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1953 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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1953 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three champion
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record2–6 (1–0 Middle Three)
Head coach
CaptainDonald Duncan
Home stadiumRutgers Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers $ 1 0 0 2 6 0
Lafayette 1 1 0 5 4 0
Lehigh 0 1 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1953 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1953 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Harvey Harman, the Queensmen compiled a 2–6 record, won the Middle Three Conference championship and were outscored by their opponents 215 to 126.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3VPI*W 20–13 10,000 [3]
October 10at Princeton*L 7–9 25,000 [4]
October 17Brown*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 20–27 7,500 [5]
October 24Fordham*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 13–40 9,000 [6]
October 31Colgate*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 12–33 7,500 [7]
November 7at LafayetteW 14–13 4,000 [8]
November 14Penn State*
  • Rutgers Stadium
  • Piscataway, NJ
L 26–54 9,500 [9]
November 21at Columbia*L 13–27 12,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1953 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. ^ Capaldo, Chuck (October 4, 1953). "Rutgers' Splurge Upends VPI". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 11, 1953). "Tigers Vanquish Rutgers by 9 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Rennie, Rud (October 18, 1953). "Brown Nips Rutgers for First Win, 27-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Mozley, Dana (October 25, 1953). "Rams Bowl Over Rutgers, 44-13". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Burns, Joe (November 1, 1953). "Rutgers Beaten 33-13; Longest Losing Streak Since 1936". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Burns, Joe (November 8, 1953). "Rutgers Nips Leopards, 14-13". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Burns, Joe (November 15, 1953). "Penn State Thumps Rutgers, 54-26, in Free Scoring Game". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 22, 1953). "Lions Down Rutgers, 27-13; Carr Goes Route Ninth Time". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.