1892 Mercer Baptists football team

1892 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–2
Head coach
  • Dave Beggs (1st season; first 2 games)
  • None (Game 3)
CaptainDave Beggs[1]
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1892 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre – 6–0–0
Biddle – 1–0–0
Furman – 1–0–0
North Carolina A&M – 1–0–0
Virginia Military – 4–0–1
Wake Forest – 4–0–1
Johns Hopkins – 7–1–0
North Carolina – 5–1–0
Central (KY) – 4–1–0
Sewanee – 5–1–1
Navy – 5–2–0
Georgetown – 4–2–1
Virginia – 3–2–1
Vanderbilt – 4–4–0
Alabama – 2–2–0
Auburn – 2–2–0
Georgia – 1–1–0
Virginia A&M – 1–1–0
Western Maryland – 0–0–1
Richmond – 2–3–0
Delaware – 1–2–2
Kentucky A&M – 2–4–1
Tennessee – 2–5–0
Mercer – 1–2–0
Trinity (NC) – 1–3–0
Hampden–Sydney – 0–1–0
Livingstone – 0–1–0
Maryville (TN) – 0–1–0
South Carolina – 0–1–0
Georgia Tech – 0–3–0
Maryland – 0–3–0

The 1892 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University in the 1892 college football season. They finished with a record of 1–2, and secured their first win in program history with a score of 12–6 in their game against Georgia Tech.

Plaque at Luther Williams Field recognizing the game against Georgia Tech

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
January 30, 1892at GeorgiaL 0–501,500[2]
March 26, 1892Savannah Catholic Library AssociationL 2–20[3]
November 5, 1892Georgia Tech
  • Central City Park
  • Macon, GA
W 12–6c. 250[4]

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References

  1. ↑ "First football match between Mercer and the Athens University". The Macon Telegraph. January 28, 1892. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "The University colors wave triumphantly over Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. January 31, 1892. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Great game of football; Savannah and Mercer University try conclusions". The Macon Telegraph. March 27, 1892. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Where Weight Told". The Atlanta Constitution. November 6, 1892. Retrieved July 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1892 Football Schedule". MercerBears.com. Mercer University Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2025.