1917 Rutgers Queensmen football team

In their fifth season under head coach George Sanford, the Queensmen compiled a 7–1–1 record and outscored their opponents, 295 to 28.

The team's wins included a 28–0 victory over Fordham.

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.

[1] Sanford was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971.

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