1918 Rutgers Queensmen football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1918 Rutgers Queensmen football PRobeson.jpg 175 Rutgers' All-American end Paul Robeson Independent 5–2 George Sanford 6th Neilson Field The 1918 Rutgers Queensmen football team was an American football team that represented Rutgers University as an independent during the 1918 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach George Sanford, the team compiled a 5–2 record, shut out its first four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 192 to 78. 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.Paul "Robey" Robeson National Football Foundation June 14, 2016 1339 Sanford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.George "Sandy" Sanford National Football Foundation June 14, 2016 1272 Schedule y September 28 1918 Ursinus Ursinus Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ W 66-0 Rutgers Eleven in Opening Game of Season Defeats Ursinus College in One-Sided Game by Score of 66-0 New Brunswick Sunday Times September 29, 1918 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25286581/rutgers_eleven_in_opening_game_of/ Newspapers.com October 19 Pelham Bay Naval Station Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ W 7-0 Pelham Bay Naval Station Football Team Yields Only One Touchdown to Sanford's Star Outfit New York Herald October 20, 1918 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44454390/pelham_bay_naval_station_football_team/ Newspapers.com October 26 Lehigh Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ W 39-0 Lehigh Failed to Score in Gridiron Battle With Rutgers in Which Kelly Starred; Robeson and French Thrill Crowd New Brunswick Sunday Times October 27, 1918 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44458795/lehigh_failed_to_score_in_gridiron/ Newspapers.com November 5 Brickley's Naval Transport Service Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ W 40-0 Naval Transport Eleven Proves No Match for Sanford's Stars The Sun (New York) November 6, 1918 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44455766/naval_transport_eleven_proves_no_match/ Newspapers.comRutgers Swamps Brickley's Eleven by a Score of 40 to 0 at New Brunswick New York Tribune November 6, 1918 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44456422/rutgers_swamps_brickleys_eleven_by_a/ Newspapers.com November 9 at Penn State State College, PA W 26-3 Rutgers Triumphs Over Penn State's Plucky Team, In Game Yesterday Afternoon; Sanford's Men Roll Up 26 Points, While Pennsylvanians Score Only 3 New Brunswick Sunday Times November 10, 1918 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44457466/rutgers_triumphs_over_penn_state/ Newspapers.com November 16 vs Great Lakes Navy Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY L 14-54 Great Lakes Eleven Humbles Sanford's Great Machine The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 17, 1918 Sporting 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9764383/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/ Newspapers.com November 30 vs Syracuse Polo Grounds New York, NY L 0-21 Orange Is Outrushed, but Scarlet Attack Lacks Variety, and Rutgers Is Forced to Accept Another Football Defeat New York Herald December 1, 1918 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/44453584/orange_is_outrushed_but_scarlet_attack/ Newspapers.com 1918 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football June 14, 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rutgers/1918-schedule.html References Rutgers Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football seasons Rutgers Queensmen football