1934 Mercer Bears football team

The 1934 Mercer Bears football team was an American football that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1934 college football season. Led by Lake Russell in his sixth season as head coach, the team comped an overall record of 3–6–1 and with a mark of 0–2–1 in Dixie Conference play and 1–4 against SIAA competition.^[1][2]

1934 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Dixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–6–1 (0–2–1 Dixie, 1–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Lake Russell (6th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

1934 Dixie Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Birmingham–Southern $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Chattanooga	3	–	0	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Millsaps	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Mississippi College	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Centre	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southwestern (TN)	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Howard (AL)	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	2
Mercer	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Spring Hill	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Furman $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Union (KY)	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	0	–	2
Millsaps	4	–	0	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rollins	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Centre	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Loyola (LA)	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Louisiana Normal	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Presbyterian	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Transylvania	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Wofford	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Louisville	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Louisiana College	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Mercer	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Newberry	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Stetson	0	–	2	–	1			2	–	4	–	1
Morehead State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Presbyterian	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 6–7		[3]
October 5		at Loyola (LA)	Loyola University Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–21		[4]
October 13		at Birmingham–Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–14		[5]
October 20		Furman	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 3–9		[6]
October 27		vs. Stetson	Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL	W 6–0		[7]
November 2		Washington & Jefferson*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 30–7		[8]
November 10		at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	T 13–13		[9]
November 17		vs. Clemson*	Municipal Stadium Savannah, GA	L 0–32		[10]
November 24	3:00 p.m.	at Centre	Farris Stadium Danville, KY	L 13–16	4,500–5,000	[11][12][13]
November 29		at Oglethorpe*	Hermance Stadium North Atlanta, GA	W 7–6	2,500	[14]
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time