1932 Mercer Bears football team

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The 1932 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 1932 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 6–2 record.

ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (3–0 Dixie, 5–2 SIAA)
Headcoach
HomestadiumCentennial Stadium
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1932 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (3–0 Dixie, 5–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 â†’
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1932 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Mercer3–0–06–2–0
Birmingham–Southern $5–1–05–3–0
Centre2–1–06–3–0
Mississippi College2–1–03–4–1
Southwestern (TN)2–2–04–6–0
Millsaps2–3–04–5–0
Chattanooga2–3–03–6–0
Howard (AL)2–4–03–7–0
Spring Hill0–5–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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1932 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Western Kentucky State Teachers $6–0–07–1–0
Furman5–0–08–1–0
Southwestern (TN)3–0–04–6–0
Rollins2–0–06–0–1
Loyola (LA)2–0–06–4–1
Centenary1–0–08–0–1
Louisiana Normal4–1–07–1–0
Centre4–1–06–3–0
Mississippi College4–1–04–4–0
Presbyterian3–1–15–2–1
Mercer5–2–06–2–0
Murray State3–2–14–2–3
Georgetown (KY)3–2–04–5–0
Eastern Kentucky1–1–12–1–2
Mississippi State Teachers3–3–05–4–0
Louisiana Tech3–3–04–4–0
The Citadel2–2–04–5–0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers2–3–04–6–0
Newberry1–2–22–3–3
Millsaps1–3–04–5–0
SW Louisiana1–3–03–4–0
Transylvania1–3–13–5–1
Wofford1–3–13–6–1
Louisiana College1–4–12–4–1
Chattanooga1–4–03–6–0
Miami (FL)0–2–14–3–1
Louisville0–5–00–9–0
Erskine0–6–01–9–0
Union (TN)0–6–10–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
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On November 21, 1932, the school announced that they would be renouncing all claim to the Dixie Conference football championship in 1932, as the by-laws for the conference required a team to play 4 games against Dixie Conference competition in order to be eligible for the title.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Vanderbilt*
L 7–205,000[2]
October 1Howard (AL)
W 21–6[3]
October 8Presbyterian
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
W 51–0[4]
October 22Furman
  • Centennial Stadium
  • Macon, GA
L 0–28,000[5]
October 29vs. Parris Island Marines*
W 57–0[6]
November 53:00 p.m.at Centre
W 8–05,000[7][8][9]
November 11at Chattanooga
W 25–0[10]
November 24at Oglethorpe*
W 7–6[11]
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