1910 Mercer Baptists football team

The 1910 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 1910 college football season. In their first year under head coach Charles C. Stroud, the team compiled an 6–3 record, with a mark of 3–2 in the SIAA.[1]

1910 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 5 0 0 8 0 1
Auburn + 5 0 0 6 1 0
Sewanee 3 1 0 8 2 0
Georgia 4 2 1 6 2 1
Ole Miss 2 1 0 7 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 7 2 0
Mercer 3 2 0 6 3 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 5 3 0
Clemson 2 3 1 4 3 1
LSU 1 3 0 1 5 0
Tennessee 1 4 0 3 5 1
The Citadel 0 2 0 3 4 0
Alabama 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Locust Grove Institute*
W 32–0[2]
October 1at Clemson
W 3–0[3]
October 8Georgia Medical*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 22–0[4]
October 15at Georgia TechL 0–46[5]
October 22Florida*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 13–0[6]
October 29at GeorgiaL 0–21[7]
November 5Chattanooga*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–6[8]
November 18vs. The CitadelSavannah, GAW 21–0[9]
November 24Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 28–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1910 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "Mercer defeats prep school team 32 to 0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. September 25, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mercer wins from the Clemson team". Birmingham Age-Herald. October 2, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baptists trim Georgia Medicos". The Atlanta Constitution. October 9, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tech overwhelms Mercer". The State. October 16, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ P. L. Johnston (October 23, 1910). "Baptists win over Florida". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mercer is improving; Baptists hold crack Georgians to 21 to 0 score". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 30, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Forward pass beats Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer Baptists beat Citadel". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mercer came from behind and walloped Howard in fourth quarter by 28 to 0". The Macon Telegraph. November 25, 1910. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.