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1909 Mercer Baptists football team

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1909 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons← 19081910 →
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
LSU 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 2
The Citadel 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 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 1909 college football season. In their second year under head coach Frank Blake, the team compiled an 3–5 record, with a mark of 0–4 in the SIAA.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Gordon*L 0–10
October 2at VanderbiltL 5–28
October 16Auburn
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 5–23
October 23Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 5–6
November 6Chattanooga*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 10–2
November 13Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–35
November 20South Carolina*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 5–3
November 25Norman Park*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 26–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1909 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. "Mercer beaten By Gordon team". Nashville Banner. September 27, 1909. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  3. "Vanderbilt takes one from Mercer 28 to 5". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 3, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Two field goals kicked by Auburn players". The Chattanooga Times. October 17, 1909. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Howard downs Mercer team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1909. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Curtis, Joe (November 5, 1909). "Moccasins Defeated But Put Up Game Fight Against Heavy Odds". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  7. "Tech wallops Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mercer Wins Hard Contest". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 21, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com [REDACTED] .
  9. "Mercer piled up very big score". The Macon News. November 26, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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