Clemson at Mercer

Saturday, November 18, 1911

Mercer beat Clemson 20–⁠6. It was their second meeting; after it, Mercer led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayClemson3–⁠5 in 1911
6
HomeMercer4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1911
20

Final0.37 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: Football Saturday LOCAL.

    Rock Island Argus, Illinois, November 20, 1911, page 3 (results column)

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    Football Saturday LOCAL. LOCAL. Rock Island, IA; Moline, IL. Davenport, 80; Keokuk, 0. Moline Illini, 12; Coulon’s Athletics, ). WEST. Chicago, 6; Cornell, o. Wisconsin, 6; Minnesota, 6. Illinois. 27; Northwestern, 13. Michigan, IL; Pennsylvania, 9. Purdue, 80; Rose Poly. 6. Iowa, 0; Ames, 8. Nebraska, %; Kansas, 0. Ohio State. o; Oberlin, 0. Cornell, 40; Coe. 0. Knox, 0; Beloit. 0. Case, 5; Buchtel, 0. Butler, 8; De Pauw, o. Reserve, 16: Carnegie Tech, O. Washington, 6; Drake, 6. st. Louis, 5; Missouri, 0. Mount Union, %; Hiram, o. Kansas Aggies, 3; Arkansas, 0. Marquette, AZ; Creighton, II. Loyola, 16; Dixon, II. Cincinnati, IL; Miami, 0. Lombard, 80; Bradley Tech, 0. Colorado College, II; Mines, 0. Lake Forest, 6; Monmouth, 0. Olivet, 5; Albion, 0. Colorado, 9; Utah, 0. Otterbein, 6; Wesleyan, 5. Washington, %; Oregon, 8. Denver University. 6; Wyoming, 0. EAST. Princeton, 6; Yale, 3. Harvard, 5 Dartmouth, 3. Navy, 0; Penn State, 0. Army, 12; Colgate, G. Brown, s; Vermont, 0. Syracuse, 12; Carlisle, II. Williams, 8; Amherst, 0. Pittsburgh, 12; w. and J., O. Trinity, “a; Haverford. 6. Swarthmore, IS; Dickinson. 0. Lehigh, s; Franklin and Marshall, 0. Bucknell. 90; Muhlenburg, 3. SOUTH. Georgetown, 8; Virginia, 0. Johns Hopkins, II; ST Johns, o. Vanderbilt, 21; Mississippi, 0. Swanee, g; Alabama, 0. Pennsylvania, IL; Kentucky, 5. North Carolina, 4 w and l., 0. Virginia Military, 80; Catholic T., 0. Georgia, 8; Georgia Tech, 0. Davidson, 10; South Carolina, O.. Richmond, II; Roanoke, 5. Bingham, 4S; Chattanooga, 0. Southwestern, Is; Louisiana, 6. Texas, 18; Auburn, 3. Mercer, 20; Clemson, 6. PREPARATORY. Oak Park, “a; Hyde Park, o. EnglewOod, 3; University High, o. Lane, 10; Wendell Phillips. 0. Lake, 21; Lake View, 0. Lane Minors, 8: st. Phillips, o. Bowen. %; High Minors. 6. Crane, 12; Oak Park Minors, 3.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Clemson 60% to win. Mercer won as Elo’s underdog.

Clemson leads 4–⁠3 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
1935Clemson 13, Mercer 0
1934Clemson 32, Mercer 0
1933Mercer 13, Clemson 0
1913Clemson 52, Mercer 0
1912Clemson 22, Mercer 13
1911Mercer 20, Clemson 6

Around this game

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