1924 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

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1924 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1924 record6–3–1 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeDouble wing
CaptainAdrian Maurer
Home stadiumSpiller Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre + 1 0 0 5 1 1
Oglethorpe + 5 0 0 6 3 1
Mississippi College 2 0 1 2 5 1
Newberry 4 1 0 8 2 0
Mercer 4 1 1 5 3 2
Sewanee* 2 1 0 6 4 0
The Citadel 4 2 0 6 4 0
Louisville 2 1 0 3 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 0 3 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 0 1 4 0
Transylvania 1 2 0 6 2 0
Furman 1 2 0 5 5 0
Wofford 2 4 0 3 7 0
Howard (AL) 1 3 0 3 5 1
Presbyterian 1 3 0 1 6 1
Vanderbilt* 0 1 0 6 3 1
Louisiana College 0 1 0 0 1 0
Western Kentucky 0 2 0 4 6 0
Erskine 0 4 0 0 7 0
Chattanooga 0 5 0 1 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1924 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team was an American football team that represented Oglethorpe University in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1924 college football season. In its first season under head coach Harry J. Robertson, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (5–0 against SIAA opponents), tied with Centre for the SIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 86.[1][2] Adrian Maurer was the team captain.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Georgia Tech*L 0–19
October 4at Fort Benning*Columbus, GAL 0–20
October 11at The Citadel
W 10–7
October 17at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 27–0
October 25at Loyola (LA)*New Orleans, LAT 13–13
November 1Sewanee*
W 7–0
November 8at Howard (AL)Birmingham, ALW 32–7
November 15at Saint Louis*St. Louis, MOL 6–18
November 22Mercer
  • Spiller Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 25–0[3]
November 27at ChattanoogaW 20–2[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1924 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "SIAA Conference Champions". CFDataWarehouse.com. 2008. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
  3. ^ "Speed of Petrels dazzles conquerors of Alligators; are champions of S.I.A.A." The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kilgore scores twice for Oglethorpe, Maurer out with bad ankle". The Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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