1915 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (2–3 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Jake Zellars (1st season)
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 09 1 0
Alabama 5 0 06 2 0
LSU 4 0 06 2 0
Transylvania 3 0 17 1 1
Auburn 5 1 06 2 0
Georgia 3 1 15 2 2
Chattanooga 3 1 25 2 2
Mississippi A&M 4 2 15 2 1
Kentucky 2 1 16 1 1
Florida 3 3 04 3 0
Clemson 2 2 12 4 2
South Carolina 1 1 15 3 1
Furman 1 1 05 3 0
Mercer 2 3 05 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 04 4 1
The Citadel 1 2 05 3 0
Sewanee 1 2 24 3 2
Tennessee 1 4 04 4 0
Tulane 1 4 04 4 0
Centre 0 3 13 5 1
Louisville 0 3 11 5 1
Howard (AL) 0 3 03 4 1
Wofford 0 3 03 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1915 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 1915 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jake Zellars, the team compiled an 5–4 record, with a mark of 2–3 in the SIAA.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25Gordon Institute*
W 6–0[2]
October 2at Georgia Tech*L 0–52[3]
October 11Wofford
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 6–0[4]
October 23at ChattanoogaL 6–20[5]
October 30Howard (AL)
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 14–7[6]
November 6at AuburnL 0–45[7]
November 12at South Georgia College*
W 20–0[8]
November 13vs. Columbia College (FL)*Valdosta, GAW 32–0[9]
November 25Florida
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
L 7–34[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  2. "Mercer's offense poor, but strong on defensive". The Macon Daily Telegraph. September 26, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Techs down Mercer". Greensboro Daily News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wofford is beaten by Mercer eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Chattanooga beats Mercer". The Commercial Appeal. October 24, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mercer defeated the Howard eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 31, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Auburn Tigers show no mercy to Mercer men". The Birmingham News. November 7, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mercer eleven beats Douglas team easily". The Macon News. November 13, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Two are victims in Georgia game". The St. Petersburg Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Victory to Florida, Mercer beaten by the score of 34 to 7". The State. November 26, 1915. Retrieved March 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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