Clemson at Mercer
Saturday, November 18, 1911 Share
Mercer beat Clemson 20–6. It was their second meeting; after it, Mercer led the series 2–0.
Final0.37 in. of rain
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Clemson–Mercer gameClemson leads 4–3 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 1935 | Clemson 13, Mercer 0 | |
| 1934 | Clemson 32, Mercer 0 | |
| 1933 | Mercer 13, Clemson 0 | |
| 1913 | Clemson 52, Mercer 0 | |
| 1912 | Clemson 22, Mercer 13 | |
| 1911 | Mercer 20, Clemson 6 |
Around this game
Clemson
- Next gameat Georgia TechNov. 30, 1911
- SeasonClemson in 1911
- ProgramClemson history and records
Mercer
- Next gamevs. SamfordNov. 30, 1911
- SeasonMercer in 1911
- ProgramMercer history and records

