2014 Mercer Bears football team

2014 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	6–6 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Casey Vogt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kolakowski (2nd season)
Home stadium	Moye Complex
Seasons ←  2013 2015  →

2014 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Chattanooga $^		7	–	0					10	–	4
Samford		5	–	2					7	–	4
Western Carolina		5	–	2					7	–	5
Wofford		4	–	3					6	–	5
The Citadel		3	–	4					5	–	7
Furman		2	–	5					3	–	9
Mercer		1	–	6					6	–	6
VMI		1	–	6					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2014 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex. They were first-year members of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–6 overall and 1–6 in SoCon play to tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	Reinhardt *	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 45–42	10,027
September 6	6:00 pm	No. 19 Furman	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 20–25	12,227
September 13	6:00 pm	at Stetson *	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL		W 49–0	3,660
September 20	6:00 pm	Ave Maria *	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 42–21	10,173
September 27	1:30 pm	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA		W 27–24	4,490
October 4	3:00 pm	at Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL		L 18–21	8,713
October 11	4:00 pm	Austin Peay *	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 49–31	8,027
October 18	4:00 pm	Western Carolina	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 21–35	9,277
October 25	12:00 pm	at No. 15 Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ASN	L 31–38	10,763
November 1	4:00 pm	The Citadel	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 26–28	10,271
November 15	4:00 pm	Warner *	Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 56–0	10,000
November 22	1:30 pm	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		L 6–34	7,051
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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The ASN game aired locally on WMUB.

Awards

• 2014 CFPA FCS National Return Specialist of the Year

Chandler Curtis

Honors

All-America

• Second Team

Chandler Curtis ^[2]

All-SoCon

The Mercer University football team had seven individuals honored by the Southern Conference:

• First Team

Chandler Curtis

Alex Lakes

• Second Team

Wilson Heres

Alex Avant

Tyler Ward

• All-Freshman

Chandler Curtis

Alex Lakes

Austin Barrett

Kyle Williams

References

1. Schedule
2. "Curtis Named Second Team All-America by College Sports Madness - Mercer". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2015.