1918 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

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1918 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
CaptainBob Nicholes
Home stadiumOglethorpe University Field
Seasons
←  1917
1919  →
1918 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre  – 4 –0 –0
Presbyterian  – 2 –0 –0
Navy  – 4 –1 –0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  – 4 –1 –0
Kentucky  – 2 –1 –0
Southwest Texas State  – 4 –2 –1
Tennessee (SATC)  – 3 –2 –0
Oglethorpe  – 5 –3 –0
Delaware  – 1 –2 –2
North Texas State Normal  – 1 –2 –1
Wake Forest  – 1 –2 –0
West Tennessee State Normal  – 2 –4 –0
Florida  – 0 –1 –0

The 1918 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in American football during the 1918 college football season. The addition of a Student's Army Training Corps detachment at Oglethorpe increased enrolment significantly. This allowed Oglethorpe to field a larger team of consistently 30 boys. Oglethorpe's first large game against another college that was widely viewed by the public was played against The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, although Oglethorpe did play Auburn University earlier that season. Despite being beaten, the Oglethorpe squad held Auburn for 8 consecutive downs in the last few minutes of the game. Oglethorpe's rematch against the Non-Coms. of Camp Gordon was much closer than the defeat earlier in the season, which Oglethorpe claims to have lost due to the unfairness of the officials.[ citation needed ] Oglethorpe won the game with a safety in the last few minutes.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8 Boy's High School
W 19–0
October 12at Camp Gordon
L 0–55 [1]
October 15Tech High School
  • Oglethorpe University Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 21–0 [2]
October 19at Auburn
L 0–58 [3]
November 9at Non-Com. Camp Gordon
  • Sage Field
  • Camp Gordon, GA
L 6–13 [4]
November 16 North Georgia
  • Oglethorpe University Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 27–0 [5]
November 23 Chattanooga
W 39–0 [6]
November 28at Non-Com. Camp Gordon
  • Sage Field
  • Camp Gordon, GA
W 9–7 [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Gordon Swamps Petrels: Petrels Swamped By Gordon Eleven In Opening Game". The Atlanta Constitution . October 13, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tech High beaten by Oglethorpe; Score 21 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Auburn Tigers make big score". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Petrels beaten by the Non-Coms". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Oglethorpe downs Dahlonega, 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Oglethorpe wins from 'Nooga". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Oglethorpe defeats Non-Com eleven 9 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Yamacraw, 1920". Oglethorpe University. 1920.


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