1925 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

1925 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–3 (8–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Offensive schemeDouble wing
Home stadiumSpiller Field
Seasons
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1925 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oglethorpe $ 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
SW Louisiana 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Millsaps 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Furman 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Newberry 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Mercer 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Centre 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Union (TN) 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Presbyterian 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Wofford 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Loyola (LA) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Louisiana College 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Rollins 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1925 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team was an American football team that represented Oglethorpe University in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1925 college football season. In its second season under head coach Harry J. Robertson, the team compiled an 8–3 record (8–1 against SIAA opponents), won the SIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 119 to 92.[1][2]

Doug Wycoff scoring a touchdown against Oglethorpe during their game against Georgia Tech

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Georgia Tech*
L 7–1310,000[3]
October 3at Howard (AL)
W 7–63,000[4]
October 10Centre
W 20–0[5]
October 17at Fort Benning*
L 7–27[6]
October 23at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 13–7[7]
October 31at Loyola (LA)
W 13–0[8]
November 7The Citadel
  • Spiller Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 7–0[9]
November 13at PresbyterianClinton, SCW 17–16[10]
November 21Mercer
  • Spiller Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–21[11]
November 26at ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNW 6–2[12]
December 5at RollinsCoral Gables, FLW 16–0[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1925 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "SIAA Conference Champions". College Football Data Warehouse. 2008. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
  3. ^ "Tech Beats Petrels As Georgia Thrashes Bears". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oglethorpe Comes From Behind, Wins". The Anniston Star. October 4, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Petrels Swamp Centre, 20 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Petrel Eleven Stopped By Fort Benning, 27 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1925. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Petrels Stage Uphill Fight To Beat Wofford". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maurer Stars as Petrels Defeat Loyola, 13 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Petrels Beat Citadel, 7 to 0, As Sheppard And Walsh Star". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Petrels Beat P.C., 17 to 16, in Sixth S.I.A.A. Win". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1925. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mercer Wrecks Petrels' Championship Hopes". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1925. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Petrels Beat Chattanooga, 6 to 2, in Title Drive". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 1925. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Oglethorpe Plows Through Mud at Coral Gables to Defeat Rollins College 16 to 0: Inexperienced Tar Line Fails To Halt Driving Tactics of Petrel Backs". Miami Daily News. December 6, 1925. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.


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