2019 Mercer Football

2019 Mercer Football

2019 MERCER FOOTBALL MercerBears.com l Twitter: @MercerFootball l Facebook: /MercerFootball l Instagram: @MercerFootball THE GAME MERCER BEARS (2-1, 1-0 SoCon) ► Mercer jumps back into Southern Conference action this Head Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987) week with a trip to square off with No. 15 Furman. Career Record: 106-72 (16th Season), Record at Mercer: 39-32 (7th Season), Record vs. Furman: 2-3 ►The game marks the second time Mercer will be featured September 21, 2019 l 1 p.m. ET l Greenville, S.C. l Paladin Stadium (16,000) as the SoCon Game of the Week on Nextstar TV/ESPN+ this season -- local fans can catch the game on WMUB. FURMAN PALADINS (1-2, 0-0 SoCon) ► Will Coneway ranks 41st in the FCS with 9.0 total tackles Head Coach: Clay Hendrix (Furman, 1986) per game and is third in the SoCon in the category. Career Record: 15-11 (2nd Season), Record at Furman: 15-11 (2nd Season), Record vs. Mercer: 1-0 ► Mercer quarterback Robert Riddle is tied for the FCS-lead TV: ESPN+ with 11 passing touchdowns this season - a number that's Talent: Pete Yanity (Play-by-Play) v Jared Singleton (Analyst) good enough for third in all of Division I, behind Washington Radio: Mercer Sports Network (100.9 The Creek FM & SportsMic) State's Anthony Gordon and Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa. Talent: Rick Cameron (Play-by-Play) v Roger Jackson (Analyst) v Charles Davis (Sideline) ► Coach Bobby Lamb and Furman head coach Clay Hendrix Live Stats: MercerBears.com were college teammates and helped lead the Paladins Twitter: @MercerFootball to three SoCon championships and a national title game Series History: Furman leads, 9-6-2 appearance. Macon: Furman leads, 6-4 Clarksville: Furman lead, 3-2-2 MERCER BEARS Neutral Sites: N/A First Meeting: Mercer, 39-0, in Macon, Ga. (1914) Ranking RV (Coaches) / RV (STATS) Last Meeting: Furman, 35-30, in Macon, Ga. (2018) Last Game Sept. 14, 2019 vs. Austin Peay Streak: Furman W2 L, 34-48, in Macon, Ga. Head Coach Bobby Lamb UP NEXT FURMAN PALADINS MERCER VS. CAMPBELL Ranking #15 (Coaches) / #17 (STATS) SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 Last Game Sept. 14 at Virginia Tech Mercer returns home to Five Star Stadium for another non-conference bout, this coming against the Campbell Fighting Cam- L, 17-24, in Blacksburg, Va. els. Just another part of a busy, Family Weekend on campus at Mercer, the teams will kickoff at 7 p.m. (ET) on ESPN3. The teams Head Coach Clay Hendrix will meet for just the second time in history, the only other time being when the Bears defeated the Camels, 38-31, in its first MERCER COACHING STAFF season after bringing football back. On the Field 2019 SCHEDULE All times ET Bobby Lamb Head Coach Aug. 31 at WESTERN CAROLINA * Nextstar TV/ESPN+ W, 49-27 Mike Adams Def. Coordinator Cullowhee, N.C. / E.J. Whitmire Stadium (13,742) Bill Legg Off. Coordinator Sept. 7 at PRESBYTERIAN ESPN+ W, 45-7 La'Donte Harris Wide Receivers Clinton, S.C. / Bailey Memorial Stadium (6,500) Jeremy Hawkins Defensive Line Sept. 14 AUSTIN PEAY ESPN+ L, 34-48 Casey Vogt Offensive Line Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Leon Wright Cornerbacks Sept. 21 at FURMAN * Nexstar TV/ESPN+ 1 p.m. Greenville, S.C. / Paladin Stadium (16,000) In the Press Box Carter Barfield Running Backs Sept. 28 CAMPBELL ESPN3 7 p.m. Mitch Doolittle Safeties Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Matt Fleischnacker Outside Linebackers Oct. 5 CHATTANOOGA * ESPN+ 4 p.m. Chase Haslett Tight Ends Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Oct. 19 VMI * ESPN+ 3 p.m. MERCER MEDIA RELATIONS Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Oct. 26 at THE CITADEL * ESPN+ 2 p.m. Jace Sanders Charleston, S.C. / Johnson Hagood Stadium (11,500) Interim Dir. of Media Relations (Football Contact) Nov. 2 SAMFORD * ESPN+ 7 p.m. O: 478-301-5218 l C: 334-429-3433 l [email protected] Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Travis Rae Nov. 9 WOFFORD * ESPN+ 3 p.m. Assistant Dir. of Media Relations Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) O: 478-301-5219 l C: 478-973-4355 l [email protected] Nov. 16 at ETSU * 1 p.m. Johnson City, Tenn. / William B. Greene Jr. Stadium (7,694) Jesika Moore | Graduate Assistant Nov. 23 at NORTH CAROLINA TBA Chapel Hill, N.C. / Kenan Memorial Stadium (50,500) MERCER FOOTBALL 2019 PAGE 2 QUICK FACTS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Location .................................................... Macon, Ga. PLAYERS #1 KAELAN Riley KAY'-len Enrollment .........................................................8,600 #11 BJ BOHLER BOH'-ler SZABADOS Founded #53 Luke Sza-BAY-dos ................................................................1833 #72 Tyrese COHEN tie-REESE' #48 Solomon ZUBAIRU zoo-BYE-roo Conference ...................................................Southern #23 Will CONEWAY KAHN'-uh-way Affiliation .................................NCAA Division I (FCS) BEHR Colors .............................Orange (PMS 716C) & Black #90 Cooper BEAR Nickname ..........................................................Bears #34 TYRAY DEVEZIN tie-RAY' DEH'-vez-in Stadium ............................Five Star Stadium (10,200) #84 DEMOND Ellison duh-MAHND' Surface ...........................................FieldTurf #38 Cam FANNON FAN'-in President ................................William D. Underwood #5 MALIQUE Fleming muh-LEEK' Director of Athletics ...................................Jim Cole #24 DANIJAH GAMMAGE duh-NI-juh GAM'-ege Website .................................www.MercerBears.com #97 Grant GOUPIL GO'-pul Ticket Office .....................................