Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football

Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football
First season 1919
Location Quantico, Virginia
NCAA division Division I
Bowl record 0–0–0 (–)
Colors Scarlet and Gold
         

The Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team represented the Quantico Marine Base in the sport of American football.[1][2]

History

The "Devil Dogs" program got going after World War I, encouraged by Marine Corps General Smedley Butler, who attended all the games. "Support for the team reached an all-time high during a game against the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor during the Corps’ anniversary in 1923. Thousands of Marines and fans traveled from Quantico on special trains to attend the game. Many of the Marines spent their entire month’s paycheck and more just to pay for the venture."[3] The program was discontinued after 1972.

References

  1. ↑ "Quantico Football 1917 thru 1942 Rosters" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Quantico Football 1964 thru 1972" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Base Football Dominant in Its Heyday".
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