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2024 Mercer Bears football team

The 2024 Mercer Bears football team represents Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears are coached by first-year head coach Mike Jacobs and play at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia.

2024 Mercer Bears football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 9
Record10–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAnthony Soto (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJahmal Brown (1st season)
Home stadiumFive Star Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Mercer $^   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Western Carolina   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Chattanooga   5 – 3     7 – 5  
East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Samford   3 – 4     4 – 7  
The Citadel   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Wofford   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Furman   2 – 5     3 – 8  
VMI   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of November 28, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Presbyterian*
ESPN+W 63–107,219
September 73:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman*
SWAC DigitalW 31–28,484
September 146:00 p.m.at No. 14 ChattanoogaNo. 23
ESPN+W 10–37,671
September 216:00 p.m.The CitadelNo. 14
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 38–2110,489
September 281:30 p.m.at No. 23 WoffordNo. 12
ESPN+W 22–31,219
October 123:30 p.m.Princeton*No. 8
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 34–78,143
October 193:00 p.m.at SamfordNo. 7
ESPN+L 35–554,216
October 263:30 p.m.No. 24 Western CarolinaNo. 14
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 44–347,389
November 23:00 p.m.No. 23 East Tennessee Statedagger No. 12
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 37–318,692
November 91:30 p.m.at VMINo. 10
ESPN+W 34–03,580
November 162:00 p.m.at No. 10 (FBS) Alabama*No. 7
SECN+/ESPN+L 7–52100,077
November 233:00 p.m.FurmanNo. 8
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 49–238,453
December 72:00 p.m.TBD*No. 8
ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • dagger Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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vs. Presbyterian

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See also: 2024 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
Game One – Presbyterian Blue Hose (0–0) at Mercer Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Hose 3 0 7010
Bears 14 14 142163

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

  • Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: S at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,219
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (FloSports): TBD
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:42) MER – Dwayne McGee 3-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:45; Mercer 7–0)
  • (5:17) PRE – Mack Mikko 24-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:14; Mercer 7–3)
  • (1:08) MER – Kelin Parsons 13-yard pass from DJ Smith, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:02; Mercer 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (8:40) MER – DJ Smith 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:45; Mercer 21–3)
  • (1:16) MER – Tyrell Coard 4-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:00; Mercer 28–3)
Third quarter
  • (13:45) MER – Brayden Smith 68-yard pass from DJ Smith, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 1:10; Mercer 35–3)
  • (4:57) MER – Tyrell Coard 9-yard pass from DJ Smith, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 7:37; Mercer 42–3)
  • (3:34) PRE – Cincere Gill 24-yard pass from Ty Englehart, Mack Mikko kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; Mercer 42–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:48) MER – Parker Wroble 7-yard pass from Hess Horne, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:05; Mercer 49–10)
  • (3:58) MER – Chris Joines 0-yard fumble recovery, Reice Griffith kick (Mercer 56–10)
  • (1:39) MER – Brayden Smith 75-yard punt return, Reice Griffith kick (Mercer 63–10)
Statistics PRES MER
First downs 8 25
Total yards 137 500
Rushing yards -7 139
Passing yards 144 361
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–23–2 25–30–1
Time of possession 27:47 32:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing Ty Englehart 7/19, 84 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Denim Edwards 6 carries, 15 yards
Receiving Nathan Levicki 1 reception, 57 yards
Mercer Passing DJ Smith 20/24, 331 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Dwayne McGee 16 carries, 57 yards, TD
Receiving Brayden Smith 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD

at Bethune–Cookman

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See also: 2024 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team
Game Two – Mercer Bears (1–0) at Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 21 7331
Wildcats 0 0 202

