1941 Mercer Bears football team
The 1941 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bobby Hooks, the team compiled a 3–6 record.
| 1941 Mercer Bears football | |
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| Conference | Dixie Conference |
| 1941 record | 3–6 (0–3 Dixie) |
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| Home stadium | Centennial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millsaps | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (TN) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Georgia* |
| L 0–81 | 12,000 | [1] |
| October 10 | Georgia Teachers* |
| W 25–0 | ||
| October 18 | Wofford* |
| W 20–14 | [2] | |
| October 24 | at Rollins* | L 0–52 | 3,000 | [3] | |
| November 1 | Presbyterian* |
| W 19–12 | [4] | |
| November 8 | at Mississippi College |
| L 19–27 | [5] | |
| November 14 | at Newberry* | L 13–32 | [6] | ||
| November 20 | at Howard (AL) | L 6–27 | 2,500 | [7] | |
| November 17 | at Chattanooga | L 13–40 | 3,988 | [8] | |
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References
- "Georgia slaughters Mercer, 81 to 0, in opener of season". The Atlanta Constitution. September 28, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mercer topples Wofford, 20–14". The State. October 19, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rollins Tars run wild over Mercer, 52–0". The Tampa Tribune. October 25, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mercer defeats Presbyterian eleven, 19 to 12". The Greenville News. November 2, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Chocs win Mercer game for Dr. Provine, 27–19, to put finish on homecoming day". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Morgan Randel stars as Newberry clips Mercer". The State. November 14, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Howard blasts Mercer, 27 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 21, 1941. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mercer beaten by Chattanooga". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1938. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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