1952 Rutgers Queensmen football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1952

| team = Rutgers Queensmen

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Middle Three Conference

| short_conf = Middle Three

| record = 4–4–1

| conf_record = 1–0

| head_coach = Harvey Harman

| hc_year = 11th

| captain = Russell Sandblom

| captain2 = Howard Anderson

| stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| champion = Middle Three co-champion

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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.{{cite web|title=1952 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 12, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1952-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear= 1952

| poll = AP

| source = y

| attend = y

|September 27||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Muhlenberg Mules|title=Muhlenberg}}|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|T 19-19| 9,000 | {{cite news |title=Mules' Last Half Air Raid Nets Stunning 19-19 Tie in Debut Against Rutgers |date=September 28, 1952 |page=43 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67583850/1952-rutgers-muhlenberg/ }}

|October 4|at|No. 13 Princeton|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ (rivalry)|L 19-61|25,000 | {{cite news |title=Tigers Turn Back Rutgers |first=Lincoln A. |last=Werden |date=October 5, 1952 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

|October 11|at|Colgate|Colgate Athletic Field|Hamilton, NY|L 7-13|6,000 | {{cite news |title=Colgate's Red Raiders Score 13-7 Victory over Rutgers |first=Joe |last=O'Rourke |date=October 12, 1952 |page=33 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67585955/1952-colgate-rutgers/ }}

|October 18|at|Dartmouth|Memorial Field|Hanover, NH|L 20-29|8,000 | {{cite news |title=Dartmouth's Murphy, McLaughlin Pace 29-20 Win over Rutgers |first=Seaver |last=Peters |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55001758/1952-dartmouth-rutgers |date=October 19, 1952 |page=59 |newspaper=The Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25|at|Brown|Brown Stadium|Providence, RI|W 19-7|4,500 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Rallies to Vanquish Brown for First Victory of Football Campaign |date=October 26, 1952 |page=S7 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}

|November 1||Temple|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|W 40-28|10,000 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers' 33-Point Third Period Surge Trips Temple, 40-28 |first=Joe |last=O'Rourke |date=November 2, 1952 |page=15 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67592119/1952-rutgers-temple/ }}

|November 8||Lafayette|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|W 21-6|5,000 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Downs Lafayette, 21-6, for Third Straight Win |first=Joe |last=Burns |date=November 9, 1952 |page=15 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67593699/1952-lafayette-rutgers/ }}

|November 15|at|Penn State|New Beaver Field|State College, PA|L 6-7|14,000 | {{cite news |title=Penn State Rallies to Nip Rutgers on Leonard's Extra Point, 7-6 |first=Carl |last=Hughes |date=November 16, 1952 |page=62 |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67594535/1952-rutgers-psu/ }}

|November 22||NYU|Rutgers Stadium|Piscataway, NJ|W 27-14|6,500 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Defeats N.Y.U., 27-14, in Hall of Fame Game |first=Joe |last=Burns |date=November 23, 1952 |page=13 |newspaper=The Sunday Times |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67595072/1952-rutgers-nyu/ }}

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References

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