1934 Mercer Bears football team

The 1934 Mercer Bears football team was an American football that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1934 college football season. Led by Lake Russell in his sixth season as head coach, the team comped an overall record of 3–6–1 and with a mark of 0–2–1 in Dixie Conference play and 1–4 against SIAA competition.[1][2]

1934 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference
1934 record3–6–1 (0–2–1 Dixie)
Head coach
1934 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Birmingham–Southern $ 5 0 0  9 0 0
Chattanooga 3 0 1  3 3 2
Millsaps 2 1 1  7 1 2
Mississippi College 2 2 0  5 4 0
Centre 1 1 0  5 5 0
Southwestern (TN) 1 3 1  3 6 1
Howard (AL) 0 1 0  3 4 2
Mercer 0 2 1  3 6 1
Spring Hill 0 4 0  4 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Furman $ 4 0 0  5 4 0
Union (KY) 4 0 1  5 0 2
Millsaps 4 0 2  7 1 2
Centenary 3 0 0  10 2 0
Rollins 3 0 0  5 3 0
Centre 4 1 0  5 5 0
Western Kentucky 4 1 1  4 3 1
Loyola (LA) 3 1 0  4 5 0
The Citadel 3 1 0  3 5 1
Murray State 5 2 0  6 3 0
Miami (FL) 2 1 1  5 3 1
Mississippi College 4 2 0  5 4 0
Howard (AL) 2 1 1  3 4 2
Louisiana Normal 3 2 0  4 4 0
Presbyterian 3 2 1  3 5 2
Transylvania 3 3 0  3 5 0
Mississippi State Teachers 2 2 1  3 4 2
Georgetown (KY) 2 2 1  2 6 1
Southwestern (TN) 1 1 1  3 6 1
SW Louisiana 2 3 0  4 5 0
Louisville 2 3 0  2 5 0
Wofford 2 3 1  4 4 1
Louisiana College 2 4 0  3 4 1
Middle Tennessee 1 3 0  2 7 0
Mercer 1 4 0  3 6 1
Newberry 1 4 0  4 7 0
Tennessee Tech 1 4 0  3 6 1
Eastern Kentucky 1 5 0  1 6 0
Stetson 0 2 1  1 4 1
Morehead State 0 4 0  2 4 0
Erskine 0 4 0  1 8 0
Louisiana Tech 0 5 0  4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29PresbyterianMacon, GAL 6–7
October 5at Loyola (LA)L 0–21
October 13at Birmingham–SouthernBirmingham, ALL 0–14
October 20FurmanMacon, GAL 3–9
October 27vs. StetsonJacksonville, FLW 6–0
November 3Washington & Jefferson*Macon, GAW 30–7
November 10at ChattanoogaT 13–13
November 17vs. Clemson*Savannah, GAL 0–32
November 24at CentreDanville, KYL 13–16
November 29at Oglethorpe*Atlanta, GAW 7–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. Bryan, Jerry (December 3, 1934). "Moccasins End Dixie Program Without Loss". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Grid Standings". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 3, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
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