1917 Camp Gordon football team

American college football season February 2026 January 2019 1917 Camp Gordon football Independent 5–1 Jogger Elcock 1st Bob McWhorter none The 1917 Camp Gordon football team represented Camp Gordon in Chamblee, Georgia, during the 1917 college football season. The team was led by a backfield of former Auburn back and war hero Kirk Newell, former Mercer back Cochran, former Georgia halfback Bob McWhorter, and former Vanderbilt back Wilson Collins. Former Alabama fullback Adrian Van de Graaff backed up Collins. Kid Woodruff of Georgia backed up Newell at quarterback. On the line, the teams ends were former Virginia player James L. White and former Auburn player Henry W. Robinson. VMI's Blandy Clarkson and Chicago's Royal were tackles. Dartmouth's Lewis and Charles H. Brown of Vanderbilt were guards. James Bond of Pitt was the team's center. Georgia's Tom Thrash was a sub tackle. General Erwin's All-Star Eleven Opens With Oglethorpe at Parade Field Today https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85148255/the-atlanta-constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia October 24, 1917 11 September 11, 2021 Newspapers.com https://www.rolltide.com/datadump/fls_files/files/football/1910s/1917.pdf Archived copy www.rolltide.com 12 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20120604185111/https://www.rolltide.com/datadump/fls_files/files/football/1910s/1917.pdf 4 June 2012 dead Walter Camp Jr. officiated the Camp Hancock game. Oglethorpe's coach Frank B. Anderson was umpire. Schedule Eastern y y y October 24 Oglethorpe Parade Field Camp Gordon, GA W 54-0 Gordon's Team Show Great Class; Presbyterians Didn't Have a Chance https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85147555/the-atlanta-constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia October 25, 1917 12 September 11, 2021 Newspapers.com October 27 2:30 p.m. vs 1917 Camp Hancock Camp Hancock Grant Field Atlanta, GA W 26-0 Camp Hancock Team Arrives Tonight For Big Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85147424/the-atlanta-constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia October 25, 1917 14 September 11, 2021 Newspapers.com Jemison Dick Dick Jemison Camp Gordon Eleven Wins Over Camp Hancock, 26-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22517802/camp_gordon_eleven_wins_over_camp/ The Atlanta Constitution October 28, 1917 3B Newspapers.comJemison Dick Dick Jemison Camp Gordon Wins Over Camp Hancock (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85141768/the-atlanta-constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia October 28, 1917 4B September 11, 2021 Newspapers.com November 10 at Camp Jackson Columbia, SC L 0-10 Gordon Eleven Loses To Jackson The Atlanta Constitution November 11, 1917 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22518159/gordon_eleven_loses_to_jackson/ Newspapers.com November 16 Tennessee (SATC) Camp Field Camp Gordon, GA W 38-0 Gen. Erwin's Steam Rollers Blanked University of Tennessee on Camp Field The Atlanta Constitution November 17, 1917 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22518299/gen_erwins_steam_rollers_blanked/ Newspapers.com November 24 2:30 p.m. vs Fort Oglethorpe Grant Field Atlanta, GA W 35-0 Fort Oglethorpe Eleven Storms Gordon Trenches https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85141727/the-atlanta-constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia November 24, 1917 12 September 11, 2021 Newspapers.com Jemison Dick Dick Jemison Steam Rollers Have Easy Time With Battery B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85141768/the-atlanta-constitution/ The Atlanta Constitution Atlanta, Georgia November 25, 1917 3 September 11, 2021 Newspapers.com November 29 at Alabama Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL W 19-6 Gordon Steam Rollers Win Over Thin Red Line The Atlanta Constitution November 30, 2017 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22374457/the_atlanta_constitution/ Newspapers.com References Camp Gordon Category:Camp Gordon football seasons Camp Gordon football