Mercer Bears
Southern
7-3 (6-2 conf)
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- —
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 24
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 7–3
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsPoint University | FCS | 69-0 | +69 | W |
| 2 | @Alabama | +26 | 14-48 | -34 | L |
| 4 | @Furman | FCS | 24-3 | +21 | W |
| 5 | vsSamford | FCS | 45-42 | +3 | W |
| 6 | @Western Carolina | FCS | 34-24 | +10 | W |
| 7 | vsVMI | FCS | 7-45 | -38 | L |
| 8 | vsWofford | FCS | 45-14 | +31 | W |
| 9 | @The Citadel | FCS | 34-7 | +27 | W |
| 11 | vsChattanooga | FCS | 10-6 | +4 | W |
| 12 | @East Tennessee State | FCS | 35-38 | -3 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2021 · 31
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Fred Payton | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Carter Peevy | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | — | Brandon Marshall | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | — | Al Wooten II | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | — | Jacob Walker | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Devron Harper | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Ty James | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Parker Wroble | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Ethan Dirrim | SR | 6'2" | 235 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Andrew May | — | — | — | — |
Offensive Line · 1
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Obinna Nwanko | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Solomon Zubairu | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Chris Hill | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Jordan Swain | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Carson Griffin | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Ken Standley | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Danijah Gammage | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Isaac Dowling | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Marques Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Tre Lanham | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Zach Hopkins | — | — | — | ★★ |
Defensive Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | TJ Moore | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Michael Campbell | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | Yahsyn McKee | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Luke Ward | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | Harrison Poole | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Ricky Lester | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Lance Wise | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | 3rd | Richie Coffey | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Trey Turk | — | — | — | — |
| P | — | Devin Folser | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
31.7
PPG Against
22.7
Differential
+9.0
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 7-3
- Home
- 4-1
- Away
- 3-2
- Conference
- 6-2
- Non-Conference
- 1-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-1
- Avg Margin
- +9.0
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-1 | 35.2 | 21.4 |
| Away | 3-2 | 28.2 | 24.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 14.0 | 48.0 |
| Conference | 6-2 | 29.3 | 22.4 |
| Non-conference | 1-1 | 41.5 | 24.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 1 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9-3 | 8-0 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 11-3 | 7-1 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 8-3 | 6-2 | — | — | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 7-4 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-3 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-3 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 4-8 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 5-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 5-6 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 6-5 | 4-4 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 5-6 | 2-5 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 6-5 | 1-5 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 0-0 ATS · O0/U0
Betting Profile
2021 · 1 w/ line
| Straight up | 6-3 |
| ATS | 1-0100% |
| Over / Under | 1-0 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-0 |
| As underdog | 1-0 |
| Home | 0-0 |
| Away | 1-0 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #161 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★14 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #167 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | #179 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | #139 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2018 | #138 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | #138 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | #187 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #176 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | #160 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #207
Talent composite23.8 #207 / 224
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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