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1933 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

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1933 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumHermance Stadium
Ponce de Leon Park
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma City     8 1 0
Tulsa     6 1 0
Troy State     5 1 0
Texas A&I     6 2 0
Catholic University     6 3 0
South Georgia Teachers     5 3 0
Western Maryland     5 3 0
William & Mary Norfolk     5 3 1
George Washington     5 3 1
Navy     5 4 0
Delaware State     4 4 0
Oglethorpe     4 5 0
Texas Mines     3 5 1
West Virginia     3 5 2
Delaware     2 4 2
Dixie     2 4 0
Georgetown     1 6 1
Jacksonville State     1 4 1
East Carolina     1 5 0
Wake Forest     0 5 1

The 1933 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team was an American football team that represented Oglethorpe University as an independent during the 1933 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Harry J. Robertson, the Stormy Petrels compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21NewberryW 25–02,500[1]
September 30at AlabamaL 0–3412,000[2]
October 7at ManhattanW 6–0[3]
October 14at ChattanoogaL 12–16[4]
October 19Stetson
  • Ponce de Leon Park
  • Atlanta, GA
W 13–62,000[5]
October 28Erskine
W 13–6[6]
November 11at AuburnL 6–276,000[7]
November 18vs. The CitadelAugusta, GAL 0–135,000[8]
December 2at Mercer
L 0–31[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Petrels beat Newberry, 25–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bama swamps Petrels under 34-to-0 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 1, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Oglethorpe wins over Jaspers, 6–0". Brooklyn Times Union. October 8, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Smith leads late winning drive as Moccasins rise to heights in 16-to-12 victory". The Chattanooga Times. October 15, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stetson loses to Oglethorpe". The Orlando Sentinel. October 20, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Petrels beat Erskine, 13 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn whips Oglethorpe, 27 to 6, as Kimbrell and Phipps star". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 12, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Citadel downs Oglethorpe at Augusta for second win of season". The State. November 19, 1933. Retrieved August 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer beats Oglethorpe, 31–0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.