1938 Mercer Bears football team

The 1938 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

1938 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record3–6 (0–3 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
1938 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern (TN) $ 4 0 07 1 1
Mississippi College 4 1 07 2 0
Loyola (LA) 2 1 04 5 0
Howard (AL) 2 1 02 5 0
Chattanooga 3 2 04 5 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 04 5 0
Spring Hill 1 4 03 6 0
Mercer 0 3 03 6 0
Millsaps 0 5 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Wofford*
W 15–0[1]
October 1at Georgia Tech*L 0–198,000[2]
October 7vs. Birmingham–SouthernL 0–74,000[3]
October 15at Georgia*L 19–28[4]
October 22at Tulane*L 0–5115,000[5]
October 29Oglethorpe*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 33–7[6]
November 5Presbyterian*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 28–0[7]
November 11Mississippi College
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 21–263,200[8]
November 24at ChattanoogaL 7–94,200[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Mercer tops Wofford team in opener". The State. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackets extended by Mercer eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern scores early to defeat Mercer, 7–0". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Georgia vanquishes fighting Mercer team, 28–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tulane breezes to victory over Mercer, 51 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mercer overpowers Oglethorpe, 33 to 7". The Atlanta Constitutiom. October 30, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Presbyterian College bows to strong Mercer Bears". The State. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "High-scoring Chocs upset favored Bears, 26–21". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mercer beaten by Chattanooga". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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