1927 Mercer Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1927 Mercer Bears football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 5–4 2–2 Bernie Moore 2nd Centennial Stadium The 1927 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 1927 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bernie Moore, the team compiled a 5–4 record. Schedule September 24 w y 1927 North Georgia Aggies North Georgia Centennial Stadium Macon, GA 77–0 Mercer Bears hand Aggies 77-to-0 defeat The Atlanta Constitution September 25, 1927 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86046800/mercer-bears-hand-aggies-77-to-0-defeat/ September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com October 1 w y The Citadel Municipal Stadium Savannah, GA 6–0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86047881/citadel-bows-to-mercer-60/ The Greenville News Citadel bows to Mercer, 6–0 October 2, 1927 September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com October 8 l Furman Centennial Stadium Macon, GA 13–27 Purple Hurricane, with versatile attack, puts Mercer to rout, 27–13 The Greenville News October 9, 1927 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86048276/purple-hurricane-with-versatile-attack/ September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com October 15 w 1927 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian Centennial Stadium Macon, GA 27–6 Phoney Smith wins for Bears The State October 16, 1927 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86048455/phoney-smith-wins-for-bears/ September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com October 22 l Howard (AL) Centennial Stadium Macon, GA 0–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86048640/howards-bulldogs-defeat-mercer-by-14-to/ The Birmingham News Howard's Bulldogs defeat Mercer by 14 to 0 October 23, 1927 September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com October 29 l y y Florida Fleming Field Gainesville, FL 6–32 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86048895/nine-thousand-fans-see-florida-beat-smit/ The Pensacola Journal Nine thousand fans see Florida beat Smith and Mercer October 30, 1927 September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Oglethorpe Centennial Stadium Macon, GA 21–6 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86049114/phoney-smith-leads-mercer-to-victory-ove/ The Atlanta Constitution Phoney Smith leads Mercer to victory over Petrels November 12, 1927 September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com November 19 l y y Georgia Sanford Field Athens, GA 7–26 Bulldogs trim Bears, 26–7 The Atlanta Constitution November 20, 1926 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86049325/bulldogs-trim-bears-267/ September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com November 24 w y y Wake Forest Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC 34–0 4,000 Mercer romps to victory over Wake Forest, 34 to 0 Asheville Citizens-Times November 25, 1927 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86049547/mercer-romps-to-victory-over-wake-forest/ September 26, 2021 Newspapers.com References Mercer Category:Mercer Bears football seasons Mercer Bears football