1921 Mercer Baptists football team

The 1921 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 1921 college football season. In their second season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 3–6 record.[1]

1921 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6 (1–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre + 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Georgia + 6 –0 –17 –2 –1
Georgia Tech + 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
Vanderbilt + 5 –0 –17 –0 –1
Tennessee 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
Florida 4 –1 –26 –3 –2
Mississippi College 3 –1 –17 –2 –1
Sewanee 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Transylvania 2 –1 –04 –4 –0
LSU 2 –1 –16 –1 –1
South Carolina 2 –1 –15 –1 –2
Furman 4 –2 –17 –2 –1
Auburn 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Tulane 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 2 –4 –25 –4 –2
Oglethorpe 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Chattanooga 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
The Citadel 1 –2 –13 –3 –2
Kentucky 1 –3 –14 –3 –1
Ole Miss 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Howard (AL) 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Mercer 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Louisville 0 –1 –02 –2 –1
Wofford 0 –2 –02 –7 –0
Georgetown (KY) 0 –3 –02 –6 –0
Millsaps 0 –3 –01 –5 –1
Clemson 0 –5 –21 –6 –2
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Georgia
L 0–28[2]
October 8at Vanderbilt
L 0–42[3]
October 15at Florida
L 0–7[4]
October 21Birmingham–Southern*
W 20–0[5]
October 28Stetson*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 41–0[6]
November 5at Furman
L 0–37[7]
November 12Oglethorpe
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
L 6–7[8]
November 19Chattanooga
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 18–0[9]
November 24at Camp Benning*
L 7–24[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1921 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. Jerome Jones, Jr. (October 2, 1921). "Stubborn resistance of Baptists holds Athenians to 28-0 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved September 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. closed access "Vanderbilt Eleven Defeats Mercer". Augusta Chronicle. October 9, 1921.
  4. "The Team". Mercer Cluster. October 21, 1921. p. 2.
  5. "Mercer wins from Brown's Panthers, 20–0". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1921. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mercer hangs up second victory, trimming Stetson eleven, 41–0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 29, 1921. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman eleven wins handily from Mercer team". The State. November 6, 1921. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Petrels win from Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1921. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mercer defeats Chattanooga in heavy downpour". The Anniston Star. November 20, 1921. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Soldiers triumph over Mercer collegians by 24 to 7 score". The Columbus Enquirer-Sun. November 25, 1921. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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