Rutgers Football Team History
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766 Stadium: Rutgers Stadium Capacity: 42,000 Colors: Scarlet & White Coach: Harvey J. Harman Conference: Middle Three-
1941 Season Highlights
Harvey J. Harman enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1941 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Alfred (NY)
34
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Springfield (MA)
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Lehigh
16
6
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Fort Monmouth (NJ)
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Syracuse
7
49
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Maryland
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Lafayette
0
16
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Connecticut
32
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @ Brown
13
7
W
1941 Season Totals
Record 7-2
Points Scored 174
Scoring Average 19.3
Points Allowed 85
Defense Average 9.4
Opponents Record 10-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 1-2
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1941 Middle Three- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Rutgers
7-2 174 85
Harvey J. Harman
1941 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1941 All Middle Three Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.