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1920 Mercer Baptists football team

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1920 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons← 19191921 →
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 2–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Gordon Institute*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–14
October 9at Lanier*W 59–0
October 16Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 13–33
October 23at ChattanoogaL 0–20
October 29vs. FloridaValdosta, GAL 0–30
November 5at Stetson*Deland, FLW 19–6
November 13Oglethorpe
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–42
November 25Erskine*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 6–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1920 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. "Mercer trounced by Gordon eleven". The Macon News. October 2, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Lanier is swamped by Mercerites". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Howard team romps on Mercerites". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Josh Cody's men lose 20–0 game to Chattanooga". Nashville Banner. October 24, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mercer Bows In Defeat Before Florida 'Gators". The Florida Alligator. Vol. 9, no. 6. November 5, 1920.
  7. "Mercer unable to halt Gators". The Tampa Daily Times. October 30, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mercer shows much improvement in trimming Stetson grid team". The Macon Daily Telegraph. November 7, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Petrels defeat Baptists". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Phillips gives fine exhibition, Erskine wins from Mercer at Macon". The State. November 26, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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