1917 Camp Lewis football team

The 1917 Camp Lewis football team represented the United States Army's 91st Division (also known as the "Wild West Division") in the 1917 college football season. The team was based at Camp Lewis in Tacoma, Washington, and compiled a 5–2–1 record. Both losses came against California's Mare Island Marines, including a rematch in the 1918 Rose Bowl.

1917 Camp Lewis football
Rose Bowl, L 7–19 vs. Mare Island
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Fox Stanton (1st season)
Home stadium	Tacoma Stadium, Lewis Field
Seasons 1918 →

1917 military service football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Mare Island Marines			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mineola Aviation Station			–					3	–	0	–	0
Camp Dix			–					2	–	0	–	0
Camp Jackson			–					2	–	0	–	1
Allentown Ambulance Corps			–					5	–	1	–	0
Camp Custer			–					5	–	1	–	0
Camp Gordon			–					5	–	1	–	0
Charlestown Navy Yard			–					3	–	1	–	0
Camp Funston			–					7	–	3	–	0
Camp Lewis			–					5	–	2	–	1
Newport Naval Reserves			–					5	–	2	–	1
Camp Grant			–					3	–	1	–	0
Camp Taylor			–					2	–	1	–	0
Great Lakes Navy			–					4	–	3	–	0
Camp Devens			–					1	–	3	–	2
Camp Meade			–					1	–	2	–	0
League Island Marines			–					1	–	3	–	0
Camp Upton			–					0	–	1	–	0

Camp Lewis was built in 1917 after the United States entry into World War I. By early October, 35,000 recruits from the western states were crowded into barracks there. Football games between the regiments stationed at the camp were arranged in the early autumn.^[1]

A team made up of officers from the 362nd Infantry Regiment played Washington State to a scoreless tie at Tacoma Stadium on October 13.

Later, an all-cantonment team consisting of players from the entire 91st Division was formed to represent Camp Lewis. The Camp Lewis team was coached by Lieutenant Fox Stanton, assisted by Major J. L. Weir.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 27	Oregon Medical Corps	Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA	T 0–0		[3][4]
November 3	Oregon Agricultural freshman	Camp Lewis Tacoma, WA	W 20–0		[5]
November 10	Mare Island	Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA	L 0–13	25,000	[6][7]
November 17	Multnomah Athletic Club	Camp Lewis Tacoma, WA	W 10–3		[8]
November 24	Chemawa	Camp Lewis Tacoma, WA	W 49–0		[9][10]
November 29	Seattle Naval Station	Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA	W 14–13		[11]
December 8	Fort Stevens	Lewis Field Tacoma, WA	W 53–0		[12]
January 1, 1918	vs. Mare Island Marines	Tournament Park Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 7–19	25,000	[13]

References

1. "Rapid Advancement Being Made by Boys at Camp Lewis". The Anaconda Standard. October 7, 1917. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Camp Lewis Men Find Life of Soldier Is Not All Drilling". Los Angeles Times. November 25, 1917. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Scoreless Tie at Camp Lewis". The Morning Register. October 28, 1917. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Soldiers Play Tie Game". The Oregon Sunday Journal. October 28, 1917. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Soldiers 20, Oregon Frosh. 0". The Oregon Statesman. November 4, 1917. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Marines Beat Army by 13 to 0". San Francisco Chronicle. November 11, 1917. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Record Crowd at Stadium Game". The Tacoma Times. November 12, 1917. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Camp Lewis 10; Multnomah 3". The Oregon Statesman. November 18, 1917. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Chemawa Swamped by Soldiers". The Oregon Sunday Journal. November 25, 1917. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Camp Lewis, 49; Chemawa, 0". The Oregon Statesman. November 25, 1917. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Navy Team Puts Up Speedy Game". The Tacoma Times. November 30, 1917. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Camp Lewis Eleven Drubs Fort Stevens". The Morning Register. December 9, 1917. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Crowd of Twenty Five Thousand Sees Marines Whip Army Eleven". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1918. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.