2017 Mercer Bears football team

The 2017 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Five Star Stadium. They were fourth year members of the Southern Conference.[1] They finished the season 5–6, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place.

2017 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2017 record5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCasey Vogt
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolakowski
Home stadiumFive Star Stadium
(Capacity: 10,200)
2017 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 1     10 3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 2     8 4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 2     8 5  
Western Carolina  5 3     7 5  
Mercer  4 4     5 6  
The Citadel  3 5     5 6  
Chattanooga  3 5     3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6     4 7  
VMI  0 8     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.Jacksonville*ESPN3W 48–79,727
September 94:00 p.m.No. 10 Wofford
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 27–2811,727
September 164:00 p.m.at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn*SECNL 10–2487,033
September 233:30 p.m.at East Tennessee StateESPN3L 23–26 OT8,022
September 304:00 p.m.VMI
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 49–1410,207
October 72:00 p.m.at No. 17 The CitadelESPN3W 24–149,969
October 143:30 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
STADIUMW 30–109,864
October 211:30 p.m.at FurmanESPN3L 21–288,108
November 43:00 p.m.No. 16 Samford
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 3–2010,200
November 112:00 p.m.at No. 21 Western CarolinaESPN3W 35–3310,681
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama*SECNL 0–56101,821

References

  1. "Mercer Unveils 2017 Football Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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