1917 Allentown Ambulance Corps football team

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The 1917 Allentown Ambulance Corps football team, also known as the "Usaccs", represented the United States Army Ambulance Service stationed at Camp Crane in Allentown, Pennsylvania, during the 1917 college football season. Dudley Clark, formerly a football player at Oregon, was the team's coach.[1]

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Record5–1
Headcoach
  • Dudley Clark (1st season)
Quick facts Allentown Ambulance Corps football, Conference ...
1917 Allentown Ambulance Corps football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
  • Dudley Clark (1st season)
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1917 military service football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mare Island Marines â€“ 8–0–0
Mineola Aviation Station â€“ 3–0–0
Camp Dix â€“ 2–0–0
Camp Jackson â€“ 2–0–1
Allentown Ambulance Corps â€“ 5–1–0
Camp Custer â€“ 5–1–0
Camp Gordon â€“ 5–1–0
Charlestown Navy Yard â€“ 3–1–0
Camp Funston â€“ 7–3–0
Camp Lewis â€“ 5–2–1
Newport Naval Reserves â€“ 5–2–1
Camp Grant â€“ 3–1–0
Camp Taylor â€“ 2–1–0
Great Lakes Navy â€“ 4–3–0
Camp Devens â€“ 1–3–2
Camp Meade â€“ 1–2–0
League Island Marines â€“ 1–3–0
Camp Upton â€“ 0–1–0
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The team was invited to appear in the 1918 Rose Bowl but did not receive authorization for travel to the West Coast. Allentown's declination opened the door for Camp Lewis, which lost to the Mare Island Marines on New Year's Day.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 13Gettysburg/Seventh InfantryHarrisburg, PAW 46–07,000[3]
October 27League Island Marines
W 27–06,000[4]
November 3Ewing Athletic Club
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 40–0[5]
November 10at League Island MarinesW 16–0[6]
November 24Camp Meade
W 20–148,000[7]
November 29at GeorgetownL 0–27[8]
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