Saturday, October 19
Birmingham, Ala.
3 p.m.
Mercer University
at
Samford
No. 7 Bears Travel To Take On Samford Saturday
10/18/2024 10:38:00 AM | Football
Kickoff Is Slated For 3 p.m. ET On ESPN+
MACON – Undefeated and 7th-ranked Mercer will take to the road again this weekend when the Bears load up their show and head to Birmingham, Ala., to lock horns with Southern Conference nemesis Samford. Saturday's game will be broadcasted live on ESPN+ with Blake Gardner and Damian Mitchell handling the duties in the booth. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. EDT at Pete Hanna 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.
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 19 Time: 3 p.m. ET (2 p.m. local) Location: Birmingham, Ala. I Pete Hanna Stadium TV: ESPN+ Listen Live: 100.9 The Creek I Sportsmic Network Live Statistics: MercerStats.com Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball |
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| GAME NOTES (PDF) | ||
| Mercer | Samford | Southern Conference |
| TICKETS | ||
| Tickets are still available for Saturday's game, and can be purchased by visiting SamfordTickets.com. | ||
| MERCER/SAMFORD SERIES | ||
| Saturday's matchup will mark the 30th meeting between the Bears and Samford in a series that dates all the way back to the 1907 season. Samford leads the all-time series, 15-14-1, including a 6-4 mark against the Orange & Black since the 2013 campaign. The Bears have come away empty on four out of their last five trips to Birmingham, including a 50-44 setback in double overtime in their last appearance at Pete Hanna Stadium. MU's lone win in Birmingham this century was a 30-24 triumph on Sept. 15, 2018. | ||
| SCOUTING SAMFORD | ||
| Samford returned 11 starters (5 offense, 6 defense) off of last year's squad that registered a 6-5 record, as well as a 4-4 mark (T-5th) inside Southern Conference play. Among the returning starters are a pair of Preseason All-SoCon standouts, including graduate linebacker Noah Martin who currently ranks 14th, nationally, with 9.6 tackles per game. The Bulldogs have yielded just four turnovers through their first five outings (11th NCAA), and are among the nation's least-penalized squads at just 3.4 penalties per game (5th NCAA). | ||
| SOCON WIN STREAK | ||
| Mercer has now captured seven-straight victories against Southern Conference competition dating back to last season following its 38-21 victory in Week 4 against The Citadel. MU's last setback against a SoCon rival came via a 22-10 home loss to Chattanooga on Oct. 14, 2023. The Bears have won nine of their last 10 against league foes following last season's SoCon-opening loss at then-No. 7 Furman, 38-14. | ||
| BEARS AWAY FROM HOME | ||
| Mercer is 28-36 (.438) in true road games since football returned to campus in 2013, including a 28-26 (.519) clip against FCS competition. The Bears are 19-19 on the road against Southern Conference foes since joining the league prior to the 2014 campaign. MU has won six of its last seven road outings, however, and will ride a 6-game win streak in regular season road games into the tilt with Samford. | ||
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