1918 Rutgers Queensmen football team
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 "Sandy" 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.[1][2]
| 1918 Rutgers Queensmen football | |
|---|---|
 Rutgers' All-American end Paul Robeson | |
| Conference | Independent |
| 1918 record | 5–2 |
| Head coach | George "Sandy" Sanford (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Neilson Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Army | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | – | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franklin & Marshall | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geneva | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wash. & Jeff. | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn State | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28 | Ursinus |
| W 66–0 | [5] |
| October 19 | Pelham Bay Naval Station |
| W 7–0 | [6] |
| October 26 | Lehigh |
| W 39–0 | [7] |
| November 5 | Brickley's Naval Transport Service |
| W 40–0 | [8][9] |
| November 9 | at Penn State | State College, PA | W 26–3 | [10] |
| November 16 | vs. Great Lakes Navy | L 14–54 | [11] | |
| November 30 | vs. Syracuse | L 0–21 | [12] |
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References
- "1918 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- "Rutgers Yearly Results (1915–1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- "Paul "Robey" Robeson". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- "George "Sandy" Sanford". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- "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. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pelham Bay Naval Station Football Team Yields Only One Touchdown to Sanford's Star Outfit". New York Herald. October 20, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Naval Transport Eleven Proves No Match for Sanford's Stars". The Sun (New York). November 6, 1918. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rutgers Swamps Brickley's Eleven by a Score of 40 to 0 at New Brunswick". New York Tribune. November 6, 1918. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Great Lakes Eleven Humbles Sanford's Great Machine". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 17, 1918. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Orange Is Outrushed, but Scarlet Attack Lacks Variety, and Rutgers Is Forced to Accept Another Football Defeat". New York Herald. December 1, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
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