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Wildcats' 'most obscure’ foe: The military giants of Camp Harry Jones

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Anthony Gimino
October 4, 2024
The 1917 Arizona football team (photo from the 1918 University of Arizona yearbook).

There was a popular social media post this week, touting “The most obscure team each Big 12 school has ever played.”
The post declared that the Arizona Wildcats' most obscure football foe was Camp Harry Jones during the 1917 season.
Well, this is a question without a definitive answer, and I’m not particularly interested in trying to quantify what counts as obscure, and what’s the value of this clickbait premise anyway, and, man, do I have more important things to think about.
But, uh, yeah, sure ... dang it. Now, all of sudden, I really, really want to know more about this game that took place 107 years ago between the Wildcats and this Camp Harry Jones.
The Arizona media guide -- incorrect...

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