1917 Camp Gordon football team

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The 1917 Camp Gordon football team represented Camp Gordon in Chamblee, Georgia, during the 1917 college football season.

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Record5–1
Headcoach
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1917 Camp Gordon football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–1
Head coach
CaptainBob McWhorter
Seasons
1918 â†’
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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 led by a backfield of former Auburn back and war hero Kirk Newell, former Mercer back Cochran, former Georgia halfback Bob McWhorter, and former Vanderbilt back Wilson Collins. Former Alabama fullback Adrian Van de Graaff backed up Collins. Kid Woodruff of Georgia backed up Newell at quarterback.

On the line, the teams ends were former Virginia player James L. White and former Auburn player Henry W. Robinson. VMI's Blandy Clarkson and Chicago's Royal were tackles. Dartmouth's Lewis and Charles H. Brown of Vanderbilt were guards. James Bond of Pitt was the team's center. Georgia's Tom Thrash was a sub tackle.[1][2]

Walter Camp Jr. officiated the Camp Hancock game. Oglethorpe's coach Frank B. Anderson was umpire.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 24Oglethorpe
W 54–0[3]
October 272:30 p.m.vs. Camp Hancock
W 26–0[4][5][6]
November 10at Camp JacksonColumbia, SCL 0–10[7]
November 16Tennessee (SATC)
  • Camp Field
  • Camp Gordon, GA
W 38–0[8]
November 242:30 p.m.vs. Fort Oglethorpe
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 35–0[9][10]
November 29at AlabamaW 19–6[11]
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