1916 Mercer Baptists football team

1916 Mercer Baptists football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6 (0–5 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Jake Zellars (2nd season; first 3 games)
  • David Peacock (1st season; final 4 games)
Home stadiumCentral City Park
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 08 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 18 0 1
Vanderbilt 4 1 17 1 1
LSU 3 1 17 1 2
The Citadel 3 1 06 1 1
Tulane 2 1 14 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 24 1 2
Auburn 6 2 06 2 0
Georgia 5 2 06 3 0
Alabama 4 3 06 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 25 2 2
Centre 1 1 15 1 3
Howard (AL) 1 1 06 4 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 1 02 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 04 4 1
Transylvania 2 3 13 3 2
Mississippi College 2 3 06 3 0
Clemson 2 4 03 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 02 7 0
Wofford 1 2 02 7 0
Louisville 1 2 12 3 1
Furman 1 3 04 5 0
Chattanooga 1 4 03 5 0
Florida 0 4 00 5 0
Mercer 0 5 01 6 0
Ole Miss 0 6 03 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. The Baptists began the year under second-year under head coach Jake Zellars, who was recalled into military service in early October, after the team's first three games. David Peacock took over as head coach for the remainder of the year. Mercer finished the season with an overall record of 1–6 record and a mark of 0–5 in SIAA play.