This is a list of seasons completed by the Mercer Bears football team. The Bears compete in the Southern Conference (SoCon) of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).The Division I-A, I-AA and I-AAA designations were confusing and as a result, misapplied by the public, boosters and media when referring not only to their local football programs but also to other sports such as basketball. The Division I Board of Directors, composed of Division I presidents and chancellors voted on the change in August 2006. The Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the postseason bowl system. The NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA) includes those programs that compete in an effort to participate in the NCAA championship postseason structure (one of the 88 NCAA national championships). NCAA.org Mercer fielded their first football team in 1892 and competed intermittently until 1941. The program was revived in 2013, and Mercer spent their first season competing in the Pioneer Football League before transitioning to the SoCon in 2014. Since 2026, the team has been led by coach Joel Taylor.

Seasons Legend Conference champions Playoff berth Bowl game berth +List of Mercer Bears football seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferencePlayoff result / bowl gameTSN/STATS PollCoaches' PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishMercer Bears 1892 1892 Dave Beggs Independent120 — — — — 1893 1893 George Stallings010 — — — — 1894 1894 No coach No team 1895 1895 No team 1896 1896 D. J. Winston SIAA021021 — — — — 1897 1897 Gordon Saussy010010 — — — — 1903 1903 No coach010010 — — — — 1904 1904 No team 1905 1905 No team 1906 1906 E. E. Tarr230020 — — — — 1907 1907 H. R. Schenker330030 — — — — 1908 1908 Frank Blake340030 — — — — 1909 1909340040 — — — — 1910 1910 C. C. Stroud630320 — — — — 1911 1911461250 — — — — 1912 1912531231 — — — — 1913 1913 Lewie Hardage251041 — — — — 1914 1914 Fred Robins540130 — — — — 1915 1915 Jake Zellars540230 — — — — 1916 1916 Jake ZellarsD. R. Peacock160040 — — — — 1917 1917 No coach No team due to World War I 1918 1918 No team due to World War I 1919 1919 Maxwell James020010 — — — — 1920 1920 Josh Cody270010 — — — — 1921 1921360030 — — — — 1922 1922560020 — — — — 1923 1923 Stanley Robinson450220 — — — — 1924 1924532411 — — — — 1925 1925360320 — — — — 1926 1926 Bernie Moore442211 — — — — 1927 1927540220 — — — — 1928 1928351220 — — — — 1929 1929 Lake Russell270230 — — — — 1930 1930550220 — — — — 1931 1931 Dixie721120 — — — — 1932 1932720300 — — — — 1933 1933432201 — — — — 1934 1934361031 — — — — 1935 1935450110 — — — — 1936 1936361021 — — — — 1937 1937450030 — — — — 1938 1938360020 — — — — 1939 1939370120 — — — — 1940 1940170020 — — — — 1941 1941 Bobby Hooks360020 — — — —Mercer Bears 2013 2013 Bobby Lamb Pioneer10262 3rd — — — 2014 2014 Southern6616 T–7th — — — 2015 20155625 T–6th — — — 2016 20166544 5th — — — 2017 20175644 5th — — — 2018 20185644 T–5th — — — 2019 20194835 7th — — — 2020 2020 Drew Cronic5653 4th — — — 2021 202173622nd — — — 2022 20227453T-3rd —2421 2023 20238362T-2nd 1-11720 2024 2024 Mike Jacobs10271 1st 1-1 8 7 2025 20259280 1st 0-11718 Totals All-time:210–227–14() Conference:98–122–8() Playoffs:2–3()

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Mercer Bears

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