2019 Mercer Bears football team

2019 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bill Legg (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Adams (1st season)
Home stadium	Five Star Stadium
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 16 Wofford $^		7	–	1					8	–	3
No. 21 Furman ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	6
The Citadel		4	–	4					6	–	6
Samford		4	–	4					5	–	7
VMI		4	–	4					5	–	7
Mercer		3	–	5					4	–	8
Western Carolina		2	–	6					3	–	9
East Tennessee State		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 4–8 overall and 3–5 in SoCon play to place seventh.

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bears were picked to finish in fourth place by the media and in fifth place by the coaches.^[1][2]

Media poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	253 (21)
2	Furman	229 (6)
3	East Tennessee State	187 (2)
4	Mercer	146
5	Chattanooga	134
6	Samford	125
7	The Citadel	111
8	Western Carolina	88
9	VMI	32

Coaches poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	63 (7)
2	Furman	55 (1)
3	East Tennessee State	44 (1)
4	Chattanooga	40
5	Mercer	34
6	Samford	33
7	The Citadel	22
8	Western Carolina	21
9	VMI	12

The Bears placed seven different players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	Nexstar/ESPN+	W 49–27	10,542
September 7[a]	2:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	W 45–7	1,264
September 14	7:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 34–48	11,478
September 21	1:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	Nexstar/ESPN+	L 10–45	7,667
September 28	7:00 p.m.	Campbell*	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 27–34	11,272
October 5	4:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 17–34	8,972
October 19	3:00 p.m.	VMI	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 34–27	5,714
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 24–35	11,439
November 2	7:00 p.m.	Samford	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 36–33 3OT	8,272
November 9	3:00 p.m.	No. 24 Wofford	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 7–41	10,729
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	L 33–38	7,121
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCRSN	L 7–56	50,500
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	14	28	7	0	49
Catamounts	7	7	7	6	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	21	7	14	3	45
Blue Hose	0	0	0	7	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	7	6	14	21	48
Bears	10	3	7	14	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	10	0	0	10
No. 17 Paladins	14	14	17	0	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	6	7	7	14	34
Bears	0	6	7	14	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	7	10	10	7	34
Bears	14	0	0	3	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	3	3	0	21	27
Bears	3	10	14	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	10	14	0	24
Bulldogs	7	7	7	14	35

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	7	6	7	3	0	33
Bears	3	7	6	7	7	3	3	36

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	3	17	14	7	41
Bears	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	6	13	33
Buccaneers	10	21	0	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	7	7
Tar Heels	21	21	14	0	56

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches