Mercer to Host No. 23 Wofford on Homecoming/Senior Day

Saturday, November 9

Macon, Ga.

3 p.m.

Mercer University

#23 Wofford

Mercer to Host No. 23 Wofford on Homecoming/Senior Day

11/7/2019 5:49:00 PM | Football

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Bears wraps up home schedule with busy day on campus

By: Jace Sanders

MACON, Ga. – Mercer Football closes its 2019 home slate Saturday with a visit from No. 23 Wofford to Five Star Stadium in another Southern Conference matchup on Homecoming and Senior Day; kickoff is set for 3:05 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ 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. 9 / 3:05 p.m. (ET)
» Teams: Mercer (4-5, 3-3 SoCon) vs. Wofford (5-3, 3-1 SoCon)
» Location: Macon, Ga. | Five Star Stadium (10,200)
» Television: ESPN+
» Television Talent: Frank Malloy (Play-by-Play) | Jason Patterson (Analyst) | Kristin Banks (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

GAME DAY EXPERIENCE
Black Field is now the place to be on Saturday's in the fall, featuring the Ford Concert Series, Macon Beer Company Bear Garden and Toby Town. This week The Grapevine Band will entertain fans as they leave Five Star Stadium with a postgame concert.

Over the weekend, Mercer will honor alumni, family and friends for the university's Homecoming. For more information, visit MercerGameday.com.

SERIES HISTORY | LAST MEETING
Mercer leads the all-time series over Wofford, 6-5, dating back to the 1915 season – a game the Bears won, 13-6. The Bears won the first six all-time meetings with the Terriers, but have since dropped all five matchups since the football program returned in 2013.

Mercer was unable to muster enough offensive momentum to pull off an upset of No. 7 Wofford in a 42-21 loss to the Terriers at Gibbs Stadium last October. The Bears lost to Wofford for the fifth time since joining the Southern Conference in 2014 as their offense tallied just seven points before the fourth quarter. Defensively, the Bears recorded two turnovers on downs in the first quarter and added a pair of interceptions.

TAMING THE TERRIERS
Led by SoCon Offensive Player of the Month (October) and two-time offensive player of the week Joe Newman at quarterback, the Terriers boast one of the more potent rushing attacks in all of Division I football, averaging 333 yards per game on the ground - good enough for third among all teams in the FBS and FCS. They also possess the ball nearly 35 minutes per game (2nd in FCS).

Quick Hits

Mercer will honor 17 seniors prior to Saturday's game – Will Coneway, Logan Craighead, Chris Ellington, Cam Fannon, Jake Flath, Brian Forrestal, Camiel Grant, Destin Guillen, Eric Jackson, Dorian Kithcart, Mason Lawing, Ty McLemore, Trey Peppers, Andrew Pettit, Jack Raines, Austin Sanders and Chase Westfall.
Junior linebacker Sidney Otiwu was named the Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week this past Monday for his school record, 21-tackle effort against Samford.
Mercer's offensive line ranks 16th in the country, allowing an average of just 1.22 sack per game this season.
Bears running back Tyray Devezin scored four times in the win last Saturday -- tying a school record for the most touchdowns in a game.

As a team, Mercer is fifth in the country with 26.33 yards per kick return this season with longs of 98 and 88. Deondre Johnson's 98-yard touchdown against Chattanooga is one of just five kickoff return touchdowns in the FCS this season.

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