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{{short description|American college football season}}
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| year = 1922
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| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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| record = 5–6
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| head_coach = [[Josh Cody]]
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{{1922 SIAA football standings}}
{{1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The '''1922 Mercer Baptists football team''' represented [[Mercer University]] in the [[1922 college football season]].<ref>https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mercer/1922-schedule.html</ref>
The '''1922 Mercer Baptists football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Mercer University]] as a member of the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] (SIAA) during the [[1922 college football season]]. In their third season under head coach [[Josh Cody]], Mercer compiled a 5–6 record.<ref>{{cite web|title=1922 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 1, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mercer/1922-schedule.html}}</ref>

==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|September 23||{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Piedmont Lions|title=Piedmont}}<ncg>|Alumni Field|[[Macon, Georgia|Macon, GA]]|W 24-3|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121114572/baptists-play-slowly-showing-no-keen-de/|title=Baptists play slowly, showing no keen desire to win my huge margin|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|date=September 24, 1922|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|Sept 23||Piedmont|||W 24-3

|Sept 30||Georgia|||L 0-41
|September 30|at|[[1922 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]<ncg>|[[Sanford Field]]|[[Athens, Georgia|Athens, GA]]|L 0-41|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121114680/mercers-heavy-line-proves-to-be-no-barr/|title=Mercer's heavy line proves to be no barrier to Georgia|newspaper=Nashville Banner|date=October 1, 1922|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|Oct 7||North Georgia|||W 31-0

|Oct 14||Birmingham-Southern|||W 17-13
|October 7||{{cfb link|year=1922|team=North Georgia Aggies|title=North Georgia}}<ncg>|Alumni Field|Macon, GA|W 31-0|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121114870/mercer-takes-second-home-contest-310/|title=Mercer takes second home contest 31–0|newspaper=The Macon Daily Telegraph|date=October 8, 1922|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|Oct 21||Auburn|||L 6-50

|Oct 28||Vanderbilt|||L 0-25
|October 14|at|[[1922 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team|Birmingham–Southern]]<ncg>|Munger Bowl|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]]|W 17-13|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84782533/panthers-lose-tough-game-to-mercer-team/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Panthers lose tough game to Mercer team|date=October 14, 1922|accessdate=September 5, 2021|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|Nov 4||Carson-Newman|||L 7-12

|Nov 11||Chattanooga|||L 6-13
|October 21|at|[[1922 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]<ncg>|[[Drake Field (stadium)|Drake Field]]|[[Auburn, Alabama|Auburn, AL]]|L 6-50|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121114962/auburn-tramples-upon-mercer-for-a-50-to/|title=Auburn tramples upon Mercer for a 50 to 7 victory|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|date=October 22, 1922|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|Nov 18||Oglethorpe|||W 18-16

|Nov 25||Maryville|||W 12-0
|October 28|at|[[1922 Vanderbilt Commodores football team|Vanderbilt]]|[[Old Dudley Field|Dudley Field]]|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]|L 0-25|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121115112/vandy-subs-win-from-mercer-11/|title=Vandy subs win from Mercer 11|newspaper=Knoxville Sentinel|date=October 29, 1922|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|Dec 2||Fort Benning|||L 13-27

|November 3||{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Maryville Scots|title=Maryville (TN)}}<ncg>|Alumni Field|Macon, GA|W 12-0|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121115326/highlanders-fall-prey-to-prowess-of-merc/|title=Highlanders fall prey to prowess of Mercer outfit|newspaper=The Journal and Tribune|date=November 4, 1922|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|November 11|at|[[1922 Chattanooga Moccasins football team|Chattanooga]]|[[Chamberlain Field]]|[[Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga, TN]]|L 6-13|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121115419/chattanooga-stages-brilliant-rally-and-d/|title=Chattanooga stages brilliant rally and defeats Mercer|newspaper=The Macon News|date=November 12, 1922|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|November 17||[[1922 Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels football team|Oglethorpe]]|Alumni Field|Macon, GA|W 18-16|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95932962/oglethorpe-loses-1816/|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Oglethorpe loses 18–16|date=November 18, 1922|accessdate=February 21, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|November 24|at|{{cfb link|year=1922|team=Carson–Newman Eagles|title=Carson–Newman}}<ncg>|[[Shields–Watkins Field]]|[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville, TN]]|L 7-12|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121115736/mercer-baptists-outrush-carsonnewman-b/|newspaper=The Journal and Tribune|title=Mercer Baptists outrush Carson–Newman, but lose 12 to 7; Hutchins stars|date=November 25, 1922|accessdate=February 21, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

|December 2|at|[[Camp Benning]]<ncg>|Driving Park|[[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus, GA]]|L 13-27|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121115928/rogers-stars-as-benning-defeats-mercer-i/|newspaper=The Columbus Ledger|title=Rogers stars as Benning defeats Mercer in final grid game|date=December 3, 1922|accessdate=February 21, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 05:27, 16 August 2023

1922 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–6 (1–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt* 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Presbyterian 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Mississippi College 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Centre 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Chattanooga 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Western Kentucky 1 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Mercer 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 2
Louisville 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Oglethorpe 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SoCon

The 1922 Mercer Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1922 college football season. In their third season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 5–6 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Piedmont*
W 24–3[2]
September 30at Georgia*
L 0–41[3]
October 7North Georgia*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 31–0[4]
October 14at Birmingham–Southern*
W 17–13[5]
October 21at Auburn*
L 6–50[6]
October 28at Vanderbilt
L 0–25[7]
November 3Maryville (TN)*
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 12–0[8]
November 11at Chattanooga
L 6–13[9]
November 17Oglethorpe
  • Alumni Field
  • Macon, GA
W 18–16[10]
November 24at Carson–Newman*
L 7–12[11]
December 2at Camp Benning*
L 13–27[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1922 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Baptists play slowly, showing no keen desire to win my huge margin". The Atlanta Constitution. September 24, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Mercer's heavy line proves to be no barrier to Georgia". Nashville Banner. October 1, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mercer takes second home contest 31–0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. October 8, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Panthers lose tough game to Mercer team". The Birmingham News. October 14, 1922. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn tramples upon Mercer for a 50 to 7 victory". The Commercial Appeal. October 22, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vandy subs win from Mercer 11". Knoxville Sentinel. October 29, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Highlanders fall prey to prowess of Mercer outfit". The Journal and Tribune. November 4, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chattanooga stages brilliant rally and defeats Mercer". The Macon News. November 12, 1922. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Oglethorpe loses 18–16". The Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mercer Baptists outrush Carson–Newman, but lose 12 to 7; Hutchins stars". The Journal and Tribune. November 25, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rogers stars as Benning defeats Mercer in final grid game". The Columbus Ledger. December 3, 1922. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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