1907 Mercer Baptists football team

The 1907 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1907 college football season. They finished with a record of 3–3 and were outscored by their opponents 28–170.[1]

1907 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–3 (0–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
← 1906
1908 →
1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 5 1 1
Sewanee 6 1 0 8 1 0
LSU 3 1 0 7 3 0
Alabama 3 1 2 5 1 2
Tennessee 3 2 0 7 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1 6 2 1
Georgia 3 3 1 4 3 1
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0 6 3 0
Georgia Tech 2 4 0 4 4 0
Clemson 1 3 0 4 4 0
Mercer 0 3 0 3 3 0
Howard (AL) 0 5 0 2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0 0 6 0
Nashville        
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 12 Florida*
W 6–0 [2]
October 19 Georgia
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 6–26 [3]
October 25 at Mississippi A&M
L 0–75 [4]
November 2 Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 11–6 [5]
November 9 at Auburn
L 0–63 [6]
November 16 Gordon Institute*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 5–0 [7]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "Broke His Collarbone But Saved Mercer Team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1907. p. 8. Retrieved May 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Misjudged punts and fumbles cost Mercer the Georgia game". The Macon Telegraph. October 20, 1907. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia team beaten; Mississippians win easy football victory". The Times-Democrat. October 26, 1907. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard loses to Baptists". The Atlanta Constitution. November 3, 1907. Retrieved May 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mercer downed by Auburnites". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Great contest won by Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1907. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.