This is a list of seasons completed by the Mercer Bears football team. The Bears compete in the Southern Conference (SoCon) of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).[1] Mercer fielded their first football team in 1892 and competed intermittently until 1941. The program was revived in 2013, and Mercer spent their first season competing in the Pioneer Football League before transitioning to the SoCon in 2014. Starting in 2024, the Bears are led by head coach Mike Jacobs.
Seasons
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| Season | Team | Head coach[3] | Conference | Regular season results | Postseason results | Final ranking[4] | |||||||||
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| Overall | Conference | Playoff result/Bowl Game | TSN/STATS Poll | Coaches' Poll | |||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | |||||||||
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| 1892 | 1892 | Dave Beggs | Independent | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1893 | 1893 | George Stallings | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1894 | 1894 | No coach | No team | ||||||||||||
| 1895 | 1895 | No team | |||||||||||||
| 1896 | 1896 | D. J. Winston | SIAA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1897 | 1897 | Gordon Saussy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1903 | 1903 | No coach | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1904 | 1904 | No team | |||||||||||||
| 1905 | 1905 | No team | |||||||||||||
| 1906 | 1906 | E. E. Tarr | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1907 | 1907 | H. R. Schenker | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1908 | 1908 | Frank Blake | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1909 | 1909 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1910 | 1910 | C. C. Stroud | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1911 | 1911 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1912 | 1912 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1913 | 1913 | Lewie Hardage | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1914 | 1914 | Fred Robins | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1915 | 1915 | Jake Zellars | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1916 | 1916 | Jake Zellars D. R. Peacock |
1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1917 | 1917 | No coach | No team due to World War I | ||||||||||||
| 1918 | 1918 | No team due to World War I | |||||||||||||
| 1919 | 1919 | Maxwell James | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1920 | 1920 | Josh Cody | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1921 | 1921 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1922 | 1922 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | Stanley Robinson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1924 | 1924 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1926 | 1926 | Bernie Moore | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1927 | 1927 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1928 | 1928 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | Lake Russell | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1930 | 1930 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | Dixie | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1932 | 1932 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | Bobby Hooks | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | |||
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| 2013 | 2013 | Bobby Lamb | Pioneer | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | Southern | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | T–7th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | T–6th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | T–5th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2020 | 2020 | Drew Cronic | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | T-3rd | — | 24 | 21 | ||||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | T-2nd | 1-1 | 17 | 20 | ||||||
| 2024 | 2024 | Mike Jacobs | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1st | 1-1 | 8 | 7 | |||||
| Totals | All-time: 201–224–14 (.474) |
Conference: 90–122–8 (.427) |
Playoffs: 2–2 (.500) |
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See also
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References
[edit]- ^ The Division I-A, I-AA and I-AAA designations were confusing and as a result, misapplied by the public, boosters and media when referring not only to their local football programs but also to other sports such as basketball. The Division I Board of Directors, composed of Division I presidents and chancellors voted on the change in August 2006. The Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system. The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of the 88 NCAA national championships). NCAA.org[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2017 Mercer Football Media Guide" (PDF). MercerBears.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Campbell Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Mercer In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.