1918 Camp Hancock football team

The 1918 Camp Hancock football team represented Camp Hancock during the 1918 college football season.

1918 Camp Hancock football
Service champion of the South
Conference	Independent
Record	4–1–2
Head coach	Howard Berry (1st season)
Captain	Howard Berry
Seasons

1918 military service football records

v t e	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 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 26	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	W 25–6		[2]
November 2	Camp Gordon	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 16–6		[3]
November 9	at Clemson	Riggs Field Calhoun, SC	W 64–13		[4]
November 9	Charleston Navy Yard	Augusta, GA	T 7–7
November 16	at Camp Zachary Taylor	Eclipse Park Louisville, KY	T 0–0		[5]
November 28	at Camp Gordon	Warren Park Augusta, GA	W 7–0		[6]
December 7	at League Island Marines	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–13	12,000	[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.