1907 Mercer

1–⁠3 (1–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by H.R. Schenker. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠3, over six games to the four on file here.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1907, game by game: lost vs. Georgia 6–26; lost at Mississippi State 0–75; won vs. Samford 11–6; lost at Auburn 0–63+7−75Lost 6–26 vs. Georgia-20GeorgiaLost 0–75 at Mississippi State-75Mississippi Sta…Won 11–6 vs. Samford+5SamfordLost 0–63 at Auburn-63Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 19vsGeorgiaL 6–⁠2667%
Oct 24atMississippi StateL 0–⁠7539%
Nov 1vsSamfordW 11–⁠688%
Nov 9atAuburnL 0–⁠6325%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 63–⁠0; 10th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
1–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠3 10th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
17–⁠170
Coach
H.R. Schenker
Elo
1364 −91 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M2–⁠06–⁠1–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠05–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠0–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
LSU3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠26–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠13–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠31–⁠3
Clemson0–⁠34–⁠4
Samford0–⁠52–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠40–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.