1924 Mercer Bears football team

1924 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–3–2 (4–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
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1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre + 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
Oglethorpe + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Newberry 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Mercer 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Sewanee* 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Transylvania 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Furman 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wofford 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Howard (AL) 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Presbyterian 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
Vanderbilt* 0 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana College 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Western Kentucky 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Chattanooga 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1924 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1924 college football season. In their second year under head coach Stanley L. Robinson, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Georgia*
L 7–268,000[1]
October 4at Syracuse*
L 0–2610,000[2]
October 11at Furman
W 23–0[3]
October 18Chattanooga
W 33–04,500[4]
October 25Howard (AL)
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 14–55,000[5]
November 1at Loyola (LA)*
T 0–0[6]
November 8Wofford
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 16–03,000[7]
November 14Florida*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 10–06,000[8]
November 22at Oglethorpe
L 0–25[9]
November 27Mississippi College
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
T 7–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Red and Black defeats Mercer eleven, 26 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. September 28, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Syracuse varsity finds pace in second half to triumph". Democrat and Chronicle. October 5, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mercer scores big upset, beating Furman, 23–0". The Greenville News. October 12, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer Bears pile up 33 points against Chattanooga". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fumbles giver Mercer win over Howard". The Birmingham News. October 26, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mercer outplays Loyola but is held to scoreless tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mercer winner over Terriers". The Sunday Record. November 9, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Crippled Gators go down to defeat before Mercer Bears by 10 to 0 score". The Tampa Tribune. November 15, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Speed of Petrels dazzles conquerors of Alligators; are champions of S.I.A.A." The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mississippi holds Mercer Bears to draw". The Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1924. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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