1929 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7 (2–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 7 0 08 2 0
Spring Hill 4 0 07 1 0
Centre 4 0 15 3 1
The Citadel 4 0 15 4 1
Louisiana College 3 0 16 2 1
Centenary 1 0 06 3 1
Louisiana Normal 1 0 24 3 2
Furman 4 1 15 4 1
Stetson 3 1 05 1 0
Millsaps 3 1 26 1 3
Southwestern (TN) 2 1 05 3 0
Transylvania 2 1 26 4 3
Miami (FL) 3 2 03 2 0
Erskine 3 2 06 3 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 04 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 3 3 07 3 0
Howard (AL) 3 3 25 4 2
Presbyterian 3 3 04 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 04 5 0
Wofford 2 3 03 6 0
Oglethorpe 1 2 05 4 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 3 05 4 0
Louisiana Tech 1 3 23 4 3
Louisville 1 3 03 5 0
Florida Southern 1 3 02 5 0
Mercer 2 5 02 7 0
Mississippi College 1 4 13 6 1
SW Louisiana 1 5 02 7 0
Union (TN) 0 5 11 5 1
Newberry 0 5 00 7 1
Rollins 0 5 00 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[1]
October 4at PresbyterianL 0–6[2]
October 11at Birmingham–SouthernL 7–39[3]
October 19Howard (AL)
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 7–2[4]
October 26Chattanooga
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 0–7[5]
November 9Rollins
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 59–0[6]
November 16at The CitadelL 13–21[7]
November 23at Oglethorpe
L 0–26[8]
November 28vs. Wake Forest*L 0–13[9]
  • *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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