1897 Mercer Baptists football team

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1897
Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–2–1 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 1
Cumberland (TN)
0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian
0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Gordon Saussy in his first an only season as head coach, the Baptist compiled an overall record of 0–2–1 with a mark of 0–1 i conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 16at Gordon Institute*Barnesville, GAT 0–0[1]
October 233:30 p.m.Auburn
L 0–26[2]
October 30Georgia Tech*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–20[3]
November 6at Georgia Tech*Cancelled [4]

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  5. ^ "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.