1928 Mercer Bears football team

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.

1928 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–1 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $ 8 1 08 2 0
Mississippi College 6 1 27 1 2
Western Kentucky State Normal 5 1 08 1 0
Florida Southern 4 1 05 2 1
Wofford 5 2 07 2 1
Transylvania 3 1 08 3 0
Furman 3 1 05 4 0
Millsaps 4 2 15 3 1
Howard (AL) 4 2 16 4 1
Centenary 2 1 16 3 2
Louisiana College 2 1 03 5 0
The Citadel 4 3 06 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 2 06 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 2 33 2 4
Mercer 2 2 13 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 3 03 6 0
SW Louisiana 3 4 04 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 3 06 3 0
Stetson 2 3 04 3 0
Newberry 2 3 03 5 0
Spring Hill 2 3 12 5 1
Oglethorpe 1 2 03 5 1
Presbyterian 2 5 04 6 0
Louisiana Normal 1 3 05 4 0
Union (TN) 2 6 03 7 0
Centre 1 3 02 8 0
Louisiana Tech 1 6 02 7 0
Rollins 0 3 00 4 0
Louisville 0 4 01 7 0
Erskine 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at PresbyterianW 7–63,000[1]
October 6at Georgia*L 0–52[2]
October 13Howard (AL)
L 7–156,000[3]
October 20at Florida*L 0–738,000[4]
October 26Birmingham–Southern
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
T 20–20[5]
November 3at Duke*L 18–38[6]
November 12Oglethorpe
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 0–157,500[7]
November 17vs. The CitadelW 7–05,000[8]
November 29vs. Wake Forest*W 14–124,000[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.


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