Kenneth_E._Mercer

Kenneth E. Mercer
Biographical details
Born	June 9, 1903; Albia, Iowa, U.S.
Died	February 19, 1970 (aged 66); Asbury, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1925–1926	Simpson (IA)
1927–1929	Frankford Yellow Jackets
Position(s)	Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1931	Simpson (IA) (assistant)
1932–1935	Algona HS (IA)
1936–1938	Beloit (assistant)
1939–1961	Dubuque
Basketball
1940–1950	Dubuque
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1936	Algona HS (IA)
1939–?	Dubuque
Head coaching record
Overall	95–65–6 (college football); 112–34 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	Football; 3 Iowa Conference (1940, 1942, 1948)

Kenneth E. Mercer

American football player and sports coach (1903–1970)

Kenneth Ernest "Moco" Mercer (June 9, 1903 – February 19, 1970) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Frankford Yellow Jackets from 1927 to 1929.^[1] Mercer was the head football coach at the University of Dubuque from 1939 to 1961, compiling a record of 95–65–6. He was also the head basketball coach at Dubuque from 1940 to 1950, tallying a mark of 112–34.^[2]

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"Kenneth Mercer". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

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Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Dubuque Spartans (Iowa Conference) (1939–1961)
1939	Dubuque	4–4	4–2	4th
1940	Dubuque	7–1	7–0	1st
1941	Dubuque	6–1–1	6–1–1	3rd
1942	Dubuque	8–0	8–0	1st
1943	No team—World War II
1944	No team—World War II
1945	Dubuque	4–2	2–2	T–4th
1946	Dubuque	5–4	4–3	5th
1947	Dubuque	5–2	4–1	5th
1948	Dubuque	7–1	5–0	T–1st
1949	Dubuque	6–2	4–1	2nd
1950	Dubuque	3–5	1–4	T–4th (Southern)
1951	Dubuque	3–4	3–2	T–2nd (Southern)
1952	Dubuque	4–4	3–1	2nd (Southern)
1953	Dubuque	4–3	2–2	3rd (Southern)
1954	Dubuque	4–3–1	4–1–1	3rd
1955	Dubuque	2–5	2–4	6th
1956	Dubuque	3–3–2	3–3–2	T–5th
1957	Dubuque	1–5–2	1–5–2	8th
1958	Dubuque	5–4	4–4	T–4th
1959	Dubuque	5–4	4–4	5th
1960	Dubuque	4–4	4–4	5th
1961	Dubuque	5–4	4–4	5th
Dubuque:		95–65–6	79–48–8
Total:		95–65–6
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth

Kenneth_E._Mercer

Kenneth E. Mercer

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Biographical details
Born	(1903-06-09)June 9, 1903 Albia, Iowa, U.S.
Died	February 19, 1970(1970-02-19) (aged 66) Asbury, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1925–1926	Simpson (IA)
1927–1929	Frankford Yellow Jackets

Position(s)	Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1931	Simpson (IA) (assistant)
1932–1935	Algona HS (IA)
1936–1938	Beloit (assistant)
1939–1961	Dubuque
Basketball
1940–1950	Dubuque

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1936	Algona HS (IA)
1939–?	Dubuque

Head coaching record
Overall	95–65–6 (college football) 112–34 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football 3 Iowa Conference (1940, 1942, 1948)