1928 Mercer Bears football team

1928 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–5–1 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (3rd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium

1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Mississippi College	6	–	1	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
Western Kentucky State Normal	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Florida Southern	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Transylvania	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wofford	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Centenary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	2	–	3			3	–	2	–	4
Mercer	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stetson	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Oglethorpe	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Presbyterian	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Centre	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Rollins	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
Louisville	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Erskine	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1928 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bernie Moore, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Presbyterian	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	W 7–6	3,000	[1]
October 6	at Georgia*	Sanford Field Athens, GA	L 0–52		[2]
October 13	Howard (AL)	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 7–15	6,000	[3]
October 20	at Florida*	Fleming Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–73	8,000	[4]
October 26	Birmingham–Southern	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	T 20–20		[5]
November 3	at Duke*	Hanes Field Durham, NC	L 18–38		[6]
November 12	Oglethorpe	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 0–15	7,500	[7]
November 17	vs. The Citadel	Municipal Stadium Savannah, GA	W 7–0	5,000	[8]
November 29	vs. Wake Forest*	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC	W 14–12	4,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Heart-breaking defeat for Blue Stockings". The State. September 29, 1927. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Mehre's boys bury Mercer Bears, 52 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bulldogs rally to capture game, 15–7". The Birmingham News. October 14, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Gators run wild over Mercer, 73 to 0". The Tampa Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Mercer plays Panther team to 20-to-20 tie". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Buie tops Duke in victory over Mercer's Bears". The News and Observer. November 4, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Oglethorpe defeats Mercer, 15–0 in annual grid battle". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Close game goes to Mercer Bears". The State. November 18, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Deacons failures to score extra points cost contest; Ohio's governor is present". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.