1896 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record0–2–1 (0–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • J. D. Winston (1st season)
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU + 3 0 06 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 04 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 23 2 2
Auburn 3 1 03 1 0
Texas 1 1 04 2 1
Alabama 1 1 02 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 03 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 03 3 0
Tennessee 0 0 04 0 0
Tulane 1 2 03 2 0
Nashville 0 1 10 1 1
Mercer 0 2 10 2 1
Central (KY) 0 2 10 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 00 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 2 00 3 0
Cumberland (TN)       
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1896 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1896 college football season. They finished with a record of 0–2–1 and were outscored by their opponents 16–64.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 17 Auburn
L 0–46 [2]
October 31 Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 4–6 [3]
November 21 at Georgia Tech
T 12–12 [4]

References

  1. "Mercer Yearly Results". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. "Auburn finds Mercer an easy mark". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Techs defeat Mercer, Atlantians win in a close game by a score of 6 to 4". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Techs 12, Mercer 12; Football game at Brisbine Park yesterday was a tie". The Atlanta Constitution. November 22, 1896. Retrieved March 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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