1921 Mercer

3–⁠6 (1–⁠4 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Josh Cody.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1921, game by game: lost at Georgia 0–28; lost at Vanderbilt 0–42; lost at Florida 0–7; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 20–0; won vs. Stetson 41–0; lost at Furman 0–37; lost vs. Oglethorpe 6–7; won vs. Chattanooga 18–0; lost vs. Fort Benning 7–24+41−42Lost 0–28 at Georgia-28GeorgiaLost 0–42 at Vanderbilt-42VanderbiltLost 0–7 at Florida-7FloridaWon 20–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+20Birmingham-Sout…Won 41–0 vs. Stetson+41StetsonLost 0–37 at Furman-37FurmanLost 6–7 vs. Oglethorpe-1OglethorpeWon 18–0 vs. Chattanooga+18ChattanoogaLost 7–24 vs. Fort Benning-17Fort Benning
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Fort Benning 24–⁠7; 17th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 17th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
92–⁠145
Coach
Josh Cody
Elo
1277 −5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.9 No. 86 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech3–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠0–⁠1
Florida3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
LSU2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠25–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠24–⁠6
Furman3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Chattanooga1–⁠24–⁠6
Clemson1–⁠3–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Presbyterian1–⁠21–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Mercer1–⁠43–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠33–⁠6
Samford0–⁠43–⁠6
Wofford0–⁠32–⁠7

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