1917 Rutgers

7–⁠1–⁠1, coached by George Sanford.

Rutgers end Paul Robeson
Rutgers end Paul RobesonPhoto: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Rutgers in 1917, game by game: won vs. Ursinus 25–0; won vs. Camp Wadsworth 90–0; lost at Syracuse 10–14; won at Lafayette 33–7; won at Fordham 28–0; tied vs. West Virginia 7–7; won vs. Springfield 61–0; won vs. League Island Navy 27–0; won vs. Newport Navy 14–0+90−4Won 25–0 vs. Ursinus+25UrsinusWon 90–0 vs. Camp Wadsworth+90Camp WadsworthLost 10–14 at Syracuse-4SyracuseWon 33–7 at Lafayette+26LafayetteWon 28–0 at Fordham+28FordhamTied 7–7 vs. West Virginia0West VirginiaWon 61–0 vs. Springfield+61SpringfieldWon 27–0 vs. League Island Navy+27League Island N…Won 14–0 vs. Newport Navy+14Newport Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Newport Navy 14–⁠0.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 152 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1917.

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
295–⁠28
Coach
George Sanford
Elo
1574 +80 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
24.0 No. 11 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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