No. 7 Bears Host Ivy League Foe Princeton On Saturday

MACON – Undefeated and 7th-ranked Mercer will ride its highest national ranking in program history back into Macon on Saturday to face Ivy League rival Princeton. Saturday's game will be broadcasted live on ESPN+ with Frank Malloy and Phil Cox handling the duties in the booth. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. EDT at Five Star Stadium.

Rick Cameron and the rest of the Mercer Sports Network will call all of the action as well, and fans can listen to that broadcast on The Creek 100.9 FM, or by visiting Sportsmic. A live statistics link is also being provided by the Mercer athletics department.

ABOUT THE GAME
Date: Saturday, October 12 Time: 3:30 p.m. ET Location: Macon, Ga. I Five Star Stadium TV: ESPN+ Listen Live: 100.9 The Creek I Sportsmic Network Live Statistics: MercerStats.com Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball

GAME NOTES (PDF)
Mercer	Princeton	Southern Conference

TICKETS
Tickets are still available for Saturday's game, and can be purchased by visiting *MercerBears.com*

MERCER/PRINCETON SERIES
Saturday's matchup will mark the first meeting between the Bears and the Tigers on the gridiron, and the first time a school out of the Ivy League has visited Five Star Stadium. Mercer has faced just one other Ivy League school in the 50+-year history of its program, dropping a 35-28 setback at Yale on Oct. 13, 2018. Princeton has played just four games outside the Ivy League footprint over the last 10 years, and came away with victories in all four contests.

SCOUTING PRINCETON
Princeton returned 15 starters (8 offense, 7 defense) off of last year's squad that turned in a 5-5 mark and a fourth-place finish in the final Ivy League standings. The Tigers opened up their newest campaign with a 35-20 loss at Lehigh on September 21, but tacked up their first win of the season up a week later with a 30-13 home win over Howard. The Tigers also dropped their conference opener last weekend at Columbia (34-17). Princeton has captured 13 Ivy League championships over the last 67 years, and claims 28 national championships, including 20 in the 19th century.

HOME SWEET HOME
Mercer is now 45-20 (.692) all-time in Five Star Stadium following its Week 4 win over The Citadel, including a 19-4 (.826) clip since the 2019 campaign. The Bears have turned in at least four wins inside their home stadium in each of the last four years, and have now captured 12 of their last 14 home games (current 5-game win streak at home) following the 38-21 triumph over the Bulldogs on September 21.

BEARS TOTE FCS WIN STREAK INTO SATURDAY
The Bears will carry a seven-game regular season win streak against non-conference FCS opponents into Saturday's matchup in Macon. Mercer's last regular season setback against such foes came via a 20-17 nail-biting loss to visiting Abilene Christian on Oct. 31, 2020. MU has also won six-straight games (regular or postseason) against non-conference FCS opponents at Five Star Stadium.

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No. 7 Bears Host Ivy League Foe Princeton On Saturday

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