1921 Mercer Baptists football team

The 1921 Mercer Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1921 college football season. In their second season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 3–6 record.[1]

1921 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1921 record3–6 (1–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre + 5 0 010 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 17 2 1
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 1 0
Vanderbilt + 5 0 17 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 16 2 1
Florida 4 1 26 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 17 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 06 2 0
Transylvania 2 1 04 4 0
LSU 2 1 16 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 15 1 2
Furman 4 2 17 2 1
Auburn 3 2 05 3 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 14 4 1
Tulane 3 4 04 6 0
Alabama 2 4 25 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 05 4 0
Chattanooga 2 4 04 6 0
The Citadel 1 2 13 3 2
Kentucky 1 3 14 3 1
Ole Miss 1 4 03 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 4 03 6 0
Mercer 1 5 03 6 0
Louisville 0 1 02 2 1
Wofford 0 2 02 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 02 6 0
Millsaps 0 3 01 5 1
Clemson 0 5 21 6 2
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at GeorgiaL 0–28[2]
October 8at VanderbiltL 0–42[3]
October 15at FloridaL 0–7[4]
October 21Birmingham–Southern*
W 20–0[5]
October 29Stetson*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 41–0
November 5at Furman
L 0–37
November 12Oglethorpe
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
L 6–7[6]
November 19Chattanooga
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 18–0
November 26Camp Benning*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
L 7–24
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1921 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. Jerome Jones, Jr. (October 2, 1921). "Stubborn resistance of Baptists holds Athenians to 28-0 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved September 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vanderbilt Eleven Defeats Mercer". Augusta Chronicle. October 9, 1921.
  4. "The Team". Mercer Cluster. October 21, 1921. p. 2.
  5. "Mercer wins from Brown's Panthers, 20–0". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1921. Retrieved September 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Petrels win from Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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