1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

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1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
CaptainW. J. Boswell
Home stadiumOglethorpe University Field
Seasons
1918  
1917 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   7 0 0
Presbyterian   8 1 0
Navy   7 1 0
North Texas State Normal   6 1 0
Spring Hill   4 2 0
West Virginia   6 3 1
Southwest Texas State   5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal   3 2 0
Texas Mines   0 0 1
Kentucky   3 5 1
Oglethorpe   1 2 0
Wake Forest   1 6 1
Marshall   1 7 1
Tennessee (SATC)   0 3 0

The 1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1917 college football season. In October 1917, Coach Frank B. Anderson held a meeting at Oglethorpe concerning the possibility of football team. Approximately 70 boys were enrolled at the newly re-founded Oglethorpe—20 of which were ready to begin Oglethorpe's inaugural season. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13Fifth District A&M School
W 18–0 [2]
October 24at Camp Gordon
L 0–54 [3]
November 10at North Georgia Dahlonega, GA L 0–18 [4]

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References

  1. "Yamacraw, 1920". Oglethorpe University. 1920.
  2. "Oglethorpe downs Fifth District A&M". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gordon's team show great class; Presbyterians didn't have a chance". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1917. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Oglethorpe beaten by Dahlonega, 18 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.