2017 Mercer Bears football team

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2017 Mercer Bears football
Mercer Bears wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCasey Vogt (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolakowski (5th season)
Home stadium Five Star Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 2   8 5  
Western Carolina  5 3   7 5  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
The Citadel  3 5   5 6  
Chattanooga  3 5   3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6   4 7  
VMI  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia. [1] Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fifth.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m. Jacksonville * ESPN3 W 48–79,727
September 94:00 p.m.No. 10 Wofford
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 27–2811,727
September 164:00 p.m.at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn * SECN L 10–2487,033
September 233:30 p.m.at East Tennessee State ESPN3L 23–26 OT8,022
September 304:00 p.m. VMI
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 49–1410,207
October 72:00 p.m.at No. 17 The Citadel ESPN3W 24–149,969
October 143:30 p.m. Chattanooga
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
STADIUM W 30–109,864
October 211:30 p.m.at Furman ESPN3L 21–288,108
November 43:00 p.m.No. 16 Samford
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 3–2010,200
November 112:00 p.m.at No. 21 Western Carolina ESPN3W 35–3310,681
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama *SECNL 0–56101,821

References

  1. "Mercer Unveils 2017 Football Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.