1917 Camp Lewis football team

American college football season August 2023 1917 Camp Lewis football Football team sitting on bleachers, US Naval Training Station at University of Washington, 1917 (MOHAI 9117).jpg Independent 5–2–1 Fox Stanton 1st Tacoma Stadium, Lewis Field Rose Bowl L 7–19 vs. Mare Island none 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. 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.Rapid Advancement Being Made by Boys at Camp Lewis The Anaconda Standard October 7, 1917 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22278174/rapid_advancement_being_made_by_boys_at/ Newspapers.com 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.Camp Lewis Men Find Life of Soldier Is Not All Drilling Los Angeles Times November 25, 1917 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22277921/camp_lewis_men_find_life_of_soldier_is/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y October 27 Oregon Medical Corps Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA T 0-0 Scoreless Tie at Camp Lewis The Morning Register October 28, 1917 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22280723/scoreless_tie_at_camp_lewis/ Newspapers.comSoldiers Play Tie Game The Oregon Sunday Journal October 28, 1917 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22280653/soldiers_play_tie_game/ Newspapers.com November 3 Oregon Agricultural freshman Camp Lewis Tacoma, WA W 20-0 Soldiers 20, Oregon Frosh. 0 The Oregon Statesman November 4, 1917 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22281236/soldiers_20_oregon_frosh_0/ Newspapers.com November 10 Mare Island Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA L 0-13 25,000 Marines Beat Army by 13 to 0 San Francisco Chronicle November 11, 1917 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22281718/marines_beat_army_by_13_to_0/ Newspapers.comRecord Crowd at Stadium Game The Tacoma Times November 12, 1917 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22281389/record_crowd_at_stadium_game/ Newspapers.com November 17 Multnomah Athletic Club Camp Lewis Tacoma, WA W 10-3 Camp Lewis 10; Multnomah 3 The Oregon Statesman November 18, 1917 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22280169/camp_lewis_10_multnomah_3/ Newspapers.com November 24 1917 Chemawa Indians Chemawa Camp Lewis Tacoma, WA W 49-0 Chemawa Swamped by Soldiers The Oregon Sunday Journal November 25, 1917 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22279985/chemawa_swamped_by_soldiers/ Newspapers.comCamp Lewis, 49; Chemawa, 0 The Oregon Statesman November 25, 1917 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22280068/camp_lewis_49_chemawa_0/ Newspapers.com November 29 Seattle Naval Station Tacoma Stadium Tacoma, WA W 14-13 Navy Team Puts Up Speedy Game The Tacoma Times November 30, 1917 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22280451/navy_team_puts_up_speedy_game/ Newspapers.com December 8 Fort Stevens Lewis Field Tacoma, WA W 53-0 Camp Lewis Eleven Drubs Fort Stevens The Morning Register December 9, 1917 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22279499/camp_lewis_eleven_drubs_fort_stevens/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1918 vs Mare Island Marines Tournament Park Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 7-19 25,000 Crowd of Twenty Five Thousand Sees Marines Whip Army Eleven Los Angeles Times January 2, 1918 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22281995/crowd_of_twenty_five_thousand_sees/ Newspapers.com References Camp Lewis Camp Lewis football Category:Joint Base Lewis–McChord