1941 Mercer Bears football team

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1941 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference
1941 record3–6 (0–3 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons
← 1940
2013 →
1941 Dixie Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Howard (AL) 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Mississippi College 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Millsaps 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (TN) 0 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Spring Hill 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1941 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Hooks, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Georgia*
L 0–8112,000[1]
October 10Georgia Teachers*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 25–0
October 18Wofford*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 20–14[2]
October 24at Rollins*
L 0–523,000[3]
November 1Presbyterian*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 19–12[4]
November 8at Mississippi College
L 19–27[5]
November 14at Newberry*
L 13–32[6]
November 20at Howard (AL)
L 6–272,500[7]
November 17at Chattanooga
L 13–403,988[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Georgia slaughters Mercer, 81 to 0, in opener of season". The Atlanta Constitution. September 28, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mercer topples Wofford, 20–14". The State. October 19, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rollins Tars run wild over Mercer, 52–0". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer defeats Presbyterian eleven, 19 to 12". The Greenville News. November 2, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Chocs win Mercer game for Dr. Provine, 27–19, to put finish on homecoming day". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Morgan Randel stars as Newberry clips Mercer". The State. November 14, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Howard blasts Mercer, 27 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mercer beaten by Chattanooga". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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