The Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football team represented the Quantico Marine Base in the sport of American football, playing 51 seasons between 1919 and 1972. Composed of United States Marine Corps p
Frank Goettge
Tom Keady, head coach 1925–1930
John Beckett, head coach 1921–1924
Harold W. Bauer, 1937 head coach; Medal of Honor recipient
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Devil Dog is a nickname for a United States Marine coined during World War I. While the term's origin has been popularly attributed to German soldiers, there is no evidence of this.
Quantico Marines Devil Dogs football
…Virginia Tech, Georgetown, Rutgers, and Villanova, and were the only team to score a touchdown against the undefeated 1923 Michigan Wolverines. The "Devil Dogs" football program began after World War I, encouraged by Marine Corps General Smedley Butler, for whom the team's stadium was later named. Head coach…
A recruiting poster from 1918
The Bulldog fountain in Belleau