1918 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

The 1918 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in American football during the 1918 college football season. The addition of a Student's Army Training Corps detachment at Oglethorpe increased enrolment significantly. This allowed Oglethorpe to field a larger team of consistently 30 boys. Oglethorpe's first large game against another college that was widely viewed by the public was played against The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, although Oglethorpe did play Auburn University earlier that season. Despite being beaten, the Oglethorpe squad held Auburn for 8 consecutive downs in the last few minutes of the game. Oglethorpe's rematch against the Non-Coms. of Camp Gordon was much closer than the defeat earlier in the season, which Oglethorpe claims to have lost due to the unfairness of the officials.^{[citation needed]} Oglethorpe won the game with a safety in the last few minutes.

1918 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Frank B. Anderson (2nd season)
Captain	Bob Nicholes
Home stadium	Oglethorpe University Field
Seasons ← 1917 1919 →

1918 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centre			–					4	–	0	–	0
Presbyterian			–					2	–	0	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	1	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					4	–	1	–	0
Kentucky			–					2	–	1	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					4	–	2	–	1
Tennessee (SATC)			–					3	–	2	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					5	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	2	–	2
North Texas State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest			–					1	–	2	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					2	–	4	–	0
Florida			–					0	–	1	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 8	Boy's High School	Oglethorpe University Field Atlanta, GA	W 19–0
October 12	at Camp Gordon	Sage Field Camp Gordon, GA	L 0–55	[1]
October 15	Tech High School	Oglethorpe University Field Atlanta, GA	W 21–0	[2]
October 19	at Auburn	Drake Field Auburn, AL	L 0–58	[3]
November 9	at Non-Com. Camp Gordon	Sage Field Camp Gordon, GA	L 6–13	[4]
November 16	North Georgia	Oglethorpe University Field Atlanta, GA	W 27–0	[5]
November 23	Chattanooga	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 39–0	[6]
November 28	at Non-Com. Camp Gordon	Sage Field Camp Gordon, GA	W 9–7	[7]

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References

1. "Gordon Swamps Petrels: Petrels Swamped By Gordon Eleven In Opening Game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1918. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tech High beaten by Oglethorpe; Score 21 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn Tigers make big score". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Petrels beaten by the Non-Coms". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Oglethorpe downs Dahlonega, 27 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Oglethorpe wins from 'Nooga". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Oglethorpe defeats Non-Com eleven 9 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Yamacraw, 1920". Oglethorpe University. 1920.