1920 Mercer Baptists football team

1920 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–6 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech + 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 3 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Transylvania 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Millsaps 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Wofford 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1920 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 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Gordon Institute*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–14[2]
October 9at Lanier*
W 59–0[3]
October 16Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 13–33[4]
October 23at Chattanooga
L 0–20[5]
October 29vs. FloridaValdosta, GAL 0–30[6][7]
November 5at Stetson*Deland, FLW 19–6[8]
November 13Oglethorpe
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–42[9]
November 25Erskine*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 6–20[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1920 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mercer trounced by Gordon eleven". The Macon News. October 2, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Lanier is swamped by Mercerites". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Howard team romps on Mercerites". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1920. Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Josh Cody's men lose 20–0 game to Chattanooga". Nashville Banner. October 24, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mercer Bows In Defeat Before Florida 'Gators". The Florida Alligator. Vol. 9, no. 6. November 5, 1920.
  7. ^ "Mercer unable to halt Gators". The Tampa Daily Times. October 30, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mercer shows much improvement in trimming Stetson grid team". The Macon Daily Telegraph. November 7, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Petrels defeat Baptists". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1920. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Phillips gives fine exhibition, Erskine wins from Mercer at Macon". The State. November 26, 1920. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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