1918 Mare Island Marines football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1918 Mare Island Marines football "1919 Rose Bowl Team, Mare Island Marines", n.d. (48233093161).jpg Independent 10–1 William Henry Dietz 1st Rose Bowl L 0–18 vs. Great Lakes Navy none The 1918 Mare Island Marines football team represented the United States Marine Corps stationed at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California, during the 1918 college football season. The team lost to the Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets in the 1919 Rose Bowl. Prior to the Rose Bowl, the team had compiled a 10–0 record, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 454 to 28.1918 Mare Island Marines Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 27, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mare-island-marines/1918-schedule.html The team was built around Marines from the Pacific Northwest. Dick Hanley, who had played at Washington State, was the team's quarterback. Benton Bangs, another former Washington State backfield star, joined the team in November.Brown, Fields of Friendly Strife, pp. 176-177. The team's athletic director, Lynn Coovert, was an attorney from Portland. Before the season began, Hanley and Coovert lobbied Washington State's football coach, William "Lone Star" Dietz, to coach the Mare Island team as part of his patriotic duty. Dietz, who had led the 1915 Washington State team to an undefeated season and a victory in the 1916 Rose Bowl, agreed to take the position.Lone Star Dietz, Coach of the Marines' Football Team San Francisco Chronicle October 6, 1918 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13042276/san_francisco_chronicle/ Newspapers.comKeep A-Goin': The Life of Lone Star Dietz Tom Benjey Tuxedo Press 2006 192 0977448614 After two early victories in September, the season was interrupted in October when the Spanish flu pandemic caused a quarantine of Mare Island.Timothy P. Brown Fields of Friendly Strife: The Doughboys and Sailors of the World War I Rose Bowls Brown House Publishing 2017 118–120 9780999572320 https://books.google.com/books?id=NqFFDwAAQBAJ The Oakland Tribune on October 2 reported that, despite the quarantine, the football team continued its daily practice.Influenza Is Death to Mare Island Sports Oakland Tribune October 2, 1918 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22276148/influenza_is_death_to_mare_island_sports/ Newspapers.com After the quarantine was lifted, the team won eight consecutive games, including four victories during a two-week trip to the Pacific Northwest. Schedule yes yes September 21 at Goat Island Naval Training Station Grove Street Ball Park Oakland, CA W 31-0 5,000 Marines Wade Through Sailors and Win 31 to 0 in First Football Classic: Superior Team Work Is Best Answer to Shutout Which Sailors Suffered Oakland Tribune Herbert Hauser September 22, 1918 24–25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22269043/marines_wade_through_sailors_and_win_31/ Newspapers.com September 27 at Camp Fremont Camp Fremont, CA W 66-0 Marines Have Easy Time at Camp Fremont: Mare Islanders Have Subs and Still Win by a Score of 66 to 0 Oakland Tribune September 28, 1918 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8956516/oakland_tribune/ Newspapers.com November 2 at Fort Baker San Francisco W 67-0 Marines Pile Up Big Score at Fort Baker: Devil Dogs Just Out of Quarantine Cut Up Something Scandalous San Francisco Chronicle November 3, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8870258/san_francisco_chronicle/ Newspapers.com November 16 vs Saint Mary's California Field Berkeley, CA W 34-7 St. Mary's Football Team Snowed Under By Marines From Mare Island Oakland Tribune November 17, 1918 46 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8712014/oakland_tribune/ Newspapers.com November 23 at Vancouver Barracks Portland baseball field Portland, OR W 39-0 2,200 Marines Defeat Vancouver Team by 39 to 0 Score The Oregon Sunday Journal November 24, 1918 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11289818/the_oregon_daily_journal/ Newspapers.com November 28 at Camp Lewis Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA W 16-0 10,000 Doughboys of Sea Win 16-0 Fight: Marines Prove Easy Winners Against 13th Division Team at Camp Lewis Field The Oregon Daily Journal November 29, 1918 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11290515/the_oregon_daily_journal/ Newspapers.comBrown, Fields of Friendly Strife, pp. 180-181. November 30 vs Idaho Interstate Fairgrounds Spokane, WA W 68-0 4,000 Marines Smother Idaho Eleven The Morning Register December 1, 1918 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22274630/marines_smother_idaho_eleven/ Newspapers.comBrown, Fields of Friendly Strife, pp. 181-182. December 6 at Camp Perry Shipbuilders' Park Bremerton, WA W 89-0 Such a Headache for Camp Perry Los Angeles Times December 7, 1918 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22274797/such_a_headache_for_camp_perry/ Newspapers.comMarines Have Walkover with Camp Perry Eleven The Morning Register December 7, 1918 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22274878/marines_have_walkover_with_camp_perry/ Newspapers.comBrown, Fields of Friendly Strife, p. 182. December 14 vs Mather Field Aviation Training Station California Field Berkeley, CA W 30-13 5,000 Marines Win Championship of Service Teams by Defeating Aviators: Fliers Make Game Finish, But Lose Out Oakland Tribune December 15, 1918 54 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/11349851/oakland_tribune/ Newspapers.comMarines Wallop Mather Los Angeles Times December 15, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22267420/marines_wallop_mather/ Newspapers.com December 25 Balboa Park Naval Training Camp Vallejo, CA W 12-7 Marines Smash Balboans Los Angeles Times December 26, 1918 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22267802/marines_smash_balboans/ Newspapers.comMarines Defeat Balboa and Win Western Football Title Oakland Tribune December 26, 1918 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22267898/marines_defeat_balboa_and_win_western/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1919 vs Great Lakes Navy Tournament Park Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 0-17 26,000 Mighty Tars Crush the Marines: Service Championship of U. S. Goes to Great Lakes by 17-0 Score at Pasadena Classic--Scene a Marvel of Color and Animation Los Angeles Times January 2, 1919 II-1, II-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22240725/mighty_tars_crush_the_marines/ Newspapers.com References Mare Island Marines Category:Mare Island Marines football seasons Mare Island Marines football