1908 Mercer Baptists football team

1908 Mercer Baptists football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–4 (0–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Frank Blake (1st season)
Home stadium	Central City Park

1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
LSU +	2	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Auburn +	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Alabama	1	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Sewanee	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	1	–	3
Mississippi A&M	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Clemson	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Nashville			–							–
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1908 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1908 college football season. They finished with a record of 3–4 and outscored their opponents 131–59.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 3	Locust Grove Institute*	Central City Park Macon, GA	W 56–0	[2]
October 10	Florida*	Central City Park Macon, GA	W 24–0	[3]
October 17	Auburn	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 0–23	[4]
October 31	Georgia	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 0–10	[5]
November 17	at The Citadel*	Charleston, SC	L 5–10	[6]
November 19	Georgia Tech	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 6–16	[7]
November 26	Howard (AL)*	Central City Park Macon, GA	W 45–0	[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
2. "Mercer 56; Locust Grove 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 4, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mercer 24; Florida 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn 23; Mercer 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 18, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Much fumbling in Georgia". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "New style football won for The Citadel". The State. November 18, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tech's line crossed; Fumble gave Mercer touchdown unlooked for in game at Macon". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mercer 45, Howard 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.