1897 Mercer Baptists football team

The 1897 Mercer Baptists football team represented Mercer University in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Gordon Saussy in his first an only season as head coach, the Baptist compiled an overall record of 0–2–1 with a mark of 0–1 i conference play.

1897 Mercer Baptists football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	0–2–1 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Gordon Saussy (1st season)
Home stadium	Central City Park
Seasons ← 1896 1903 →

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Georgia	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central (KY)	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	1
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
SW Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 16		at Gordon Institute*	Barnesville, GA	T 0–0	[1]
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Auburn	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 0–26	[2]
October 30		Georgia Tech*	Central City Park Macon, GA	L 0–20	[3]
November 6		at Georgia Tech*	Brisbane Park Atlanta, GA	Cancelled	[4]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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