1940 Mercer Bears football team

1940 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Dixie Conference
Record	1–7 (0–3 Dixie)
Head coach	Lake Russell (12th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium

1940 Dixie Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga +	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Mississippi College +	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Howard (AL)	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Southwestern (TN)	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Millsaps	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1940 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 1–7 record.

Mercer was ranked at No. 167 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Tennessee*	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–49	20,000	[2]
October 5	at Alabama*	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–20	6,000	[3]
October 19	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–20	10,000	[4]
October 26	Erskine*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 45–0	1,000	[5]
November 1	vs. Presbyterian*	Albany, GA	L 2–3		[6]
November 9	Mississippi College	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 6–26	2,500	[7]
November 15	Howard (AL)	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 6–14		[8]
November 28	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 6–20	5,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Vols prep for Duke, maul Mercer". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 29, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "37 Tiders out-sweat Mercer Bears, 20 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. October 6, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
4. "Louisiana State overpowers Mercer College, 20 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 20, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mercer rolls over undermanned Erskine eleven". The State. October 27, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Sutton's field goal gives PC 3–2 win over Mercer". The State. November 2, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Choctaws crush Mercer with brilliant running of Clinton grid stars". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Howard beats Bears, 14 to 6, with passing". The Atlanta Constitution. November 16, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "U.C. marches to Dixie loop title, 20–6". The Chattanooga Times. November 29, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.