1920 Mercer Baptists football team

The 1920 Mercer Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

1920 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1920 record2–7 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia + 7 0 08 0 1
Tulane + 5 0 06 2 1
Georgia Tech + 4 0 08 1 0
Alabama 6 1 010 1 0
Centre 4 1 08 2 0
Furman 3 1 09 1 0
South Carolina 3 1 05 4 0
Tennessee 5 2 07 2 0
Auburn 4 2 07 2 0
Mississippi A&M 4 2 05 3 0
Sewanee 3 3 14 3 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 04 3 1
Transylvania 2 2 03 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 3 03 5 1
Mississippi College 2 4 03 5 0
Florida 1 2 06 3 0
Clemson 2 6 04 6 1
LSU 1 3 05 3 1
Chattanooga 1 3 03 4 1
The Citadel 1 4 02 6 0
Ole Miss 0 2 04 3 0
Kentucky 0 3 13 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 2 00 3 0
Millsaps 0 3 00 3 0
Mercer 0 4 02 7 0
Wofford 0 4 00 8 1
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2Lanier*
W 59–0
October 5at Stetson*Deland, FLW 19–6
October 16Howard (AL)
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
L 13–33[2]
October 23at ChattanoogaL 0–20
October 30vs. FloridaValdosta, GAL 0–30[3]
November 6Gordon*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
L 0–14
November 13Oglethorpe
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
L 0–42[4]
November 20Wake Forest Freshmen*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
L 0–14
November 25at Erskine*Due West, SCL 6–20
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1920 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. "Howard team romps on Mercerites". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mercer Bows In Defeat Before Florida 'Gators". The Florida Alligator. Vol. 9, no. 6. November 5, 1920.
  4. "Petrels defeat Baptists". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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