2017 Mercer Bears football team

2017 Mercer Bears football
Conference Southern Conference
2017 record 5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach Bobby Lamb (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Casey Vogt
Defensive coordinator Mike Kolakowski
Home stadium Five Star Stadium
(Capacity: 10,200)
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 FCS Poll

The 2017 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in 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 Five Star Stadium. They were fourth year members of the Southern Conference.[1] They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville* Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 48–7   9,727
September 9 4:00 p.m. at No. 10 Wofford Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA ESPN3 L 27–28   11,727
September 16 4:00 p.m. at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL SECN L 10–24   87,033
September 23 3:30 p.m. at East Tennessee State William B. Greene Jr. Stadium • Johnson City, TN ESPN3 L 23–26 OT  8,022
September 30 4:00 p.m. VMI Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 49–14   10,207
October 7 2:00 p.m. at No. 17 The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC ESPN3 W 24–14   9,969
October 14 3:30 p.m. Chattanooga Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA STADIUM W 30–10   9,864
October 21 1:30 p.m. at Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC ESPN3 L 21–28   8,108
November 4 3:00 p.m. No. 16 Samford Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA ESPN3 L 3–20   10,200
November 11 2:00 p.m. at No. 21 Western Carolina E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC ESPN3 W 35–33   10,681
November 18 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama* Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL SECN L 0–56   101,821
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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