1921 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

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1921 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumHermance Stadium
Seasons
  1920
1922  
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre + 5 0 010 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 17 2 1
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 1 0
Vanderbilt + 5 0 17 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 16 2 1
Florida 4 1 26 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 17 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 06 2 0
Transylvania 2 1 04 4 0
LSU 2 1 16 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 15 1 2
Furman 4 2 17 2 1
Auburn 3 2 05 3 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 14 4 1
Tulane 3 4 04 6 0
Alabama 2 4 25 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 05 4 0
Chattanooga 2 4 04 6 0
The Citadel 1 2 13 3 2
Kentucky 1 3 14 3 1
Ole Miss 1 4 03 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 4 03 6 0
Mercer 1 5 03 6 0
Louisville 0 1 02 2 1
Wofford 0 2 02 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 02 6 0
Millsaps 0 3 01 5 1
Clemson 0 5 21 6 2
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1921 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team was an American football team that represented Oglethorpe University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1921 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jogger Elcock, the team compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing tied for 16th in the SIAA. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24 North Georgia *
W 39–0 [2]
October 1at Georgia Tech L 0–41 [3]
October 8at Camp Benning * Columbus, GA W 20–12 [4]
October 15at Sewanee L 0–21 [5]
October 22at Georgia L 0–14 [6]
October 29 Chattanooga
W 7–0 [7]
November 4at Stetson * DeLand, FL W 41–0 [8]
November 12at Mercer
W 7–6 [9]
November 24at Florida L 3–21 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1921 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. "Oglethorpe Petrels win opener from North Georgia Aggies 39–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Golden Tornado easily defeats Petrels eleven". The Birmingham News. October 2, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Camp Benning loses on account fumbles". Nashville Banner. October 9, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sewanee is winner over Oglethorpe". Nashville Banner. October 16, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgia Bulldog beats Oglethorpe". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 23, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Oglethorpe 7, Chattanooga 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1921. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Petrels give Stetson beating". The Tampa Tribune. November 5, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Petrels win from Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Florida wins from Oglethorpe U." The Miami News. November 25, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.