1896 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–2–1 (0–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • J. D. Winston (1st season)
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU + 3 –0 –06 –0 –0
Georgia + 2 –0 –04 –0 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –0 –23 –2 –2
Auburn 3 –1 –03 –1 –0
Texas 1 –1 –04 –2 –1
Alabama 1 –1 –02 –1 –0
Kentucky State College 1 –1 –03 –6 –0
Sewanee 3 –3 –03 –3 –0
Tennessee 0 –0 –04 –0 –0
Tulane 1 –2 –03 –2 –0
Nashville 0 –1 –10 –1 –1
Mercer 0 –2 –10 –2 –1
Central (KY) 0 –2 –10 –3 –1
Mississippi A&M 0 –2 –00 –4 –0
SW Presbyterian 0 –2 –00 –3 –0
Cumberland (TN)   –    –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1896 college football season. They finished with a record of 0–2–1 and were outscored by their opponents 16–64.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17 Auburn
L 0–46 [2]
October 31 Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 4–6 [3]
November 21 at Georgia Tech
T 12–12 [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Auburn finds Mercer an easy mark". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Techs defeat Mercer, Atlantians win in a close game by a score of 6 to 4". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Techs 12, Mercer 12; Football game at Brisbine Park yesterday was a tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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