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1918 Rutgers Queensmen football
ConferenceIndependent
1918 record5–2
Head coachGeorge "Sandy" Sanford (6th season)
Home stadiumNeilson Field
Seasons
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Paul Robeson

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

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