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1912 Mercer Baptists football team

1912 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
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
Tennessee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Florida 0 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Central University 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1912 Mercer Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. In their third year under head coach Charles C. Stroud, the team compiled an 5–3–1 record, with a mark of 2–3–1 in the SIAA.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Gordon Institute
W 29–6[2]
October 5vs. Auburn
L 0–56[3][4]
October 12at Howard (AL)
W 36–0[5]
October 19Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–16[6]
October 26vs. StetsonWaycross, GAW 6–0[7]
November 2vs. Columbia College (FL)Valdosta, GAW 71–0[8]
November 9Tennessee
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 27–14[9]
November 16Clemson
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 13–21[10]
November 28vs. FloridaJacksonville, FLT 0–0[11]

References

  1. ^ "1912 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Col. Roosevelt helps Gordon Institute to score against Mercer". The Macon Daily Telegraph. September 29, 1912. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mercer and Auburn meet". The Columbus Enquirer-Sun. October 5, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer boys fade before Auburn and the result is 56–0". The Birmingham News. October 6, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mercer overwhelms Howard by 36 to 0". The Macon Telegraph. October 13, 1912. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech defeats Mercer, 16 to 0 score". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1912. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mercer noses out Stetson". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1912. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Columbia is swamped by Mercer 71 to 0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. November 3, 1912. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer springs great surprise". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Baptists lucky; Clemson strong". The State. November 17, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mercer holds Florida team". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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