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
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[3]
October 19at VanderbiltW 6–0[4]
October 26at AuburnW 26–0[5]
November 2Camp Hancock Ordnance
W 19–148,000[6]
November 16at Charleston NavyCharleston, SCW 12–0[7]
November 23vs. Camp GordonW 26–72,500[8]
November 28Camp Hancock Ordnance
  • Oglethorpe Field
  • Fort Oglethorpe, GA
W 34–0[9]
December 7vs. Camp DixWashington, DCW 34–0[10]

References

  1. "Clipped from the Montgomery Advertiser". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 26, 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. "Sewanee Tigers defeated, 14–0, by Camp Greenleaf soldiers". Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Soldiers win on muddy field". Nashville Banner. October 20, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Camp Greenleaf team defeats Auburn, 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Greenleaf's fourth win, Hancock eleven beaten in pretty game". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 3, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Greenleaf unbeatable, local Army eleven easily wallops Charleston team". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 19, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. 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.
  9. "Greenleaf in triumph, Oglethorpe stars make it eight straight". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 29, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "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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