1922 Mercer Baptists football team

1922 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt* 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Presbyterian 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Centre 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Chattanooga 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Mercer 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 2
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oglethorpe 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1922 Mercer Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1922 college football season. In their third season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Piedmont*
W 24–3[2]
September 30at Georgia*
L 0–41[3]
October 7North Georgia*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 31–0[4]
October 14at Birmingham–Southern*
W 17–13[5]
October 21at Auburn*
L 6–50[6]
October 28at Vanderbilt
L 0–25[7]
November 3Maryville (TN)*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 12–0[8]
November 11at Chattanooga
L 6–13[9]
November 17Oglethorpe
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 18–16[10]
November 24at Carson–Newman*
L 7–12[11]
December 2at Camp Benning*
L 13–27[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1922 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Baptists play slowly, showing no keen desire to win my huge margin". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mercer's heavy line proves to be no barrier to Georgia". Nashville Banner. October 1, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer takes second home contest 31–0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 8, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Panthers lose tough game to Mercer team". The Birmingham News. October 14, 1922. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn tramples upon Mercer for a 50 to 7 victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy subs win from Mercer 11". Knoxville Sentinel. October 29, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Highlanders fall prey to prowess of Mercer outfit". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chattanooga stages brilliant rally and defeats Mercer". The Macon News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oglethorpe loses 18–16". The Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mercer Baptists outrush Carson–Newman, but lose 12 to 7; Hutchins stars". The Journal and Tribune. November 25, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rogers stars as Benning defeats Mercer in final grid game". The Columbus Ledger. December 3, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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