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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1869  <-- 1917 <- 1918 -> 1919 --> 2024
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
  Record5-2
  Points Scored192
  Scoring Average27.4
  Points Allowed78
  Defense Average11.1
  Opponents Record6-3
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record2-1
1918 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1918 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Boston College 5-214234   Frank Morrisey
Rutgers 5-219278   George Foster Sanford
Syracuse 5-114121   Frank J. Buck ONeill
Michigan State 4-313468   George E. Gauthier
Navy 4-118320   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Pittsburgh 4-114016   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Buffalo 3-114131   Art Powell
Hawaii 3-16247   Dave Crawford
Notre Dame 3-1-213339   Knute Kenneth Rockne
Western Michigan 3-222330   William H. Bill Spaulding
Akron 2-2-16947   Fred Sefton
Memphis 2-46896   John Childerson
Army 1-0200   Hugh Mitchell
Central Michigan 1-0416   Charles Tambling
Jacksonville State 1-2-11164   Ben Harris
Middle Tennessee State 0-000   Unknown
North Texas 1-2-13958   J.W. St. Clair
Penn State 1-2-12266   Hugo F. Bezdek
Toledo 1-13643   James Baxter
Wake Forest 1-22847   Harry A. Rabenhorst
Sam Houston State 0-000   Gene Berry
Stanford 0-48242   Milbourne Bob Evans

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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.