1938 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record3–6 (0–3 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern (TN) $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Mississippi College 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Loyola (LA) 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Spring Hill 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1938 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Wofford*
W 15–0[1]
October 1at Georgia Tech*
L 0–198,000[2]
October 7vs. Birmingham–Southern
L 0–74,000[3]
October 15at Georgia*
L 19–28[4]
October 22at Tulane*
L 0–5115,000[5]
October 29Oglethorpe*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 33–7[6]
November 5Presbyterian*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 28–0[7]
November 11Mississippi College
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 21–263,200[8]
November 24at Chattanooga
L 7–94,200[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Mercer tops Wofford team in opener". The State. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackets extended by Mercer eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern scores early to defeat Mercer, 7–0". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia vanquishes fighting Mercer team, 28–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane breezes to victory over Mercer, 51 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mercer overpowers Oglethorpe, 33 to 7". The Atlanta Constitutiom. October 30, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Presbyterian College bows to strong Mercer Bears". The State. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "High-scoring Chocs upset favored Bears, 26–21". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer beaten by Chattanooga". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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