1939 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record3–7 (1–3 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
1939 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern (TN) $ 2 0 03 5 1
Loyola (LA) 3 1 05 5 0
Mississippi College 3 1 16 1 1
Chattanooga 2 1 15 2 1
Millsaps 2 1 14 3 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 3 13 5 1
Howard (AL) 2 3 13 6 1
Mercer 1 3 03 7 0
Spring Hill 0 4 11 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1939 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 3–7 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Wofford*
W 12–02,000[1]
September 29Presbyterian*
L 0–7[2]
October 6Carson–Newman*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 7–0[3]
October 14at Alabama*L 0–205,000[4]
October 21Birmingham–Southern
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 10–04,500[5]
October 28at No. 1 Tennessee*L 0–176,000[6]
November 3at Georgia*L 9–166,000[7]
November 10at Mississippi College
L 0–15[8]
November 16Howard (AL)Albany, GAL 3–73,500[9]
November 30at ChattanoogaL 18–215,240[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Mercer's Bears defeat Wofford by 12–0 margin". The Greenville News. September 24, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "PC upsets Mercer, 7–0". The State. September 30, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Eagles hold Mercer Bears to 7–0 score". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 30, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Crimson Tide machine rolls over Mercer, 20–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mercer beats Panthers, 10–0; Pledger star". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mercer holds Tennessee, 17–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 29, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Billy Mims' pass beats Mercer with 25 seconds to play, 16–9". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Choctaws defeat Mercer gridsters". The Daily Herold. November 11, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Howard beats Mercer, 7 to 3". The Atlanta Constitution. November 17, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "U.C.'s great rally beats Mercer, 21–18". The Chattanooga Times. December 1, 1939. Retrieved August 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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