1916 Mercer Baptists football team

1916 Mercer Baptists football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	1–6 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach	Jake Zellars (2nd season; first 3 games) David Peacock (1st season; final 4 games)
Home stadium	Central City Park

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 23	Georgia Military*	Central City Park Macon, GA	W 7–0	[3]
September 30	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–61	[4]
October 7	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–49	[5]
October 14	at Auburn	Drake Field Auburn, AL	L 0–92	[6]
October 21	at Howard (AL)	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–26	[7]
October 28	at Columbia College (FL)*	Lake City, FL	L 0–7	[8]
November 18	at South Carolina	Davis Field Columbia, SC	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 .
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.