1926 Mercer Bears football team

The 1926 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1926 college football season. In their first year under head coach Bernie Moore, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record.

1926 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–3–2 (3–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (1st season)
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Centenary +	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Chattanooga +	4	–	0	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Presbyterian	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Furman	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Stetson	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Louisiana Tech	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
Birmingham–Southern	3	–	1	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Mercer	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Mississippi College	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Louisville	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Centre	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
The Citadel	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
SW Louisiana	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Transylvania	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Southern College	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Oglethorpe	3	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Howard (AL)	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Western Kentucky State Normal	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Newberry	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Wofford	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Union (TN)	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana College	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Rollins	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Georgia*	Sanford Field Athens, GA	L 0–20	4,500	[1]
October 2	The Citadel	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 7–12		[2]
October 16	Florida*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 6–3	6,000	[3]
October 23	Howard (AL)	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 3–0	7,000	[4]
October 30	at Fort Benning*	Columbus, GA	L 13–21		[5]
November 6	at Furman	Manly Field Greenville, SC	T 13–13		[6]
November 11	at Rollins	Sanford, FL	W 55–0		[7]
November 20	at Oglethorpe	Spiller Field Atlanta, GA	W 31–7		[8]
November 27	vs. Parris Island Marines*	Savannah, GA	T 0–0		[9]
*Non-conference game