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1908 Mercer Baptists football team

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1908 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4 (0–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons← 19071909 →
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 2 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Auburn + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Alabama 1 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Sewanee 1 – 1 – 1 4 – 1 – 3
Mississippi A&M 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Nashville   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1908 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1908 college football season. They finished with a record of 3–4 and outscored their opponents 131–59.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Locust Grove Institute*W 56–0
October 10Florida*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 24–0
October 17Auburn
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–23
October 31Georgia
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–10
November 17at The Citadel*Charleston, SCL 5–10
November 19Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 6–16
November 26Howard (AL)*W 45–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. "Mercer 56; Locust Grove 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 4, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mercer 24; Florida 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Auburn 23; Mercer 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Much fumbling in Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "New style football won for The Citadel". The State. November 18, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tech's line crossed; Fumble gave Mercer touchdown unlooked for in game at Macon". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mercer 45, Howard 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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