2016 Mercer Bears football team

2016 Mercer Bears football
Conference Southern Conference
2016 record 6–5 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach Bobby Lamb (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Casey Vogt
Defensive coordinator Mike Kolakowski
Home stadium Moye Complex
(Capacity: 10,200)
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#6 The Citadel $^   8 0         10 2  
#11 Chattanooga ^   6 2         9 4  
#19 Wofford ^   6 2         10 3  
#23 Samford ^   5 3         7 5  
Mercer   4 4         6 5  
Furman   3 5         3 8  
East Tennessee State   2 6         5 6  
VMI   1 7         3 8  
Western Carolina   1 7         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex. They were third year members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in SoCon play to finish in fifth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM No. 15 The Citadel Moye ComplexMacon, GA FSN L 23–24   12,542
September 10 3:00 PM at Georgia Tech* Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA ACCN+ L 10–35   49,992
September 17 4:00 PM Tennessee Tech* Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 34–27   9,772
October 1 1:30 PM at VMI Alumni Memorial FieldLexington, VA ESPN3 W 33–30 OT  5,266
October 8 4:00 PM at No. 5 Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN SDN L 31–52   11,039
October 15 4:00 PM Western Carolina Moye Complex • Macon, GA ESPN3 W 38–24   12,247
October 22 4:00 PM at Austin Peay* Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN OVCDN W 41–34   6,506
October 29 1:30 PM at Wofford Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC ESPN3 L 21–31   6,190
November 5 3:00 PM East Tennessee Statedagger Moye Complex • Macon, GA FSN W 21–13   10,913
November 12 3:30 PM at No. 22 Samford Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL ESPN3 L 19–24   8,379
November 19 3:00 PM Furman Moye Complex • Macon, GA FSN W 27–24   10,712
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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