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Famous University of Georgia football coach Wally Butts, who led UGA to four Southeastern Conference titles and two National Championships, played end for Mercer from 1925 to 1928. Les Olsson , known around Mercer as "Swede," was the only Mercer player from the pre-World War II era to go pro, playing for the Washington Redskins from 1934 to 1938.
The 2024 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.The Bears were coached by first-year head coach Mike Jacobs and played at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia.
The playoff appearance comes in Cronic’s fourth season as head coach at Mercer, a program that was resurrected in 2013 after being dormant for 72 years. Even in the program’s first stint from ...
The 2022 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season.The Bears were led by third-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.
The reinstatement of football revives a storied university program. Mercer and the University of Georgia competed in the first football game in Georgia; UGA won 50–0 on January 15, 1892. [21] Later the same year, Mercer played Georgia Tech in Tech's first football game; Mercer won 12–6 on November 5, 1892. [22]
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The 2021 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Bears were led by second-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.
Homer and Ruth Drake Field House Moye Complex (under construction, view from the Homer and Ruth Drake Field House). The Tony and Nancy Moye Football and Lacrosse Complex (also known as Moye Complex, the stadium itself is officially named Five Star Stadium) is a 10,200 seat football and lacrosse stadium on the campus of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States.