Teamname: | Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football |
Firstyear: | 1917 |
Lastyear: | 1941 |
Stadium: | Hermance Stadium |
Location: | Brookhaven, Georgia |
Stadcapacity: | 5,000 |
Conftitles: | 2 |
The Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in college football. They have not competed since 1941 when World War II shut down all sports in 1942.[1]
Frank B. Anderson established the football and baseball programs in 1917.[2] Jogger Elcock was the team's next coach. Under Harry J. Robertson, the team won a Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) conference title on the back of Adrian Maurer in 1924 and 1925.[3] The 1926 team defeated Georgia Tech, and the 1929 team beat Georgia.[4]