1931 Mercer Bears football team

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1931 Mercer Bears football
Conference Dixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1931 record7–2–1 (1–2 Dixie, 6–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons
←  1930
1932  →
1931 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chattanooga $4–0–0  9–2–0
Southwestern (TN) 2–0–1  5–2–3
Howard (AL) 3–1–1  8–2–2
Centre 1–1–0  8–2–1
Mississippi College 1–1–0  5–4–0
Birmingham–Southern 2–3–0  5–4–0
Mercer 1–2–0  7–2–1
Millsaps 0–3–0  3–5–0
Spring Hill 0–3–0  3–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Chattanooga $8–0–0  9–2–0
Louisiana Tech 6–0–0  7–0–0
Centenary 3–0–0  5–5–0
Western Kentucky 7–1–0  8–4–0
Centre 5–1–0  8–2–1
The Citadel 4–1–0  5–4–1
Howard (AL) 3–1–1  8–2–2
Mercer 6–2–0  7–2–1
Southwestern (TN) 3–1–1  5–2–3
Loyola (LA) 2–1–0  5–4–0
Georgetown (KY) 3–2–0  4–5–0
Birmingham–Southern 4–3–0  5–4–0
Mississippi College 4–3–0  5–4–0
Murray State 2–2–0  5–3–1
Union (TN) 4–4–0  5–4–0
Wofford 3–4–0  4–5–0
Miami (FL) 2–3–0  4–8–0
Spring Hill 2–3–0  3–6–0
Louisiana Normal 2–4–0  5–4–0
Millsaps 2–4–0  3–5–0
Eastern Kentucky 1–2–0  2–5–1
Mississippi State Teachers 2–4–0  2–5–0
Middle Tennessee 1–3–0  6–4–0
Presbyterian 1–4–1  2–5–2
Transylvania 1–4–0  2–7–0
SW Louisiana 1–4–0  1–6–1
Stetson 1–5–0  3–5–0
Erskine 1–5–1  2–6–3
Louisiana College 1–6–0  2–6–0
Rollins 0–1–0  6–1–0
Newberry 0–3–0  2–6–0
Louisville 0–5–0  0–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 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 during the 1931 college football season. In their third year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Erskine
W 20–6 [1]
September 26at The Citadel
W 26–0 [2]
October 3 Stetson
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 28–72,000 [3]
October 10at Presbyterian
W 21–7 [4]
October 16at John Carroll *
T 0–02,000 [5] [6]
October 24at Wofford
W 25–7 [7]
October 31at Centre
L 0–33,000 [8]
November 7 Birmingham–Southern
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 12–08,000 [9]
November 14at Chattanooga
L 19–27 [10]
November 26at Oglethorpe *
W 20–0 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Scrappy Erskine eleven loses to Mercer, 20–6". The Greenville News. September 20, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Mercer's Bears rout Bulldogs". The State. September 27, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Mercer Bears march to 28–7 win over Stetson squad of Deland". The Orlando Sentinel. October 4, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Mercer Bears defeat P.C., 21–7". The Sunday Record. October 11, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Mercer is held to scoreless tie at Cleveland". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Bob Smith out of Mercer tilt". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 16, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Big Mercer Bears overpower Wofford, 25 to 7". The Greenville News. October 25, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mercer Bears completely smothered; Colonel hopes for two titles brighter". The Lexington Herald. November 1, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bears show drive in fine 12–0 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Moccasins trim Mercer Bears in brilliant display of offensive football, 27–19". The Chattanooga Times. November 15, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Mercer Bears calm Stormy Petrels, 20 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 27, 1931. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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