1918 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1918 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football 18greatlakesnavy.jpg 285 Independent 7–0–2 Herman Olcott 1st first 3 games Clarence J. McReavy 1st season, final 5 games Emmett Keefe Rose Bowl champion Rose Bowl W 18–0 vs. Mare Island Marines none The 1918 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team represented the Naval Station Great Lakes, the United States Navy's boot camp located near North Chicago, Illinois, in college football during the 1918 college football season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/great-lakes-navy/1918-schedule.html 1918 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com College Football at Sports-Reference.com The team compiled a 7–0–2 record, won the 1919 Rose Bowl, and featured three players (George Halas, Jimmy Conzelman, and Paddy Driscoll) who were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Charlie Bachman, who was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach, also played for the 1918 Great Lakes team. Bachman at center, and the two guards, captain Emmett Keefe and Jerry Jones, were all former players for Notre Dame. Both ends came from Illinois, Halas and Dick Reichle.https://archive.org/details/greatlakesnavalt00buzziala The Great Lakes naval training station; a history Francis Buzzell Boston : Small, Maynard & Company Internet Archive 166–167 Hugh Blacklock and Conrad L. Eklund were at tackle. The team's backfield was Driscoll, Hal Erickson, Lawrence Eileson, and Blondy Reeves. Schedule y y ? Radio School W 26-0 September 28 at Iowa Iowa Field Iowa City, IA W 10-0 4,000 Iowa Holds Navy to 10 to 0 Score The Des Moines Register September 29, 1918 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22241073/iowa_holds_navy_to_10_to_0_score/ Newspapers.com October 12 at Illinois Illinois Field Champaign, IL W 7-0 2,535 Illini Fall Before Attack of Great Lakes Bluejackets, 7-0 Chicago Tribune October 13, 1918 Part 2, page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22241021/illini_fall_before_attack_of_great/ Newspapers.com October 26 Northwestern Great Lakes Naval Training Station North Chicago, IL T 0-0 15,000 November 9 at Notre Dame Cartier Field Notre Dame IN T 7-7 Notre Dame Battles Gobs to 7-7 Contest The Indianapolis Star November 10, 1918 34 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9678693/the_indianapolis_star/ Newspapers.comSailors Battle to a Tie, 7 to 7, at Notre Dame: Great Lakes Crew Engages in Hard Fight and Is Unable to Win The Chicago Tribune November 10, 1918 4 (part 2) https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune/35742476/ Newspapers.com November 16 at Rutgers Ebbets Field Brooklyn, NY W 54-14 10,000 November 23 at Navy Worden Field Annapolis, MD W 7-6 > 15,000 Great Lakes Scores Fluke Win Over Navy The Baltimore Sun November 24, 1918 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22240849/great_lakes_scores_fluke_win_over_navy/ Newspapers.com November 30 Purdue Northwestern Field Evanston, IL W 27-0 Great Lakes Football Guns Reduce Purdue; Score 27-0 Chicago Tribune December 1, 1918 Part 2, page 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22240802/great_lakes_football_guns_reduce/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1919 vs Mare Island Tournament Park Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 17-0 26,000 Mighty Tars Crush the Marines: Service Championship of U.S. Goes to Great Lakes by 17-0 Score at Pasadena Classic Los Angeles Times January 2, 1919 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22240725/mighty_tars_crush_the_marines/ Newspapers.com Game summaries Radio School The team beat the Radio School 26–0. Iowa On September 28, 1918, Iowa was beaten 10–0, before a crowd of 4,000 in Iowa City. Walter Eckersall in the Chicago Tribune called it "one of the best early games seen in the west in the last decade."Great Lakes Team Downs Iowa In Football Opening, 10–0: Touchdown and Field Goal Give Victory to Navy Chicago Tribune Walter Eckersall September 29, 1918 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8933119/great_lakes_team_downs_iowa_in_football/ Newspapers.com Illinois Great Lakes beat Illinois 7–0. Great Lakes scored a touchdown in the first quarter, and both teams were held scoreless thereafter. Paddy Driscoll returned the kickoff at the start of the second half for 65 yards.Great Lakes Is Victor Over Illinois Team in Hard-Fought Game, 7–0 St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 13, 1918 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8935390/great_lakes_is_victor_over_illinois/ Newspapers.com Northwestern On October 26, 1918, Northwestern was fought to a scoreless tie before a crowd of 15,000. The game was played in mud that was ankle deep.Purple and Great Lakes Elevens Battle to Scoreless Tie: Crowd of 15,000 Sees Struggle on Muddy Field Chicago Tribune Walter Eckersall October 27, 1918 II-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20978646/purple_and_great_lakes_elevens_battle/ Newspapers.com Notre Dame First-year head coach Knute Rockne and Notre Dame also fought to a tie, in front of the largest crowd ever assembled at Cartier Field. Rutgers On November 16, 1918, Driscoll scored six touchdowns, including an 80-yard run, and kicked five extra points in the Naval Station's 54–14 victory over a Rutgers team starring Paul Robeson.Rutgers Falls To Great Lakes The Decatur Herald November 17, 1918 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10397628/rutgers_falls_to_great_lakes/ Newspapers.com Great Lakes Eleven Humbles Sanford's Great Machine The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 17, 1918 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9764383/the_brooklyn_daily_eagle/ Newspapers.com Fall of Rutgers Biggest Surprise in Many Years Evening Public Ledger November 18, 1918 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10397548/fall_of_rutgers_biggest_surprise_in/ Newspapers.com Rutgers had a strong season up to that point. Walter Camp called it "the most startling reversal of form that has been seen on any foot ball field."https://archive.org/details/officialnational09nationa The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association football guide. The official rules book and record book of college football National Collegiate Athletic Association. [from old catalog] American Intercollegiate Association. [from old catalog] 31 July 2018 New York [etc.] National Collegiate Athletic Bureau [etc.] Internet Archive Navy Navy was leading 6–0 late in the game. Bill Ingram fumbled at the 10-yard line, and Great Lakes Harry Eielson picked up the ball and ran for the goal. He crossed midfield, and Gil Dobie muttered "Tackle him" to nobody in particular. A substitute lineman came off the sidelines and tackled Eielson, who was awarded with a touchdown.https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/01/02/19-rose-bowl-winners-cut-from-different-jib/ '19 Rose Bowl winners cut from different jib Purdue Against Purdue, Great Lakes led, 6–0, at halftime, but scored 21 points in the third quarter to extend its lead.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8973839/gobs_run_over_boiler_makers_in_the/ Gobs Run Over Boiler Makers in the Third Period: Purdue Whipped By Great Lakes in Final Scrap December 1, 1918 The Indianapolis Star 47 Newspapers.com Purdue made just two first downs.https://books.google.com/books?id=3H49AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA9-PA43 Our Navy, the Standard Publication of the U.S. Navy 1918 Google Books 43 Postseason Rose Bowl Great Lakes Navy won the Rose Bowl over Mare Island. George Halas was the game's MVP. 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