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1913 Mercer

2–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Lewie Hardage.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1913, game by game: lost at Auburn 0–53; won vs. 10th District A.C. 44–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–33; tied at The Citadel 7–7; won vs. Alabama Presbyterian 33–0; lost vs. Stetson 6–13; lost vs. Clemson 0–52; lost at Florida 0–24+44−53Lost 0–53 at Auburn-53AuburnWon 44–0 vs. 10th District A.C.+4410th District A…Lost 0–33 at Georgia Tech-33Georgia TechTied 7–7 at The Citadel0The CitadelWon 33–0 vs. Alabama Presbyterian+33Alabama Presbyt…Lost 6–13 vs. Stetson-7StetsonLost 0–52 vs. Clemson-52ClemsonLost 0–24 at Florida-24Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4atAuburnL 0–⁠5324%
Oct 11vs10th District A.C.W 44–⁠085%
Oct 18atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠3324%
Oct 25atThe CitadelT 7–⁠745%
Nov 1vsAlabama PresbyterianW 33–⁠085%
Nov 8vsStetsonL 6–⁠1390%
Nov 17vsClemsonL 0–⁠5245%
Nov 27atFloridaL 0–⁠2431%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 24–⁠0; 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 25th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3–⁠1 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
90–⁠182
Coach
Lewie Hardage
Elo
1350 −111 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.9 No. 70 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn7–⁠08–⁠0
Mississippi State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠3
Georgia2–⁠16–⁠2
Florida2–⁠14–⁠3
LSU1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt1–⁠15–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠4
Tennessee1–⁠26–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠33–⁠5
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠10–⁠2

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