1927 Mercer Bears football team

1927 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi College + 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Chattanooga + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Centenary + 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Furman + 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 1
Stetson 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Loyola (LA) 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Wofford 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Presbyterian 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
Mercer 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Centre 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL) 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Southern College 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Birmingham–Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Erskine 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rollins 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Newberry 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bernie Moore, the team compiled a 5–4 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24North Georgia*
W 77–0[1]
October 1vs. The Citadel
W 6–05,000[2]
October 8Furman
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 13–27[3]
October 15Presbyterian
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 27–6[4]
October 22Howard (AL)
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 0–14[5]
October 29at Florida*
L 6–329,000[6]
November 11Oglethorpe*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 21–67,000[7]
November 19at Georgia*
L 7–26[8]
November 24vs. Wake Forest*
W 34–04,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Mercer Bears hand Aggies 77-to-0 defeat". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Citadel bows to Mercer, 6–0". The Greenville News. October 2, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Purple Hurricane, with versatile attack, puts Mercer to rout, 27–13". The Greenville News. October 9, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Phoney Smith wins for Bears". The State. October 16, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Howard's Bulldogs defeat Mercer by 14 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nine thousand fans see Florida beat Smith and Mercer". The Pensacola Journal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Phoney Smith leads Mercer to victory over Petrels". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs trim Bears, 26–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 20, 1926. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer romps to victory over Wake Forest, 34 to 0". Asheville Citizens-Times. November 25, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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