1918 Camp Gordon football team

1918 Camp Gordon football
Conference Independent
1918 record 2–4
Head coach E. J. Stewart
Captain Mays
1918 military service football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Great Lakes Navy   –    7 –0 –2
Mare Island Marines   –    10 –1 –0
Chicago Naval Reserve   –    7 –0 –0
Camp Greenleaf   –    9 –0 –0
Cleveland Naval Reserve   –    5 –1 –0
Camp Hancock   –    4 –1 –2
Camp Taylor   –    3 –1 –1
Camp Lewis   –    6 –2 –0
Camp Dodge   –    2 –1 –1
Camp Grant   –    3 –3 –0
Camp Gordon   –    2 –4 –0
Camp Jackson   –      –  

The 1918 Camp Gordon football team represented Camp Gordon near Augusta, Georgia, during the 1918 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3 record. Former Georgia Tech star Everett Strupper played quarterback for Camp Gordon. Red Barron starred in Gordon's loss to Tech.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12Oglethorpe
  • Sage Field
  • Camp Gordon
W 56–0> 20,000[1]
October 26at Georgia Tech
L 0–28> 12,000[2]
November 2vs. Camp Hancock
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta
L 6–16[3]
November 9vs. Auburn
W 14–65,000[4]
November 23Camp GreenleafL 7–26
November 28Camp Hancock
L 0–7[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Gordon Swamps Petrels: Petrels Swamped By Gordon Eleven In Opening Game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Yellow Jackets Defeat Camp Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Howard Berry Defeated Gordon's Eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Camp Gordon Defeats Alabama Polytechnic". The Tampa Tribune. November 10, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "In Fiercely Fought Game Hancock Downs Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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