The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in college football. They have not competed since 1941 when World War II shut down all sports in 1942.[2]
Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football | |
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First season | 1917 |
Last season | 1941 |
Stadium | Hermance Stadium (capacity: 5,000) |
Location | Brookhaven, Georgia |
Conference titles | 2 |
Colors | Black and gold[1] |
History
editFrank B. Anderson established the football and baseball programs in 1917.[3] Jogger Elcock was the team's next coach. Under Harry J. Robertson, the team won a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) conference title on the back of Adrian Maurer in 1924 and 1925.[4] The 1926 team defeated Georgia Tech, and the 1929 team beat Georgia.[5]
Notable players
editReferences
edit- ^ Oglethorpe University Brand Standards (PDF). May 1, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- ^ Anne A. Salter (2007). Oglethorpe University. p. 98. ISBN 9780738552538.
- ^ "The Flight of the Stormy Petrel". Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- ^ "SIAA Conference Champions". CFDataWarehouse.com. 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
- ^ "Oglethorpe". www.gopetrels.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2010.
External links
edit- Media related to Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football at Wikimedia Commons