1917 Camp Meade football team

The 1917 Camp Meade football team represented the United States Army's Camp Meade located in Maryland during the 1917 college football season.

1917 Camp Meade football
Conference	Independent
1917 record	1–2

1917 military service football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Mare Island Marines			–					8	–	0	–	0
Mineola Aviation Station			–					3	–	0	–	0
Camp Dix			–					2	–	0	–	0
Camp Jackson			–					2	–	0	–	1
Allentown Ambulance Corps			–					5	–	1	–	0
Camp Custer			–					5	–	1	–	0
Camp Gordon			–					5	–	1	–	0
Charlestown Navy Yard			–					3	–	1	–	0
Camp Funston			–					7	–	3	–	0
Camp Lewis			–					5	–	2	–	1
Newport Naval Reserves			–					5	–	2	–	1
Camp Grant			–					3	–	1	–	0
Camp Taylor			–					2	–	1	–	0
Great Lakes Navy			–					4	–	3	–	0
Camp Devens			–					1	–	2	–	2
Camp Meade			–					1	–	2	–	0
League Island Marines			–					1	–	3	–	0
Camp Upton			–					0	–	1	–	0

Former Carlisle Indians player Gus Welch played at quarterback for Camp Meade.[1] Eddie Thayer, a former Penn star who played in Camp Meade's backfield, was selected by Walter Camp as a third-team player on the 1917 All-Service football team.[2]

Everett "Hook" Mylin, formerly of Franklin and Marshall, was the team captain. He was wounded while fighting in France in 1918.[3]

In 1918, Camp Meade did not field an all-cantonment team. Instead, the camp organized company teams with multiple games played each week.[4][5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
November 3	at League Island Marines	Shibe Park Philadelphia	W 9–7		[6]
November 24	vs. Allentown Ambulance Corps	Circus Maximus Field Reading, PA	L 14–20	8,000	[1][7]
December 1	vs. Camp Dix	Franklin Field Philadelphia	L 6–13	5,000	[8]

References

1. "USAACS Defeat Camp Meade by 20 to 14, But Welch Almost Turns Tide Near Close". The Washington Post. November 25, 1917. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "War and Football". Collier's Weekly. 60: 32. January 5, 1918.
3. "Hook Mylin Is Wounded In France". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 26, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. https://www.newspapers.com/image/80708031/
5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/372966234/
6. "Field Goal Gives Camp Meade Eleven Victory Over Marines: Thayer's Boot Gives Camp Meade Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1917. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ambulance Hands Camp Meade Jolt". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25, 1917. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "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. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.