1923 Mercer

3–⁠6 (1–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Stanley L. Robinson. Officially 4–⁠5. Furman forfeited to Mercer.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1923, game by game: lost at Georgia 0–7; lost vs. Furman 6–13; won vs. Fort Benning 7–0; won vs. Chattanooga 18–3; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 12–0; lost at Florida 7–19; lost at Oglethorpe 6–7; lost at Mississippi College 0–15; lost vs. Carson Newman 0–12+15−15Lost 0–7 at Georgia-7GeorgiaLost 6–13 vs. Furman-7FurmanWon 7–0 vs. Fort Benning+7Fort BenningWon 18–3 vs. Chattanooga+15ChattanoogaWon 12–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+12Birmingham-Sout…Lost 7–19 at Florida-12FloridaLost 6–7 at Oglethorpe-1OglethorpeLost 0–15 at Mississippi College-15Mississippi Col…Lost 0–12 vs. Carson Newman-12Carson Newman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Carson Newman 12–⁠0; tied for 2nd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
56–⁠76
Coach
Stanley L. Robinson
Elo
1333 −43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.7 No. 90 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1923 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Furman3–⁠010–⁠1
The Citadel1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Presbyterian1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Mercer1–⁠13–⁠6
Samford0–⁠0–⁠13–⁠4–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Wofford0–⁠26–⁠3

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