| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Mercer Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 4–4 |
| Head Coach: | Bobby Lamb |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Casey Vogt |
| Oc Year: | 5th |
| Def Coach: | Mike Kolakowski |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Five Star Stadium |
The 2017 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.[1] Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fifth.