1928 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

The 1928 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football as member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. The 1928 season was highly anticipated. The Petrels were expected to do very well. However, the only game that was considered a true success was Oglethorpe's victory of her rival, Mercer.^[1]

1928 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5–1 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Harry J. Robertson (5th season)
Captains	Jake Malsey James Sims
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Mississippi College	6	–	1	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
Western Kentucky State Normal	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Southern College	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Transylvania	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wofford	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Centenary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	2	–	3			3	–	2	–	4
Mercer	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stetson	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Oglethorpe	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Presbyterian	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Centre	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Rollins	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
Louisville	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Erskine	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	North Georgia*	Hermance Field North Atlanta, GA	W 70–0		[2]
October 6	vs. High Point*	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC	W 33–0	1,000	[3]
October 13	Loyola (LA)*	Hermance Field North Atlanta, GA	L 6–33		[4]
October 20	at St. Xavier*	Corcoran Field Cincinnati, OH	L 6–9		[5]
October 27	Maryville (TN)*	Hermance Field North Atlanta, GA	T 6–6		[6]
November 3	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–32	8,000	[7]
November 12	at Mercer	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 15–0		[8]
November 16	at Presbyterian	Johnson Field Clinton, SC	L 6–7		[9]
November 29	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 19–33		[10]
*Non-conference game