1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
CaptainW. J. Boswell
Home stadiumOglethorpe University Field
Seasons
1918 →
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   7 – 0 – 0
Presbyterian   –   8 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Texas State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
Texas Mines   –   0 – 0 – 1
Kentucky   –   3 – 5 – 1
Oglethorpe   –   1 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest   –   1 – 6 – 1
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Tennessee (SATC)   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1917 college football season. In October 1917, Coach Frank B. Anderson held a meeting at Oglethorpe concerning the possibility of football team. Approximately 70 boys were enrolled at the newly re-founded Oglethorpe—20 of which were ready to begin Oglethorpe's inaugural season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13Fifth District A&M School
W 18–0[2]
October 24at Camp Gordon
L 0–54[3]
November 10at North GeorgiaDahlonega, GAL 0–18[4]

References

  1. ^ "Yamacraw, 1920". Oglethorpe University. 1920.
  2. ^ "Oglethorpe downs Fifth District A&M". The Atlanta Constitution. October 14, 1917. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gordon's team show great class; Presbyterians didn't have a chance". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1917. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oglethorpe beaten by Dahlonega, 18 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1917 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.