The 1940 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their twelfth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 1–7 record.
| 1940 Mercer Bears football | |
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 1–7 (0–3 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Centennial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TN) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mercer was ranked at No. 167 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Tennessee* | L 0–49 | 20,000 | [2] | |
| October 5 | at Alabama* | L 0–20 | 6,000 | [3] | |
| October 19 | at LSU* | L 0–20 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| October 26 | Erskine* |
| W 45–0 | 1,000 | [5] |
| November 1 | vs. Presbyterian* | Albany, GA | L 2–3 | [6] | |
| November 9 | Mississippi College |
| L 6–26 | 2,500 | [7] |
| November 15 | Howard (AL) |
| L 6–14 | [8] | |
| November 28 | at Chattanooga | L 6–20 | 5,000 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols prep for Duke, maul Mercer". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 29, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "37 Tiders out-sweat Mercer Bears, 20 to 0". The Tuscaloosa News. October 6, 1940. p. 7. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
- ^ "Louisiana State overpowers Mercer College, 20 to 0". Monroe Morning World. October 20, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mercer rolls over undermanned Erskine eleven". The State. October 27, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sutton's field goal gives PC 3–2 win over Mercer". The State. November 2, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Choctaws crush Mercer with brilliant running of Clinton grid stars". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard beats Bears, 14 to 6, with passing". The Atlanta Constitution. November 16, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.C. marches to Dixie loop title, 20–6". The Chattanooga Times. November 29, 1940. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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