1917 Newport Naval Reserves football team

The 1917 Newport Naval Reserves football team was an American football team that represented the United States Navy's Second District Naval Reserve stationed at the Newport Naval Reserve Training Station in Newport, Rhode Island, during the 1917 fall football season.[1]

1917 Newport Naval Reserves football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
1917 military service football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mare Island Marines    8 0 0
Mineola Aviation Station    3 0 0
Camp Dix    2 0 0
Camp Jackson    2 0 1
Allentown Ambulance Corps    5 1 0
Camp Custer    5 1 0
Camp Gordon    5 1 0
Charlestown Navy Yard    3 1 0
Camp Funston    7 3 0
Camp Lewis    5 2 1
Newport Naval Reserves    5 2 1
Camp Grant    3 1 0
Camp Taylor    2 1 0
Great Lakes Navy    4 3 0
Camp Devens    1 3 2
Camp Meade    1 2 0
League Island Marines    1 3 0
Camp Upton    0 1 0

The team had more players named to the 1917 All-Service football team than any other service team. Newport's honorees were: center John T. Callahan (Walter Camp, 1st team); guard Clinton Black (Camp, 1st team); guard Chris Schlachter (New York Times and Paul Purman, 1st teams); halfback Charley Barrett (NYT and Purman, 1st teams, Camp 2nd team); halfback Bernard Gerrish (Purman, 1st team); end George B. L. Green (NYT, 1st team).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Dean AcademyW 42–0[1]
November 3vs. Maine Heavy ArtilleryW 39–08,000[2]
November 10at Brown
W 35–0[3]
November 17HarvardW 14–0[4]
November 24vs. RutgersL 0–14
November 29vs. Camp DevensT 0–0[5]
December 3at Charlestown Navy Yard/1st Navy District
L 0–75,000[6]
December 8at Charlestown Navy Yard/1st Navy District
  • Harvard Stadium
  • Boston, MA
W 7–6> 12,000[7]

References

  1. Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide 1919. American Sports Publishing Co. 1919. p. 91.
  2. "Maine Heavies Fairly Smothered". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1917. p. 15.
  3. "Black's Team Beats Brown". The New York Times. November 11, 1917 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Harvard Informals Beaten at Newport". The Boston Globe. November 18, 1917. p. 16 via NewspaperARCHIVE.
  5. "Black's Stars Tie With Camp Devens". The Sun. November 30, 1917. p. 12.
  6. Melville E. Webb Jr. (December 4, 1917). "Eddie Mahan's team Beaten". The Boston Globe. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Shift to Hite Brings Defeat to Navy Yard: Cupid Black's Newport Reserves Win in Stadium, 7 to 6". The Boston Globe. December 9, 1917. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.


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