1952 Rutgers Queensmen football team

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.^[1]

1952 Rutgers Queensmen football
Middle Three co-champion
Conference	Middle Three Conference
Record	4–4–1 (1–0 Middle Three)
Head coach	Harvey Harman (11th season)
Captains	Russell Sandblom Howard Anderson
Home stadium	Rutgers Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Middle Three Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Lehigh +	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rutgers +	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Lafayette	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Muhlenberg*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	T 19–19	9,000	[2]
October 4	at No. 13 Princeton*	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 19–61	25,000	[3]
October 11	at Colgate*	Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	L 7–13	6,000	[4]
October 18	at Dartmouth*	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 20–29	8,000	[5]
October 25	at Brown*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 19–7	4,500	[6]
November 1	Temple*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 40–28	10,000	[7]
November 8	Lafayette	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–6	5,000	[8]
November 15	at Penn State*	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 6–7	14,000	[9]
November 22	NYU*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 27–14	6,500	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game