1922 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

The 1922 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1922 college football season. The Stormy Petrels faced a tough schedule, evidenced by its record. They played against some of the toughest teams in the United States. Many of the games were very close. An interesting note is that the Sewanee assistant, Herb Stein, was the brother of the Oglethorpe coach.

1922 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–9 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainEdgar David
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 3 0 0 8 3 0
Vanderbilt* 2 0 0 8 0 1
Presbyterian 2 0 0 6 2 1
Mississippi College 2 0 0 6 3 0
Centre 1 0 0 8 2 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 0 1 1 0
Chattanooga 3 1 0 6 2 1
Western Kentucky 1 1 0 9 1 0
Sewanee 1 1 0 3 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 0 1 1 0
Mercer 1 2 0 4 6 0
Transylvania 0 1 0 0 1 0
The Citadel 0 2 0 3 5 0
Howard (AL) 0 2 0 2 6 2
Louisville 0 2 0 2 7 0
Wofford 0 2 0 2 7 0
Oglethorpe 0 4 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30at Georgia Tech*L 6–31[1]
October 7at Alabama*L 0–41[2]
October 14at SewaneeL 0–19[3]
October 21FurmanL 0–26[4][5]
October 27at Georgia*L 6–26[6]
November 4at Trinity (NC)*L 6–7[7]
November 11at Fort Benning*Columbus, GAW 14–3[8]
November 17at Mercer
L 16–18[9]
November 25Florida*
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 12–0[10]
November 30at ChattanoogaL 9–13[11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Georgia Tech beats Oglethorpe's eleven". Greensboro Daily News. October 1, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alabama crushes Oglethorpe 41–0". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Touchdowns in last quarter help Sewanee in victory over Petrels". Nashville Banner. October 15, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oglethorpe plays Furman today at Ponce de Leon". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman wins easily from Oglethorpe". The State. October 22, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia defeats Oglethorpe 26–6". Knoxville Sentinel. October 28, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trinity wins by closest margin". The News and Observer. November 5, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oglethorpe beats infantry". The Selma Times-Journal. November 12, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oglethorpe loses 18–16". The Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Paul Warwick (November 26, 1922). "Oglethorpe is defeated by Florida Gator, 12–0; Duncan proves big star". The Atlanta Constitution. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Petrels downed by Chattanooga". Knoxville Sentinel. December 1, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1922 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels Schedule and Results".