2017 Mercer Bears football team

2017 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Casey Vogt (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kolakowski (5th season)
Home stadium	Five Star Stadium

2017 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Wofford $^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 18 Samford ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 19 Furman ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
Mercer		4	–	4					5	–	6
The Citadel		3	–	5					5	–	6
Chattanooga		3	–	5					3	–	8
East Tennessee State		2	–	6					4	–	7
VMI		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.^[1] Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fifth.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville*	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 48–7	9,727
September 9	4:00 p.m.	No. 10 Wofford	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 27–28	11,727
September 16	4:00 p.m.	at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN	L 10–24	87,033
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	L 23–26 ^OT	8,022
September 30	4:00 p.m.	VMI	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 49–14	10,207
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 17 The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 24–14	9,969
October 14	3:30 p.m.	Chattanooga	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	STADIUM	W 30–10	9,864
October 21	1:30 p.m.	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	L 21–28	8,108
November 4	3:00 p.m.	No. 16 Samford	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 3–20	10,200
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN3	W 35–33	10,681
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama*	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SECN	L 0–56	101,821
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Mercer Unveils 2017 Football Schedule". Mercer University Athletics. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2017.