1918 Camp Greenleaf football team

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.

1918 Camp Greenleaf football
Service champion of the East
ConferenceIndependent
1918 record9–0
Head coach
1918 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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

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 26–72,500[3]
November 28Camp Hancock OrdnanceOglethorpe CircleW 34–0
December 7vs. Camp DixWashington, DCW 34–0[4]
Charleston NavyW

References

  1. "Clipped from the Montgomery Advertiser". The Montgomery Advertiser. 26 November 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. 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 .
  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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