2014 Mercer Bears football team

The 2014 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex. They were first year members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 1–6 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

2014 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2014 record6–6 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCasey Vogt
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolakowski
Home stadiumMoye Complex
(Capacity: 10,200)
2014 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Chattanooga $^  7 0     10 4  
Samford  5 2     7 4  
Western Carolina  5 2     7 5  
Wofford  4 3     6 5  
The Citadel  3 4     5 7  
Furman  2 5     3 9  
Mercer  1 6     6 6  
VMI  1 6     2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
As of poll=The Sports Network Poll[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmReinhardt*ESPN3W 45–4210,027
September 66:00 pmNo. 19 Furman
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 20–2512,227
September 136:00 pmat Stetson*W 49–03,660
September 206:00 pmAve Maria*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 42–2110,173
September 271:30 pmat VMIW 27–244,490
October 43:00 pmat SamfordL 18–218,713
October 114:00 pmAustin Peay*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 49–318,027
October 184:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 21–359,277
October 2512:00 pmat No. 15 ChattanoogaASNL 31–3810,763
November 14:00 pmThe Citadel
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 26–2810,271
November 154:00 pmWarner*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 56–010,000
November 221:30 pmat WoffordL 6–347,051
The ASN game will air locally on WMUB.

Awards

  • 2014 CFPA FCS National Return Specialist of the Year
Chandler Curtis

All-America

  • Second Team
Chandler Curtis[2]

All-SoCon

The Mercer University football team had seven individuals honored by the Southern Conference [3]

  • First Team
Chandler Curtis
Alex Lakes
  • Second Team
Wilson Heres
Alex Avant
Tyler Ward
  • All-Freshman
Chandler Curtis
Alex Lakes
Austin Barrett
Kyle Williams

References

  1. "The Sports Network FCS Poll". The Sports Network.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://mercerbears.com/sports/fball/2014-15/releases/201411255o90kr%5B%5D
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