1929 Mercer Bears football team

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In their first year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 2–7 record.

1929 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	2–7 (2–5 SIAA)
Head coach	Lake Russell (1st season)
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Duke*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 6–19	[1]
October 4	at Presbyterian	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	L 0–6	[2]
October 11	at Birmingham–Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–39	[3]
October 19	Howard (AL)	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 7–2	[4]
October 26	Chattanooga	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 0–7	[5]
November 9	Rollins	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 59–0	[6]
November 16	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 13–21	[7]
November 23	at Oglethorpe	Hermance Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 0–26	[8]
November 28	vs. Wake Forest*	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC	L 0–13	[9]
*Non-conference game