1939 Mercer Bears football team

1939 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern (TN) $ 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Loyola (LA) 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi College 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Chattanooga 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Millsaps 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Mercer 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Spring Hill 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1939 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Wofford*
W 12–02,000[1]
September 29Presbyterian*
L 0–7[2]
October 6Carson–Newman*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 7–0[3]
October 14at Alabama*
L 0–205,000[4]
October 21Birmingham–Southern
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 10–04,500[5]
October 28at No. 1 Tennessee*
L 0–176,000[6]
November 3at Georgia*
L 9–166,000[7]
November 10at Mississippi College
L 0–15[8]
November 16Howard (AL)Albany, GAL 3–73,500[9]
November 30at Chattanooga
L 18–215,240[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Mercer's Bears defeat Wofford by 12–0 margin". The Greenville News. September 24, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "PC upsets Mercer, 7–0". The State. September 30, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Eagles hold Mercer Bears to 7–0 score". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 30, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Crimson Tide machine rolls over Mercer, 20–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mercer beats Panthers, 10–0; Pledger star". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mercer holds Tennessee, 17–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Billy Mims' pass beats Mercer with 25 seconds to play, 16–9". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Choctaws defeat Mercer gridsters". The Daily Herold. November 11, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Howard beats Mercer, 7 to 3". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "U.C.'s great rally beats Mercer, 21–18". The Chattanooga Times. December 1, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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