1916 Mercer Baptists football team

American college football season

1916 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Jake Zellars (2nd season; first 3 games)
  • David Peacock (1st season; final 4 games)
Home stadiumCentral City Park
Seasons
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1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0 8 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 1 8 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 1 7 1 1
LSU 3 1 1 7 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 0 6 1 1
Tulane 2 1 1 4 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 2 4 1 2
Auburn 6 2 0 6 2 0
Georgia 5 2 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0 6 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 2 5 2 2
Centre 1 1 1 5 1 3
Howard (AL) 1 1 0 6 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 0 2 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 0 4 4 1
Transylvania 2 3 1 3 3 2
Mississippi College 2 3 0 6 3 0
Clemson 2 4 0 3 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 2 7 0
Wofford 1 2 0 2 7 0
Louisville 1 2 1 2 3 1
Furman 1 3 0 4 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 0 3 5 0
Florida 0 4 0 0 5 0
Mercer 0 5 0 1 6 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0 3 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. The Baptists began the year under second-year under head coach Jake Zellars, who was recalled into military service in early October, after the team's first three games. David Peacock took over as head coach for the remainder of the year.[1] Mercer finished the season with an overall record of 1–6 record and a mark of 0–5 in SIAA play.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Georgia Military*
W 7–0[3]
September 30at Georgia TechL 0–61[4]
October 7at ChattanoogaL 0–49[5]
October 14at Auburn
L 0–92[6]
October 21at Howard (AL)L 7–26[7]
October 28at Columbia College (FL)*Lake City, FLL 0–7[8]
November 18at South Carolina
L 0–47[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Peacock To Coach Mercer Baptists". The Macon News. Macon, Georgia. October 13, 1916. p. 5. Retrieved June 23, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com". www.cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mercer manages to win from G.M.C. football team, 7–0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. September 24, 1916. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech overwhelms Mercer in the first game". The Wilmington Morning Star. October 1, 1916. p. 3. Retrieved April 23, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Moccasins' terrific drive crushes Mercer". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 8, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn Tigers stack up score". The Birmingham News. October 15, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Howard wipes away six years of defeat and harpoons Mercer". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Game with Florida canceled by Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks wake up in a lively fashion and overwhelm Baptists". The Columbia Record. November 19, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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