1915 Mercer Baptists football team

1915 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Alabama 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Transylvania 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Chattanooga 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
South Carolina 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Furman 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Mercer 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi College 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Tennessee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Tulane 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Central University 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Louisville 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Howard (AL) 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Wofford 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 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 1915 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jake Zellars, the team compiled an 5–4 record, with a mark of 2–3 in the SIAA.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Gordon Institute*
W 6–0[2]
October 2at Georgia Tech*
L 0–52[3]
October 11Wofford
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 6–0[4]
October 23at Chattanooga
L 6–20[5]
October 30Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 14–7[6]
November 6at Auburn
L 0–45[7]
November 12at South Georgia College*
W 20–0[8]
November 13vs. Columbia College (FL)*Valdosta, GAW 32–0[9]
November 25Florida
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 7–34[10]\
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  2. ^ "Mercer's offense poor, but strong on defensive". The Macon Daily Telegraph. September 26, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia Techs down Mercer". Greensboro Daily News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wofford is beaten by Mercer eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Chattanooga beats Mercer". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mercer defeated the Howard eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn Tigers show no mercy to Mercer men". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mercer eleven beats Douglas team easily". The Macon News. November 13, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Two are victims in Georgia game". The St. Petersburg Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Victory to Florida, Mercer beaten by the score of 34 to 7". The State. November 26, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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