1909 Mercer
3–4 (0–3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Frank Blake. The season’s Wikipedia article records 3–5, over eight games to the seven on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Norman Park 26–0Oct 9
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | at Vanderbilt | L 5–28 | 22% |
| Oct 9 | vsNorman Park | W 26–0 | 81% |
| Oct 16 | vs Auburn | L 5–23 | 33% |
| Oct 23 | vs Samford | L 5–6 | 85% |
| Nov 4 | vs Chattanooga | W 10–2 | 55% |
| Nov 13 | vs Georgia Tech | L 0–35 | 39% |
| Nov 20 | vs South Carolina | W 5–3 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Carolina 5–3; tied for 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 3–4
- Conference
- 0–3 tied for 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 56–97
- Coach
- Frank Blake
- Elo
- 1372 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.9 No. 65 of 74 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt | 4–0 | 7–3 | |
 LSU | 3–0 | 6–2 | |
 Tulane | 2–0–1 | 4–3–2 | |
| Auburn | 3–1 | 5–2 | |
 Alabama | 4–1–2 | 5–1–2 | |
 Clemson | 2–1 | 6–3 | |
| Samford | 2–2 | 5–2–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 1–3–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 Georgia | 1–3–1 | 1–4–2 | |
 The Citadel | 0–1–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 Mississippi State | 0–4 | 5–4 | |
 Mercer | 0–3 | 3–4 | |
 Tennessee | 0–3 | 1–6–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.