1918 Camp Hancock football team

1918 Camp Hancock football
Service champion of the South
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–2
Head coach
CaptainHoward Berry
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
  –   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 Hancock football team represented Camp Hancock during the 1918 college football season.

The 66 points scored on Clemson remained the highest total scored on a Clemson team until 1931 and remains the third-highest total ever allowed by Clemson.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 26at VanderbiltW 25–6[2]
November 2Camp GordonW 16–6[3]
November 9at ClemsonW 64–13[4]
November 9Charleston Navy YardAugusta, GAT 7–7
November 16at Camp Zachary TaylorT 0–0[5]
November 28at Camp Gordon
  • Warren Park
  • Augusta, GA
W 7–0[6]
December 7at League Island MarinesL 6–1312,000[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "West Virginia crushes Clemson in the Orange Bowl". The Post and Courier. January 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Vandy Is Beaten by Camp Hancock". 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. ^ "Ordnance eleven defeats Clemson". Trench and Camp. November 13, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Camp Teams Play Tie: Soldiers Play to Tie Result". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1918. p. V-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "In Fiercely Fought Game Hancock Downs Gordon". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "League Island Beats Army, 13-6". Evening Public Ledger. December 8, 1918. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spectacular Ending of Football Season, Navy Team Wins From Army: League Island Boys Beat Hancock, 13-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 8, 1918. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.