1918 Mather Field football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1918 Mather Field football team represented Mather Field, located near Sacramento, California, during the 1918 college football season. Former Pittsburgh back Jimmy DeHart played for Camp Mather in 1918. He also served as the coach.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Quick facts Mather Field football, Conference ...
1918 Mather Field football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Seasons
← 1917
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1918 military service football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Camp Greenleaf â€“ 9–0–0
Chicago Naval Reserve â€“ 7–0–0
Mare Island Marines â€“ 10–1–0
Great Lakes Navy â€“ 7–0–2
League Island Marines â€“ 7–1–0
Cleveland Naval Reserve â€“ 5–1–0
Camp Hancock â€“ 4–1–2
Camp Upton â€“ 4–1–2
Camp Taylor â€“ 3–1–1
Camp Lewis â€“ 7–2–0
Camp Devens â€“ 4–2–0
Mather Field â€“ 2–1–0
Camp Dodge â€“ 2–1–1
Camp Grant â€“ 3–3–0
Camp Dix â€“ 1–2–2
Camp Gordon â€“ 2–4–0
Camp Perry â€“ 2–4–0
Georgia Eleventh Cavalry â€“ 0–1–0
Mineola Aviation Station â€“ 0–3–0
Close

The Spanish flu pandemic derailed the team's original schedule, and the team's manager had difficulty scheduling opponents after the pandemic subsided.[1]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 15at CaliforniaW 13–0[2]
November 28Fort BakerSacramento, CAW 53–63,000[3]
December 14vs. Mare Island
  • California Field
  • Berkeley, CA
L 14–325,000[4][5]
Close

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI