1929 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4–1 (1–2 SIAA)
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1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Louisiana College 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Centenary 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Normal 1 – 0 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Furman 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Stetson 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Millsaps 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 3
Southwestern (TN) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 1 – 2 6 – 4 – 3
Miami (FL) 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Erskine 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL) 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Presbyterian 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wofford 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
Louisville 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida Southern 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Mercer 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
SW Louisiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Union (TN) 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Newberry 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Rollins 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University as member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1929 college football season. The highlight of the season was the victory over Georgia.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Georgia*
W 13–6[2]
October 5at The Citadel
L 0–18[3]
October 11at Loyola (LA)*
T 0–010,000[4]
October 19at Saint Louis*
L 0–68,000[5]
October 26Dayton*
W 20–0[6]
November 2at Villanova*
L 7–1710,000[7]
November 9Manhattan*
  • Hermance Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 14–3[8]
November 16Xavier*
W 7–05,500[9]
November 23Mercer
  • Hermance Stadium
  • Atlanta, GA
W 26–0 [10]
November 28Chattanooga
L 6–16[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Oglethorpe".
  2. ^ "Petrel's attack too strong for Bulldogs". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 29, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Citadel Cadets beat Oglethorpe". The State. October 6, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Loyola battles to tie with Oglethorpe". Sun Herald. October 13, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "St. Louis U. defeats Oglethorpe in last quarter, 6–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 20, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Dayton goes down". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 27, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Villanova streaks to 17–7 unseating of Oglethorpe foe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oglethorpe wins from Manhattan College, by 14–3". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Goal Line Crossed But Once". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1929. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Petrels close season at home with victory". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Oglethorpe goes down before Moccasins, 16–6". The Miami Herald. November 29, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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