1918 Rutgers Queensmen football team

1918 Rutgers Queensmen football
Conference Independent
1918 record 5–2
Head coach George "Sandy" Sanford (6th season)
Home stadium Neilson Field

The 1918 Rutgers Queensmen football team represented Rutgers University in the 1918 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach George "Sandy" Sanford, the Queensmen compiled a 5–2 record and outscored their opponents, 192 to 78.[1][2]

Paul Robeson played at the end position for the 1917 and 1918 Rutgers teams, was selected by Frank G. Menke as a first-team All-American in both 1917 and 1918, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1995.[3] Coach Sanford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
UrsinusW 66–0
Pelham Bay NavyW 7–0
LehighW 39–0
Hoboken NavyW 40–0
Penn StateW 26–3
Great Lakes NavyL 14–54
SyracuseL 0–21

References

  1. "1918 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  2. "Rutgers Yearly Results (1915–1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  3. "Paul "Robey" Robeson". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
  4. "George "Sandy" Sanford". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
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