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1916 Mercer

0–⁠3 (0–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 1–⁠6, over seven games to the three on file here.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1916, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 0–61; lost at Auburn 0–92; lost at South Carolina 0–47+7−92Lost 0–61 at Georgia Tech-61Georgia TechLost 0–92 at Auburn-92AuburnLost 0–47 at South Carolina-47South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠6117%
Oct 14atAuburnL 0–⁠9217%
Nov 18atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠4748%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 47–⁠0; tied for 14th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
0–⁠3
Conference
0–⁠2 tied for 14th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
0–⁠200
Coach
—
Elo
1342 −62 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech5–⁠08–⁠0–⁠1
Tennessee4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
LSU2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
Auburn6–⁠26–⁠2
Vanderbilt3–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠26–⁠3
The Citadel2–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Wofford1–⁠12–⁠7
Alabama2–⁠36–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠43–⁠6
Furman0–⁠34–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠43–⁠6
Samford0–⁠10–⁠1
Chattanooga0–⁠20–⁠4
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3
Florida0–⁠40–⁠5

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