 4 1
Lafayette 0 2 0 0 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1952 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1952 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensemen compiled a 4–4–1 record, won the Middle Three Conference co-championship, and were outscored by their opponents 184 to 178.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Muhlenberg*T 19–19 9,000 [3]
October 4at No. 13 Princeton*L 19–6125,000 [4]
October 11at Colgate*L 7–136,000 [5]
October 18at Dartmouth*L 20–298,000 [6]
October 25at Brown*W 19–74,500 [7]
November 1Temple*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 40–2810,000 [8]
November 8Lafayette
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 21–65,000 [9]
November 15at Penn State*L 6–714,000 [10]
November 22NYU*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 27–146,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1952 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. ^ "Mules' Last Half Air Raid Nets Stunning 19-19 Tie in Debut Against Rutgers". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. September 28, 1952. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 5, 1952). "Tigers Turn Back Rutgers". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ O'Rourke, Joe (October 12, 1952). "Colgate's Red Raiders Score 13-7 Victory over Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Peters, Seaver (October 19, 1952). "Dartmouth's Murphy, McLaughlin Pace 29-20 Win over Rutgers". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rutgers Rallies to Vanquish Brown for First Victory of Football Campaign". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 26, 1952. p. S7.
  8. ^ O'Rourke, Joe (November 2, 1952). "Rutgers' 33-Point Third Period Surge Trips Temple, 40-28". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Burns, Joe (November 9, 1952). "Rutgers Downs Lafayette, 21-6, for Third Straight Win". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hughes, Carl (November 16, 1952). "Penn State Rallies to Nip Rutgers on Leonard's Extra Point, 7-6". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Burns, Joe (November 23, 1952). "Rutgers Defeats N.Y.U., 27-14, in Hall of Fame Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.