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The Mercer Bears are the athletic teams of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. Mercer is the only private university in Georgia with an NCAA Division I athletic program and fields teams in eight men's and nine women's sports. The university competes in the Southern Conference for most sports.
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 .
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.
Tyler Huff threw for 168 yards and a touchdown, four teammates scored rushing touchdowns, and Furman defeated Mercer 38-14 on Saturday in a Southern Conference opener. Furman (3-1 and ranked No. 7 ...
Mercer has competed in the NCAA tournament three times, including 1981 and 1985; the team lost in the first round in both years. [2] The Bears won the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament, defeating Utah State in the championship game; the victory was the first postseason championship won by a team from the Atlantic Sun Conference. [3]
For information on all Mercer University sports, see Mercer Bears. The Mercer Bears baseball program is the intercollegiate baseball team of Mercer University located in Macon, Georgia, United States. The team competes in the NCAA Division I and is a member of the Southern Conference. The Bears are coached by Craig Gibson.
Mercer had competed in its full-time home of the Southern Conference (SoCon) through the 2022 season, [2] but the SoCon shuttered its men's lacrosse league after that season. [3] Chad Surman was the head coach of the Bears lacrosse program, after having been named the interim head coach on August 6, 2020 and subsequently having the interim tag ...
Mercer University has been named one of Georgia’s best colleges.. Niche ranked Mercer the fourth best college in the Peach State.. Niche said its rankings are “based on rigorous analysis of ...