1941 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1941
| team = Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 3–3
| conf_record = 1–3
| head_coach = John W. Patrick
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Hermance Stadium
| next_year = none
}}
{{1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1941 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team represented Oglethorpe University in the sport of American football as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1941 college football season. The 1941 season was the last season of football at Oglethorpe University. World War II caused the school to end all sports and after the war. A football team has never been restarted.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOoJtP98Pw4C&pg=PA98|page=98|title=Oglethorpe University|author=Anne A. Salter|year=2007|isbn=9780738552538}} Notable games include the game against Troy State that was decided by a field goal in the final seconds, the only score of the game.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/yamacraw194215ogle#page/n117/mode/2up|title = Yamacraw, 1942|year = 1942|publisher = Oglethorpe University}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = l
| opponent = Presbyterian
| site_stadium = Hermance Stadium
| site_cityst = North Atlanta, GA
| score = 14–34
| source = {{cite news|title=Blue Hose Overpower Gallant Petrels, 34–14|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Charlie Roberts|date=September 28, 1941|page=5D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36329140/blue_hose_overpower_gallant_petrels/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = l
| opponent = Troy State
| site_stadium = Hermance Stadium
| site_cityst = North Atlanta, GA
| score = 0–3
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95581157/petrels-lose-to-troy-squad-on-late-score/|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Petrels lose to Troy squad on late score|date=October 11, 1941|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 30
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1941|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}
| site_stadium = Pee Dee Fairgrounds
| site_cityst = Florence, SC
| score = 0–13
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95581837/newberry-humbles-oglethorpe-130/|newspaper=The Greenville News|title=Newberry humbles Oglethorpe, 13–0|date=October 31, 1941|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia Teachers
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA
| score = 53–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95582349/petrels-beat-georgia-state-in-530-rout/|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Petrels beat Georgia State in 53–0 rout|date=November 8, 1941|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1941|team=Livingston Tigers|title=Livingston}}
| site_stadium = Hermance Stadium
| site_cityst = North Atlanta, GA
| score = 60–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95583215/petrels-crush-teachers-600-in-record/|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Petrels crush Teachers, 60–0, in record win|date=November 23, 1941|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Troy State
| site_stadium = Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Dothan, AL
| score = 21–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95583543/troy-state-red-wave-loses-to-oglethorpe/|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Troy State Red Wave loses to Oglethorpe, 21 to 0|date=November 29, 1941|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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References
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