Seating capacity 5,000 All-time record 87–128–10 (.409) Ground Hermance Stadium Last season 1941 | Location Brookhaven, Georgia Conference titles 2 First season 1917 Colors Black, Gold | |
Primary Rivals Mercer Bears
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Chattanooga Mocs
Georgia Bulldogs | ||
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.
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History
Frank B. Anderson established the football and baseball programs in 1917. 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. The 1926 team defeated Georgia Tech, and the 1929 team beat Georgia.
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