1920 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team

1920 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football
Conference	Independent
1920 record	4–4–1
Head coach	Walter B. Elcock (1st year)
Captain	Johnny Knox

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25	North Georgia Agricultural College (Dahlonega)	Oglethorpe University Field • Atlanta, GA	W 63–0
October 1	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 55–0
October 9	at  Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN	T 14–14
October 15	at  Sewanee	McGee Field • Sewanee, TN	L 21–14
October 22	at  Georgia	Athens, GA	L 23–3
October 29	Wofford	Oglethorpe University Field • Atlanta, GA	W 14–0
November 6	at Furman	Manly Field • Greenville, SC	L 42–3
November 13	at  Mercer	Macon, GA	W 42–0
November 25	at  Florida	Columbus, GA	W 21–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.