1908 Mercer Baptists football team

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1908 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4 (0–3 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 2 0 0 10 0 0
Auburn + 4 1 0 6 1 0
Vanderbilt 3 0 1 7 2 1
Tennessee 3 2 0 7 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 6 3 0
Georgia 2 2 1 5 2 1
Alabama 1 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 1 1 1 4 1 3
Mississippi A&M 1 3 0 3 4 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 3 5 0
Mercer 0 3 0 3 4 0
Clemson 0 4 0 1 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[edit]

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[edit]

  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.