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1928 Mercer Bears football team

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1928 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–5–1 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 8 1 0 8 2 0
Mississippi College 6 1 2 7 1 2
Western Kentucky State Normal 5 1 0 8 1 0
Florida Southern 4 1 0 5 2 1
Transylvania 4 1 0 8 3 0
Wofford 5 2 0 7 2 1
Furman 3 1 0 5 4 0
Millsaps 4 2 1 5 3 1
Howard (AL) 4 2 1 6 4 1
Centenary 2 1 1 6 3 2
Louisiana College 2 1 0 3 5 0
The Citadel 4 3 0 6 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 2 0 6 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 2 3 3 2 4
Mercer 2 2 1 3 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 3 0 3 6 0
SW Louisiana 3 4 0 4 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 3 0 6 3 0
Stetson 2 3 0 4 3 0
Newberry 2 3 0 3 5 0
Spring Hill 2 3 1 2 5 1
Oglethorpe 1 2 0 3 5 1
Presbyterian 2 5 0 4 6 0
Louisiana Normal 1 3 0 5 4 0
Union (TN) 2 6 0 3 7 0
Centre 1 3 0 2 8 0
Louisiana Tech 1 6 0 2 7 0
Rollins 0 3 0 0 4 0
Louisville 0 4 0 1 7 0
Erskine 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bernie Moore, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at PresbyterianW 7–63,000[1]
October 6at Georgia*L 0–52[2]
October 13Howard (AL)
L 7–156,000[3]
October 20at Florida*L 0–738,000[4]
October 26Birmingham–Southern
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
T 20–20[5]
November 3at Duke*L 18–38[6]
November 12Oglethorpe
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 0–157,500[7]
November 17vs. The CitadelW 7–05,000[8]
November 29vs. Wake Forest*W 14–124,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Heart-breaking defeat for Blue Stockings". The State. September 29, 1927. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mehre's boys bury Mercer Bears, 52 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs rally to capture game, 15–7". The Birmingham News. October 14, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators run wild over Mercer, 73 to 0". The Tampa Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mercer plays Panther team to 20-to-20 tie". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buie tops Duke in victory over Mercer's Bears". The News and Observer. November 4, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Oglethorpe defeats Mercer, 15–0 in annual grid battle". The Atlanta Constitution. November 13, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Close game goes to Mercer Bears". The State. November 18, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Deacons failures to score extra points cost contest; Ohio's governor is present". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.