1906 Mercer Baptists football team

The 1906 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University in the 1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by E. E. Tarr in his first and only season as head coach, Mercer compiled san overall record of 1–4 with a mark of 0–2 in SIAA play.

1906 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–4 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt + 4 0 08 1 0
Clemson + 4 0 04 0 3
Sewanee 5 1 08 1 0
Alabama 3 1 05 1 0
Ole Miss 3 2 04 2 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 06 3 1
Georgia 2 2 12 4 1
LSU 0 1 12 2 2
Mississippi A&M 0 2 12 2 1
Tennessee 0 3 11 6 2
Mercer 0 2 01 4 0
Tulane 0 2 00 4 1
Auburn 0 5 01 5 1
Cumberland (TN)       
Nashville       
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8 at Gordon (GA)* Barnesville, GA L 5–28
October 20 Florida*
W 12–0 [1]
November 3 Georgia
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–55 [2]
November 10 at The Citadel* L 0–10 [3]
November 24 Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 0–61 [4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Mercer Wins From Florida". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved July 21, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ""Ancient Athens" Hit Mercer Stunning Blow". The Macon Daily Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 4, 1906. p. 11. Retrieved September 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "The Citadel Eleven Defeats Mercer". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 11, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved September 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Tech "Didn't Do A T-ing' To The Baptist Squad". The Macon Daily Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. November 25, 1906. p. 6. Retrieved September 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.


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