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
Team W   L   T W   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
    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.