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1936 Mercer

3–⁠6–⁠1 (0–⁠1–⁠1 Dixie Conference).

Schedule and results

Mercer in 1936, game by game: won vs. Georgia Southern 40–0; lost at Georgia 6–15; won vs. Oglethorpe 20–6; lost at Birmingham-Southern 0–6; tied vs. Samford 0–0; lost vs. Furman 9–20; lost at Chattanooga 0–6; won vs. Presbyterian 19–7; lost at Miami 0–13; lost at Mississippi State 0–32+40−32Won 40–0 vs. Georgia Southern+40Georgia SouthernLost 6–15 at Georgia-9GeorgiaWon 20–6 vs. Oglethorpe+14OglethorpeLost 0–6 at Birmingham-Southern-6Birmingham-Sout…Tied 0–0 vs. Samford0SamfordLost 9–20 vs. Furman-11FurmanLost 0–6 at Chattanooga-6ChattanoogaWon 19–7 vs. Presbyterian+12PresbyterianLost 0–13 at Miami-13MiamiLost 0–32 at Mississippi State-32Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsGeorgia SouthernW 40–⁠072%
Sep 26atGeorgiaL 6–⁠1511%
Oct 2vsOglethorpeW 20–⁠654%
Oct 9atBirmingham-SouthernL 0–⁠650%
Oct 16vsSamfordT 0–⁠065%
Oct 23vsFurmanL 9–⁠2024%
Nov 7atChattanoogaL 0–⁠653%
Nov 14vsPresbyterianW 19–⁠762%
Nov 20atMiamiL 0–⁠1339%
Nov 28atMississippi StateL 0–⁠328%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Mississippi State 32–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Dixie Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Dixie Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
94–⁠105
Coach
—
Elo
1185 −20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.9 No. 102 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1936 Dixie Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga1–⁠02–⁠1
Samford0–⁠0–⁠11–⁠2–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠1–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1

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