1922 Mercer Baptists football team

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1922 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt* 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Presbyterian 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Centre 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Chattanooga 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Mercer 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 2
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oglethorpe 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1922 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 1922 college football season. In their third season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Piedmont*
W 24–3[2]
September 30at Georgia*
L 0–41[3]
October 7North Georgia*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 31–0[4]
October 14at Birmingham–Southern*
W 17–13[5]
October 21at Auburn*
L 6–50[6]
October 28at Vanderbilt
L 0–25[7]
November 3Maryville (TN)*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 12–0[8]
November 11at Chattanooga
L 6–13[9]
November 17Oglethorpe
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 18–16[10]
November 24at Carson–Newman*
L 7–12[11]
December 2at Camp Benning*
L 13–27[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1922 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Baptists play slowly, showing no keen desire to win my huge margin". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mercer's heavy line proves to be no barrier to Georgia". Nashville Banner. October 1, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer takes second home contest 31–0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 8, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Panthers lose tough game to Mercer team". The Birmingham News. October 14, 1922. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn tramples upon Mercer for a 50 to 7 victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy subs win from Mercer 11". Knoxville Sentinel. October 29, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Highlanders fall prey to prowess of Mercer outfit". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chattanooga stages brilliant rally and defeats Mercer". The Macon News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oglethorpe loses 18–16". The Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mercer Baptists outrush Carson–Newman, but lose 12 to 7; Hutchins stars". The Journal and Tribune. November 25, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rogers stars as Benning defeats Mercer in final grid game". The Columbus Ledger. December 3, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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