2021 Mercer Bears football team

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2021 Mercer Bears football
Mercer Bears wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Bob Bodine (2nd season)
  • Tim Foster (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Joel Taylor (2nd season)
Home stadium Moye Complex
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^  7 1   11 2  
Mercer  6 2   7 3  
Chattanooga  5 3   6 5  
Western Carolina  4 4   4 7  
Furman  4 4   6 5  
VMI  4 4   6 5  
Samford  3 5   4 7  
The Citadel  3 5   4 7  
Wofford  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Bears were led by second-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m. Point * ESPN+ W 69–08,727
September 114:00 p.m.at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama * SEC Network L 14–4895,396
September 252:00 p.m.at Furman ESPN+W 24–310,203
October 26:00 p.m. Samford
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 45–4211,137
October 93:30 p.m.at Western Carolina ESPN+W 34–2411,123
October 164:00 p.m. VMI
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 7–457,227
October 236:00 p.m. Wofford
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+/Nexstar W 45–147,224
October 302:00 p.m.at The Citadel ESPN+W 34–78,438
November 133:00 p.m.No. 22т Chattanooga
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 10–6 8,527
November 201:00 p.m.at No. 8 East Tennessee State No. 21ESPN3L 35–3810,594

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Roster

2021 Mercer Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1Devron HarperSo
QB 4Fred PaytonJr
RB 5Fred Davis Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 6Dylan Fromm Redshirt.svg  Fr
JK 7Ethan DirrimFr
RB 8Brandon Marshall Redshirt.svg  Fr
JK 10Parker WrobleFr
JK 11Brandon Mays Redshirt.svg  So
WR 13Ty James Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 15Carter PeevyFr
JK 16Dyvon McKinneyFr
JK 17Landon Miller Redshirt.svg  So
QB 19Anthony Squitieri Redshirt.svg  Fr
JK 21Tayshaun ShippFr
JK 27Jacob WalkerFr
RB 29Al Wooten IIFr
RB 35Langston WhiteFr
RB 36Justin ColemanFr
OL 50Obinna Nwankwo Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 51Jason Poe Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 57John Harris Redshirt.svg  So
OL 58Tyzen WilkersonFr
OL 59Clay BakerFr
OL 60Conner Krieger Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 61Pierce VickeryFr
OL 64Riley AdcockFr
OL 66Thomas SteiblyFr
OL 67Ni MansellFr
OL 68Nate Howard Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 70Santo DeFranco Redshirt.svg  So
OL 71Daniel TulkFr
OL 73John ThomasSo
OL 74Luke BarlowFr
OL 78Peyton BumpersFr
OL 79Ari KamauFr
TE 81Bryce Lawrence Redshirt.svg  So
TE 82Andrew MayFr
TE 83Drake StarksJr
JK 85Brendan HuntFr
TE 86Luke Szabados Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 88Jaylin PetersonFr
TE 89Mac JohnsonFr
OL -Jonathan BacigalupiFr
WR -Nate BoehmFr
OL -Aidan Higgins Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL -Tim MaddoxFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 0Lance WiseSo
CB 2Yahsyn McKeeSo
LB 3Isaac DowlingFr
CB 9Michael CampbellJr
S 12Harrison Poole Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 18Corey BarnesFr
S 20Richie CoffeySo
S 22DQ Wilkerson Redshirt.svg  So
LB 24Danijah Gammage Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 25TJ MooreFr
S 26Byron BaconFr
CB 28Kenyatta WardFr
S 30Rick Lester III Redshirt.svg  So
S 31Luke Ward Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 32Kainalu Pu’u Robinson Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 34Myles ReddingFr
S 37Kenyan HunterFr
OLB 40Jordan Williams Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 41Zach HopkinsSo
OLB 42Alvin Ward Jr. Redshirt.svg  Sr
OLB 43Myles JonesFr
DL 44Richard Benton Jr. Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 47Tommy PollackFr
DL 48Solomon ZubairuSo
LB 49Chris Taylor Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 52Tre Lanham Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 53Royce IzunduFr
LB 54Ken Standley Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 55Marques ThomasFr
DL 56Carson GriffinFr
OLB 65Cyril Turner Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 76Vinny CarnazzoFr
OLB 90Emil HovdeFr
DL 91Jordan SwainFr
DL 94Savio FrazierFr
DL 95Barron King Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 98Chris Hill Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 99DJ McDanielJr
CB -Brogan KortaFr
S -Liam LewisFr
CB -Kyle LindsaySo
S -Gavin SprattFr
S -John StegengaFr
S -Jack ShryockFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 62Zach LassiterSo
LS 69Philip Hatcher Redshirt.svg  So
LS 80Reid BrassFr
K 92Caleb Dowden Redshirt.svg  So
K 93Devin FolserSo
P 97Trey TurkFr
K -Brinson SumnerFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • David A. Cole (Associate HC / Cornerbacks / Specialists)
  • Bob Bodinel (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line)
  • Tim Foster (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Jokers)
  • Joel Taylor (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Mike Adams (Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Safeties)
  • Sumner Ellis (Defensive Ends / Defensive Recruiting Coordinator)
  • La’Donte Harris (Wide Receivers / Offensive Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Jimmy Long (Defensive Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line)
  • Kevin O’Brien (Tight Ends)
  • John Russ (Running Backs / Video Coordinator)
  • Brandon Wright (Offensive Analyst)
  • Devin Bledsoe (Defensive Analyst)
  • Montralius Mosley (Volunteer Assistant Offense)
  • Alex Collier (Volunteer Assistant Defense)
  • Bennett Houston (Director of Football Operations)
  • Drew Tranum (Head Equipment Manager)
  • Clarence Powell (Coordinator of Football Creative Services)
  • Evan Barr (Director of Strength & Conditioning)
  • Jackson Morris (Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning)
  • Marques White (Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning)
  • Josh Huff (Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2021

References

  1. "2021 Mercer Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.