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1918 Camp Hancock football
Service champion of the South
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–1–2
Head coach
Captain Howard Berry
Seasons
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 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 2 Camp GordonW 16–6 [3]
November 9at ClemsonW 64–13 [4]
November 9Charleston Navy Yard Augusta, 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.