1920 Mercer Baptists football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1920
| team = Mercer Baptists
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 2–6
| conf_record = 0–4
| head_coach = Josh Cody
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Central City Park
}}
{{1920 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1920 Mercer Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1920 college football season. In their first season under head coach Josh Cody, Mercer compiled a 2–7 record.{{cite web|title=1920 Mercer Bears Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 1, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mercer/1920-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|source=y
|October 1||Gordon Institute
|October 9|at|Lanier
|October 16||Howard (AL)|Central City Park|Macon, GA|L 13-33|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84510714/howard-team-romps-on-mercerites/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Howard team romps on Mercerites|date=October 17, 1920|accessdate=August 31, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 23|at|Chattanooga|Chamberlain Field|Chattanooga, TN|L 0-20|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121111876/josh-codys-men-lose-200-game-to-chatta/|title=Josh Cody's men lose 20–0 game to Chattanooga|newspaper=Nashville Banner|date=October 24, 1920|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 29|vs.|Florida||Valdosta, GA|L 0-30|{{cite news|url=http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00028291/00299|work=The Florida Alligator|date=November 5, 1920|number=6|volume=9|title=Mercer Bows In Defeat Before Florida 'Gators}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121112048/mercer-unable-to-halt-gators/|title=Mercer unable to halt Gators|newspaper=The Tampa Daily Times|date=October 30, 1920|accessdate=March 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5|at|Stetson
|November 13||Oglethorpe|Central City Park|Macon, GA|L 0-42|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95592782/petrels-defeat-baptists/|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Petrels defeat Baptists|date=November 14, 1920|accessdate=February 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 25||{{cfb link|year=1920|team=Erskine Seceders|title=Erskine}}
}}
References
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{{Mercer Bears football navbox}}
Category:Mercer Bears football seasons
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