1923 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

The 1923 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1923 college football season. The 1923 season was not without its challenges. The Petrels did not do well in out of conference games, but amassed a decent conference record.

1923 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1923 record4–6 (3–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain"Jug" Brown
1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Furman $ 5 0 0  10 1 0
Centre 2 0 0  7 1 1
Vanderbilt* 2 0 0  5 2 1
Western Kentucky 2 0 0  3 4 0
Mississippi College 3 0 1  5 1 2
The Citadel 2 1 1  5 3 1
Presbyterian 2 1 1  4 3 1
Louisville 2 1 0  5 2 0
Sewanee 3 2 0  5 4 1
Oglethorpe 3 3 0  4 6 0
Chattanooga 1 3 1  3 4 2
Howard (AL) 1 3 1  3 4 3
Wofford 1 3 0  6 3 0
Mercer 1 3 0  3 6 0
Millsaps 0 1 1  0 1 1
Louisiana College 0 1 0  0 1 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 1 0  0 3 0
Transylvania 0 3 0  0 3 0
Newberry 0 4 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * co-member of SoCon

One game of note is the Mercer game. Mercer scored in the opening drive on an 85-yard touchdown run by Kid Cecil, the third longest in southern football history,[1] but missed the extra point. Oglethorpe held Mercer for the whole game until almost the end of the fourth quarter. Oglethorpe scored, which brought the score to 7–6 for Oglethorpe. The tired Oglethorpe team knew the game was not over and tried to fight on. Mercer edged its way to the 15-yard line, but Oglethorpe was able to stop them as the time ran out, securing a Petrel win.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29at Georgia Tech*L 13–28
October 6at Georgia*L 6–20
October 20at CentreDanville, KYL 0–29
October 27Sewanee
  • Grant Field
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–13
November 1at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 32–0
November 3at Furman
L 0–29
November 10at Mercer
  • Oglethorpe University Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 7–6
November 17at Fort Benning*Columbus, GAW 36–0
November 24Centenary*Atlanta, GAL 0–14
November 29at ChattanoogaW 12–0
  • *Non-conference game

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