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1909 Mercer Baptists football team

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1909 Mercer Baptists football
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ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
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.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Gordon Institute*
L 0–10[2]
October 2at VanderbiltL 5–28[3]
October 16Auburn
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 5–23[4]
October 23Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 5–6[5]
November 6Chattanooga*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 10–2[6]
November 13Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–35[7]
November 20South Carolina*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 5–3[8]
November 25Norman Park*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 26–0[9]
  • *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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Mercer piled up very big score". The Macon News. November 26, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.