Mercer Bears
Southern
9-4 (6-2 conf)
Ratings
2023
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -22.2
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 74
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 9–4
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NNorth Alabama | FCS | 17-7 | +10 | W |
| 1 | @Ole Miss | +18.4 | 7-73 | -66 | L |
| 2 | vsMorehead State | FCS | 48-22 | +26 | W |
| 4 | @Furman | FCS | 14-38 | -24 | L |
| 5 | vsVMI | FCS | 38-3 | +35 | W |
| 6 | @East Tennessee State | FCS | 24-6 | +18 | W |
| 7 | vsChattanooga | FCS | 10-22 | -12 | L |
| 8 | vsWofford | FCS | 31-17 | +14 | W |
| 9 | @Western Carolina | FCS | 45-38 | +7 | W |
| 10 | @The Citadel | FCS | 38-16 | +22 | W |
| 11 | vsSamford | FCS | 28-21 | +7 | W |
| 13 ·P | vsGardner-Webb | FCS | 17-7 | +10 | W |
| 14 ·P | @South Dakota State | FCS | 0-41 | -41 | L |
Quarterbacks · 2
2023 · 45
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Carter Peevy | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Hess Horne | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Al Wooten II | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Micah Bell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Tyrell Coard | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Langston White | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Devron Harper | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Ty James | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Brayden Smith | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Parker Wroble | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Travion Solomon | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Owen Dupree | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Sam Albee | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Sawyer Burt | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 3rd | Andrew May | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 4th | Gavin McKay | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Solomon Zubairu | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Chris Hill | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Savio Frazier | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Jordan Swain | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Carson Griffin | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Caden Camese | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Marques Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Isaac Dowling | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Ken Standley | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Drew Clare | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Isaac Prince | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Mic Wasson | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Cameron Sims | — | — | — | ★★ |
| CB | 2nd | TJ Moore | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 3rd | Myles Weston | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 4th | Dainsus Miller | SR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| DB | 1st | Chris Joines | SR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| S | 1st | Lance Wise | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | 2nd | Juwan Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| S | 3rd | Myles Redding | — | — | — | — |
| S | 4th | Richie Coffey | — | — | — | — |
| S | 5th | Donovan Watkins | — | — | — | — |
| S | 6th | Tommy Bliss | — | — | — | — |
| S | 7th | Myles Jones | — | — | — | — |
| S | 8th | Christian Davis | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | 1st | Jaiden Hamilton | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Kody Arnold | — | — | — | — |
| P | 2nd | Ian Garcia | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Reice Griffith | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2023 · pts/game
PPG For
27.3
PPG Against
23.9
Differential
+3.4
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2023
- Overall
- 8-3
- Home
- 4-1
- Away
- 3-2
- Neutral
- 1-0
- Conference
- 6-2
- Non-Conference
- 2-1
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-0
- Avg Margin
- +3.4
Situational Splits
2023 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 28.7 | 15.3 |
| Away | 3-3 | 21.3 | 35.3 |
| Neutral | 1-0 | 17.0 | 7.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 7.0 | 73.0 |
| Conference | 6-2 | 28.5 | 20.1 |
| Non-conference | 3-2 | 17.8 | 30.0 |
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
4-1 SU · 3-0 ATS · O2/U1
Betting Profile
2023 · 10 w/ line
| Straight up | 9-4 |
| ATS | 5-550% |
| Over / Under | 5-4-1 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 4-3 |
| As underdog | 1-2 |
| Home | 2-2 |
| Away | 3-2 |
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 #182
Talent composite73.5 #182 / 238
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2023
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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