Rutgers Football Team History
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rutgers State University
New Brunswick, NJ
Founded: 1766 Stadium: Rutgers Stadium Capacity: 42,000 Colors: Scarlet & White Coach: George Foster Sanford Conference: Independent-
1918 Season Highlights
George Foster Sanford enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rutgers.
1918 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Ursinus (PA)
66
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Pelham Bay Navy
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @ Lehigh
39
0
W
Sat., Nov. 2 vs. Hoboken Navy
40
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Penn State
26
3
W
Sat., Nov. 16 vs. Great Lakes Navy
14
54
L
@ Brooklyn, NY
Sat., Nov. 30 @
Syracuse
0
21
L
@ New York, NY
1918 Season Totals
Record 5-2
Points Scored 192
Scoring Average 27.4
Points Allowed 78
Defense Average 11.1
Opponents Record 6-3
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-1
1918 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1918 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1918 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.