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1918 Camp Greenleaf football team

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1918 Camp Greenleaf football
Service champion of the East
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1917
1918 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Camp Greenleaf     9 0 0
Chicago Naval Reserve     7 0 0
Mare Island Marines     10 1 0
Great Lakes Navy     7 0 2
League Island Marines     7 1 0
Cleveland Naval Reserve     5 1 0
Camp Hancock     4 1 2
Camp Upton     4 1 2
Camp Taylor     3 1 1
Camp Lewis     7 2 0
Camp Devens     4 2 0
Mather Field     2 1 0
Camp Dodge     2 1 1
Camp Grant     3 3 0
Camp Dix     1 2 2
Camp Gordon     2 4 0
Camp Perry     2 4 0
Georgia Eleventh Cavalry     0 1 0
Mineola Aviation Station     0 3 0

The 1918 Camp Greenleaf football team represented Camp Greenleaf of Fort Oglethorpe during the 1918 college football season. Jock Sutherland was on the team.[1] The team challenged Georgia Tech to a game, but Tech declined.

Andrew W. Smith was the coach until he was selected in November 1918 to serve overseas.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12at SewaneeW 14–0[3]
October 19at VanderbiltW 6–0[4]
October 26at AuburnW 26–0[5]
November 2Camp Hancock Ordnance
W 19–148,000[6]
November 16at Charleston NavyCharleston, SCW 12–0[7]
November 23vs. Camp GordonW 26–72,500[8]
November 28Camp Hancock Ordnance
  • Oglethorpe Field
  • Fort Oglethorpe, GA
W 34–0[9]
December 7vs. Camp DixWashington, DCW 34–0[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Clipped from the Montgomery Advertiser". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 1918. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Coach Leaves: Greenleaf Team Loses Manager and Mentor, Too". The Chattanooga News. November 14, 1918. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sewanee Tigers defeated, 14–0, by Camp Greenleaf soldiers". Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Soldiers win on muddy field". Nashville Banner. October 20, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Camp Greenleaf team defeats Auburn, 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Greenleaf's fourth win, Hancock eleven beaten in pretty game". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 3, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Greenleaf unbeatable, local Army eleven easily wallops Charleston team". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 19, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Rielley, Jack F. (November 24, 1918). "Greenleaf Beats Gordon, 26 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 3. Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Greenleaf in triumph, Oglethorpe stars make it eight straight". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 29, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dix 'Treat 'Em Roughs' Are Treated Mighty Roughly: Camp Greenleaf Eleven Easily Wins Eastern Cantonment Gridiron Title from Jersey Team by 34-to-0 Score". The Washington Herald. December 8, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.