1918 Mineola Aviation Station football team

The 1918 Mineola Aviation Station football team represented the United States Army aviators stationed at Mineola Aviation Station on Long Island during the 1918 college football season.

1918 Mineola Aviation Station football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–3
Head coach
Seasons
← 1917
1918 military service football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Camp Greenleaf     9 0 0
Chicago Naval Reserve     7 0 0
Mare Island Marines     10 1 0
Great Lakes Navy     7 0 2
League Island Marines     7 1 0
Cleveland Naval Reserve     5 1 0
Camp Hancock     4 1 2
Camp Upton     4 1 2
Camp Taylor     3 1 1
Camp Lewis     7 2 0
Camp Devens     4 2 0
Mather Field     2 1 0
Camp Dodge     2 1 1
Camp Grant     3 3 0
Camp Dix     1 2 2
Camp Gordon     2 4 0
Camp Perry     2 4 0
Georgia Eleventh Cavalry     0 1 0
Mineola Aviation Station     0 3 0

Laurence Bankart, a former Colgate football coach, was placed in charge of the Mineola aviators. He initially opposed football for his men, arguing that they could not risk injuries to their noses.[1] Lawson Robertson, a noted track coach, was placed in charge of training.[2]

The Spanish flu pandemic also resulted in the cancellation of many football games in October 1918. Sources indicate that Mineola had planned games with Camp Devens and Harvard, but no record has been found of those games having been played.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
November 2Camp UptonL 0–6[3]
November 24vs. Camp DixL 0–12[4]
December 7at Boston CollegeL 0–25[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Gridiron Gossip". The Washington Times. October 29, 1918. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mineola Bringing a Bunch of New Plays, But B.C. Unawed". The Boston Globe. December 6, 1918. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Brown Leads Upton To 6 6 To 0 Victory". The New York Times. November 3, 1918. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Albright Stars in Dix Victory". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 25, 1918. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mineola Airmen Beaten: Boston College Gains One-Sided Victory at Football". The New York Times. December 8, 1918. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.