1931 Mercer Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1931
| team = Mercer Bears
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Dixie Conference
| short_conf = Dixie
| conference2 = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf2 = SIAA
| record = 7–2–1
| conf_record = 1–2
| conf2_record = 6–2
| head_coach = Lake Russell
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Centennial Stadium
}}
{{1931 Dixie Conference football standings}}{{1931 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1931 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of both the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1931 college football season. In their third year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 19
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Erskine Flying Fleet|title=Erskine}}
| site_stadium = Centennial Stadium
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| score = 20–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86123317/scrappy-erskine-eleven-loses-to-mercer/|work=The Greenville News|title=Scrappy Erskine eleven loses to Mercer, 20–6|date=September 20, 1931|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = The Citadel
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 26–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86123395/mercers-bears-rout-bulldogs/|work=The State|title=Mercer's Bears rout Bulldogs|date=September 27, 1931|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| opponent = Stetson
| site_stadium = Centennial Stadium
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| score = 28–7
| attend = 2,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86123493/mercer-bears-march-to-287-win-over-stet/|work=The Orlando Sentinel|title=Mercer Bears march to 28–7 win over Stetson squad of Deland|date=October 4, 1931|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| site_stadium = Bailey Stadium
| site_cityst = Clinton, SC
| score = 21–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Mercer Bears defeat P.C., 21–7|newspaper=The Sunday Record|date=October 11, 1931|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86123612/mercer-bears-defeat-pc-217/|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 16
| w/l = t
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=John Carroll Blue Streaks|title=John Carroll}}
| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| score = 0–0
| attend = 2,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Mercer is held to scoreless tie at Cleveland|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|date=October 17, 1931|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86123785/mercer-is-held-to-scoreless-tie-at-cleve/|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Bob Smith out of Mercer tilt|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=October 16, 1931|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86123877/bob-smith-out-of-mercer-tilt/|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| site_stadium = Snyder Field
| site_cityst = Spartanburg, SC
| score = 25–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Big Mercer Bears overpower Wofford, 25 to 7|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=October 25, 1931|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86123986/big-mercer-bears-overpower-wofford-25-t/|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1931|team=Centre Colonels|title=Centre}}
| site_stadium = Farris Stadium
| site_cityst = Danville, KY
| score = 0–3
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Mercer Bears completely smothered; Colonel hopes for two titles brighter|newspaper=The Lexington Herald|date=November 1, 1931|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86124089/mercer-bears-completely-smothered-colon/|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = w
| opponent = Birmingham–Southern
| site_stadium = Centennial Stadium
| site_cityst = Macon, GA
| score = 12–0
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72317245/bears-show-drive-in-fine-120-victory/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Bears show drive in fine 12–0 victory|date=November 8, 1931|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 19–27
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86124258/moccasins-trim-mercer-bears-in-brilliant/|work=The Chattanooga Times|title=Moccasins trim Mercer Bears in brilliant display of offensive football, 27–19|date=November 15, 1931|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 26
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Oglethorpe
| site_stadium = Hermance Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 20–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Mercer Bears calm Stormy Petrels, 20 to 0|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|date=November 27, 1931|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86124437/mercer-bears-calm-stormy-petrels-20-to/|accessdate=September 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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