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The 1924 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team represented the
Quantico Marine Base in the
1924 college football season . The team went undefeated with a single tie, finishing with a record of 7–0–1; all seven wins were by shutout.
[1] The team was led by fourth-year head coach
John Beckett ;
Frank Goettge starred at
fullback . The team did not play any games at their home field in
Quantico, Virginia , as six games were played at opponent's home fields and two games against other military teams were played at neutral sites.
Schedule
Notes
^ October 4, 1924, was the dedication day of Brookland Stadium,
[2] which was used until 1985.
References
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b
"Quantico Football 1918 thru 1942 ROSTERS" (PDF) . jarheadjocks.com . Archived from
the original (PDF) on February 19, 2019 – via
Wayback Machine .
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"Will Help Dedicate Washington Stadium" .
The Tablet .
Brooklyn .
NCWC . October 4, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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"Quantico Marines Win From Catholic U. 33-0" .
The Des Moines Register .
INS . October 5, 1924. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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"Quantico Marines Tie Vanderbilt" .
Miami Herald .
AP . October 12, 1924. p. 31. Retrieved February 7, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^
"Marines Beat Georgetown" .
The Atlanta Constitution . October 19, 1924. p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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"Marines Defeat Infantry Eleven" .
Chicago Tribune . November 2, 1924. p. 28. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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"Quantico Marines Swamp Benning All-Stars, 39 To 0" .
The Birmingham News .
INS . November 2, 1924. p. 54. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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"Dickinson to Play Quantico Marines at Philadelphia Nov. 4" . The Evening News .
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania . September 5, 1924. p. 23. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ Mackay, Gordon (November 5, 1924).
"Quantico Marines Defeat Dickinson Eleven, 14 to 0, in Thrilling Battle" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 22. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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"University of Detroit to Play Marines Today" .
Battle Creek Enquirer .
AP . November 15, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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"Quantico Marines Defeat University of Detroit Eleven In Hard Game, 28 to 0" .
Detroit Free Press . November 16, 1924. p. 18. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ Peet, William (November 22, 1924).
"Carnegie Battles Marines in Only College Grid Game Here Today" .
Pittsburgh Daily Post . p. 11. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ White, William A. (November 23, 1924).
"Carnegie Holds Quantico Marines To 3-0 Score" .
The Pittsburgh Press . p. 12. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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"Army Corps Easy for Quantico Marines, 47-0" .
Asheville Citizen-Times .
Asheville, North Carolina . December 7, 1924. p. 31. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.