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1918 Camp Greenleaf football team

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Seasons
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12at SewaneeW 14–0
October 19at VanderbiltW 6–0
October 26at AuburnW 26–0
November 2Camp Hancock OrdnanceW 19–11
November 23vs. Camp GordonW 26–7[3]
November 28Camp Hancock OrdnanceOglethorpe CircleW 34–0
December 7vs. Camp DixWashington, D.C.W 34–0[4]
Charleston NavyW

References

  1. ^ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22378327/the_montgomery_advertiser/
  2. ^ "Coach Leaves: Greenleaf Team Loses Manager and Mentor, Too". The Chattanooga News. November 14, 1918. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard Berry Defeated Gordon's Eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "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.