1916 Mercer Baptists football team

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1916 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record1–6 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
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1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
LSU 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Tulane 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 2
Auburn 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Centre 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 3
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Louisville 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 2 – 1
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University in the 1916 college football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Georgia Military College*Macon, GAW 7–0
September 30at Georgia Tech
L 0–61[2]
October 7at Chattanooga
L 0–49[3]
October 14at Auburn
L 0–92[4]
October 21at Howard (AL)
L 7–26[5]
October 28Columbia College (FL)*Macon, GAL 0–7[6]
November 18at South Carolina
L 0–47[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

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  2. ^ "Georgia Tech overwhelms Mercer in the first game". The Wilmington Morning Star. October 1, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved April 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Moccasins' terrific drive crushes Mercer". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn Tigers stack up score". The Birmingham News. October 15, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard wipes away six years of defeat and harpoons Mercer". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Game with Florida canceled by Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks wake up in a lively fashion and overwhelm Baptists". The Columbia Record. November 19, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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