1927 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

American college football season

1927 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6
Head coach	Harry J. Robertson (4th season)
Home stadium	Spiller Field
Seasons← 1926 1928 →

1927 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Georgetown		–		8	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill		–		6	–	1	–	0
Wesley		–		6	–	1	–	0
Georgia Normal		–		6	–	1	–	1
George Washington		–		7	–	2	–	0
Texas A&I		–		4	–	1	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers		–		6	–	2	–	0
Loyola (LA)		–		6	–	2	–	2
Navy		–		6	–	3	–	0
Catholic University		–		5	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers		–		5	–	3	–	1
Texas Tech		–		5	–	4	–	0
Davidson		–		4	–	4	–	1
Delaware State		–		1	–	1	–	0
Howard		–		3	–	3	–	2
Southwestern (TN)		–		5	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines		–		2	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State Teachers		–		3	–	4	–	1
Duke		–		4	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	6	–	1
Delaware		–		2	–	5	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers		–		2	–	5	–	0
Oglethorpe		–		2	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest		–		2	–	6	–	2

The 1927 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team was an American football team that represented Oglethorpe University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Harry J. Robertson, the team compiled an overall record of 2–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 15	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 0–19	6,000
October 22	at St. Xavier	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	L 0–35	4,500
October 29	Furman	Spiller Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–19	5,000
November 5	Presbyterian	Spiller Field Atlanta, GA	W 12–6
November 11	Mercer	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 6–21	7,000
November 19	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–19
November 24	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–19
December 3	at Miami (FL)	Tamiami Park Miami, FL	W 13–0

"Citadel romps over Oglethorpe". The State. October 16, 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southerners bow to St. Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
M'Eachin, Fred (October 30, 1927). "Furman Team Displays Deceptive Attack To Beat Birds". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, George. p. 1B. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
M'Eachin, Fred (October 30, 1927). "Petrels Fail To Stop Drive Of Hurricane (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, George. p. 2B. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
"Petrels win first, beating Presbyterian College, 14 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Phoney Smith leads Mercer to victory over Petrels". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Petrels In Lead For 3 Periods, But Lose 19 to 7". The Index-Journal. p. 7. Retrieved March 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
"Oglethorpe is sixth S.I.A.A. team to fall before Moccasins, 19 to 0". The Chattanooga Times. November 25, 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Oglethorpe defeats Hurricane eleven 13–0". The Miami Herald. December 4, 1927. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Venues	Oglethorpe University Field (1917–1919) Hermance Stadium (1920–1941)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941

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