1930 Mercer Bears football team

The 1930 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 1930 college football season. In their second year under head coach Lake Russell, the Bears compiled a 4–5 record.

1930 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	4–5 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Lake Russell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Presbyterian $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Centre	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Spring Hill	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Loyola (LA)	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Centenary	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Western Kentucky State Teachers	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
Louisiana Normal	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mississippi College	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Kentucky Wesleyan	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	4	–	3
Chattanooga	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Mercer	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Millsaps	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Louisville	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Stetson	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Erskine	1	–	2	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Louisiana Tech	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Wofford	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Union (TN)	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	2
Transylvania	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Louisiana College	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Rollins	0	–	0	–	2			2	–	1	–	3
Newberry	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	5	–	3
Southern College	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	6	–	1
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Presbyterian	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 7–9		[1]
October 4	at Georgia*	Sanford Field Athens, GA	L 0–51		[2]
October 11	at Southern College*	Plant Field Tampa, FL	W 33–0	2,000	[3]
October 18	Chattanooga	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 6–8		[4]
October 25	vs. Wake Forest*	Bellamy Field Wilmington, NC	L 0–21		[5]
November 1	Birmingham–Southern	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 13–6		[6]
November 6	at Stetson	Hulley Field Deland, FL	W 33–0		[7]
November 15	Carson–Newman*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 6–13		[8]
November 22	Oglethorpe*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 2–0		[9]
*Non-conference game

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