1929 Mercer Bears football team

1929 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–7 (2–5 SIAA)
Head coach	Lake Russell (1st season)
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium

1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In their first year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 2–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Duke*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 6–19	[1]
October 4	at Presbyterian	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 0–6	[2]
October 11	at Birmingham–Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–39	[3]
October 19	Howard (AL)	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 7–2	[4]
October 26	Chattanooga	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 0–7	[5]
November 9	Rollins	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 59–0	[6]
November 16	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 13–21	[7]
November 23	at Oglethorpe	Hermance Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 0–26	[8]
November 28	vs. Wake Forest*	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC	L 0–13	[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Duke's Devils pass way to 19–6 win over Mercer". The News and Observer. September 28, 1929. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Presbyterian beats Mercer". The State. October 5, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Mercer Bears are smothered by 39–7 score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mercer goes to air to beat Howard, 7–2". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Moccasins vanquish hard-fighting Mercer Bears, 7–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 27, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mercer's speedy backfield is too much for Rollins". Orlando Evening Star. November 10, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Citadel team romps on Mercer Bears". The Sunday Record. November 17, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Petrels close season at home with victory". The Atlanta Constitution. November 24, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Wake Forest wins Turkey Day clash over Mercer, 13–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 29, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.