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Mercer

Bears

Superior

A Overall Grade 95

Reigning Supreme

Balanced Beast

Juggernaut

Consistency King

1-0 Record

100% Win %

#14 FCS Rank#122 nat'l

23 Pts / Game

W 1 Streak

Next Up:
vs Presbyterian, Sat Sep 5

Performance Rankings: FCS (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	95 A	14 (122)
Power	93 A-	20 (152)
Offensive	93 A-	20 (150)
Defensive	92 A-	23 (157)
Schedule (Current)	77 C+	74 (224)
Schedule (Future)	77 C+	74 (224)

Records

Overall	1-0 (100%)
Versus FCS Top 25	0-0 (0%)
Versus > .500 Teams	0-0 (0%)
Versus < .500 Teams	1-0 (100%)
Last 5 Games	1-0 (100%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#441 East Texas A&M
Worst Loss	None
Largest MOV	8 pts, #441 East Texas A&M
Largest MOD	None

Other Statistics

Points per Game	23
Points Against	15
Opponent Record	0-1
Average Opponent Rank	441
Long Streak	W 1
Current Streak	W 1

Mercer Bears Program History

Mercer Bears has been rated by Versus for 14 seasons, from 2013-14 through 2026-27.

Winning season .500 season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2013-14	10-2	83.3%	#89
2014-15	6-6	50.0%	#90
2015-16	5-6	45.5%	#69
2016-17	6-5	54.5%	#27
2017-18	5-6	45.5%	#37
2018-19	5-6	45.5%	#65
2019-20	3-8	27.3%	#86
2020-21	5-6	45.5%	#64
2021-22	7-3	70.0%	#19
2022-23	7-4	63.6%	#32
2023-24	9-4	69.2%	#14
2024-25	11-3	78.6%	#7
2025-26	9-3	75.0%	#25
2026-27	1-0	100.0%	#14

Southern

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
119	Tennessee Tech	1	0	25
122	Mercer	1	0	9
180	Western Carolina	1	0	46
220	Chattanooga	1	0	55
275	Furman	1	0	15
282	Wofford	1	0	43
284	East Tennessee St	0	1	89
450	The Citadel	0	1	56
477	Samford	0	1	48
564	VMI	0	1	16

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Aug 29	vs East Texas A&M (0-1) Southland	W23-15