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- ↑ "Oglethorpe 7, Chattanooga 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/oglethorpe/1921-schedule.html
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