1924 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team

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1924 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football
Quantico Marines vs. Vanderbilt Commodores on October 11
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–1
Head coach
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quantico Marines   –   7 – 0 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   9 – 1 – 0
Centenary   –   8 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
West Virginia Wesleyan   –   9 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest   –   7 – 2 – 0
George Washington   –   6 – 3 – 1
William & Mary   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 2 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 3 – 2
Birmingham–Southern   –   4 – 4 – 1
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   4 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duke   –   4 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   4 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 1
Loyola (LA)   –   3 – 4 – 2
Louisville   –   3 – 5 – 1
Southwestern   –   3 – 6 – 0
Union (TN)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   2 – 6 – 1
Navy   –   2 – 6 – 0
Catholic University
   –   1 – 5 – 2
Georgia Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 7 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 7 – 0
Delaware State   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1924 Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team represented the

Quantico Marine Base in the 1924 college football season. The team went undefeated with a single tie, finishing with a record of 7–0–1; all seven wins were by shutout.[1] The team was led by fourth-year head coach John Beckett; Frank Goettge starred at fullback. The team did not play any games at their home field in Quantico, Virginia
, as six games were played at opponent's home fields and two games against other military teams were played at neutral sites.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at
Catholic University
W 33–0 [3]
October 11at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• T 13–1316,000 [4]
    October 18 at Georgetown
    		W 6–0 [5]
    November 1 vs.
    Fort Benning
    • Griffith Stadium
    • Washington, D.C.
    		W 39–0 [6][7]
    November 4vs.
    Dickinson
    		W 14–010,000 [8][9]
    November 15at Detroit
    		W 28–0 [10][11]
    November 22at Carnegie Tech
    		W 3–0 [12][13]
    December 6 vs.
    Baltimore Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
    		• W 47–025,000 [14]

    Notes

    1. ^ October 4, 1924, was the dedication day of Brookland Stadium,[2] which was used until 1985.

    References

    1. ^ a b "Quantico Football 1918 thru 1942 ROSTERS" (PDF). jarheadjocks.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2019 – via Wayback Machine.
    2. ^ "Will Help Dedicate Washington Stadium". The Tablet. Brooklyn. NCWC. October 4, 1924. p. 4. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    3. ^ "Quantico Marines Win From Catholic U. 33-0". The Des Moines Register. INS. October 5, 1924. p. 19. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Quantico Marines Tie Vanderbilt". Miami Herald. AP. October 12, 1924. p. 31. Retrieved February 7, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Marines Beat Georgetown". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1924. p. 21. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Marines Defeat Infantry Eleven". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1924. p. 28. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Quantico Marines Swamp Benning All-Stars, 39 To 0". The Birmingham News. INS. November 2, 1924. p. 54. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Dickinson to Play Quantico Marines at Philadelphia Nov. 4". The Evening News. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. September 5, 1924. p. 23. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    9. ^ Mackay, Gordon (November 5, 1924). "Quantico Marines Defeat Dickinson Eleven, 14 to 0, in Thrilling Battle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 22. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "University of Detroit to Play Marines Today". Battle Creek Enquirer. AP. November 15, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Quantico Marines Defeat University of Detroit Eleven In Hard Game, 28 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1924. p. 18. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    12. ^ Peet, William (November 22, 1924). "Carnegie Battles Marines in Only College Grid Game Here Today". Pittsburgh Daily Post. p. 11. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    13. ^ White, William A. (November 23, 1924). "Carnegie Holds Quantico Marines To 3-0 Score". The Pittsburgh Press. p. 12. Retrieved February 11, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
    14. ^ "Army Corps Easy for Quantico Marines, 47-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. December 7, 1924. p. 31. Retrieved February 10, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
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