1918 Camp Greenleaf football team

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1918 Camp Greenleaf football
Service champion of the East
ConferenceIndependent
1918 record9–0
Head coach
Seasons
← 1917
1918 military service football records
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 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 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 26–72,500[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 open access.
  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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