at Daytona Stadium • Daytona Beach, FL

  • Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,484
  • Referee: Charles Green
  • TV: SWAC Digital
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • (6:06) MER – Brayden Smith 50-yard pass from D. J. Smith, Reice Griffin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 4:20; Mercer 7–0)
  • (1:25) MER – Parker Wroble 14-yard pass from D. J. Smith, Reice Griffin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:26; Mercer 14–0)
  • (1:02) MER – Kelin Parsons 35-yard pass from D. J. Smith, Reice Griffin kick (Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:05; Mercer 21–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:46) MER – Dwayne McGee 1-yard run, Reice Griffin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 5:52; Mercer 28–0)
  • (3:32) BCU – Orin Patu 0-yard safety (Mercer 28–2)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:35) MER – Reice Griffin 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 4:11; Mercer 31–2)
Statistics MER BCU
First downs 26 10
Total yards 483 166
Rushing yards 239 29
Passing yards 244 137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–25–1 14–29–1
Time of possession 33:46 26:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing D. J. Smith 17/22, 237 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Dwayne McGee 19 carries, 102 yards, TD
Receiving Brayden Smith 4 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Bethune–Cookman Passing Cam Ransom 14/29, 137 yards, INT
Rushing Courtney Reese 11 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Kobe Stewart 1 reception, 50 yards

at No. 14 Chattanooga

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See also: 2024 Chattanooga Mocs football team
Game Three – No. 23 Mercer Bears (2–0) at No. 14 Chattanooga Mocs (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Bears 0 7 0310
No. 14 Mocs 0 3 003

at Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN

  • Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MER UTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Chattanooga Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. The Citadel

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See also: 2024 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
Game Four – The Citadel Bulldogs (2–1) vs No. 14 Mercer Bears (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 14 7021
No. 14 Bears 14 14 7338

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CIT MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 23 Wofford

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See also: 2024 Wofford Terriers football team
Game Five – No. 12 Mercer Bears (4–0) at No. 23 Wofford Terriers (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Bears 3 3 21422
No. 23 Terriers 3 0 003

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

  • Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MER WOF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Wofford Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Princeton

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See also: 2024 Princeton Tigers football team
Game Six – Princeton Tigers (1–2) at No. 8 Mercer Bears (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 7 007
No. 8 Bears 17 3 01434

at Five Star Stadium, Macon, GA

  • Date: Saturday October 12, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics PRIN MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Princeton Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Samford

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See also: 2024 Samford Bulldogs football team
Game Seven – No. 7 Mercer Bears (6–0) at Samford Bulldogs (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Bears 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Pete Hanna Stadium, Homewood, AL

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MER SAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Samford Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 24 Western Carolina

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See also: 2024 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Game Eight – No. 24 Western Carolina Catamounts (4–3) vs No. 14 Mercer Bears (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Catamounts 0 0 000
No. 14 Bears 0 0 000

at Five Star Stadium, Macon, GA

  • Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 PM
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WCU MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 23 East Tennessee State

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See also: 2024 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
Game Nine – No. 23 East Tennessee State Buccaneers (5–3) vs No. 12 Mercer Bears (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 23 Buccaneers 0 0 000
No. 12 Bears 0 0 000

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ETSU MERC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at VMI

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See also: 2024 VMI Keydets football team
Game Ten – No. 10 Mercer Bears (8–1) vs VMI Keydets (1–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Bears 0 0 000
Keydets 0 0 000

at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MER VMI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving
VMI Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 10 (FBS) Alabama

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See also: 2024 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Game Eleven – No. 7 Mercer Bears (9–1) vs No. 10 (FBS) Alabama Crimson Tide (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Bears 0 0 000
No. 10 (FBS) Crimson Tide 0 0 000

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MER ALA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Alabama Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Furman

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See also: 2024 Furman Paladins football team
Game Twelve – Furman Paladins (3–7) vs No. 8 Mercer Bears (9–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Paladins 0 0 000
No. 8 Bears 0 0 000

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics FUR MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Furman Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Mercer Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ Kelley, Kevin (December 19, 2023). "Mercer Bears 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. ^ Anderson, Todd (December 17, 2023). "Six Home Games, Road Trip To Alabama Highlight 2024 Football Schedule". Mercer University, Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
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