1918 Camp Greenleaf football team

1918 Camp Greenleaf football
Service champion of the East
Conference	Independent
Record	9–0
Head coach	Andrew W. Smith (1st season)

1918 military service football records

v t e	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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 12	at Sewanee	McGee Field Sewanee, TN	W 14–0		[3]
October 19	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 6–0		[4]
October 26	at Auburn	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 26–0		[5]
November 2	Camp Hancock Ordnance	Oglethorpe Field Fort Oglethorpe, GA	W 19–14	8,000	[6]
November 16	at Charleston Navy	Charleston, SC	W 12–0		[7]
November 23	vs. Camp Gordon	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	W 26–7	2,500	[8]
November 28	Camp Hancock Ordnance	Oglethorpe Field Fort Oglethorpe, GA	W 34–0		[9]
December 7	vs. Camp Dix	Washington, DC	W 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 .
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.