1911 Mercer

4–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠4 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Charles C. Stroud.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1911, game by game: won vs. Locust Grove 25–0; won vs. Gordon 13–0; lost at Auburn 0–29; lost at The Citadel 0–5; lost at Georgia Tech 0–17; lost at Georgia 5–8; lost vs. Ole Miss 0–34; tied vs. Columbia College 6–6; won vs. Clemson 20–6; won vs. Samford 29–0+29−34Won 25–0 vs. Locust Grove+25Locust GroveWon 13–0 vs. Gordon+13GordonLost 0–29 at Auburn-29AuburnLost 0–5 at The Citadel-5The CitadelLost 0–17 at Georgia Tech-17Georgia TechLost 5–8 at Georgia-3GeorgiaLost 0–34 vs. Ole Miss-34Ole MissTied 6–6 vs. Columbia College0Columbia CollegeWon 20–6 vs. Clemson+14ClemsonWon 29–0 vs. Samford+29Samford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Samford 29–⁠0; tied for 10th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 10th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
98–⁠105
Coach
Charles C. Stroud
Elo
1424 −35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.1 No. 60 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt2–⁠08–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠0–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
The Citadel1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
LSU1–⁠16–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠33–⁠5
Mercer2–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠26–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠03–⁠4–⁠2
Samford0–⁠51–⁠6–⁠1

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