1909 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee $ 4 –0 –06 –1 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –07 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –1 –15 –1 –2
LSU 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Auburn 4 –2 –05 –2 –0
Howard (AL) 2 –2 –05 –2 –1
Clemson 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Ole Miss 1 –2 –14 –3 –2
Georgia 1 –4 –11 –4 –2
The Citadel 0 –1 –14 –3 –2
Mississippi A&M 0 –3 –05 –4 –0
Mercer 0 –4 –03 –5 –0
Tennessee 0 –5 –01 –6 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 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 1909 college football season. In their second year under head coach Frank Blake, the team compiled an 3–5 record, with a mark of 0–4 in the SIAA.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Gordon Institute*
L 0–10[2]
October 2at VanderbiltL 5–28[3]
October 16Auburn
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 5–23[4]
October 23Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 5–6[5]
November 6Chattanooga*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 10–2[6]
November 13Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–35[7]
November 20South Carolina*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 5–3[8]
November 25Norman Park*
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 26–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1909 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mercer beaten By Gordon team". Nashville Banner. September 27, 1909. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ↑ "Vanderbilt takes one from Mercer 28 to 5". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 3, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Two field goals kicked by Auburn players". The Chattanooga Times. October 17, 1909. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Howard downs Mercer team". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1909. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Curtis, Joe (November 5, 1909). "Moccasins Defeated But Put Up Game Fight Against Heavy Odds". The Chattanooga News. Chattanooga, Tennessee. p. 14. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ↑ "Tech wallops Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 14, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mercer Wins Hard Contest". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. November 21, 1909. p. 4. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Mercer piled up very big score". The Macon News. November 26, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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