1908 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4 (0–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU + 2 –0 –010 –0 –0
Auburn + 4 –1 –06 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 3 –0 –17 –2 –1
Tennessee 3 –2 –07 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Georgia 2 –2 –15 –2 –1
Alabama 1 –1 –16 –1 –1
Sewanee 1 –1 –14 –1 –3
Mississippi A&M 1 –3 –03 –4 –0
Ole Miss 0 –2 –03 –5 –0
Mercer 0 –3 –03 –4 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –01 –6 –0
Nashville   –    –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1908 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1908 college football season. They finished with a record of 3–4 and outscored their opponents 131–59.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Locust Grove Institute*
W 56–0[2]
October 10Florida*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 24–0[3]
October 17Auburn
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–23[4]
October 31Georgia
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–10[5]
November 17at The Citadel*Charleston, SCL 5–10[6]
November 19Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 6–16[7]
November 26Howard (AL)*
W 45–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mercer 56; Locust Grove 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 4, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mercer 24; Florida 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Auburn 23; Mercer 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Much fumbling in Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "New style football won for The Citadel". The State. November 18, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tech's line crossed; Fumble gave Mercer touchdown unlooked for in game at Macon". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mercer 45, Howard 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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