1930 Mercer Bears football team

1930 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
1930 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Centre 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Spring Hill 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (LA) 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi College 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 3
Chattanooga 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Mercer 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Millsaps 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Stetson 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Southwestern (TN) 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Erskine 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Louisiana Tech 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Union (TN) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Louisiana College 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Rollins 0 – 0 – 2 2 – 1 – 3
Newberry 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 5 – 3
Southern College 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 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 1930 college football season. In their second year under head coach Lake Russell, the Bears compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Presbyterian
L 7–9[1]
October 4at Georgia*
L 0–51[2]
October 11at Southern College*
W 33–02,000[3]
October 18Chattanooga
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 6–8[4]
October 25vs. Wake Forest*
L 0–21[5]
November 1Birmingham–Southern
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 13–6[6]
November 6at Stetson
W 33–0[7]
November 15Carson–Newman*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 6–13[8]
November 22Oglethorpe*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 2–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "P.C. licks Mercer". The State. September 28, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgia overwhelms Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. October 5, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Walden stars as Bears beat Southern, 33–0". The Tampa Tribune. October 12, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Great 95-yard drive gives Moccasins touchdown and victory over Mercer, 8 to 6". The Chattanooga Times. October 20, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deacons defeat Mercer's Bears". The News and Observer. October 26, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Walden shines as Mercer wins". The Atlanta Constitution. November 2, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mercer varsity grid team crushes Stetson eleven by 33–0 score". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Carson–Newman beats Mercer 13–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 16, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer blocks Anderson's punt to defeat Oglethorpe, 2–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Bear Football Men To Attend Banquet". The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. November 25, 1930. p. 8. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ Cauldron. 1931. pp. 122–127. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
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