Mercer Bears

Mercer Bears Bears

1st in Southern

2025 Schedule

MER
Canceled
UCD
MER
L 15-10
PRES
MER
W 22-21
WOF
CIT
W 38-0
MER
ETSU
W 38-34
MER
MER
W 45-21
SAM
PRIN
W 38-14
MER
MER
W 62-0
VMI
FUR
W 52-28
MER
WCU
W 49-47
MER
MER
W 63-17
UTC
AUB
L 62-17
MER
MER
L 47-0
SDAK
Toledo names Mercer's Mike Jacobs as next head coach Toledo names Mercer's Mike Jacobs as next head coach

The Toledo Rockets have named Mercer's Mike Jacobs as the school's next football coach, calling the Ohio native "an extraordinary fit" for the program.

Sources: Mercer’s Mike Jacobs is working toward a deal to become the next coach at Toledo. He’d replace Jason Candle, who left for UConn. The sides are expected to come together today. He brings an 80.3% winning percentage as a head coach, as he’s 94-23 with no losing seasons. In 10 seasons as a head coach, he has seven league titles, six NCAA playoff appearances and four Coach of the Year Awards. Sources: Mercer’s Mike Jacobs is working toward a deal to become the next coach at Toledo. He’d replace Jason Candle, who left for UConn. The sides are expected to come together today. He brings an 80.3% winning percentage as a head coach, as he’s 94-23 with no losing seasons. In 10 seasons as a head coach, he has seven league titles, six NCAA playoff appearances and four Coach of the Year Awards.

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Phillips rushes for 2 TDs, South Dakota picks off Mercer 4 times in 47-0 FCS playoff victory Phillips rushes for 2 TDs, South Dakota picks off Mercer 4 times in 47-0 FCS playoff victory

— L.J. Phillips Jr. rushed for a pair of touchdowns, Mikey Munn made two of South Dakota's four interceptions and the 11th-seeded Coyotes blanked sixth-seeded Mercer 47-0 in the second round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.

Highlight: Deuce Knight shines with six TDs in Auburn's blowout win vs. Mercer Highlight: Deuce Knight shines with six TDs in Auburn's blowout win vs. Mercer

Knight posts 239 yards and two touchdowns on 15-for-20 passing while adding 162 yards and a ridiculous four touchdowns on the ground in the 62-17 win over the Bears.

Deuce Knight accounts for 6 TDs in his first career start as Auburn rolls Mercer 62-17 Deuce Knight accounts for 6 TDs in his first career start as Auburn rolls Mercer 62-17

— Deuce Knight accounted for 401 yards and six touchdowns, tying a school record, and Auburn beat lower-division Mercer 62-17 on Saturday.

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Seven players score TDs as Mercer beats Chattanooga 63-17 Seven players score TDs as Mercer beats Chattanooga 63-17

— Braden Atkinson threw five touchdowns to four different receivers, tallying 326 yards passing, and seven different players found the end zone as Mercer defeated Chattanooga 63-17 in a rout on Saturday.

Atkinson leads Mercer in 49-47 win over Western Carolina, which gets 7 TD passes from Dickens Atkinson leads Mercer in 49-47 win over Western Carolina, which gets 7 TD passes from Dickens

— Braden Atkinson threw three touchdown passes, CJ Miller ran for three scores, and Mercer defeated Western Carolina 49-47 on Saturday in a shootout to win the Southern Conference title.

Braden Atkinson throws 4 touchdown passes in Mercer's 52-28 win over Furman Braden Atkinson throws 4 touchdown passes in Mercer's 52-28 win over Furman

— Braden Atkinson threw for 426 yards, including four touchdowns, and Mercer defeated Furman 52-28 on Saturday.

Mercer's Braden Atkinson sets school passing record in 62-0 victory over VMI Mercer's Braden Atkinson sets school passing record in 62-0 victory over VMI

— Mercer quarterback Braden Atkinson threw five touchdown passes and broke a school record with 538 passing yards in the Bears' 62-0 win over VMI on Saturday afternoon.

2025 Team Stats

Points For
36.2
14th