1911 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5–1 (2–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
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1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Auburn 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Georgia 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kentucky State 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
LSU 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Alabama 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tulane 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Sewanee 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
Mercer 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Central University 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
Mississippi College 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 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 1911 college football season. In their second year under head coach Charles C. Stroud, the team compiled an 4–5–1 record, with a mark of 2–5 in the SIAA.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Locust Grove Institute*
W 25–0[2]
September 30Gordon Institute*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 12–0[3]
October 7at Auburn
L 0–29[4]
October 14vs. The CitadelSavannah, GAL 0–5[5]
October 21at Georgia Tech
L 0–17[6]
October 28at Georgia
L 5–8[7]
November 4Ole Miss
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–34[8]
November 11vs. Columbia College (FL)*Valdosta, GAT 6–6[9]
November 18vs. Clemson
W 20–6[10]
November 30Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 29–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1911 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mercer Mudlarks win first combat, 25 to 0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. September 24, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mercer defeats Gordon Institute, 12 to 0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 1, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Davis and Auburn defeat Mercer by handsome score". Birmingham Age-Herald. October 8, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Citadel speed beats Baptists". The Atlanta Constitution. October 15, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech trims Mercer". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 22, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia finds Mercer hard". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mississippi beats Mercer by score of 34 to 0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. November 5, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Columbia ties with Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Orange and Black triumph over the Orange and Purple". The Columbus Ledger. November 19, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mercer bests Howard in Thanksgiving game". The Macon Daily Telegraph. December 1, 1911. Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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