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1929 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7 (2–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons← 19281930 →
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Centre 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
The Citadel 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Louisiana College 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Centenary 1 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Louisiana Normal 1 – 0 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Furman 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Stetson 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Millsaps 3 – 1 – 2 6 – 1 – 3
Southwestern (TN) 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Transylvania 2 – 1 – 2 6 – 4 – 3
Miami (FL) 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Erskine 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL) 3 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
Presbyterian 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wofford 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe 1 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
Louisville 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Florida Southern 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Mercer 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mississippi College 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
SW Louisiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Union (TN) 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Newberry 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Rollins 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1929 college football season. In their first year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 2–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Duke*L 6–19
October 4at PresbyterianL 0–6
October 11at Birmingham–SouthernL 7–39
October 19Howard (AL)
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 7–2
October 26Chattanooga
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 0–7
November 9Rollins
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 59–0
November 16at The CitadelL 13–21
November 23at OglethorpeL 0–26
November 28vs. Wake Forest*L 0–13
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Duke's Devils pass way to 19–6 win over Mercer". The News and Observer. September 28, 1929. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Presbyterian beats Mercer". The State. October 5, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mercer Bears are smothered by 39–7 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mercer goes to air to beat Howard, 7–2". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Moccasins vanquish hard-fighting Mercer Bears, 7–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 27, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mercer's speedy backfield is too much for Rollins". Orlando Evening Star. November 10, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Citadel team romps on Mercer Bears". The Sunday Record. November 17, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Petrels close season at home with victory". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wake Forest wins Turkey Day clash over Mercer, 13–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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