1933 Mercer Bears football team

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1933 Mercer Bears football
Conference Dixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1933 record4–3–2 (2–0–1 Dixie, 0–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons
←  1932
1934  →
1933 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Howard (AL) $ 4 –0 –17 –1 –2
Centre 2 –0 –07 –3 –0
Mercer 2 –0 –14 –3 –2
Birmingham–Southern 2 –1 –33 –3 –3
Mississippi College 1 –1 –13 –4 –1
Millsaps 1 –1 –14 –4 –2
Southwestern (TN) 1 –3 –13 –4 –2
Chattanooga 0 –2 –22 –3 –2
Spring Hill 0 –5 –00 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $ 7 –0 –09 –0 –0
Howard (AL) 5 –0 –07 –1 –2
Centenary 3 –0 –08 –0 –4
Furman 4 –0 –16 –1 –2
Union (KY) 3 –0 –14 –1 –1
Miami (FL) 2 –0 –15 –1 –2
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 –1 –06 –2 –0
Centre 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Loyola (LA) 3 –1 –06 –4 –1
Rollins 2 –1 –06 –2 –0
SW Louisiana 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Presbyterian 3 –2 –04 –2 –2
Millsaps 3 –2 –14 –4 –2
Newberry 2 –2 –16 –3 –1
Tennessee Tech 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
The Citadel 2 –2 –13 –5 –1
Louisiana Normal 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Mississippi College 2 –3 –03 –4 –1
Georgetown (KY) 2 –3 –12 –5 –1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 –4 –13 –5 –2
Southwestern (TN) 1 –2 –03 –4 –2
Louisiana Tech 1 –3 –01 –7 –0
Louisiana College 1 –4 –03 –4 –0
Wofford 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
Transylvania 1 –4 –01 –7 –1
Erskine 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Union (TN) 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
Louisville 1 –6 –01 –7 –0
Stetson 0 –0 –14 –2 –1
Mercer 0 –0 –14 –3 –2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 0 –2 –21 –2 –3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 0 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 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 1933 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Spring Hill
W 44–33,500 [1]
September 30at Army *
L 6–19 [2]
October 7at Navy *
L 6–2513,000 [3]
October 14at Birmingham–Southern
T 0–0 [4]
October 20 Georgia *
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 12–1312,000 [5]
October 28at Furman
T 6–66,000 [6]
November 11at Chattanooga
W 7–03,000 [7]
November 18vs. Clemson *
W 13–06,000 [8]
December 2 Oglethorpe *
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 31–0 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Spring Hill loses to Mercer, 44–3". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Army on top by 19–6". Brooklyn Times Union. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Middies drub Mercer, 25–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Panthers hold Mercer to tie". Monroe Morning World. October 15, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Inspired Mercer club holds Bulldogs to 13-to-12 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Furman and Mercer battle to six-to-six tie". The State. October 29, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Mercer beats Chattanooga, 7–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Mercer hands Clemson Tigers defeat". The State. November 19, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Mercer beats Oglethorpe, 31–0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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