1912 Mercer Baptists football team

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1912 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1911
1913 →
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 1 8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0 8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0 7 2 0
Auburn 6 1 1 6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2 5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0 5 3 1
Alabama 3 3 1 5 3 1
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0 4 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1 5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0 4 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Florida 0 2 1 5 2 1
Centre 0 2 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at StetsonDeland, FLW 6–0
October 5vs. AuburnColumbus, GAL 0–56
October 12at Howard (AL)Birmingham, ALW 36–0[2]
October 19Georgia TechMacon, GAL 6–16
October 26at GordonBarnesville, GAW 29–6
November 2Columbia College (FL)Macon, GAW 71–0
November 9TennesseeMacon, GAW 27–14[3]
November 16ClemsonMacon, GAL 13–22
November 28vs. FloridaJacksonville, FLT 0–0[4]

References

  1. ^ "1912 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mercer overwhelms Howard by 36 to 0". The Macon Telegraph. October 13, 1912. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mercer springs great surprise". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer holds Florida team". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.