1920 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

The 1920 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football during the 1920 college football season. This was one of the first of Oglethorpe's seasons with a grown up program; they joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association after the season. Oglethorpe proved itself against some of the toughest opponents. Despite a loss to Georgia Tech, Oglethorpe was still able to boast that it was the only team to hold Tech from scoring on their touchdown line and were able to make a stop. Other impressive games were wins over Florida and Mercer.

1920 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Jogger Elcock (1st season)
Captain	Johnny Knox
Home stadium	Oglethorpe University Field
Seasons ← 1919 1921 →

1920 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Talladega			–					?	–	0	–	0
Trinity (NC)			–					4	–	0	–	1
Abilene Christian			–					4	–	0	–	1
North Texas State Normal			–					7	–	1	–	0
Presbyterian			–					5	–	1	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					4	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					6	–	2	–	0
Spring Hill			–					6	–	2	–	0
Birmingham–Southern			–					6	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					4	–	2	–	1
Southwest Texas State			–					4	–	2	–	1
East Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	1
Oglethorpe			–					4	–	4	–	1
Delaware			–					3	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines			–					2	–	4	–	0
Marion			–					2	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	7	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					1	–	4	–	2
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					0	–	1	–	0
West Tennessee State Normal			–					0	–	5	–	0
Marshall			–					0	–	8	–	0

The season marked the first under Jogger Elcock, who retained Kirby Malone as an assistant coach from the previous year. Johnny Knox was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	North Georgia	Atlanta, GA	W 63–0		^[1]
October 2	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–55	6,000	^[2]
October 9	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	T 14–14		^[3]
October 15	Sewanee	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	L 14–21		^[4]
October 23	Georgia	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	L 3–27		^[5]
October 29	Wofford	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA	W 14–0		^[6]
November 6	at Furman	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 42–3		^[7]
November 13	at Mercer	Central City Park Macon, GA	W 42–0		^[8]
November 25	vs. Florida	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA	W 21–0		^[9]

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References

1. ""Jogger" Elcock's Oglethorpe machine rumbles to great victory over Dahlonega crew". The Atlanta Constitution. September 26, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tech slaughters Oglethorpe, 55 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Chattanooga ties Oglethorpe". The Chattanooga Times. October 10, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Petrels lose to Sewanee". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1920. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "University of Georgia bests Oglethorpe 27–3". The Miami Herald. October 24, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Wofford loses to Oglethorpe". The State. October 30, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Oglethorpe teams easy for Baptists". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Petrels defeat Baptists". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Petrels Defeat 'Gators". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1920. p. 15. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Yamacraw, 1923". Oglethorpe University. 1923.