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
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

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 26–72,500 [3]
November 28Camp Hancock OrdnanceOglethorpe CircleW 34–0
December 7vs. Camp Dix Washington, DC W 34–0 [4]
Charleston NavyW

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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 logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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.