1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	John W. Patrick (7th season)
Captain	Ernie Sheffield

1940 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Hardin–Simmons			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 13 Georgetown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
George Washington			–					5	–	3	–	1
Catholic University			–					4	–	3	–	1
West Virginia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Virginia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Georgia Teachers			–					3	–	5	–	0
Roanoke			–					2	–	6	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					1	–	7	–	3
William & Mary Norfolk			–					0	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1940 college football season. 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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Georgia	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	L 0–53	25,000
October 5	Wofford	Hermance Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 26–14
October 12	at Troy State	Hermance Stadium Troy, AL	W 20–7	1,400
October 25	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–25
November 2	Newberry	Hermance Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 7–28
November 8	Tampa	Hermance Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 0–52
November 22	Erskine	Hermance Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 7–28	5,000
November 29	Presbyterian	Hermance Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 0–20
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