Bears and Camels to Square-Off at Five Star

MACON, Ga. – Five Star Stadium will be painted orange and black even more than usual Saturday night, as Mercer hosts Campbell for its final, non-conference home game of the 2019 season; kickoff is set for 7 p.m. (ET).

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN3 – available on WatchESPN to all cable subscribers. As always, the game will also be broadcast by "Voice of the Bears" Rick Cameron and his crew on The Creek (100.9 FM) and the SportsMic App.

GAMEDAY LINEUP
» Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 28 / 7 p.m. (ET)
» Teams: Mercer (2-2, 1-1 SoCon) vs. Campbell (2-1, 0-0 BigSouth)
» Location: Macon, Ga. | Five Star Stadium (10,200)
» Television: ESPN3
» Television Talent: Frank Malloy (PxP), Phil Cox (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

The only other time that Mercer and Campbell have ever met on the gridiron was in the Bears' first season after bringing football back (2013). Another in a year full of firsts, the Mercer University football team marked one more off the list when it marched into Buies Creek and knocked off Campbell, 38-31, to capture the program's first road victory in 72 years.

SCOUTING CAMPBELL
Campbell enters this weekend's contest coming off back-to-back wins over Shaw and Davidson at home after a season-opening loss at Troy. The Camels offense ranks 16th in the FCS in passing efficiency and rarely turns the ball over -- sporting a 1.67 turnover margin through the first three games.

Hajj-Malik Williams paces the offense with 576 passing yards and seven touchdowns, while also leading the team with 136 rushing yards and two scores on the ground in 2019.

QUICK HITS

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Robert Riddle currently ranks fifth in the country with 12 passing touchdowns this season - last week at Furman was his first game without multiple touchdowns this season.
Senior linebacker Will Coneway reached the 250-career-tackle threshold against Furman and currently ranks 12th among active FCS players in the category.
The Bears have scored on all but one trip to the red zone this season, going 15-for-16 on the year. The only trip that didn't score was a lost fumble against Austin Peay.
Mercer's offensive line ranks 17th in the country, allowing an average of just one sack per game this season.
David Durden has been explosive in the kick return game this season, averaging 33.4 yards per return – good enough for fifth in the FCS – and is ninth with 161.25 all-purpose yards per game.
Freshman Caleb Dowden is 4-for-4 on field goal attempts this year (16-for-16 on extra points) and is one of just 12 players in the FCS with a perfect field goal percentage.

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Will Coneway

Caleb Dowden

David Durden

Robert Riddle

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