1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–6 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach	John W. Patrick (7th season)
Captain	Ernie Sheffield
Home stadium	Hermance Stadium
Seasons ←  1939 1941  →

1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rollins $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Newberry	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	0	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	1	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Louisiana Normal	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
SW Louisiana	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Union (TN)	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	2
Murray State	4	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Centre	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Presbyterian	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Southern	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Louisiana Tech	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	1	–	1	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Wofford	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Tampa	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Oglethorpe	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Transylvania	1	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Stetson	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Troy State	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	1	–	4	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
Union (KY)	0	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Centenary	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Louisville	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Jacksonville State	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Erskine	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Delta State	0	–	5	–	1			0	–	8	–	2
$ – Conference champion

The 1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season. ^[1] This was the last large team from Oglethorpe before the war drafted so many students. Despite doing poorly, they had a strong schedule for an independent team. Practices were conducted at the North Fulton High School's field.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27		Georgia *	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	L 0–53	25,000	[2]
October 4		Wofford	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	L 14–26		[3]
October 12		at Troy State	Pace Field Troy, AL	W 20–7	1,400	[4]
October 25		at The Citadel *	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–25	4,000	[5]
November 2	2:15 p.m.	Newberry	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	L 7–28		[6] [7]
November 8		at Tampa	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 0–52		[8]
November 21		at Erskine	Anderson, SC	W 28–0	2,000	[9]
November 29	2:15 p.m.	Presbyterian	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	L 6–20		[10] [11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Yamacraw, 1941". Oglethorpe University. 1941.
2. "Georgia's Bulldogs roll over Oglethorpe, 53–0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wofford rallies, wins over Oglethorpe". The Birmingham News. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Oglethorpe Defeats Troy Teachers". The Birmingham News . The Birmingham News. Associated Press. October 13, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved May 6, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
5. "The Citadel wallops Oglethorpe Petrels before 4,000". The State. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. Scales, Philip (November 2, 1940). "Petrels Play Newberry". The Atlanta Journal . Atlanta, Georgia. p. 7. Retrieved July 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
7. "Newberry spoils Petrel homecoming; wins 28–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Spartans run wild over Petrels". The Tampa Tribune. November 9, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Petrels bowl over Erskine Seceders, 28–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. Scales, Philip (November 29, 1940). "Stars Battle In Petrel Tilt". The Atlanta Journal . Atlanta,Georgia. p. 57. Retrieved July 25, 2025– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Petrels drop final tilt to Presbyterian, 20–6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022– via Newspapers.com.