1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

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1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
CaptainW. J. Boswell
Home stadiumOglethorpe University Field
Seasons
1918 →
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     7 0 0
Presbyterian     8 1 0
Navy     7 1 0
North Texas State Normal     6 1 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     3 2 0
Texas Mines     0 0 1
Kentucky     3 5 1
Oglethorpe     1 2 0
Wake Forest     1 6 1
Marshall     1 7 1
Tennessee (SATC)     0 3 0

The 1917 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1917 college football season. In October 1917, Coach Frank B. Anderson held a meeting at Oglethorpe concerning the possibility of football team. Approximately 70 boys were enrolled at the newly re-founded Oglethorpe—20 of which were ready to begin Oglethorpe's inaugural season.

Schedule

OpponentSiteResult
Fifth District A&M School
W 18–0
Camp Gordon
  • Oglethorpe University Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–53
at North Georgia AgriculturalDahlonega, GAL 0–16

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