1928 Rutgers Queensmen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1928

| team = Rutgers Queensmen

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Independent

| record = 6–3

| head_coach = Harry Rockafeller

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Stanley Rosen

| stadium = Neilson Field

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The 1928 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their second season under head coach Harry Rockafeller, the Queensmen compiled a 6–3 record and were outscored by their opponents, 116 to 97.

Schedule

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|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1928|team=St. John's Johnnies|title=St. John's (MD)}}|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|W 12-0|{{cite news |title=Rutgers beats St. John's, 12–0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85700742/rutgers-beats-st-johns-120/ |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=September 30, 1928 |page=S4 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 6||{{cfb link|year=1928|team=Albright Red and White|title=Albright}}|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|W 19-0|{{cite news |title=Rutgers beats Albright |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85700857/rutgers-beats-albright/ |newspaper=Sunday News |date=October 7, 1928 |page=13 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 13||Holy Cross|Newark School Stadium|Newark, NJ|L 0-46|{{cite news |title=Holy Cross buries Rutgers eleven to win fourth straight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85701109/holy-cross-buries-rutgers-eleven-to-win/ |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=October 14, 1928 |page=2C |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 20|at|NYU|Yankee Stadium|Bronx, NY|L 0-48|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69564844/nyu-takes-dear-old-rutgers-480/|work=Daily News|title=N.Y.U. takes dear old Rutgers, 48–0|date=October 21, 1928|accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|October 27||Delaware|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|W 34-0|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85701454/sub-back-leads-rutgers-to-win/|work=Detroit Free Press|title=Sub back leads Rutgers to win|date=October 28, 1928|accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 3||Catholic University|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|W 12-0|{{cite news |title=Rutgers winner over Catholic U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85700025/rutgers-winner-over-catholic-u/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |date=November 4, 1928 |page=S6 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 10||Lafayette|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|L 0-17|{{cite news |title=Lafayette Maroon team turns Rutgers Scarlet into victory blue |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85701633/lafayette-maroon-team-turns-rutgers-scar/ |newspaper=The Morning Call |date=November 11, 1928 |page=14 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 17|at|Lehigh|Taylor Stadium|Bethlehem, PA|W 7-3|{{cite news |title=Rutgers end picks up loose ball and runs 97 yards for score that defeats Brown and White boys, 7–3 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85701869/rutgers-end-picks-up-loose-ball-and-runs/ |newspaper=The Morning Call |date=November 18, 1928 |page=14 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

|November 24||{{cfb link|year=1928|team=Swarthmore Garnet Tide|title=Swarthmore}}|Neilson Field|New Brunswick, NJ|W 13-2|{{cite news |title=Fighting Garnet bows to stronger Rutgers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85702046/fighting-garnet-bows-to-stronger-rutgers/ |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=November 25, 1928 |page=S3 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

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References

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