2022 Mercer Bears football team

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2022 Mercer Bears football
Mercer Bears wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 21
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bodine (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Joel Taylor (3rd season)
Home stadium Moye Complex
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Samford $^  8 0   11 2  
No. 10 Furman ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 23 Chattanooga  5 3   7 4  
No. 24 Mercer  5 3   7 4  
Western Carolina  4 4   6 5  
Wofford  3 5   3 8  
The Citadel  3 5   4 7  
East Tennessee State  1 7   3 8  
VMI  0 8   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 277:00 p.m. Morehead State *No. 23 ESPN+ W 63–139,027
September 37:00 p.m.at Auburn *No. 23 SECN+/ESPN+L 16–4284,562
September 176:00 p.m. The Citadel No. 20
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3 W 17–011,339
September 246:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb *No. 17ESPN+W 45–144,750
October 11:30 p.m.at Wofford No. 13ESPN+W 42–74,087
October 84:00 p.m. Western Carolina No. 12
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 49–610,927
October 154:00 p.m. East Tennessee State No. 12
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 55–3310,002
October 221:30 p.m.at No. 10 Chattanooga No. 11ESPN+L 21–419,092
October 291:30 p.m.at VMI No. 16ESPN+W 55–145,133
November 123:00 p.m. No. 13 Furman No. 14
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 13–2311,729
November 191:00 p.m.at No. 9 Samford No. 19ESPN+L 44–50 2OT6,033

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Game summaries

Morehead State

1234Total
Eagles0103013
No. 23 Bears142814763

At Auburn

1234Total
No. 23 Bears070916
Tigers141414042

The Citadel

1234Total
Citadel Bulldogs00000
No. 20 Bears0014317

At Gardner–Webb

1234Total
No. 17 Bears21771045
Runnin' Bulldogs077014

At Wofford

1234Total
No. 13 Bears14714742
Terriers00707

Western Carolina

1234Total
Catamounts00606
No. 12 Bears21210749

East Tennessee State

1234Total
Buccaneers3176733
No. 12 Bears141472055

At No. 10 Chattanooga

1234Total
No. 11 Bears0147021
No. 10 Mocs17107741

At VMI

1234Total
No. 16 Bears724141055
Keydets0014014

No. 13 Furman

1234Total
No. 13 Paladins3710323
No. 14 Bears070613

At No. 9 Samford

1234OT2OTTotal
No. 19 Bears1703177044
No. 9 Samford Bulldogs1467107650

Roster

2022 Mercer Bears football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1Devron HarperJr
RB 2Austin Douglas Redshirt.svg  So
QB 4Fred PaytonSr
RB 5Al Wooten IISo
QB 7Carter PeevySo
RB 8Brandon Marshall Redshirt.svg  So
WR 10Parker WrobleSo
RB 12Fred Jackson Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 13Ty James Redshirt.svg  So
WR 16Trey Adkins Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 17Daniel ShochFr
QB 19Chad KearnsFr
RB 21Tayshaun ShippJr
WR 23Travion SolomonFr
RB 27Jacob Walker Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 29Xavier BrantleyFr
RB 33Tylan JohnsonFr
RB 35Langston White Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 36Justin ColemanSo
RB 37CJ MillerFr
OL 50Cedric RichardsonFr
OL 57Jose GonzalezFr
OL 58Tyzen Wilkerson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 59Clay Baker Redshirt.svg  So
OL 63Eli EdwardsFr
OL 64Riley AdcockSo
OL 66Riley BellFr
OL 67Hunter BrozioSo
OL 68Ni Mansell Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 70Santo DeFranco Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 71Israel Mukwiza Redshirt.svg  So
OL 72Caleb CarterFr
OL 73John ThomasJr
OL 76Nash Jensen Redshirt.svg  So
OL 77Mac JohnsonJr
OL 78Peyton Bumpers Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 79Ari KamauSo
TE 81Andrew LaneFr
TE 82Andrew May Redshirt.svg  So
TE 83Drake Starks Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 84Nate Boehm Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 85Sawyer BurtFr
TE 86Luke Szabados Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 88Baxley O’BrienFr
OL -Jason BerkoFr
OL -Justin BrettFr
RB -Jamell CoastFr
OL -Elijah HealdFr
OL -Jackson FavorsFr
OL -Tim Maddox Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR -Mikeal SullivanFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 0Lance WiseJr
LB 3Isaac DowlingSo
CB 6Cam Sims Redshirt.svg  So
CB 9Michael Campbell Redshirt.svg  Sr
EDGE 11Solomon ZubairuSr
S 14Chris JoinesFr
LB 15Ken Standley Redshirt.svg  So
CB 18Corey BarnesSo
S 20Richie CoffeySr
S 22Shi’heem Watkins Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 24Danijah Gammage Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 25TJ MooreSo
S 26Khay LoydFr
S 28Kenyatta WardJr
CB 30Kaleb FrostFr
CB 31Myles WestonFr
S 32Josh PickettFr
S 34Myles ReddingSo
S 38Juwan JohnsonFr
S 39John Stegenga Redshirt.svg  Fr
KAT 40Isaiah WashburnFr
LB 41Zach HopkinsSr
KAT 42Christian HansonFr
KAT 43Myles Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
KAT 44Marcus ChristianFr
S 45Tommy BlissFr
LB 46Isaac PrinceFr
LB 47Tommy Pollack Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 48Mic WassonFr
LB 49Chris Taylor Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 51Drew ClareFr
DL 52Richard Benton Jr. Redshirt.svg  Jr
KAT 53Royce Izundu Redshirt.svg  So
LB 55Marques ThomasSo
DL 56Carson GriffinJr
DL 60Joshua Williams Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 61Pierce Vickery Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 87Will Pounds Redshirt.svg  Sr
DL 90Emil Hovde Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 91Jordan SwainSo
KAT 92Barrett SchmidlkoferFr
DL 94Savio FrazierSo
DL 95Robert Johnson Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 96Arias NashFr
DL 98Chris Hill Redshirt.svg  So
DL 99Caden CameseFr
S -Nate BrooksFr
LB -Peyton CromwellFr
CB -Tucker MixFr
LB -Tripp SlatonFr
DL -Ricky SteverFr
LB -Tucker WilsonFr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 62Joe MillerFr
LS/WR 80Reid Brass Redshirt.svg  So
P 89Ian GarciaFr
K 93Devin FolserSr
P/K 97Trey TurkSo
K -Bryce AddisonFr
K -Christian ColeFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • David A. Cole (Associate head coach / Cornerbacks / special teams coordinator)
  • Bob Bodine (offensive coordinator / offensive line)
  • Joel Taylor (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
  • Fred Jones (Run Game Coordinator / running backs)
  • Mike Adams (defensive pass game coordinator / safeties)
  • Sumner Ellis (KATS / defensive recruiting coordinator)
  • La'Donte Harris (Pass Game Coordinator / wide receivers)
  • Jimmy Long (defensive run game coordinator / defensive line)
  • Kevin O'Brien (Tight Ends / offensive recruiting coordinator)
  • David Salmon (Quarterbacks / video coordinator)
  • Daniel Dieudonne (volunteer assistant – defense)
  • Markerious Bolden (analyst – defense)
  • Evan Barr (director of strength and conditioning)

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

Roster
Last update: 24 September 2022

References

  1. "2022 Mercer Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. "2022 Football Schedule". Mercer Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2022.