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1912 Mercer

5–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Charles C. Stroud.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1912, game by game: won at Stetson 6–0; lost at Auburn 0–56; won vs. Samford 36–0; lost vs. Georgia Tech 6–16; won at Gordon 29–6; won vs. Columbia College 71–0; won vs. Tennessee 27–14; lost vs. Clemson 13–22; tied vs. Florida 0–0+71−56Won 6–0 at Stetson+6StetsonLost 0–56 at Auburn-56AuburnWon 36–0 vs. Samford+36SamfordLost 6–16 vs. Georgia Tech-10Georgia TechWon 29–6 at Gordon+23GordonWon 71–0 vs. Columbia College+71Columbia CollegeWon 27–14 vs. Tennessee+13TennesseeLost 13–22 vs. Clemson-9ClemsonTied 0–0 vs. Florida0Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atStetsonW 6–⁠085%
Oct 5atAuburnL 0–⁠5626%
Oct 12vsSamfordW 36–⁠090%
Oct 19vsGeorgia TechL 6–⁠1638%
Oct 26atGordonW 29–⁠675%
Nov 2vsColumbia CollegeW 71–⁠085%
Nov 9vsTennesseeW 27–⁠1456%
Nov 16vsClemsonL 13–⁠2261%
Nov 28vsFloridaT 0–⁠061%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Florida 0–⁠0; 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠1 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
188–⁠114
Coach
Charles C. Stroud
Elo
1441 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.8 No. 70 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M2–⁠08–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠24–⁠4
Mercer2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠3
Ole Miss1–⁠24–⁠3
LSU1–⁠34–⁠3
Florida0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠22–⁠4
Samford0–⁠31–⁠6

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