Mercer Unveils 2020 Football Schedule

2020 Schedule

MACON, Ga. – The Mercer Football team and first-year head coach Drew Cronic announced the 2020 schedule on Tuesday morning.

"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 staffs, 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.

"The 2020 schedule is a schedule that requires us to be our best every week and work to improve upon the previous week. I'm not worried about who we're playing a lot. I'm more focused on us being the best we can be. We'll get ready to go, take things one game at a time and see what we can do."

Cronic's debut with the Bears will come on the road at Vanderbilt (Sept. 5) with Mercer's sixth matchup against an FBS opponent in the last five years. The Black and Orange open SoCon play the following week against Western Carolina (Sept. 12) in their home opener. Mercer hits the road for the next two games at Wofford (Sept. 19) and Campbell (Sept. 26) before its bye week.

The Bears then return home to Five Star Stadium for a pair of SoCon matchups against The Citadel (Oct. 10) and Furman (Oct. 17) before closing out the month on the road. Mercer is set to square off against Chattanooga (Oct. 24) and Samford (Oct. 31). The Bears will close out their home slate against ETSU (Nov. 7) and Charleston Southern (Nov. 14), before wrapping up the 2020 campaign at VMI (Nov. 21).

Season tickets for the 2020 season will go on sale Wednesday. To find out the latest information regarding ticket prices, seat locations and game day information, please call (478) 301-5470.

2020 Mercer Football Schedule
Times for all game are still to be announced and all dates are subject to change.

DATE	OPPONENT	LOCATION
Sept. 5	at Vanderbilt	Nashville, Tenn.
Sept. 12	WESTERN CAROLINA*	Macon, Ga.
Sept. 19	at Wofford*	Spartanburg, S.C.
Sept. 26	at Campbell	Buies Creek, N.C.
Oct. 3	BYE WEEK
Oct. 10	THE CITADEL*	Macon, Ga.
Oct. 17	FURMAN*	Macon, Ga.
Oct. 24	at Chattanooga*	Chattanooga, Tenn.
Oct. 31	at Samford*	Birmingham, Ala.
Nov. 7	ETSU*	Macon, Ga.
Nov. 14	CHARLESTON SOUTHERN	Macon, Ga.
Nov. 21	at VMI*	Lexington, Va.

2020 Football Season Outlook
Sept. 5 – at Vanderbilt
2019 Finish: 3-9 (1-7 SEC)
Series: Vanderbilt leads, 4-0
Last Meeting: Lost, 20-7, in Nashville, Tenn. (Sept. 24, 1932)

Sept. 12 – 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)

Sept. 19 – at Wofford
2019 Finish: 8-4 (7-1 SoCon)
Series: Series tied, 6-6
Last Meeting: Lost, 41-7, in Macon (Nov. 9, 2019)

Sept. 26 – at Campbell
2019 Finish: 6-5 (3-3 Big South)
Series: Series tied, 1-1
Last Meeting: Lost, 34-27, in Macon (Sept. 28, 2019)

Oct. 10 – 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)

Oct. 17 – Furman
2019 Finish: 8-5 (6-2 SoCon)
Series: Furman leads, 10-6-2
Last Meeting: Lost, 45-10, in Greenville, N.C. (Aug. 31, 2019)

Oct. 24 – 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)

Oct. 31 – at Samford
2019 Finish: 5-7 (4-4 SoCon)
Series: Samford leads, 13-12-1
Last Meeting: Won (3OT), 36-33, in Macon (Nov. 2, 2019)

Nov. 7 – 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)

Nov. 14 – Charleston Southern
2019 Finish: 6-6 (4-2 Big South)
Series: First meeting

Nov. 21 – at VMI
2019 Finish: 5-7 (4-4 SoCon)
Series: Mercer leads, 5-1
Last Meeting: Won, 34-27, in Macon (Oct. 19, 2019)

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