1933 Mercer Bears football team

1933 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–3–2 (2–0–1 Dixie, 0–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Howard (AL) $ 4 0 1 7 1 2
Centre 2 0 0 7 3 0
Mercer 2 0 1 4 3 2
Birmingham–Southern 2 1 3 3 3 3
Mississippi College 1 1 1 3 4 1
Millsaps 1 1 1 4 4 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 3 1 3 4 2
Chattanooga 0 2 2 2 3 2
Spring Hill 0 5 0 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Murray State $ 7 0 0 9 0 0
Howard (AL) 5 0 0 7 1 2
Centenary 3 0 0 8 0 4
Furman 4 0 1 6 1 2
Union (KY) 3 0 1 4 1 1
Miami (FL) 2 0 1 5 1 2
Western Kentucky State Teachers 5 1 0 6 2 0
Centre 3 1 0 7 3 0
Loyola (LA) 3 1 0 6 4 1
Rollins 2 1 0 6 2 0
SW Louisiana 3 2 0 6 3 0
Presbyterian 3 2 0 4 2 2
Millsaps 3 2 1 4 4 2
Newberry 2 2 1 6 3 1
Tennessee Tech 2 2 0 4 4 0
The Citadel 2 2 1 3 5 1
Louisiana Normal 2 3 0 6 3 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 3 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 1 2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 4 1 3 5 2
Southwestern (TN) 1 2 0 3 4 2
Louisiana Tech 1 3 0 1 7 0
Louisiana College 1 4 0 3 4 0
Wofford 1 4 0 3 6 0
Transylvania 1 4 0 1 7 1
Erskine 1 5 0 2 7 0
Union (TN) 1 5 0 3 7 0
Louisville 1 6 0 1 7 0
Stetson 0 0 1 4 2 1
Mercer 0 0 1 4 3 2
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 0 2 2 1 2 3
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 0 4 0 1 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of both the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1933 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Spring Hill
W 44–33,500[1]
September 30at Army*L 6–19[2]
October 7at Navy*L 6–2513,000[3]
October 14at Birmingham–SouthernT 0–0[4]
October 20Georgia*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 12–1312,000[5]
October 28at Furman
T 6–66,000[6]
November 11at ChattanoogaW 7–03,000[7]
November 18vs. Clemson*W 13–06,000[8]
December 2Oglethorpe*
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 31–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Spring Hill loses to Mercer, 44–3". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Army on top by 19–6". Brooklyn Times Union. October 1, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Middies drub Mercer, 25–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Panthers hold Mercer to tie". Monroe Morning World. October 15, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Inspired Mercer club holds Bulldogs to 13-to-12 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Furman and Mercer battle to six-to-six tie". The State. October 29, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mercer beats Chattanooga, 7–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mercer hands Clemson Tigers defeat". The State. November 19, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Mercer beats Oglethorpe, 31–0". The Atlanta Constitution. December 3, 1933. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.