1918 Camp Greenleaf football team

1918 Camp Greenleaf football
Service champion of the East
Conference Independent
1918 record 9–0
Head coach Andrew W. Smith
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 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 Sewanee
W 14–0
October 19at Vanderbilt
W 6–0
October 26at Auburn
W 26–0
November 2Camp Hancock OrdnanceW 19–11
November 23vs. Camp Gordon
W 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.
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