2018 Mercer Bears football team explained

Year:2018
Team:Mercer Bears
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:5–6
Conf Record:4–4
Head Coach:Bobby Lamb
Hc Year:6th
Off Coach:Joe Pizzo
Oc Year:1st
Def Coach:Mike Kolakowski
Dc Year:6th
Stadium:Five Star Stadium

The 2018 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place in a three-way tie for fifth.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bears predicted to finish in fourth place.[1] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bears predicted to finish in sixth place.[2]

Media poll
1 Samford 204 (20)
2 Furman 174 (2)
3 Wofford 163 (1)
4 Mercer 133
5 Western Carolina 114
6 Chattanooga 88
7 The Citadel 83
8 East Tennessee State 53
9 VMI 23
Coaches poll
1 Samford 63 (7)
2 Wofford 53 (1)
3 Furman 52 (1)
4 Western Carolina 39
5 Chattanooga 34
6 Mercer 32
7 The Citadel 28
8 East Tennessee State 15
9 VMI 8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bears placed eight players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.

Offense

1st team

Austin Sanders – OL

Sam Walker – TE

Marquise Irvin – WR

2nd team

Tee Mitchell – RBDefense

1st team

LeMarkus Bailey – LB

2nd team

Isaiah Buehler – DL

Eric Jackson – DBSpecialists

2nd team

Matt Shiel – P

Schedule

[3]

Game summaries

At Memphis

See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team.

Jacksonville

See also: 2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team.

At Samford

See also: 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team.

The Citadel

See also: 2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.

At VMI

See also: 2018 VMI Keydets football team.

At Yale

See also: 2018 Yale Bulldogs football team.

Western Carolina

See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.

At Wofford

See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team.

East Tennessee State

See also: 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

At Chattanooga

See also: 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team.

Furman

See also: 2018 Furman Paladins football team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title.
  2. Web site: Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll.
  3. http://mercerbears.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1170 Schedule