2013 Mercer Bears football team

The 2013 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). This was Mercer's first year sponsoring football since 1941. This was also their only season as a member of the PFL as they joined the Southern Conference in 2014. They finished the season 10–2, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in third place.

2013 Mercer Bears football
ConferencePioneer Football League
2013 record10–2 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCasey Vogt (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolakowski (1st season)
Home stadiumMoye Complex
(Capacity: 10,200)
2013 Pioneer Football League standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Butler +^  7 –1     9 –4  
Marist +  7 –1     8 –3  
Mercer  6 –2     10 –2  
Dayton  5 –3     7 –4  
Drake  5 –3     6 –5  
Jacksonville  4 –4     5 –6  
Morehead State  3 –5     3 –9  
Campbell  2 –6     3 –9  
Stetson  1 –7     2 –9  
Valparaiso  1 –7     1 –10  
Davidson  0 –8     0 –11  
San Diego  0 –0     8 –3  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • San Diego declared itself ineligible for conference title because of improper scholarships for football players; it will have an official conference record of 0–0 and will not have a place in the conference standings.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 316:00 pmReinhardt*
W 40–3712,172
September 146:00 pmWarner*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
W 61–010,027
September 216:00 pmBerry*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
W 43–09,327
September 281:00 pmDrake
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
W 31–178,150
October 54:00 pmat San Diego
L 13–451,515
October 1212:00 pmValparaiso
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
W 35–218,272
October 191:00 pmCarnegie Mellon*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
W 54–218,327
October 264:00 pmat Campbell
W 38–314,772
November 21:00 pmat Davidson
W 51–264,027
November 93:00 pmJacksonville
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
W 45–429,729
November 161:00 pmat Marist
L 7–332,613
November 234:00 pmStetson
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
W 41–1412,027

Awards
John Russ

Finalists

Players

John Russ

Coaches

Bobby Lamb

All-PFL

Mercer had two players featured in the All-PFL selections:[2]

  • First Team
Tosin Aguebor
  • Second Team
Robert Brown
  • Honorable Mentions
JaTarii Donald
Kirby Southard
Alex Avant
Tyler Zielenske

References
  1. "2013 Robinson Award nominees announced". November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. "Pioneer Football League Announces 21st Annual All-PFL Squads". The Pioneer Football League. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
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