1919 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

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1919 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
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Record2–6–1
Head coach
CaptainCecil Lemon
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Childers Classical Institute  – 2 –2 –0
West Tennessee State Normal  – 3 –4 –0
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Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  – 2 –4 –2
Marion  – 3 –6 –0
Texas Mines  – 2 –4 –0
Delaware  – 2 –5 –1
Oglethorpe  – 2 –6 –1
Wake Forest  – 2 –6 –0
Sam Houston Normal  – 0 –7 –0

The 1919 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1919 college football season.

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Game summaries

Coaches Anderson and Malone in 1919. Maloneanderson.jpg
Coaches Anderson and Malone in 1919.

Games were won and lost by a nose with the forward pass being a constant struggle for the Stormy Petrels. The season, despite heavy losses, put Oglethorpe on the map through their athletic prowess and gentlemanly conduct, which set Oglethorpe up for membership in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) after the following year, and the difficult schedule also prepared them for their tough opponents in years to come. The season was especially tough due to the lack of home games. The closest game Oglethorpe played to home was at Mercer University. Throughout the season the team traveled over 3,000 miles, and played in Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida. Everett Strupper was the team's backfield coach. [1]

Personnel

The season marked the third with Frank B. Anderson, who hired Kirby Malone as an assistant for the year. Cecil Lemon was the team captain.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26at 5th Division–Camp Gordon
L 0–26
October 44:00 p.m.at Furman
L 0–13 [2] [3]
October 11at Chattanooga
W 21–0 [4]
October 25 Mercer
W 73–0 [5]
November 1at Maryville (TN) Maryville, TN L 7–14 [6]
November 8at Sewanee
L 0–21 [7]
November 15at Cotton City A.C. Savannah, GA L 0–12 [8]
November 18at The Citadel
T 0–0 [9]
November 27at Florida
L 7–14 [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Strupper To Coach". The Indianapolis Star. August 7, 1919. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. ↑ "Furman Meets Oglethorpe Eleven At Manly Field Today". The Greenville Daily News . Greenville, South Carolina. October 4, 1919. p. 7. Retrieved September 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. ↑ "Furman defeats the Oglethorpe eleven by score of 13 to 0". The Greenville News. October 5, 1919. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Moccasins outclassed, heavy Oglethorpe eleven proves easy winner". The Chattanooga Times. October 12, 1919. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mercer snowed under by charging Petrels, who spring surprise". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1919. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Maryville defeats the Ft. Oglethorpe eleven". The Journal and Tribune. November 2, 1919. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Easy for Sewanee, Tigers defeat Oglethorpe eleven by score of 21 to 0". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1919. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Oglethorpe lost to Savannah, 12–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 16, 1919. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Oglethorpe plays Citadel to a tie". The Greenville News. November 19, 1919. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Oglethorpe eleven gave Florida scare fighting hard game". The Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1919. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Yamacraw, 1920". Oglethorpe University. 1920.


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