Mercer
2-2Southern · Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex · 10,200 · 5,823 avg in 2026
LastL 11–44 at Georgia Tech · Sat Sep 19 · Ronin Dangler 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 12 tackles
Nextat Abilene Christian · Sat Sep 26 · 8 pm ET · Wildcat Stadium (TX) · series 0-1 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #169 | #245 | -22.5✗ | East Texas A&M | W 23–15 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #169 | #156 | -22.5✓ | Presbyterian | W 62–3 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #167 | #165 | -15.5✗ | Furman | L 13–20 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #164 | #85 | +38.5✓ | @Georgia Tech | L 11–44 122 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 4 | Sep 27 | #173 | #130 | @Abilene Christian | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #172 | #264 | @VMI | ||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Western Carolina | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Samford | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | The Citadel | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @Chattanooga | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @Tennessee Tech | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | East Tennessee State |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | @Georgia Tech | L 11–44 | 290 | 2 | 32:42 | +0.044 | 41.9% | 96.6% | Defense's roughest night |
| Sep 12 | Furman | L 13–20 | — | — | — | -0.234 | 31.6% | 132.1% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | Presbyterian | W 62–3 | — | — | — | +0.867 | 50.0% | 202.6% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | East Texas A&M | W 23–15 | — | — | — | +0.188 | 35.4% | 134.4% | Best defensive stand |
| Season average (4 games) | 290 | 2.0 | +0.216 | 39.7% | 141.4% | ||||
Mercer is the reinstatement program that shocked the SoCon with back-to-back titles and a perfect 2025 conference record — the bears that went from FCS reinstatement to conference dynasty in a decade.
Fans here believe mercer came out of nowhere in 2024 to win a SoCon championship. Furman has 1988, Wofford has ten playoff runs, the Citadel has tradition. The bears have momentum — and they're…
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What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Southern teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Mercer has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 27
vs Abilene Christian · away
Outcome band · Mercer · 2026
Outcome band · Mercer · 2026Mercer's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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Mercer is the reinstatement program that shocked the SoCon with back-to-back titles and a perfect 2025 conference record — the bears that went from FCS reinstatement to conference dynasty in a decade.
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