Bears Open SoCon Play with Road Clash at Samford

MACON, Ga. – Mercer opens Southern Conference play with a road trip to face No. 9 (Coaches/STATS) Samford at 3 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Seibert Stadium in Birmingham, Ala.

The Bears (1-1) will look to snap an eight-game losing streak against Samford (1-1) that includes a pair of closely-fought road trips to Birmingham in 2014 and 2016; Mercer lost both visits by a combined eight points. Saturday's contest will be broadcasted on ESPN+ while fans can tune into the "Voice of the Bears" Rick Cameron and the Mercer Sports Network on 100.9 The Creek FM or the SportsMic app.

GAMEDAY LINEUP
» Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 15 | 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET
» Teams: Mercer (1-1, 0-0 SoCon) at #9 Samford (1-1, 0-0 SoCon)
» Location: Birmingham, Ala. | Seibert Stadium (6,700)
» Television: ESPN+
» Television Talent: Curt Bloom (PxP), Chad Pilcher (Analyst), Macy Marin (Sideline)
» Radio: Mercer Sports Network | 100.9 The Creek FM | SportsMic
» Radio Talent: Rick Cameron (PxP), Roger Jackson (Analyst), Charles Davis (Sideline)
» Live Stats: SamfordSports.com
» Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball
» Game Notes: Mercer | Samford | SoCon
» Tickets: SamfordSports.com | (205) 726-3647

Quick Hits

Mercer's Bobby Lamb earned his 100th career victory against Jacksonville on Sept. 8.
The Bears have lost eight straight games against Samford dating back to 1937. Mercer's last win came in 1932 (tied in 1934).
Mercer seeks its fourth win against a nationally-ranked team on Saturday. Mercer is 3-7 against ranked FCS teams.
Mercer is 11-19 overall in SoCon contests and 5-10 in league road games.
Mercer is a perfect 9-for-9 (eight touchdowns) in offensive trips to the red zone this season. The Bears were 7-for-7 (six touchdowns) against Jacksonville last week.
Running back Tee Mitchell surpassed 2,000 career rushing yards on Sept. 8 vs. Jacksonville with a 118-yard performance. Mitchell is one of just three players in program history with 2,000 or more career rushing yards (Alex Lakes, John Russ).
Mitchell recorded his seventh career 100-yard rushing performance vs. Jacksonville on Sept. 8. No other active SoCon running back has more than four such games in their career.
Wide receiver Marquise Irvin is off to a hot start with at least 72 receiving yards in Mercer's first two games. The senior has 10 receptions for 148 yards and one touchdown this season.
Stephen Houzah caught his first career touchdown reception vs. Jacksonville, a 5-yard score. Houzah is the only active SoCon player with at least one career touchdown catch and one career interception (six career INTs).
Mitchell (118 yards) and Devezin (101 yards) became Mercer's first teammate combo to both rush for 100 yards in a single game (vs. Jacksonville) since Mitchell did the same with Alex Lakes at Furman on Nov. 14, 2015.
Mercer allowed its fewest points vs. Jacksonville (3) since shutting out ETSU, 52-0, on Oct. 17, 2015 in Macon.
Malique Fleming leads Mercer with 17 total tackles (eight solo, nine assisted). He also has one forced fumble.
Former Mercer inside linebacker Lee Bennett signed a two-year contract with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on Sept. 10, making him the first Mercer football alumnus to sign a professional deal.

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Bears Open SoCon Play with Road Clash at Samford

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Lee Bennett

Malique Fleming

Stephen Houzah

Marquise Irvin

Alex Lakes

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