1914 Mercer Baptists football team

1914 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (0–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tennessee + 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Auburn + 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Sewanee 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Georgia 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Alabama 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
LSU 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Mississippi College 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Wofford 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Central University 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 3 – 1
Mercer 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tulane 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1914 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 1914 college football season. In their first year under head coach Fred A. Robins, the team compiled an 5–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Gordon Institute*
W 44–0[1]
October 3Chattanooga
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–16[2]
October 10at Georgia Tech*
L 0–105[3]
October 21King (TN)*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 27–7[4]
October 24at Georgia Military*Milledgeville, GAW 26–0[5]
October 31Furman*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 39–0[6]
November 7at Mississippi A&M
L 0–73[7]
November 14at Stetson*Jacksonville, FLW 45–0[8]
November 26at Florida
L 0–16[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Mercer shows strength in first game". The Macon Telegraph. September 27, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mercer is unable to stand Lookout's drive". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Yellow Jackets roll up over one hundred points on the Mercer Baptists". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer University beats Kaysees, 25 to 7". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 22, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "G.M.C. holds Mercer down to only four touchdowns". The Macon Telegraph. October 25, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mercer Baptists win over Furman". The State. November 1, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Aggies swamp the Mercer grid boys". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stetson founders on Baptists from Mercer". The Tampa Morning Tribune. November 15, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer beaten in season's last battle". The Macon Telegraph. November 27, 1914. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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