1921 Mercer Baptists football team

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1921
Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (1–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre + 5 0 0 10 1 0
Georgia + 6 0 1 7 2 1
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0 8 1 0
Vanderbilt + 5 0 1 7 0 1
Tennessee 4 1 1 6 2 1
Florida 4 1 2 6 3 2
Mississippi College 3 1 1 7 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 0 6 2 0
Transylvania 2 1 0 4 4 0
LSU 2 1 1 6 1 1
South Carolina 2 1 1 5 1 2
Furman 4 2 1 7 2 1
Auburn 3 2 0 5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 2 3 1 4 4 1
Tulane 3 4 0 4 6 0
Alabama 2 4 2 5 4 2
Oglethorpe 2 4 0 5 4 0
Chattanooga 2 4 0 4 6 0
The Citadel 1 2 1 3 3 2
Kentucky 1 3 1 4 3 1
Ole Miss 1 4 0 3 6 0
Howard (AL) 1 4 0 3 6 0
Mercer 1 5 0 3 6 0
Louisville 0 1 0 2 2 1
Wofford 0 2 0 2 7 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 3 0 2 6 0
Millsaps 0 3 0 1 5 1
Clemson 0 5 2 1 6 2
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1921 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 1921 college football season. In their second season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 3–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at GeorgiaL 0–28[2]
October 8at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
  • L 0–42[3]
    October 15at FloridaL 0–7[4]
    October 21Birmingham–Southern*
    W 20–0[5]
    October 28Stetson*
    • Alumni Field
    • Macon, GA
    W 41–0[6]
    November 5at Furman
    L 0–37[7]
    November 12Oglethorpe
    • Alumni Field
    • Macon, GA
    L 6–7[8]
    November 19Chattanooga
    • Alumni Field
    • Macon, GA
    W 18–0[9]
    November 24at
    Camp Benning*
    L 7–24[10]
    • *Non-conference game

    References

    1. ^ "1921 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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    3. ^ Closed access icon "Vanderbilt Eleven Defeats Mercer". Augusta Chronicle. October 9, 1921.
    4. ^ "The Team". Mercer Cluster. October 21, 1921. p. 2.
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