Mercer Football Spring Schedule Announced

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference office announced the league's spring football schedule, which features an eight-game conference only schedule, on Wednesday afternoon.

The league's nine teams will complete the SoCon slate over nine weeks, wrapping up regular-season play on April 17.

"I'm an old Southern Conference guy, so I'm looking forward to getting back into this tough conference," said Cronic. "There's a lot of great teams and coaching staff, so that will be extremely challenging to be competitive in the SoCon. Having coached at Five Star Stadium before, I know how passionate the fans here can be and how much of a home field advantage Mercer has. This is one of the best gameday experiences in the FCS, which is one of the top reasons I wanted to come lead this football team. I'm looking forward to having that great support behind us again this season and for seasons to come."

Cronic's Southern Conference debut with the Bears will come on the road at Wofford on Feb. 20. Mercer returns to Five Star Stadium the following week to host The Citadel on Feb. 27. After an open week, Mercer heads to Lexington, Va. to face VMI on March 13.

Starting on Mar. 20, the Bears will play three of its final five games at Five Star Stadium. Mercer hosts Western Carolina on Mar. 20 before traveling to Chattanooga on Mar. 27. The Orange and Black will be home the first two weekends of April when they host Furman (Apr. 3) and ETSU (Apr. 10). Mercer closes the spring schedule out on Apr. 17 at Samford.

2021 Mercer Spring Football Schedule
Times for all games are still to be announced. All dates are subject to change.

Date	Opponent	Location
Feb. 20	at Wofford	Spartanburg, S.C.
Feb. 27	The Citadel	Macon, Ga.
Mar. 6	Open Week
Mar. 13	at VMI	Lexington, Va.
Mar. 20	Western Carolina	Macon, Ga.
Mar. 27	at Chattanooga	Chattanooga, Tenn.
Apr. 3	Furman	Macon, Ga.
Apr. 10	ETSU	Macon, Ga.
Apr. 17	at Samford	Birmingham, Ala.

2021 Football Season Outlook
Feb. 20 – at Wofford
2019 Finish: 8-4 (7-1 SoCon)
Series: Series tied, 6-6
Last Meeting: Lost, 41-7, in Macon (Nov. 9, 2019)

Feb. 27 – The Citadel
2019 Finish: 6-6 (4-4 SoCon)
Series: The Citadel leads, 11-5-1
Last Meeting: Lost, 35-24, in Charleston, S.C. (Oct. 26, 2019)

March 13 – at VMI
2019 Finish: 5-7 (4-4 SoCon)
Series: Mercer leads, 5-1
Last Meeting: Won, 34-27, in Macon (Oct. 19, 2019)

March 20 – Western Carolina
2019 Finish: 3-9 (2-6 SoCon)
Series: Mercer leads, 4-2
Last Meeting: Won, 49-27, in Cullowhee, N.C. (Aug. 31, 2019)

March 27 – at Chattanooga
2019 Finish: 6-6 (5-3 SoCon)
Series: Chattanooga leads, 20-9-1
Last Meeting: Lost, 34-17, in Macon (Oct. 5, 2019)

Apr. 3 – Furman
2019 Finish: 8-5 (6-2 SoCon)
Series: Furman leads, 10-6-2
Last Meeting: Lost, 45-10, in Greenville, S.C. (Aug. 31, 2019)

Apr. 10 – ETSU
2019 Finish: 3-9 (1-7 SoCon)
Series: ETSU leads, 3-2
Last Meeting: Lost, 38-33, in Johnson City, Tenn. (Nov. 16, 2019)

Apr. 17 – at Samford
2019 Finish: 5-7 (4-4 SoCon)
Series: Samford leads, 13-12-1
Last Meeting: Won 36-33 (3OT), in Macon (Nov. 2, 2019)

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