1929 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season

1929 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceMiddle Three Conference
Record5–4 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach
  • Harry Rockafeller (3rd season)
CaptainBernie Crowl
Home stadiumNeilson Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Middle Three Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lehigh + 1 1 0 4 3 2
Rutgers + 1 1 0 5 4 0
Lafayette + 1 1 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1929 college football season. In their third season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 5–4 record, finished in a three-way tie for the Middle Three Conference championship, and outscored their opponents 109 to 94.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Providence
W 17–08,000[2]
October 5Delaware
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 19–0
October 12at Holy Cross
  • Fitton Field
  • Worcester, MA
L 3–20
October 19St. John's (MD)
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 14–7
October 26Catholic University
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
L 10–14[3]
November 2Ursinus
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 19–13
November 9at LafayetteL 6–20
November 16Lehigh
  • Neilson Field
  • New Brunswick, NJ
W 14–010,000[4]
November 23at NYU
L 7–2015,000[5]

References

  1. ^ "Rutgers Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Rutgers is winner in first game". The Sunday Times. September 29, 1929. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rutgers is defeated in thrill game". The Sunday News. October 27, 1929. p. 1. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Rutgers Conquers Lehigh by 14 to 0". The New York Times. November 17, 1929. p. S6.
  5. ^ "N.Y.U. eleven beats Rutgers, 20–7". Daily News. November 24, 1929. Retrieved June 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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