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Bears Overview

Mercer Bears are 2-0 this season in College Football FCS, 3rd in the Southern. They have won all 2 of their last 2, most recently beating Presbyterian Blue Hose 62-3. They host Furman Paladins on Sep 12 at Five Star Stadium. Joel Taylor is the head coach.

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This season
2025 record
2-0
9-3
Rank in group
Head coach
#3
Joel Taylor
Venue
Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex

Recent results

How the last few went. The W or L belongs to Mercer Bears and the score is written their way round, so it reads the same whether they were at home or away.

OpponentResult
  • vsPresbyterian Blue HoseW 62-3
  • vsEast Texas A&M LionsW 23-15
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College Football FCS5d agoJaylen King accounts for 6 TDs in Mercer's 62-3 victory over Presbyterian— Jaylen King threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores in Mercer's 62-3 win over Presbyterian on Saturday night in a game called with two minutes to go because of lightning in the area.College Football FCS5d agoJaylen King accounts for 6 TDs in Mercer's 62-3 victory over Presbyterian— Jaylen King threw four touchdown passes and ran for two more scores in Mercer's 62-3 win over Presbyterian on Saturday night in a game called with two minutes to go because of lightning in the area.
College Football FCS
11d ago
Mercer uses all phases and holds off East Texas A&m 23-15
— Jaylen King threw for a touchdown and Cameron Goggins had an interception return for a touchdown and Mercer held off East Texas A&M 23-15 in a season opener on Saturday night.

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Standings

Southern
#ClubW-LStreak
1Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles2-0
2Wofford Terriers2-0
3Mercer Bears2-0
4The Citadel Bulldogs1-1
5East Tennessee State Buccaneers1-1

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