Mercer Travels to Presbyterian in Non-Conference Action

MACON, Ga. – Mercer football will travel to Clinton, S.C., Saturday for its first non-conference matchup of the 2019 season, as the Bears face Presbyterian at 2:05 p.m. (ET).

School officials scheduled the game Monday following a cancellation of PC's season-opener at Stetson due to Hurricane Dorian. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+, as well as over the airways with "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. 7 / 2:05 p.m. (ET)
» Teams: Mercer (1-0, 1-0 SoCon) at Presbyterian (0-0, 0-0 Big South)
» Location: Clinton, S.C. | Bailey Memorial Stadium (6,500)
» Television: ESPN+
» Television Talent: Chris Doski (PxP) | John Orck (Analyst)
» Radio: Mercer Sports Network | 100.9 The Creek FM | SportsMic
» Radio Talent: Rick Cameron (PxP), Roger Jackson (Analyst), Charles Davis (Sideline)
» Live Stats: GoBlueHose.com
» Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball

On November 1, 1941, a little over a month before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and the United States joined World War II, Mercer and Presbyterian met on the gridiron and the Bears emerged with a 19-12 victory over the Blue Hose. Fast forward nearly 80 years and the two teams will play each other for the first time since that day.

SCOUTING PC
Presbyterian is set to begin its 107^th season of football in 2019 – the program has fielded a football team every season since 1913 and has amassed 52 winning seasons since then. The Blue Hose finished last season 2-8. PC placed four on the 2019 preseason All-Big South team with two first team selections in WR Keith Pearson and LB Colby Campbell.

Quick Hits

Saturday's game was scheduled this past Monday after PC's originally-scheduled season opener at Stetson was cancelled last week due to Hurricane Dorian. This marks the second straight year that Presbyterian and Stetson were forced to cancel a game due to a hurricane (Hurricane Florence in 2018).
The two teams have not played since before the Bears' 70-plus year hiatus from football, but played 14 times from 1927 to 1941.
Mercer rushed for 212 yards in the season-opener after eclipsing the total three times in 2018 - the Bears are 24-5 all-time under Bobby Lamb when rushing for 200 yards.
Senior linebacker Will Coneway enters the game needing just three tackles (217) to tie former teammate Lemarkus Bailey (220) for third all-time in career total tackles in school history.
Coach Bobby Lamb has played the Blue Hose three times in his career (all while coaching at Furman) and won all three contests.

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