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{{Short description|American football player and sports coach (1903–1970)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Kenneth E. Mercer
| name = Kenneth E. Mercer
| image =
| sport = [[American football|Football]], [[basketball]]
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|6|9}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1903|6|9}}
| birth_place = [[Albia, Iowa]]
| birth_place = [[Albia, Iowa]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|2|19|1903|6|9}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1970|2|19|1903|6|9}}
| death_place = [[Asbury, Iowa]]
| death_place = [[Asbury, Iowa]], U.S.
| alma_mater =
| alma_mater =
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_sport1 = Football
| player_years2 = 1925–1926
| player_years2 = 1925–1926
| player_team2 = [[Simpson Storm football|Simpson]]
| player_team2 = [[Simpson Storm football|Simpson (IA)]]
| player_years3 = 1927–1929
| player_years3 = 1927–1929
| player_team3 = [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]]
| player_team3 = [[Frankford Yellow Jackets]]
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| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_sport1 = Football
| coach_years2 = 1930–1931
| coach_years2 = 1930–1931
| coach_team2 = [[Simpson Storm football|Simpson]] (assistant)
| coach_team2 = [[Simpson Storm football|Simpson (IA)]] (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1932–1935
| coach_years3 = 1932–1935
| coach_team3 = [[Algona High School|Algona HS (IA)]]
| coach_team3 = [[Algona High School|Algona HS (IA)]]
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| admin_years2 = 1939–?
| admin_years2 = 1939–?
| admin_team2 = [[Dubuque Spartans|Dubuque]]
| admin_team2 = [[Dubuque Spartans|Dubuque]]
| overall_record = 95–64–7 (college football)<br>112–34 (college basketball)
| overall_record = 95–65–6 (college football)<br>112–34 (college basketball)
| bowl_record =
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record =
| tournament_record =
| championships = Football<br>3 [[American Rivers Conference|Iowa Conference]] (1940, 1942, 1948)
| championships =
| awards =
| awards =
| coaching_records =
| coaching_records =
}}
}}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MercKe20.htm|title=Kenneth Mercer|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> Mercer was the head football coach at the [[University of Dubuque]] from 1939 to 1961, compiling a record of 95–64–7. He was also the head basketball coach at Dubuque from 1940 to 1950, tallying a mark of 112–34.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbq.edu/Athletics/MensAthletics/Basketball/|title=Basketball History|publisher=dbq.edu|access-date=July 14, 2018}}</ref>
'''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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MercKe20.htm|title=Kenneth Mercer|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference|access-date=July 3, 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbq.edu/Athletics/MensAthletics/Basketball/|title=Basketball History|publisher=dbq.edu|access-date=July 14, 2018}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
===College football===
{{CFB Yearly Record Start | type = coach | team = | conf = | bowl = | poll = no }}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = [[Dubuque Spartans football|Dubuque Spartans]]
| conf = [[American Rivers Conference|Iowa Conference]]
| startyear = 1939
| endyear = 1961
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1939 college football season|1939]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 4–4
| conference = 4–2
| confstanding = 4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1940 college football season|1940]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 7–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1941 college football season|1941]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 6–1–1
| conference = 6–1–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1942 college football season|1942]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 8–0
| conference = 8–0
| confstanding = 1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1943 college football season|1943]]
| name = No team—[[World War II]]
| overall =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1944 college football season|1944]]
| name = No team—[[World War II]]
| overall =
| conference =
| confstanding =
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1945 college football season|1945]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 4–2
| conference = 2–2
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1946 college football season|1946]]
| name = [[1946 Dubuque Spartans football team|Dubuque]]
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–3
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1947 college football season|1947]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 5–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| year = [[1948 college football season|1948]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 7–1
| conference = 5–0
| confstanding = T–1st
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1949 college football season|1949]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 6–2
| conference = 4–1
| confstanding = 2nd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1950 college football season|1950]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 3–5
| conference = 1–4
| confstanding = T–4th <small>(Southern)</small>
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1951 college football season|1951]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 3–4
| conference = 3–2
| confstanding = T–2nd <small>(Southern)</small>
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1952 college football season|1952]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 4–4
| conference = 3–1
| confstanding = 2nd <small>(Southern)</small>
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1953 college football season|1953]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 4–3
| conference = 2–2
| confstanding = 3rd <small>(Southern)</small>
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1954 college football season|1954]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 4–3–1
| conference = 4–1–1
| confstanding = 3rd
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1955 college football season|1955]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 2–5
| conference = 2–4
| confstanding = 6th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1956 college football season|1956]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 3–3–2
| conference = 3–3–2
| confstanding = T–5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1957 college football season|1957]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 1–5–2
| conference = 1–5–2
| confstanding = 8th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1958 college football season|1958]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = T–4th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1959 college football season|1959]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1960 college football season|1960]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 4–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| year = [[1961 college football season|1961]]
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 5–4
| conference = 4–4
| confstanding = 5th
| bowlname =
| bowloutcome =
| bcsbowl =
| ranking = no
| ranking2 = no
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Dubuque
| overall = 95–65–6
| confrecord = 79–48–8
}}
{{CFB Yearly Record End
| overall = 95–65–6
| bowls = no
| poll = no
| polltype =
}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Footballstats |nfl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=M/MercKe200 |rotoworld= |dbf= }}
* {{Footballstats |nfl= |espn= |cbs= |yahoo= |si= |pfr=M/MercKe200 |rotoworld= |dbf= }}
* {{Find a Grave|13531798}}


{{Dubuque Spartans football coach navbox}}
{{Dubuque Spartans football coach navbox}}


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[[Category:Basketball coaches from Iowa]]
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 7 August 2024

Kenneth E. Mercer
Biographical details
Born(1903-06-09)June 9, 1903
Albia, Iowa, U.S.
DiedFebruary 19, 1970(1970-02-19) (aged 66)
Asbury, Iowa, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1925–1926Simpson (IA)
1927–1929Frankford Yellow Jackets
Position(s)Back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1930–1931Simpson (IA) (assistant)
1932–1935Algona HS (IA)
1936–1938Beloit (assistant)
1939–1961Dubuque
Basketball
1940–1950Dubuque
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1932–1936Algona HS (IA)
1939–?Dubuque
Head coaching record
Overall95–65–6 (college football)
112–34 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 Iowa Conference (1940, 1942, 1948)

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]

Head coaching record

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College football

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
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

References

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  1. ^ "Kenneth Mercer". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "Basketball History". dbq.edu. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
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