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1944 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1944 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record3–2 (2–2 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainJoseph E. D'Imperio
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lafayette $ 4 0 0 6 1 0
Rutgers 2 2 0 3 2 0
Lehigh 0 4 0 0 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1944 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 3–2 record and were outscored by their opponents 82 to 58.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 28 at Lafayette L 6–19 4,000 [2]
November 4 at Lehigh W 19–6 2,200 [3]
November 11 Lafayette L 0–39 5,000 [4]
November 18 Rutgers ASTP*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 18–12 500 [5]
November 24 Lehigh
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
W 15–6 3,000 [6]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lafayette Beats Rutgers, 19-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. October 29, 1944. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Whitfield, Jim (November 5, 1944). "Rutgers Downs Lehigh Eleven at Bethlehem". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Whitfield, Jim (November 12, 1944). "State Officials Rutgers Guests; Team Bows 39-0: Speedy Lafayette Backs Pile Up Big Margin over Rutgers". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Whitfield, Jim (November 19, 1944). "Rutgers Varsity Tallies Two Touchdowns in Last Four Minutes of Thrilling Tilt to Nip ASTP Gridmen, 18-12". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rutgers Triumphs over Lehigh, 15-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 26, 1944. p. S2.