(478) 301-5470 #82 CAMIEL Grant kuh-MEEL' Football Office ..................................(478) 301-2713 #96 Destin GUILLEN GEE'-in #6 JAMAR Hall juh-MAHR' COACHES First Year of Football ........................................1892 IORILLO All-Time Record ..........................161-179-15 (.473) #77 Trey EYE'-oh-RILL'-oh LA'DONTE Harris luh-DON'-tay KITHCART 1 Modern Era Record (2013-Present) ..............39-31 (.552) #58 Dorian KITH'-cart (not keith) Casey VOGT VAHT SoCon Record ........................................16-23 (.405) #60 Conner KRIEGER KREE'-ger Matthew FLEISCHACKER FLY-shacker #16 YAHSYN McKEE yah-SIN All-Conference ......................... 20 players, 26 times #75 Ty MCLEMORE MACK'-luh-moor FCS Playoff Appearances ......................................0 #9 Sidney OTIWU oh-TEE'-woo SoCon Championships ...........................................0 #94 XAVIER Perkins ZAY'-vee-er #45 Andrew PETTIT PET'-it Head Coach ..................Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987) #85 JD PIRRIS PEER'-iss Collegiate Record ...............................106-71 (.597) Mercer Record .......................................39-31 (.552) 2018 Overall/SoCon Record ...................... 5-6/4-4 COACHING STAFF / SUPPORT STAFF Basic Offense ................................................Air Raid Basic Defense...................................................4-2-5 Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987) Head Coach Mike Adams (Ball State, 1998) Defensive Coordinator / Inside Linebackers Carter Barfield (Furman, 2006) Running Backs / Co-Recruiting Coordinato Mitch Doolittle (Presbyterian, 2007) Safeties Matthew Fleischacker (Penn State, 2016) Outside Linebackers La'Donte Harris (Clemson, 2008) Wide Receivers / Co-Recruiting Coordinator RECORD BREAKDOWN Chase Haslett (Illinois, 2014) Tight Ends Jeremy Hawkins (Troy, 2009) Defensive Line 2019 Streak Under Lamb Bill Legg (West Virginia, 1985) Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Overall 2-1 L1 39-32 Casey Vogt (Slippery Rock, 2000) Running Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Home 0-1 L3 24-13 Road 2-0 W2 15-19 Leon Wright (Duke, 2010) Cornerbacks Overtime - L1 2-2 Matt Hassan (North Park, 2013) Director of Football Operations Neutral - - 0-0 Warren May (Troy, 2017) Player Personnel / Creative Services Coordinator vs. Ranked - L2 4-11 Jeff Ward (Georgia Southern, 2016) Director of Strength and Conditioning SoCon 1-0 W1 16-23 SoCon Home - L2 7-12 SoCon Road 1-0 W2 9-11 TEAM INFORMATION LETTERWINNERS RETURNING/LOST RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS (6) Offense .................................................................27/6 No. Name Pos. Class Defense ................................................................21/9 80 Tucker Cannon WR R-Jr. Specialty .................................................................2/4 88 Chris Ellington TE Sr. Total ....................................................................50/19 76 Jake Flath OL Jr. 34 Tyray Devezin RB Jr. 2019 SOCON STANDINGS (SEPT. 17) STARTERS RETURNING 10 Robert Riddle QB R-So. Offense ......................................................................6 67 Austin Sanders OL R-Jr. SoCon OVERALL Defense .....................................................................7 W-L PCT W-L PCT Specialty ....................................................................2 RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS (7) Mercer 1-0 1.000 2-1 .667 Total .........................................................................15 No. Name Pos. Class VMI 1-0 1.000 2-1 .667 11 BJ Bohler CB R-Jr. Samford 1-0 1.000 1-2 .333 STARTERS LOST 23 Will Coneway LB R-Sr. Chattanooga 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Offense ......................................................................5 5 Malique Fleming DB R-Jr. Furman 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Defense .....................................................................4 17 Eric Jackson DB R-Jr. The Citadel 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Specialty ....................................................................4 58 Dorian Kithcart DL R-Sr. ETSU 0-1 .000 1-2 .333 Total .........................................................................13 9

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