1917 Camp Dix football team

American college football season August 2023 1917 Camp Dix football Independent 2–0 Ockie Anderson none The 1917 Camp Dix football team represented the United States Army's Camp Dix located near Trenton, New Jersey, during the 1917 college football season. Quarterback Oscar "Ockie" Anderson, formerly of Colgate, was selected on November 22, 1917, as the team's captain.Anderson Captain at Camp Dix The Boston Globe November 23, 1917 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22337300/anderson_captain_at_camp_dix/ Newspapers.com Three Fort Dix players received honors on the 1917 All-Service football team: tackle Belford West (Walter Camp and Paul Purman, first teams); quarterback Anderson (Purman, first team; Camp, second team); and end Ellenberger (Camp, second team). Before the formation of an all-cantonment team, various units within Fort Dix had also competed in football. For example, a team representing the 307th Field Artillery at Camp Dix played a game against Princeton on October 27. Princeton won by a 7–0 score.Informal Varsity Wins From Soldier Eleven: Touchdown Made in First Few Minutes of Play Brings Victory, 7 to 0 Daily Princetonian October 29, 1917 1 http://theprince.princeton.edu/princetonperiodicals/cgi-bin/princetonperiodicals?a=d&d=Princetonian19171029-01&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------# Newspapers.com Teams representing individual regiments also competed in well-attended games.Athletics at Camp Dix Mount Carmel Item December 20, 1917 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22337874/athletics_at_camp_dix/ Newspapers.com The all-cantonment football team was organized in October with selection of players made through a "round robin elimination series" among 16 teams formed from the camp's athletes.Material Good for Eleven at Wrightstown The Daily Home News October 4, 1917 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22338830/material_good_for_eleven_at_wrightstown/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y November 17 at Camp Devens Braves Field Boston, MA W 19-0 Camp Dix All Star Shut Out Devens, 19-0 The Boston Globe November 18, 1917 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22324022/camp_dix_all_stars_shut_out_devens_190/ Newspapers.com December 1 vs Camp Meade Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 13-6 5,000 Regimental Team of Camp Dix Wins Game From Camp Meade: Anderson's 83-Yard Run Wins Game for Camp Dix The Philadelphia Inquirer December 2, 1917 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22336790/regimental_team_of_camp_dix_wins_game/ Newspapers.com References Camp Dix Category:College football undefeated seasons Camp Dix football