1923 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

1923 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1923 record	5–6 (3–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Jim Robertson (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Tod Browning
Captain	"Jug" Brown

1923 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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			5	–	6	–	0
Chattanooga	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Howard	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	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

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.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at  Georgia Tech*	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 13–28
October 6	at Georgia*	Athens, GA	L 6–20
October 7	at Manhattan College*	Brooklyn, NY	W 6–0
October 20	at  Centre	Danville, KY	L 0–29
October 27	at  Sewanee	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 0–13
November 1	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 32–0
November 3	at Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, SC	L 0–29
November 10	at  Mercer	Oglethorpe University Field • Atlanta, GA	W 7–6
November 17	at Fort Benning*	Columbus, GA	W 36–0
November 24	at  Centenary (LA)*	Atlanta, GA	L 0–14
November 29	at  Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	W 12–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

^[2]

References

1. Robert E. Wilder. Gridiron Glory Days: Football at Mercer, 1892-1942. pp. 45–46.
2. https://archive.org/stream/yamacraw192404ogle#page/78/mode/2up