1924 Mercer

5–⁠3–⁠2 (4–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Stanley L. Robinson.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1924, game by game: lost at Georgia 7–26; lost at Syracuse 0–26; won at Furman 23–0; won vs. Chattanooga 33–0; won vs. Samford 14–5; tied vs. Loyola (LA) 0–0; won vs. Wofford 16–0; won vs. Florida 10–0; lost at Oglethorpe 0–25; tied vs. Mississippi College 7–7+33−26Lost 7–26 at Georgia-19GeorgiaLost 0–26 at Syracuse-26SyracuseWon 23–0 at Furman+23FurmanWon 33–0 vs. Chattanooga+33ChattanoogaWon 14–5 vs. Samford+9SamfordTied 0–0 vs. Loyola (LA)0Loyola (LA)Won 16–0 vs. Wofford+16WoffordWon 10–0 vs. Florida+10FloridaLost 0–25 at Oglethorpe-25OglethorpeTied 7–7 vs. Mississippi College0Mississippi Col…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Mississippi College 7–⁠7; tied for first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
110–⁠89
Coach
Stanley L. Robinson
Elo
1441 +52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.3 No. 76 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1924 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Mercer4–⁠05–⁠3–⁠2
The Citadel3–⁠06–⁠4
Samford1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Wofford1–⁠23–⁠7
Furman0–⁠25–⁠5
Presbyterian0–⁠21–⁠6–⁠1
Chattanooga0–⁠21–⁠7–⁠1

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