1923 Mercer Baptists football team

1923 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Centre 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Vanderbilt* 2 – 0 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
The Citadel 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Presbyterian 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Louisville 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Oglethorpe 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Howard (AL) 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 3
Wofford 1 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Mercer 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 1 – 1
Louisiana College 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Newberry 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1923 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 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach Stanley L. Robinson, the team compiled a 4–5 record. Robinson was hired from Mississippi College in March 1923 to replace Josh Cody who resigned to become an assistant coach at Vanderbilt.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Georgia*
L 0–7[2]
October 6Furman
W 6–3[3]
October 13Camp Benning*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 7–0[4]
October 20Chattanooga
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 18–3[5]
October 26Birmingham–Southern*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 12–0[6]
November 3at Florida*
L 7–195,000[7]
November 10at Oglethorpe
L 6–7[8][9]
November 17at Mississippi College
L 0–15[10]
November 24Carson–Newman*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
L 0–12[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Robinson is made coach". The Atlanta Constitution. March 11, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mercer Baptists hold Bulldogs to one touchdown". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Furman Hornets lose to Mercer". The State. October 7, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer noses out Camp Benning 7–0". The Birmingham News. October 14, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "U.C. eleven loses good fight to heavy Mercer team". The Chattanooga Times. October 21, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mercer wins from Panthers in stiff battle; score 12–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators win uphill fight over Mercer". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Goal decides Petrel game with Mercer". Nashville Banner. November 11, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Oglethorpe beats Mercer". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1923. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Choctaws defeat Mercer Baptists". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mercer College easy for heavy Parson eleven". The Journal and Tribune. November 25, 1923. Retrieved September 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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