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FBS powerhouse Alabama rolled past Mercer football on Saturday with a final score of 52-7, giving Mercer their second loss of the season. It was the Bears’ only game of the season against an FBS opponent as No. 7 Mercer is on the hunt for a spot in the FCS playoffs while the No. 9 Tide is hoping to ...


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Former coach Hoffman inducted into HOF

Former men’s basketball head coach Bob Hoffman was named to the university’s 54th Hall of Fame class on Oct. 24 and was officially inducted on Nov. 1 as part of Homecoming week, according to Mercer Athletics.Hoffman last coached at Mercer in 2019, where he capped off an 11-year stint in that role. ...

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Former Mercer slugger named to Team USA

Despite its season not starting until the spring, Mercer University’s baseball program has something to celebrate this month. Former Mercer outfielder Colby Thomas ‘22 has been named to the USA Baseball Professional National Team roster for the team’s upcoming tournament in Mexico. Thomas was ...

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Defense scores twice in Homecoming win

Mercer football leads the Southern Conference with a 5-1 record in the conference and 8-1 record on the season after a 37-31 homecoming win over No. 23 East Tennessee State University.The team was led by quarterback DJ Smith ‘26 to start the game. Smith, who was leading the SoCon in passing yards, ...

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McGee outpaces WCU in 44-34 thriller

Mercer football got back into the win column with a 44-34 win this past Saturday against No. 24 Western Carolina University in Macon. The win improves the team to 7-1 on the season and 4-1 in Southern Conference play.Quarterback Whitt Newbauer ‘28 led the team with 234 passing yards and made it into ...

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Turnovers, poor first quarter hand football first loss

The No. 7 Bears were taken down on Saturday and handed their first loss of the season by unranked Samford University in a 55-35 loss in Birmingham, Ala. It was Mercer’s loss since falling to South Dakota State University in the second round of last year’s FCS Playoffs, and Head Coach Mike Jacob’s ...

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No. 7 Football downs Ivy League Princeton

The Bears climbed to No. 7 in the FCS rankings after bringing their record to 6-0 on the season with a 34-7 win against the Princeton Tigers on Saturday.Over the course of the game, the Bears passed for 195 yards and rushed for 181 yards, totaling 376 yards to defeat the Tigers, who recorded fewer than ...

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The Princeton (football) Review

The No. 8-ranked Bears are coming off of a bye week as they host Ivy League school Princeton University, at Five Star Stadium on Oct. 12, at 3:30 p.m. The Bears will go into the game with an unblemished overall record through five games while the Princeton Tigers travel to Macon with a 1-2 overall record.The ...

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Volleyball has historically strong start to season

Mercer volleyball heads into Saturday's game against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (8-7) with a 12-3 record overall and flawless 2-0 start to Southern Conference play.After tallying the best record for a first-year head coach at Mercer since 1996 and a runner-up finish in the SoCon ...

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Larkin Thomason leads team into SoCon play

After leading the Southern Conference with 11 goals her freshman season, Larkin Thomason ‘27 is continuing her hot streak. In 2023, she was named to the Second Team All-Conference and SoCon All-Freshman Team.Thomason started this season by leading the conference and the team with eight goals in six ...

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Football registers historic start to season

The No. 11 Bears finished week five of the season undefeated after winning 22-3 against the No. 23 Wofford Terriers. At 5-0 overall and 3-0 against Southern Conference opponents, this is their best start to a season in school history.Mercer tallied 130 rushing and 157 receiving yards in the game while ...

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Mercer football improves to 4-0

Mercer football rolled to its fourth win of the season on Saturday, beating The Citadel, 38-21. The win improved the team to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 against Southern Conference teams.Mercer’s offense churned out more than 400 yards of offense and the defense, which is off to a strong start this ...

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Men's club soccer hopeful for new season

Mercer’s club soccer team has become highly competitive with a total of 28 members for the upcoming season. With such a large roster, members of the team are hopeful for a successful season.One of the team captains, Caleb Luo-Gardner ‘26, is going on his third year with club soccer and shared how ...

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Bears' defense leads SoCon

The Mercer football team has had a strong season so far, undefeated both within the Southern Conference (2-0) and overall (4-0). They continued their streak in a win against The Citadel this past weekend, beating the Bulldogs 38-21. The Bears are now ranked No. 12, according to the NCAA FCS, and have ...

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Defense stands tall against Chattanooga

The Bears came out of Saturday with an undefeated record of 3-0 on the season as the team beat the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 10-3. It was the Bears’ first ranked win of the season as Chattanooga was ranked No. 16 and Mercer, who was 9-23 against ranked opponents heading into the game, ...


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