2018 Mercer Bears football team

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2018 Mercer Bears football
Mercer Bears wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Pizzo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolakowski (6th season)
Home stadium Five Star Stadium
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Wofford +^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^  6 –2   8 –4  
Furman +  6 –2   6 –4  
Samford  5 –3   6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4   6 –5  
The Citadel  4 –4   5 –6  
Mercer  4 –4   5 –6  
Western Carolina  1 –7   3 –8  
VMI  0 –8   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place in a three-way tie for fifth.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in fourth place. [1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bears predicted to finish in sixth place. [2]

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bears placed eight players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.at Memphis *
 ESPN3 L 14–6633,697
September 86:00 p.m. Jacksonville *
ESPN3W 45–310,200
September 153:00 p.m.at No. 9 Samford
ESPN+ W 30–248,717
September 224:00 p.m. The Citadel
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 31–3811,772
September 291:30 p.m.at VMI
ESPN3W 48–383,251
October 131:00 p.m.at Yale *
ESPN+L 28–352,861
October 204:00 p.m. Western Carolina
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 59–468,230
October 271:30 p.m.at No. 9 Wofford
ESPN3L 21–426,374
November 33:00 p.m. East Tennessee State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 18–2110,002
November 101:00 p.m.at Chattanooga
ESPN+W 13–98,014
November 173:00 p.m. Furman
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 30–358,811
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

At Memphis

1234Total
Bears0001414
Tigers282801066

Jacksonville

1234Total
Dolphins00033
Bears72414045

At Samford

1234Total
Bears71001330
No. 9 Bulldogs7071024

The Citadel

1234Total
Bulldogs7732138
Bears7107731

At VMI

1234Total
Bears131414748
Keydets71301838

At Yale

1234Total
Bears0147728
Bulldogs14140735

Western Carolina

1234Total
Catamounts72061346
Bears028171459

At Wofford

1234Total
Bears0071421
No. 9 Terriers014141442

East Tennessee State

1234Total
Buccaneers0147021
Bears735318

At Chattanooga

1234Total
Bears0001313
Mocs00369

Furman

1234Total
Paladins7139635
Bears7314630

References

  1. ↑ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title".
  2. ↑ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll".
  3. ↑ Schedule
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