Mercer

2-1

Southern · Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex · 10,200 · 5,823 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Georgia Tech · our model 22% Mercer · a number, not a pick

LastL 13–20 vs Furman · Sat Sep 12 · Ean Johnson-Kelley 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 4 tackles

Nextat Georgia Tech · Sat Sep 19 · 12 pm ET · Bobby Dodd Stadium · series 0-12, lost the last 12 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

FCS Program Prestige · Mercer

National Program

National Program — sustained top-25 expectations across cycles.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

All-time record · Mercer

Mercer has won 44% of its games since 1906 — 60% at home, 27% on the road.

147-175-10 all-time · 47 seasons · 1906–2026

Home 92-52-9
Away 46-123-1
Neutral 9-0
27% 1900s
38% 1910s
35% 1920s
29% 1930s
4 g 1940s
52% 2010s
68% 2020s

Program memory

What this program never forgets

Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.

2024 SoCon Championship

Mercer wins the SoCon title as reinstatement program, shocking the conference

2025 Perfect SoCon Record

Mercer goes 8-0 in SoCon play and repeats as conference champion

2025

Mike Jacobs Era

20 wins in 2 years before Jacobs resigned in December 2025

Moment of the season — so far · Mercer · 2026

Won 62-3 vs Presbyterian

Week 1 of 2026. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

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ConferenceWhere this team sits in this season's conference standings.

Southern standing · 2026

8th in the Southern

Mercer is 8th of 10 in the Southern at 0-1. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Tennessee Tech2-0
2Furman1-0
3Wofford1-0
–East Tennessee State0-0
–VMI0-0
–Western Carolina0-0
7Chattanooga0-1
8Mercer0-1
9Samford0-1
10The Citadel0-1
Cultural identityWhat college football loses if this program didn't exist.
BowlsEvery bowl this program's played, and how it did.

Playoff History

Recent postseason (2023): 1-1

Most recent: 2023 — loss 41-0 (away). Last 5 postseason: 1-1.

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