2019 MERCER FOOTBALL MercerBears.com l Twitter: @MercerFootball l Facebook: /MercerFootball l Instagram: @MercerFootball THE GAME MERCER BEARS (3-4, 2-2 SoCon) ► Mercer hits the road for another Southern Conference test Head Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987) Saturday in Charleston - Mercer is 1-1 in road league games Career Record: 106-73 (16th Season), Record at Mercer: 39-35 (7th Season), Record vs. The Citadel: 7-7 this season. October 26, 2019 l 2 p.m. ET l Charleston, S.C. l Johnson Hagood Stadium (11,500) ► The game will be The Citadel's 2019 Homecoming Game. ►Bears running back Deondre Johnson has rushed for 6.20 THE CITADEL BULLDOGS (4-4, 2-2 SoCon) yards per carry this season, which ranks 17th best in the FCS Head Coach: Brent Thompson (Norwich, 1998) and third in the conference. Career Record: 24-18 (Fourth Season), Record at The Citadel: 24-18 (Fourth Season), Record vs. Mercer: 2-1 ► Senior lineman Dorian Kithcart has averaged 1.1 tackles TV: ESPN3 for loss per game this year, which ranks seventh in the SoCon. Talent: Kevin Fitzgerald (Play-by-Play) v Matt Dean (Analyst) v Emily Crevani (Sideline) ► Redshirt freshman kicker Caleb Dowden remains perfect Radio: Mercer Sports Network (100.9 The Creek FM & SportsMic) on field goal and extra-point attempts this season - one of Talent: Rick Cameron (Play-by-Play) v Roger Jackson (Analyst) v Charles Davis (Sideline) two players in the FCS. Live Stats: MercerBears.com Twitter: @MercerFootball Series History: CIT leads 10-5-1 Charleston: CIT leads, 4-3-1 MERCER BEARS Macon: CIT leads, 4-0 Neutral Sites: Teams tied, 2-2 Ranking -- (Coaches) / -- (STATS) First Meeting: The Citadel, 10-0, in Charleston, S.C. (1906) Last Game Oct. 19 vs. VMI Last Meeting: The Citadel, 38-31, in Macon, Ga. (2018) W, 34-27, in Macon, Ga. Streak: CIT W1 Head Coach Bobby Lamb THE CITADEL BULLDOGS UP NEXT Ranking -- (Coaches) / RV (STATS) MERCER VS. SAMFORD Last Game Oct. 19 at #8 Furman SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2 W, 27-10, in Greenville, S.C. Head Coach Brent Thompson 7 P.M. /// ESPN+ MERCER SPORTS NETWORK MERCER COACHING STAFF 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 #15 FURMAN * Nexstar TV/ESPN+ L, 10-45 In the Press Box Greenville, S.C. / Paladin Stadium (16,000) Carter Barfield Running Backs Sept. 28 CAMPBELL ESPN3 L, 27-34 Mitch Doolittle Safeties Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Matt Fleischnacker Outside Linebackers Oct. 5 CHATTANOOGA * ESPN+ L, 17-34 Chase Haslett Tight Ends Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Oct. 19 VMI * ESPN+ W, 34-27 MERCER MEDIA RELATIONS Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Oct. 26 THE CITADEL * Jace Sanders at ESPN+ 2 p.m. Asst. Dir. of Media Relations (Football Contact) Charleston, S.C. / Johnson Hagood Stadium (11,500) O: 478-301-5218 l C: 334-429-3433 l [email protected] Nov. 2 SAMFORD * ESPN+ 7 p.m. Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) Travis Rae Nov. 9 WOFFORD * ESPN+ 3 p.m. Asst. Dir. of Media Relations Macon, Ga. / Five Star Stadium (10,200) O: 478-301-5217 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 #29 Kendall 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 ..........................161-183-15 (.471) #77 Trey EYE'-oh-RILL'-oh LA'DONTE Harris luh-DON'-tay KITHCART 1 Modern Era Record (2013-Present) ..............39-35 (.534) #58 Dorian KITH'-cart (not keith) Casey VOGT VAHT SoCon Record ........................................17-25 (.400) #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 ...............................106-75 (.588) Mercer Record .......................................39-35 (.534) 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 3-4 W1 39-35 Casey Vogt (Slippery Rock, 2000) Running Game Coordinator / Offensive Line Home 1-3 W1 25-15 Road 2-1 L1 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 2-2 W1 17-25 SoCon Home 1-1 W1 8-13 SoCon Road 1-1 L1 9-12 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 (OCT. 22) 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) Furman 3-0 1.000 4-3 .571 Total .........................................................................15 No. Name Pos. Class Wofford 3-1 .750 4-2 .667 11 BJ Bohler CB R-Jr. Furman 3-1 .750 4-3 .571 STARTERS LOST 23 Will Coneway LB R-Sr. VMI 3-2 .600 4-4 .500 Offense ......................................................................5 5 Malique Fleming DB R-Jr. The Citadel 2-2 .500 4-4 .500 Defense .....................................................................4 17 Eric Jackson DB R-Jr. Mercer 2-2 .500 3-4 .429 Specialty ....................................................................4 58 Dorian Kithcart DL R-Sr. Samford 2-2 .500 3-4 .429 Total .........................................................................13 9 Sidney Otiwu LB R-Jr. 12 Harrison Poole DB R-So. ETSU 0-4 .000 2-5 .286 Western Carolina 0-4 .000 1-6 .143 @MercerFootball PAGE 3 MERCER FOOTBALL 2019 TEAM QUICK HITS DEPTH CHART (VS. CIT) n Seven Bears were selected on the SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team prior OFFENSE to the 2019 campaign, just one shy of the program record of eight set before the 2018 LT 67 AUSTIN SANDERS 6-3 287 R-Jr. 68 Billy Parker 6-3 291 R-Fr. season. Mercer was picked to finish fourth in the preseason media poll and