1924 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

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.

1924 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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 1 7 0
Chattanooga 0 5 0 1 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SoCon

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Georgia Tech*L 0–19[3]
October 4at Fort Benning*Columbus, GAL 0–20[4]
October 11at The Citadel
W 10–7[5]
October 17vs. Wofford
W 27–0[6]
October 25at Loyola (LA)*
T 13–13[7]
November 1Sewanee*
W 7–0[8]
November 8at Howard (AL)W 32–7[9]
November 15at Saint Louis*
L 6–18[10]
November 22Mercer
  • Spiller Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 25–0[11]
November 27at ChattanoogaW 20–2[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  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 September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  3. ^ "Oglethorpe team gives Tech trouble". The Birmingham News. September 28, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Soldiers beat Oglethorpe 20 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 5, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs fall before Petrels". The Sunday Record. October 12, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wofford loses 27–0". The Greenville News. October 18, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Loyola holds Oglethorpe to 13–13 split". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oglethorpe employs aerial game to win from Purple Tiger, 7 to 0". The Tennessean. November 2, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oglethorpe defeats Howard, score 32 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Scores by Karst and Stanton win for the Billikens". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 16, 1924. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Kilgore scores twice for Oglethorpe, Maurer out with bad ankle". The Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.