1908 Mercer

0–⁠3 (0–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Frank Blake. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–⁠4, over seven games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1908, game by game: lost vs. Auburn 0–23; lost at Georgia 0–11; lost at Georgia Tech 6–16+7−23Lost 0–23 vs. Auburn-23AuburnLost 0–11 at Georgia-11GeorgiaLost 6–16 at Georgia Tech-10Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 17vsAuburnL 0–⁠2342%
Oct 31atGeorgiaL 0–⁠1128%
Nov 19atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠1629%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 16–⁠6; tied for 9th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
0–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 9th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
6–⁠50
Coach
Frank Blake
Elo
1358 −52 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU3–⁠010–⁠0
Vanderbilt3–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠07–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee2–⁠27–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠23–⁠4
Texas A&M0–⁠13–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠33–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠31–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3

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