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1935 Mercer

4–⁠5 (0–⁠1 Dixie Conference).

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1935, game by game: lost at Georgia 0–31; lost at Navy 0–27; won vs. Birmingham-Southern 14–0; lost at Furman 0–32; lost at Clemson 0–13; lost at Chattanooga 7–12; won at Presbyterian 14–7; won vs. Troy 19–6; won vs. Oglethorpe 19–0+19−32Lost 0–31 at Georgia-31GeorgiaLost 0–27 at Navy-27NavyWon 14–0 vs. Birmingham-Southern+14Birmingham-Sout…Lost 0–32 at Furman-32FurmanLost 0–13 at Clemson-13ClemsonLost 7–12 at Chattanooga-5ChattanoogaWon 14–7 at Presbyterian+7PresbyterianWon 19–6 vs. Troy+13TroyWon 19–0 vs. Oglethorpe+19Oglethorpe
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atGeorgiaL 0–⁠318%
Oct 5atNavyL 0–⁠277%
Oct 12vsBirmingham-SouthernW 14–⁠053%
Oct 26atFurmanL 0–⁠3214%
Nov 2atClemsonL 0–⁠139%
Nov 9atChattanoogaL 7–⁠1252%
Nov 16atPresbyterianW 14–⁠745%
Nov 23vsTroyW 19–⁠660%
Nov 28vsOglethorpeW 19–⁠061%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oglethorpe 19–⁠0; 2nd in the Dixie Conference.

In program history: The 39th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
0–⁠1 2nd in Dixie Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
73–⁠128
Coach
—
Elo
1257 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.4 No. 120 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1935 Dixie Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga1–⁠01–⁠1–⁠1
Samford0–⁠01–⁠1–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠14–⁠5

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