1897 Mercer Baptists football team

The 1897 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Gordon Saussy in his first an only season as head coach, the Baptist compiled an overall record of 0–2–1 with a mark of 0–1 i conference play.

1897 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–2–1 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
← 1896
1903 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16at Gordon Institute*Barnesville, GAT 0–0[1]
October 233:30 p.m.Auburn
L 0–26[2]
October 30Georgia Tech*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–20[3]
November 6at Georgia Tech*Cancelled [4]

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References edit

  1. ^ "Neither could score, the football game at Barnesville resulted in a draw". The Macon Telegraph. October 17, 1897. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn wins the first game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1897. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The Techs Won The Game". The Macon Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. October 31, 1897. p. 22. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Game for Saturday Is Declared Off". The Atlanta Journal. tlanta, Georgia. November 2, 1897. p. 6. Retrieved December 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.