1931 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season

1931 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	4–3–1 (1–1 Middle Three)
Head coach	J. Wilder Tasker (1st season)
Captain	Jack Grossman
Home stadium	Neilson Field
Seasons← 1930 1932 →

1931 Middle Three Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lafayette $	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	1
Lehigh	0	–	2	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1931 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach J. Wilder Tasker, the Queensmen compiled a 4–3–1 record and outscored their opponents 111 to 100.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Providence	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 19–0	9,000
October 3	Drexel	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 27–6	5,000
October 10	Springfield	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 26–0	6,000
October 17	at NYU	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	L 7–27	15,000
October 24	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–27
October 31	Delaware	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	T 6–6
November 7	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–20
November 14	Lehigh	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	W 26–12	7,500

References

"Rutgers Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
"Rutgers Trims Providence, 19 to 0, as 9,000 Crowd Sees Grid Season Opened". The Sunday Times. September 27, 1931. pp. 1, 9 – via Newspapers.com.
"Grossman scores three touchdowns as Rutgers defeats Drexel eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1931. p. S1. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rutgers is impressive in 26–0 win". The Sunday Times. October 11, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rutgers is defeated 27–7, in engagement featured by play of two Grossmans". The Sunday Times. October 18, 1932. Retrieved February 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Fumbles help Holy Cross to beat Rutgers". Hartford Courant. October 25, 1931. p. 2C. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rutgers and Delaware in 6 to 6 draw". The Sunday Times. November 1, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Lafayette scores easy 22–0 victory over Scarlet of Rutgers". The Morning Call. November 8, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Grossman runs wild as Rutgers downs Lehigh 26–12 in final contest". The Sunday Times. November 15, 1931. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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