1906 Mercer Baptists football team

1906 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–4 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Clemson + 4 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 3
Sewanee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Georgia 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
LSU 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 2 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 2 – 1
Tennessee 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
Mercer 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Tulane 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 1
Auburn 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 1
Cumberland (TN)   –     –  
Nashville   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1906 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University in the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by E. E. Tarr in his first and only season as head coach, Mercer compiled san overall record of 1–4 with a mark of 0–2 in SIAA play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8 at Gordon (GA)* Barnesville, GA L 5–28 [1]
October 20 Florida*
W 12–0 [2]
November 3 Georgia
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–55 [3]
November 10 at The Citadel*
L 0–10 [4]
November 24 Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–61 [5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Gordon bests Mercer eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1906. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mercer Wins From Florida". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ ""Ancient Athens" Hit Mercer Stunning Blow". The Macon Daily Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 4, 1906. p. 11. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "The Citadel Eleven Defeats Mercer". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 11, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Tech "Didn't Do A T-ing' To The Baptist Squad". The Macon Daily Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 25, 1906. p. 6. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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