1918 Camp Gordon football team

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1918 Camp Gordon football
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Seasons
← 1917
1918 military service football records
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 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.

Schedule[edit]

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[edit]

  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 icon.
  6. ^ "In Fiercely Fought Game Hancock Downs Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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