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1934 Mercer

3–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠0–⁠1 Dixie Conference).

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1934, game by game: lost vs. Presbyterian 6–7; lost at Loyola (LA) 0–21; lost at Birmingham-Southern 0–14; lost vs. Furman 3–9; won at Stetson 6–0; won vs. Washington & Jefferson 30–7; tied at Chattanooga 13–13; lost at Clemson 0–32; lost at Centre 13–16; won at Oglethorpe 7–6+23−32Lost 6–7 vs. Presbyterian-1PresbyterianLost 0–21 at Loyola (LA)-21Loyola (LA)Lost 0–14 at Birmingham-Southern-14Birmingham-Sout…Lost 3–9 vs. Furman-6FurmanWon 6–0 at Stetson+6StetsonWon 30–7 vs. Washington & Jefferson+23Washington & Je…Tied 13–13 at Chattanooga0ChattanoogaLost 0–32 at Clemson-32ClemsonLost 13–16 at Centre-3CentreWon 7–6 at Oglethorpe+1Oglethorpe
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsPresbyterianL 6–⁠773%
Oct 5atLoyola (LA)L 0–⁠2151%
Oct 13atBirmingham-SouthernL 0–⁠1440%
Oct 20vsFurmanL 3–⁠920%
Oct 27atStetsonW 6–⁠059%
Nov 3vsWashington & JeffersonW 30–⁠729%
Nov 10atChattanoogaT 13–⁠1357%
Nov 17atClemsonL 0–⁠3220%
Nov 24atCentreL 13–⁠1646%
Nov 29atOglethorpeW 7–⁠645%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oglethorpe 7–⁠6; tied for first in the Dixie Conference.

In program history: The 38th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠0–⁠1 shared first in Dixie Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
78–⁠125
Coach
—
Elo
1259 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.7 No. 105 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1934 Dixie Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Mercer0–⁠0–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠1–⁠1
Samford0–⁠01–⁠3

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