The 1938 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 3–6 record.
| 1938 Mercer Bears football | |
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 3–6 (0–3 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Centennial Stadium |
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| Southwestern (TN) $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (LA) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birmingham–Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Wofford* |
| W 15–0 | [1] | |
| October 1 | at Georgia Tech* | L 0–19 | 8,000 | [2] | |
| October 7 | vs. Birmingham–Southern | L 0–7 | 4,000 | [3] | |
| October 15 | at Georgia* | L 19–28 | [4] | ||
| October 22 | at Tulane* | L 0–51 | 15,000 | [5] | |
| October 29 | Oglethorpe* |
| W 33–7 | [6] | |
| November 5 | Presbyterian* |
| W 28–0 | [7] | |
| November 11 | Mississippi College |
| L 21–26 | 3,200 | [8] |
| November 24 | at Chattanooga | L 7–9 | 4,200 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Mercer tops Wofford team in opener". The State. September 25, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets extended by Mercer eleven". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern scores early to defeat Mercer, 7–0". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia vanquishes fighting Mercer team, 28–19". The Atlanta Constitution. October 16, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane breezes to victory over Mercer, 51 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mercer overpowers Oglethorpe, 33 to 7". The Atlanta Constitutiom. October 30, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Presbyterian College bows to strong Mercer Bears". The State. November 6, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "High-scoring Chocs upset favored Bears, 26–21". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mercer beaten by Chattanooga". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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