1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainErnie Sheffield
Home stadiumHermance Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rollins $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Newberry 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SW Louisiana 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Union (TN) 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 2
Murray State 4 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Centre 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Presbyterian 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Southern 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Morehead State 1 – 1 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
Wofford 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Tampa 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Stetson 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Troy State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 4 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
Union (KY) 0 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Centenary 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Jacksonville State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Erskine 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Delta State 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1940 college football season.[1] This was the last large team from Oglethorpe before the war drafted so many students. Despite doing poorly, they had a strong schedule for an independent team. Practices were conducted at the North Fulton High School's field.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Georgia*
L 0–5325,000[2]
October 4Wofford
L 14–26[3]
October 12at Troy State
W 20–71,400[4]
October 25at The Citadel*
L 0–254,000[5]
November 2Newberrydagger
  • Hermance Stadium
  • North Atlanta, GA
L 7–28[6]
November 8at Tampa
L 0–52[7]
November 21at ErskineAnderson, SCW 28–02,000[8]
November 29Presbyterian
  • Hermance Stadium
  • North Atlanta, GA
L 6–20[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Yamacraw, 1941". Oglethorpe University. 1941.
  2. ^ "Georgia's Bulldogs roll over Oglethorpe, 53–0". The Knoxville Journal. September 28, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wofford rallies, wins over Oglethorpe". The Birmingham News. October 6, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oglethorpe Defeats Troy Teachers". The Birmingham News. The Birmingham News. Associated Press. October 13, 1940. p. 37. Retrieved May 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "The Citadel wallops Oglethorpe Petrels before 4,000". The State. October 26, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Newberry spoils Petrel homecoming; wins 28–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spartans run wild over Petrels". The Tampa Tribune. November 9, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Petrels bowl over Erskine Seceders, 28–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Petrels drop final tilt to Presbyterian, 20–6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1940. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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