No. 19 Bears Head Northeast To Take On Princeton

MACON – The 19th-ranked Mercer football team will resume the road portion of its 2025 regular season schedule on Saturday when the Bears pack up their show and head to northern New Jersey to tangle with Ivy League foe Princeton. Kickoff is scheduled for noon at Princeton Stadium.

Saturday's game will be broadcasted live on ESPN+ with Cody Chrusciel and Dave Giancola handling the duties in the booth. 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 Princeton athletics department.

ABOUT THE GAME
Date: Saturday, October 11 Time: Noon ET Location: Princeton, N.J. I Princeton Stadium TV: ESPN+ Listen Live: 100.9 The Creek I Sportsmic Network Live Statistics: SidearmStats.com Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball

GAME NOTES (PDF)
Mercer Game Notes	Princeton Game Notes	SoCon Weekly Release

TICKETS
Tickets are still available for Saturday's game and can be purchased by visiting the Princeton athletic ticket portal.

MERCER VS. THE IVY LEAGUE
Saturday's matchup in Princeton Stadium will mark just the third time in the 51+-season history of its program that Mercer will face an Ivy League squad, and the first road game against such foes in seven years ... The Bears dropped a 35-28 contest at Yale on Oct. 13, 2018, and rekindled its rivalry against the Ivy League with a 34-7 home win over Princeton last season.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Princeton returned 10 starters (4 offense, 6 defense) from last season's 3-7 squad that registered a 2-5 (T-6th of 8) mark in Ivy League play ... Among the returners for the Tigers is quarterback Blaine Hipa who threw for 1,665 and 10 touchdowns on 55.1 percent passing ... Senior Marco Scarano returns to pace the Princeton defense after recording a team-best 11-1/2 tackles for loss in 2024 ... The Tigers showcase FCS's 31st-best passing offense (246.7 passing yards/game), as well as the nation's 18th-best red zone offense (91.7%).

MU AWAY FROM HOME
Mercer is 31-39 (.443) in true road games since football returned to campus in 2013, including a 31-27 (.534) clip against FCS competition ... The Bears are 22-20 on the road against Southern Conference foes since joining the league prior to the 2014 campaign ... MU has captured nine of its last 14 regular season road games heading into Saturday's game at Princeton.

RUSHING YARDS AT A RARITY
Mercer has held three of its last four opponents under 100 rushing yards, and currently ranks sixth among the 126 FCS schools with 88.2 rushing yards per game allowed … It's no rarity, however, as the Orange & Black has limited opponents to 100 yards or less in 14 of its 19 outings (74%) under head coach Mike Jacobs and defensive coordinator Jahmal Brown … The Bears boasted the nation's best rushing defense (70.8) last season.

NEXT WEEK FOR THE BEARS
Mercer will get a much-needed midseason break on October 18 with the second of two scheduled bye weeks. The Bears will return to action on October 25 when they suit up to battle Southern Conference rival VMI at Five Star Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting MercerBears.com/Tickets.

No. 19 Bears Head Northeast To Take On Princeton

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