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's boot camp located near North Chicago, Illinois, in

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. The 1918 Great Lakes Navy Bluejackets football team compiled a 6–0–2 record, won the

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, and featured three players ( George Halas,

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, and

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) who were later inducted into the

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, who was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach, also played for the 1918 Great Lakes team. Their most famous victory came in 1943, where they stunned undefeated and #1 ranked Notre Dame 19-14.

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