2023 Mercer Bears football team

The 2023 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fourth-year head coach Drew Cronic and played home games at Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.

2023 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 20
Record9–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bodine (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoel Taylor (4th season)
Home stadiumMoye Complex
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Furman $^   7 1     10 3  
No. 14 Chattanooga ^   6 2     8 5  
No. 17 Mercer ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 23 Western Carolina   5 3     7 4  
Samford   4 4     6 5  
VMI   4 4     5 6  
East Tennessee State   2 6     3 8  
Wofford   2 6     2 9  
The Citadel   0 8     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 263:30 p.m.vs. North Alabama*No. 20ESPNW 17–75,566
September 22:00 p.m.at No. 22 (FBS) Ole Miss*No. 20SECN+/ESPN+L 7–7360,097
September 97:00 p.m.Morehead State*No. 20ESPN+W 48–2210,722
September 231:00 p.m.at No. 8 FurmanNo. 21ESPN+L 14–389,387
September 304:00 p.m.VMI
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 38–310,769
October 73:30 p.m.at East Tennessee StateESPN+W 24–69,756
October 144:00 p.m.No. 25 Chattanooga
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 10–228,729
October 214:00 p.m.Wofford
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 31–178,711
October 282:30 p.m.at No. 10 Western CarolinaESPN+W 45–3812,154
November 42:00 p.m.at The CitadelNo. 25ESPN+W 38–1611,721
November 113:00 p.m.SamfordNo. 23
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 28–219,772
November 253:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*No. 17
ESPN+W 17–74,500
December 22:00 p.m.at No. 1 South Dakota State*No. 17
ESPN+L 0–4110,171

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References

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  1. ^ "2023 Mercer Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Mercer Bears. Retrieved April 13, 2023.