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1931 Mercer Bears football
1931 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Dixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	7–2–1 (1–2 Dixie, 6–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Lake Russell (3rd season);
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1930 1932 →

1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Louisiana Tech	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	0	–	0
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Centre	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Howard (AL)	3	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	2
Mercer	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	2	–	3
Loyola (LA)	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi College	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Murray State	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	1
Union (TN)	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Wofford	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	5	–	2
Transylvania	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	6	–	1
Stetson	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Erskine	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	3
Louisiana College	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Rollins	0	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Newberry	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Louisville	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1931 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of both the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1931 college football season. In their third year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Erskine	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 20–6		^[1]
September 26	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	W 26–0		^[2]
October 3	Stetson	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 28–7	2,000	^[3]
October 10	at Presbyterian	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	W 21–7		^[4]
October 16	at John Carroll*	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH	T 0–0	2,000	^[5]^[6]
October 24	at Wofford	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC	W 25–7		^[7]
October 31	at Centre	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	L 0–3	3,000	^[8]
November 7	Birmingham–Southern	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 12–0	8,000	^[9]
November 14	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 19–27		^[10]
November 26	at Oglethorpe*	Hermance Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 20–0		^[11]
*Non-conference game