Mercer Hits Road for SoCon Battle at Wofford

Saturday, October 27

Spartanburg, S.C.

1:30 p.m.

Mercer University

Wofford

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10/25/2018 1:46:00 PM | Football

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Bears will take on nationally-ranked Terriers at 1:30 p.m. Saturday

By: Gerrit W. Van Genderen

MACON, Ga. – Mercer takes to the road this weekend to face No. 7/9 (Coaches/STATS) Wofford in a pivotal Southern Conference game at Gibbs Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Kickoff between the Bears (4-3, 3-1) and the Terriers (5-2, 4-1) is slated for 1:30 p.m. with broadcasts via ESPN3 and Carolina-based CW62. Fans can also tune into "Voice of the Bears" Rick Cameron and the Mercer Sports Network on 100.9 The Creek FM or the SportsMic app.

Mercer is seeking its first win over Wofford since 1941; the Bears are 0-4 against Wofford since 2014 and have lost the last three head-to-head contests by a combined 12 points, including a 28-27 heartbreaker last season in Macon.

GAMEDAY LINEUP
» Date/Time: Saturday, October 27 | 1:30 p.m.
» Teams: Mercer (4-3, 3-1 SoCon) at #7/9 Wofford (5-2, 4-1 SoCon)
» Location: Spartanburg, S.C. | Gibbs Stadium (13,000)
» Television: ESPN3 / CW62
» Television Talent: Pete Yanity (PxP), Jared Singleton (Analyst)
» Radio: Mercer Sports Network | 100.9 The Creek FM | SportsMic
» Radio Talent: Rick Cameron (PxP), Roger Jackson (Analyst), Charles Davis (Sideline)
» Live Stats: WoffordTerriers.com
» Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball
» Game Notes: Mercer | Wofford | SoCon
» Tickets: WoffordTerriers.com

QUICK HITS

Mercer leads Wofford, 6-4, in a head-to-head series that dates back to 1915.
Wofford is the only SoCon team that Mercer hasn't defeated since becoming a league member in 2014.
A win over Wofford would give Mercer four straight wins on the road against nationally-ranked FCS opponents dating back to Oct. 7, 2017 at #17 The Citadel.
A win over Wofford would mark Mercer's best five-game start in SoCon action.
Marquise Irvin set or tied three program records in Mercer's last trip to Spartanburg with 12 catches for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
Tee Mitchell enters Saturday's game as the SoCon's leading rusher (665 yards). He has surpassed 100 rushing yards in four of seven games this season.
Mitchell needs 114 career all-purpose yards to break Mercer's record of 3,526. He is averaging 112.7 all-purpose yards per game this season.
David Durden has tallied five total touchdowns in the last two games (two receiving, one passing, one kick return).
Will Coneway ranks third in the SoCon and 34th nationally with 9.1 tackles per game.
LeMarkus Bailey owns 202 career tackles and needs five more to move into third all-time at Mercer.
Mercer is 27-for-29 with 21 touchdowns scored in the red zone this season, ranking sixth nationally.
Kaelan Riley is seventh nationally in passing efficiency (161.9) and hasn't thrown an interception in his last 98 passing attempts.

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