1935 Mercer Bears football team

The 1935 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 1935 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

1935 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–5 (1–1 Dixie, 1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
1935 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Howard (AL) $ 3 –0 –17 –1 –2
Chattanooga 3 –1 –14 –3 –1
Spring Hill 2 –1 –27 –2 –2
Millsaps 1 –1 –24 –4 –2
Southwestern (TN) 2 –2 –23 –4 –2
Mercer 1 –1 –04 –5 –0
Loyola (LA) 2 –2 –02 –6 –1
Birmingham–Southern 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
Mississippi College 1 –4 –12 –6 –1
Centre 0 –0 –11 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Middle Tennessee State Teachers $ 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
Howard (AL) 5 –0 –17 –1 –2
Furman 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Centenary 3 –0 –06 –5 –0
Union (KY) 2 –0 –23 –1 –2
Southwestern (TN) 2 –0 –23 –4 –3
Louisiana Tech 7 –1 –08 –1 –0
Mississippi State Teachers 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
Stetson 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
The Citadel 4 –1 –04 –3 –1
Transylvania 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Georgetown (KY) 3 –1 –15 –2 –1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Wofford 3 –2 –14 –4 –1
Louisiana College 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
Miami (FL) 1 –1 –05 –3 –0
Millsaps 2 –2 –14 –4 –2
Mercer 1 –1 –04 –5 –0
Centre 1 –1 –01 –7 –1
Union (TN) 2 –3 –16 –4 –1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Murray State 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Presbyterian 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Rollins 1 –3 –02 –5 –0
Loyola (LA) 1 –3 –02 –6 –1
Newberry 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
SW Louisiana 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
Louisville 1 –4 –01 –6 –1
Louisiana Normal 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
West Tennessee State Teachers 0 –3 –11 –6 –1
Erskine 0 –4 –11 –6 –1
Mississippi College 0 –5 –12 –6 –1
Tennessee Tech 0 –5 –11 –6 –1
Morehead State 0 –5 –01 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Georgia*
L 0–31[1]
October 5at Navy*
L 0–278,130[2]
October 11Birmingham–Southern
W 14–03,000[3]
October 19Presbyterian
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 14–7[4]
October 26at Furman
L 0–32[5]
November 2vs. Clemson*Augusta, GAL 0–133,000[6]
November 9at Chattanooga
L 7–122,200[7]
November 15Troy State*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 21–7[8]
November 28Oglethorpe*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 19–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Georgia routs Mercer, 31–0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 29, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Navy aerial attack earns 27-to-0 victory over Mercer". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bears strike twice in 3d to win, 14–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mercer rallies to down Blue Sox, 14 to 7, in Mercer night battle". The Greenville News. October 20, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dazzling attack on all fronts swamps Furman's old foes". The Greenville News. October 27, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Clemson Tiger in 13–0 win over Mercer". The Charlotte News. November 3, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mercer loses to Moccasins". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mercer trounces Troy S.T.C., 21–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Petrels lose to Mercer, 19–0". The Atlanta Constitutiom. November 29, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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