2013 Mercer Bears football team

2013 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Pioneer Football League
Record	10–2 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Casey Vogt (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kolakowski (1st season)
Home stadium	Moye Complex

2013 Pioneer Football League standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Marist +		7	–	1					8	–	3
Butler +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
Mercer		6	–	2					10	–	2
Dayton		5	–	3					7	–	4
Drake		5	–	3					6	–	5
Jacksonville		4	–	4					5	–	6
Morehead State		3	–	5					3	–	9
Campbell		2	–	6					3	–	9
Stetson		1	–	7					2	–	9
Valparaiso		1	–	7					1	–	10
Davidson		0	–	8					0	–	11
San Diego		0	–	0					8	–	3
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant San Diego declared itself ineligible for conference title because of improper scholarships for football players; it will have an official conference record of 0–0 and will not have a place in the conference standings.

The 2013 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). This was Mercer's first year sponsoring football since 1941. This was also their only season as a member of the PFL as they joined the Southern Conference in 2014. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 6–2 in conference play, placing third in the PFL.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Reinhardt*	Moye Complex Macon, GA	W 40–37	12,172
September 14	6:00 pm	Warner*	Moye Complex Macon, GA	W 61–0	10,027
September 21	6:00 pm	Berry*	Moye Complex Macon, GA	W 43–0	9,327
September 28	1:00 pm	Drake	Moye Complex Macon, GA	W 31–17	8,150
October 5	4:00 pm	at San Diego	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	L 13–45	1,515
October 12	12:00 pm	Valparaiso	Moye Complex Macon, GA	W 35–21	8,272
October 19	1:00 pm	Carnegie Mellon*	Moye Complex Macon, GA	W 54–21	8,327
October 26	4:00 pm	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	W 38–31	4,772
November 2	1:00 pm	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 51–26	4,027
November 9	3:00 pm	Jacksonville	Moye Complex Macon, GA	W 45–42	9,729
November 16	1:00 pm	at Marist	Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field Poughkeepsie, NY	L 7–33	2,613
November 23	4:00 pm	Stetson	Moye Complex Macon, GA	W 41–14	12,027
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Awards

• 2013 Pioneer Football League Freshman Offensive Player of the Year

John Russ

Finalists

Players

• Jerry Rice Award

John Russ

Coaches

• Eddie Robinson Award^[2]

Bobby Lamb

Honors

All-PFL

Mercer had two players featured in the All-PFL selections:^[3]

• First Team

Tosin Aguebor

• Second Team

Robert Brown

• Honorable Mentions

JaTarii Donald

Kirby Southard

Alex Avant

Tyler Zielenske

References

1. Schedule
2. "2013 Robinson Award nominees announced". November 25, 2013. Archived from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
3. "Pioneer Football League Announces 21st Annual All-PFL Squads". The Pioneer Football League. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.