1917 Newport Naval Reserves football team

1917 Newport Naval Reserves football
Conference Independent
1917 record 5–2–1
Head coach Billy Bull

The 1917 Newport Naval Reserves football team was an American football team that represented the United States Navy's Second District Naval Reserve stationed at the Newport Naval Reserve Training Station in Newport, Rhode Island, during the 1917 fall football season.[1]

The team had more players named to the 1917 All-Service football team than any other service team. Newport's honorees were: center John T. Callahan (Walter Camp, 1st team); guard Clinton Black (Camp, 1st team); guard Chris Schlachter (New York Times and Paul Purman, 1st teams); halfback Charley Barrett (NYT and Purman, 1st teams, Camp 2nd team); halfback Bernard Gerrish (Purman, 1st team); end George B. L. Green (NYT, 1st team).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Dean AcademyW 42–0[1]
November 3vs. Maine Heavy Artillery
W 39–08,000[2]
November 10at Brown
W 35–0[3]
November 17Harvard
W 14–0[4]
November 24vs. Rutgers
L 0–14
November 29vs. Camp Devens
T 0–0[5]
December 3at Charlestown Navy Yard/1st Navy District
L 0–75,000[6]
December 8at Charlestown Navy Yard/1st Navy District
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston
W 7–6> 12,000[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1919. American Sports Publishing Co. 1919. p. 91.
  2. ↑ "Maine Heavies Fairly Smothered". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1917. p. 15.
  3. ↑ "Black's Team Beats Brown". The New York Times. November 11, 1917 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Harvard Informals Beaten at Newport". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1917. p. 16 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
  5. ↑ "Black's Stars Tie With Camp Devens". The Sun. November 30, 1917. p. 12.
  6. ↑ Melville E. Webb Jr. (December 4, 1917). "Eddie Mahan's team Beaten". The Boston Globe. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Shift to Hite Brings Defeat to Navy Yard: Cupid Black's Newport Reserves Win in Stadium, 7 to 6". The Boston Globe. December 9, 1917. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
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