1916 Mercer Baptists football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Mercer Baptists football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 1–6 0–5 2nd Jake Zellars first 3 games David Peacock 1st season; final 4 games Central City Park 1919 The 1916 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 1916 college football season. The Baptists began the year under second-year under head coach Jake Zellars, who was recalled into military service in early October, after the team's first three games. David Peacock took over as head coach for the remainder of the year. Peacock To Coach Mercer Baptists https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-news/105911700/ The Macon News Macon, Georgia October 13, 1916 5 June 23, 2024 Newspapers.com Mercer finished the season with an overall record of 1–6 record and a mark of 0–5 in SIAA play.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mercer/1915-1919_yearly_results.php Welcome cfbdatawarehouse.com - BlueHost.com www.cfbdatawarehouse.com 2016-09-29 2016-10-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20161001190944/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/mercer/1915-1919_yearly_results.php dead Schedule y September 23 1916 Georgia Military Bulldogs Georgia Military<ncg> Central City Park Macon, GA W 7-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121111194/mercer-manages-to-win-from-gmc-footba/ Mercer manages to win from G.M.C. football team, 7–0 The Macon Daily Telegraph September 24, 1916 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 at Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA L 0-61 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5030945/the_wilmington_morning_star/ The Wilmington Morning Star 3 October 1, 1916 Georgia Tech overwhelms Mercer in the first game April 23, 2016 Newspapers.com October 7 at Chattanooga Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN L 0-49 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93382141/moccasins-terrific-drive-crushes-mercer/ Chattanooga Daily Times Moccasins' terrific drive crushes Mercer October 8, 1916 January 24, 2022 Newspapers.com October 14 at Auburn Drake Field Auburn, AL L 0-92 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93382412/auburn-tigers-stack-up-score/ The Birmingham News Auburn Tigers stack up score October 15, 1916 January 24, 2022 Newspapers.com October 21 at Howard (AL) Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL L 7-26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93382648/howard-wipes-away-six-years-of-defeat-an/ The Birmingham News Howard wipes away six years of defeat and harpoons Mercer October 22, 1916 January 24, 2022 Newspapers.com October 28 at Columbia College (FL)<ncg> Lake City, FL L 0-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5974325/ The Atlanta Constitution Game with Florida canceled by Mercer October 30, 1916 January 24, 2022 Newspapers.com November 18 at South Carolina Davis Field Columbia, SC L 0-47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93381523/gamecocks-wake-up-in-a-lively-fashion-an/ The Columbia Record Gamecocks wake up in a lively fashion and overwhelm Baptists November 19, 1916 January 24, 2022 Newspapers.com References Mercer Category:Mercer Bears football seasons Mercer Baptists football