List of Mercer Bears football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Mercer Bears football team. The Bears compete in the Southern Conference (SoCon) of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).^[1] Mercer fielded their first football team in 1892 and competed intermittently until 1941. The program was revived in 2013, and Mercer spent their first season competing in the Pioneer Football League before transitioning to the SoCon in 2014. Starting in 2024, the Bears are led by head coach Mike Jacobs.

Seasons

Legend
Conference champions   Playoff berth   Bowl game berth

List of Mercer Bears football seasons^[2]

Season	Team	Head coach[3]	Conference	Regular season results							Postseason results	Final ranking[4]
				Overall			Conference				Playoff result/Bowl Game	TSN/STATS Poll	Coaches' Poll
				Win	Loss	Tie	Win	Loss	Tie	Finish
Mercer Bears
1892	1892	Dave Beggs	Independent	1	2	0				—	—	—	—
1893	1893	George Stallings		0	1	0				—	—	—	—
1894	1894	No coach		No team
1895	1895			No team
1896	1896	D. J. Winston	SIAA	0	2	1	0	2	1	—	—	—	—
1897	1897	Gordon Saussy		0	1	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—
1903	1903	No coach		0	1	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—
1904	1904			No team
1905	1905			No team
1906	1906	E. E. Tarr		2	3	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—
1907	1907	H. R. Schenker		3	3	0	0	3	0	—	—	—	—
1908	1908	Frank Blake		3	4	0	0	3	0	—	—	—	—
1909	1909			3	4	0	0	4	0	—	—	—	—
1910	1910	C. C. Stroud		6	3	0	3	2	0	—	—	—	—
1911	1911			4	6	1	2	5	0	—	—	—	—
1912	1912			5	3	1	2	3	1	—	—	—	—
1913	1913	Lewie Hardage		2	5	1	0	4	1	—	—	—	—
1914	1914	Fred Robins		5	4	0	1	3	0	—	—	—	—
1915	1915	Jake Zellars		5	4	0	2	3	0	—	—	—	—
1916	1916	Jake Zellars D. R. Peacock		1	6	0	0	4	0	—	—	—	—
1917	1917	No coach		No team due to World War I
1918	1918			No team due to World War I
1919	1919	Maxwell James		0	2	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—
1920	1920	Josh Cody		2	7	0	0	1	0	—	—	—	—
1921	1921			3	6	0	0	3	0	—	—	—	—
1922	1922			5	6	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—
1923	1923	Stanley Robinson		4	5	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—
1924	1924			5	3	2	4	1	1	—	—	—	—
1925	1925			3	6	0	3	2	0	—	—	—	—
1926	1926	Bernie Moore		4	4	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—
1927	1927			5	4	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—
1928	1928			3	5	1	2	2	0	—	—	—	—
1929	1929	Lake Russell		2	7	0	2	3	0	—	—	—	—
1930	1930			5	5	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—
1931	1931		Dixie	7	2	1	1	2	0	—	—	—	—
1932	1932			7	2	0	3	0	0	—	—	—	—
1933	1933			4	3	2	2	0	1	—	—	—	—
1934	1934			3	6	1	0	3	1	—	—	—	—
1935	1935			4	5	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—
1936	1936			3	6	1	0	2	1	—	—	—	—
1937	1937			4	5	0	0	3	0	—	—	—	—
1938	1938			3	6	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—
1939	1939			3	7	0	1	2	0	—	—	—	—
1940	1940			1	7	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—
1941	1941	Bobby Hooks		3	6	0	0	2	0	—	—	—	—
Mercer Bears
2013	2013	Bobby Lamb	Pioneer	10	2		6	2		3rd	—	—	—
2014	2014		Southern	6	6		1	6		T–7th	—	—	—
2015	2015			5	6		2	5		T–6th	—	—	—
2016	2016			6	5		4	4		5th	—	—	—
2017	2017			5	6		4	4		5th	—	—	—
2018	2018			5	6		4	4		T–5th	—	—	—
2019	2019			4	8		3	5		7th	—	—	—
2020	2020	Drew Cronic		5	6		5	3		4th	—	—	—
2021	2021			7	3		6	2		2nd	—	—	—
2022	2022			7	4		5	3		T-3rd	—	24	21
2023	2023			8	3		6	2		T-2nd	1-1	17	20
2024	2024	Mike Jacobs		10	2		7	1		1st	1-1	TBD	TBD
Totals				All-time: 201–224–14 (.474)			Conference: 90–122–8 (.427)				Playoffs: 2–2 (.500)

See also

• Mercer Bears

References

1. The Division I-A, I-AA and I-AAA designations were confusing and as a result, misapplied by the public, boosters and media when referring not only to their local football programs but also to other sports such as basketball. The Division I Board of Directors, composed of Division I presidents and chancellors voted on the change in August 2006. The Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system. The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of the 88 NCAA national championships). NCAA.org^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "2017 Mercer Football Media Guide" (PDF). MercerBears.com. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
3. "Campbell Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
4. "Mercer In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 28, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.