1938 Mercer Bears football team

1938 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Dixie Conference
Record	3–6 (0–3 Dixie)
Head coach	Lake Russell (10th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Stadium

1938 Dixie Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Southwestern (TN) $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Mississippi College	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Loyola (LA)	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	1	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Millsaps	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1938 Mercer Bears football team was an American football team that represented Mercer University as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach Lake Russell, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Wofford*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 15–0
October 1	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–19	8,000
October 7	vs. Birmingham–Southern	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA	L 0–7	4,000
October 15	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 19–28
October 22	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–51	15,000
October 29	Oglethorpe*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 33–7
November 5	Presbyterian*	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 28–0
November 11	Mississippi College	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	L 21–26	3,200
November 24	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–9	4,200
*Non-conference game