1928 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

The 1928 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football as member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. The 1928 season was highly anticipated. The Petrels were expected to do very well. However, the only game that was considered a true success was Oglethorpe's victory of her rival, Mercer.[1]

1928 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1928 record3–5–1 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJake Malsey, James Sims
1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 8 1 08 2 0
Mississippi College 6 1 27 1 2
Western Kentucky State Normal 5 1 08 1 0
Florida Southern 4 1 05 2 1
Wofford 5 2 07 2 1
Transylvania 3 1 08 3 0
Furman 3 1 05 4 0
Millsaps 4 2 15 3 1
Howard (AL) 4 2 16 4 1
Centenary 2 1 16 3 2
Louisiana College 2 1 03 5 0
The Citadel 4 3 06 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 2 06 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 2 33 2 4
Mercer 2 2 13 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 3 03 6 0
SW Louisiana 3 4 04 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 3 06 3 0
Stetson 2 3 04 3 0
Newberry 2 3 03 5 0
Spring Hill 2 3 12 5 1
Oglethorpe 1 2 03 5 1
Presbyterian 2 5 04 6 0
Louisiana Normal 1 3 05 4 0
Union (TN) 2 6 03 7 0
Centre 1 3 02 8 0
Louisiana Tech 1 6 02 7 0
Rollins 0 3 00 4 0
Louisville 0 4 01 7 0
Erskine 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28North Georgia Agricultural*
W 70–0
October 6vs. High Point*W 33–01,000[2]
October 13Loyola (LA)*
  • Hermance Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–33
October 20at St. Xavier*L 6–9
October 27Maryville*
  • Hermance Field
  • Atlanta, GA
T 6–6
November 3at Georgia Tech*
L 7–328,000
November 12at Mercer
W 15–0[3]
November 16at PresbyterianClinton, SCL 6–7
November 29at ChattanoogaL 19–33
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Yamacraw, 1929". Oglethorpe University. 1929.
  2. Sarsfield, Dix (October 7, 1928). "Oglethorpe Overpowers High Point jere, 33, To 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. D2. Retrieved May 6, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Oglethorpe defeats Mercer, 15–0 in annual grid battle". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Yamacraw, 1929". Oglethorpe University. 1929.


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