2016 Mercer Bears football team

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2016 Mercer Bears football
Mercer Bears wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCasey Vogt (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolakowski (4th season)
Home stadium Moye Complex
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 The Citadel $^  8 0   10 2  
No. 9 Wofford ^  6 2   10 4  
No. 13 Chattanooga ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 23 Samford ^  5 3   7 5  
Mercer  4 4   6 5  
Furman  3 5   3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6   5 6  
Western Carolina  1 7   2 9  
VMI  1 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 6–5 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fifth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmNo. 15 The Citadel FSN L 23–2412,542
September 103:00 pmat Georgia Tech * ACCN+ L 10–3549,992
September 174:00 pm Tennessee Tech *
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3 W 34–279,772
October 11:30 pmat VMI ESPN3W 33–30 OT5,266
October 84:00 pmat No. 5 Chattanooga SDN L 31–5211,039
October 154:00 pm Western Carolina
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 38–2412,247
October 224:00 pmat Austin Peay * OVCDN W 41–346,506
October 291:30 pmat Wofford ESPN3L 21–316,190
November 53:00 pm East Tennessee State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
FSNW 21–1310,913
November 123:30 pmat No. 22 Samford ESPN3L 19–248,379
November 193:00 pm Furman
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
FSNW 27–2410,712
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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