Mercer Football Finishes Season Saturday

Saturday, November 23

Chapel Hill, N.C.

3:30 p.m.

Mercer University

North Carolina

11/21/2019 11:55:00 AM | Football

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Bears travel to face FBS-foe North Carolina in finale

By: Jace Sanders

MACON, Ga. – The 2019 Mercer Football season will come to a close Saturday afternoon, as the Bears head to face North Carolina at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill; kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on the Raycom Sports Network and, as always, fans can listen in as "Voice of the Bears" Rick Cameron and his crew broadcast across the airwaves on The Creek (100.9 FM) and the SportsMic App.

GAMEDAY LINEUP
» Date/Time: Saturday, Nov. 23 / 3:30 p.m. (ET)
» Teams: Mercer (4-6, 3-4 SoCon) at North Carolina (4-6, 3-4 ACC)
» Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. | Kenan Memorial Stadium (50,000)
» Television: Raycom Sports
» Television Talent: Tom Werme (PxP) | James Bates (Analyst) | Kelsey Wingert (Sideline)
» Radio: Mercer Sports Network | 100.9 The Creek FM | SportsMic
» Radio Talent: Rick Cameron (PxP) | Roger Jackson (Analyst) | Charles Davis (Sideline)
» Live Stats: MercerBears.com
» Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer and North Carolina have met just once before in history -- before the program's 72-year hiatus from the sport. The Heels came away with a 3-0 victory in that contest in Macon.

HOLDING THE HEELS
Carolina enters this weekend's contest needing wins in its final two games of the season to reach bowl eligibility (vs. Mercer, at NC State).

The Tar Heels boast one of the top passing attacks in the FBS -- ranking 27th and 29th in team passing efficiency and passing offense, respectively. UNC is led by quarterback Sam Howell, who ranks sixth nationally and leads the ACC with 29 passing touchdowns this season.

Defensively, junior linebacker Chazz Surratt leads the conference with 9.5 tackles per game on the year -- he has 95 total tackles.

QUICK HITS

Saturday's game will mark just the second meeting between Mercer and an ACC school since 2013 -- the previous occurrence came in 2016 when the Bears traveled to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech (L, 10-35).
Mercer is 6-28 all-time against teams currently in the ACC, winning games against Clemson (3), Wake Forest (2) and Georgia Tech (1).
The record-setting career of senior safety Eric Jackson will come to a close Saturday. Jackson has 282 career tackles, which ranks second in school history and 16th among active FCS players.
Bears running back Tyray Devezin enters the final game of the season needing 51 yards to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark for the year -- he would be just the second player since the return of a program.

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