| 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.
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]
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Jacksonville Dolphins football team.
See also: 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 VMI Keydets football team.
See also: 2018 Yale Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.
See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team.
See also: 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.
See also: 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team.
See also: 2018 Furman Paladins football team.