1918 Mineola Aviation Station football team

American college football season August 2023 1918 Mineola Aviation Station football Independent 0–3 Laurence Bankart 1st none The 1918 Mineola Aviation Station football team represented the United States Army aviators stationed at Mineola Aviation Station on Long Island during the 1918 college football season. Laurence Bankart, a former Colgate football coach, was placed in charge of the Mineola aviators. He initially opposed football for his men, arguing that they could not risk injuries to their noses.Gridiron Gossip The Washington Times October 29, 1918 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22451163/gridiron_gossip_mineola/ Newspapers.com Lawson Robertson, a noted track coach, was placed in charge of training.Mineola Bringing a Bunch of New Plays, But B.C. Unawed The Boston Globe December 6, 1918 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22451504/mineola_bringing_a_bunch_of_new_plays/ Newspapers.com The Spanish flu pandemic also resulted in the cancellation of many football games in October 1918. Sources indicate that Mineola had planned games with Camp Devens and Harvard, but no record has been found of those games having been played. Schedule y y November 2 Camp Upton Polo Grounds New York, NY L 0-6 Brown Leads Upton To 6 6 To 0 Victory The New York Times November 3, 1918 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22479601/brown_leads_upton_to_6_to_0_victory/ Newspapers.com November 24 vs Camp Dix Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY L 0-12 Albright Stars in Dix Victory The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 25, 1918 18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22419336/albright_stars_in_dix_victory/ Newspapers.com December 7 at Boston College Braves Field Boston, MA L 0-25 Mineola Airmen Beaten: Boston College Gains One-Sided Victory at Football The New York Times December 8, 1918 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22450538/mineola_airmen_beaten/ Newspapers.com References Mineola Aviation Station Category:College football winless seasons Mineola Aviation Station football