The 1937 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 4–5 record.
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (0–3 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Centennial Stadium |
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| Birmingham–Southern $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TN) | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (LA) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | South Georgia Teachers* |
| W 0–77 | [1] | |
| October 2 | at Georgia Tech* | L 0–28 | [2] | ||
| October 9 | at Howard (AL) | L 0–13 | 857 | [3] | |
| October 15 | vs. Birmingham–Southern | L 0–7 | [4] | ||
| October 23 | at Georgia* | L 0–19 | 5,000 | [5] | |
| October 29 | Oglethorpe* |
| W 13–6 | [6] | |
| November 5 | at Presbyterian* | W 25–13 | [7] | ||
| November 12 | at Tampa* | W 20–0 | 2,500 | [8] | |
| November 25 | at Chattanooga | L 7–19 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Mercer swamps S.G.T.C., 77 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mercer team stops Tech in last half". The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Howard beats Mercer, 13 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers top Mercer, 7 to 0". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 16, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia wins easily, 19–0". The Miami News. October 24, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Petrels lose to Mercer, 19–0". The Atlanta Constitutiom. October 30, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mercer trims P.C. 25 to 13". The Greenville News. November 6, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spartans fall before strong Mercer attack, 20 to 0". The Tampa Times. November 13, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Chattanooga beats Mercer Bears, 19–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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