1918 Camp Gordon football team

The 1918 Camp Gordon football team represented Camp Gordon in Chamblee, Georgia, during the 1918 college football season. The team compiled a 2–3 record. Former Georgia Tech star Everett Strupper played quarterback for Camp Gordon. Red Barron starred in Gordon's loss to Tech.

1918 Camp Gordon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4
Head coach
CaptainMays
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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12Oglethorpe
W 56–0> 20,000[1]
October 26at Georgia Tech
L 0–28> 12,000[2]
November 2vs. Camp Hancock
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–16[3]
November 9vs. Auburn
W 14–65,000[4]
November 23vs. Camp Greenleaf
L 7–262,500[5]
November 28Camp Hancock
L 0–7[6]

References
  1. "Gordon Swamps Petrels: Petrels Swamped By Gordon Eleven In Opening Game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Yellow Jackets Defeat Camp Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Howard Berry Defeated Gordon's Eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Camp Gordon Defeats Alabama Polytechnic". The Tampa Tribune. November 10, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 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.
  6. "In Fiercely Fought Game Hancock Downs Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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