2025 Mercer Bears football team


The 2025 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by second-year head coach Mike Jacobs and played at the Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia.

Schedule

On August 23, Mercer was set to play in the FCS Kickoff in their only nationally televised game of the season. With eight minutes left in the fourth quarter, the game was suspended due to lightning as UC Davis led 23–17. In the early morning hours of August 24, it was announced that the game would not resume, and that both teams had agreed to declare it a no contest.

Game summaries

vs. No. 8 UC Davis

StatisticsUCDMER
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Presbyterian

StatisticsPRESMER
First downs2016
Total yards416241
Rushing yards11387
Passing yards303154
Passing: Comp–Att–Int7–55–15–41–1
Time of possession35:5024:10

Wofford

StatisticsWOFMER
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at The Citadel

StatisticsMERCIT
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at East Tennessee State

StatisticsMERETSU
First downs2233
Total yards421467
Rushing yards23469
Passing yards187398
Passing: Comp–Att–Int18–26–129–47–2
Time of possession33:1526:45

Samford

StatisticsSAMMER
First downs1424
Total yards342557
Rushing yards61192
Passing yards281365
Passing: Comp–Att–Int22–33–122–37–1
Time of possession28:1931:41

at Princeton

StatisticsMERPRIN
First downs2818
Total yards503257
Rushing yards15666
Passing yards347191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int27–42–118–34–0
Time of possession31:4328:17

VMI

StatisticsVMIMER
First downs730
Total yards155829
Rushing yards50248
Passing yards105581
Passing: Comp–Att–Int11–29–033–39–0
Time of possession25:4734:13

at Furman

StatisticsMERFUR
First downs368
Total yards628227
Rushing yards20272
Passing yards426155
Passing: Comp–Att–Int28-49-012-18-1
Time of possession37:5922:01

at No. 24 Western Carolina

StatisticsMERWCU
First downs2333
Total yards568599
Rushing yards12548
Passing yards443551
Passing: Comp–Att–Int23–39–033–49–1
Time of possession30:3229:28

Chattanooga

StatisticsUTCMER
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at Auburn (FBS)

StatisticsMERAUB
First downs1921
Plays–yards77–33856–547
Rushing yards115277
Passing yards223270
Passing: Comp–Att–Int21–36–218–25–0
Turnovers30
Time of possession37:2022:40

No. 12 South Dakota

StatisticsSDAKMER
First downs2020
Total yards549277
Rushing yards308129
Passing yards241148
Passing: Comp–Att–Int13–18–018–39–4
Time of possession31:2828:32