1896 Mercer Baptists football team

1896 Mercer Baptists football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	0–2–1 (0–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	J. D. Winston (1st season)
Home stadium	Central City Park

1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
LSU +	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	0
Georgia +	2	–	0	–	0			4	–	0	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	0	–	2			3	–	2	–	2
Auburn	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	1	–	0
Texas	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Alabama	1	–	1	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0			4	–	0	–	0
Tulane	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	2	–	0
Nashville	0	–	1	–	1			0	–	1	–	1
Mercer	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	2	–	1
Central (KY)	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
SW Presbyterian	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Cumberland (TN)			–							–
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1896 college football season. They finished with a record of 0–2–1 and were outscored by their opponents 16–64.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 17	Auburn	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 0–46	[2]
October 31	Georgia Tech	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 4–6	[3]
November 21	at Georgia Tech	Brisbane Park Atlanta, GA	T 12–12	[4]

References

1. "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
2. "Auburn finds Mercer an easy mark". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Techs defeat Mercer, Atlantians win in a close game by a score of 6 to 4". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Techs 12, Mercer 12; Football game at Brisbine Park yesterday was a tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.