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1933 Mercer

4–⁠3–⁠2 (1–⁠0 Dixie Conference).

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1933, game by game: lost at Army 6–19; lost at Navy 6–25; won vs. Spring Hill 44–3; lost vs. Georgia 12–13; tied at Furman 6–6; won at Chattanooga 7–0; won vs. Clemson 13–0; tied at Birmingham-Southern 0–0; won vs. Oglethorpe 31–0+41−19Lost 6–19 at Army-13ArmyLost 6–25 at Navy-19NavyWon 44–3 vs. Spring Hill+41Spring HillLost 12–13 vs. Georgia-1GeorgiaTied 6–6 at Furman0FurmanWon 7–0 at Chattanooga+7ChattanoogaWon 13–0 vs. Clemson+13ClemsonTied 0–0 at Birmingham-Southern0Birmingham-Sout…Won 31–0 vs. Oglethorpe+31Oglethorpe
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atArmyL 6–⁠1911%
Oct 7atNavyL 6–⁠2521%
Oct 14vsSpring HillW 44–⁠371%
Oct 20vsGeorgiaL 12–⁠1319%
Oct 28atFurmanT 6–⁠615%
Nov 11atChattanoogaW 7–⁠053%
Nov 18vsClemsonW 13–⁠048%
Nov 25atBirmingham-SouthernT 0–⁠066%
Dec 2vsOglethorpeW 31–⁠075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oglethorpe 31–⁠0; first in the Dixie Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠0 first in Dixie Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
125–⁠66
Coach
—
Elo
1377 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 70 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1933 Dixie Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Mercer1–⁠04–⁠3–⁠2
Samford0–⁠00–⁠1
Chattanooga0–⁠10–⁠1

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