| Mercer Bears men's soccer | |
| University: | Mercer University |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Conference Short: | SoCon |
| Founded: | 1970 |
| City: | Macon |
| Stateabb: | GA |
| State: | Georgia |
| Coach: | Brad Ruzzo |
| Tenure: | 12th |
| Stadium: | Betts Stadium |
| Capacity: | 300 |
| Nickname: | Bears |
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| Ncaatourneys: | 2001, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1999, 2001, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| Conference Season: | 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2014, 2018 |
| Current: | 2022 Mercer Bears men's soccer team |
The Mercer Bears men's soccer team represents Mercer University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The Bears play in the Southern Conference.
As of March 17, 2019.
| Name | Position coached | Consecutive season at Mercer University in current position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Ruzzo | 12th | |||
| Jarred Brookins | Assistant coach | 2nd | ||
| Alex Gott | Assistant coach | 2nd | ||
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Mercer has won six regular season championships.[2]
| 1992 | Dana Robinson | 9–6–2 | 5–0–0 | |
| 2000 | Tom Melville | 9–8–2 | 3–1–2 | |
| 2001 | Tom Melville | 13–8–0 | 5–2–0 | |
| 2002 | Tom Melville | 10–7–1 | 6–1–1 | |
| 2014 | Brad Ruzzo | 14–7–0 | 8–2–0 | |
| 2018 | Brad Ruzzo | 12–4–2 | 5–1–0 | |
| Conference regular season championships | 6 | |||
Mercer has won five conference tournaments. Two Atlantic Sun Men's Soccer Tournaments[3] and three Southern Conference Men's Soccer Tournaments.[4]
| 1999 | Tom Melville | 2–0 | 12–7–2 | 4–2–0 | ||||
| 2001 | Atlantic Sun | Tom Melville | Jacksonville | 2–1 | Macon, GA | 13–8–0 | 5–2–0 | |
| 2016 | Southern | Brad Ruzzo | East Tennessee State | 0–0 | Greensboro, NC | 13–7–1 | 7–3–0 | |
| 2017 | Southern | Brad Ruzzo | UNCG | 1–1 | Greenville, SC | 7–9–6 | 4–4–2 | |
| 2019 | Southern | Brad Ruzzo | UNCG | 1–0 | Greensboro, NC | 14–7–0 | 3–3–0 | |
| Conference tournament championships | 5 | |||||||
Mercer has appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–4–0.[5]
| 2001 | First round | Kentucky | L 0–1 |
| 2016 | First round | South Carolina | L 0–1 |
| 2017 | First round | Coastal Carolina | L 0–1 |
| 2019 | First round | Charlotte | L 1–3 |