American college football season
The 1918 Chicago Naval Reserve football team represented the Chicago Naval Reserve School during the 1918 college football season .
The Naval Reserve School was established on Chicago's Municipal Pier in June 1918.[ 1] Jerry Johnson was the team's star. A game scheduled for October 19 against Notre Dame was cancelled due to influenza .
^ "United States Naval Reserve" . The University Record . University of Chicago. 1919. p. 108.
^ "Pier Bluejackets Crush Maroons in Opening Game, 14–7: Stagg's Eleven Unable to Stop Navy's Attack" . Chicago Tribune . October 13, 1918. pp. 2–5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "One Pass Gives Pier Win Over Illinois, 7 to 0: Zuppke's Men Lack Punch Three Times When on Verge of Score" . Chicago Tribune . October 27, 1918. pp. 2–5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sailors of Pier Flatten Purple Eleven, 25 to 0" . Chicago Tribune . November 3, 1918. pp. 2–5 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pier Wins, 6-0, at Cleveland" . Chicago Tribune . November 10, 1918. p. Part 2, page 4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bitter Gridiron Struggle: Chicago Naval Reserves Beat Cleveland Sailors in Hard Game, 6-0" . The Sunday Star (Washington, D.C.) . November 10, 1918. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Walter Eckersall (November 17, 1918). "Pier Marches On Toward Title by 20 to 0 Triumph" . Chicago Tribune . p. 19 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Walter Eckersall (November 29, 1918). "Pier Triumphs Over Grant, 19 to 0" . Chicago Tribune . p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
Bowl games All-Service 1917 1918