No. 25 Bears Open Road Trip At The Citadel On Saturday

MACON – The 25th-ranked Mercer football team opens the road portion of its Southern Conference regular season schedule when it takes on league rival The Citadel on Saturday at 2 p.m. inside Johnson Hagood Stadium in Charleston, S.C.

Saturday's game will be broadcasted live on ESPN+ with Dave Weinstein and Vad Lee 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 Citadel athletics department.

ABOUT THE GAME
Date: Saturday, September 20 Time: 2 p.m. ET Location: Charleston, S.C. I Johnson Hagood Stadium TV: ESPN+ Listen Live: 100.9 The Creek I Sportsmic Network Live Statistics: Sidearm Stats Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball

GAME NOTES (PDF)
Mercer Game Notes	The Citadel Game Notes	SoCon Weekly Release

TICKETS
Tickets are still available for Saturday's game and can be purchased by visiting *T he Citadel ticket portal.*

MERCER/THE CITADEL SERIES
The Bears are 10-11-1 all-time in a series with The Citadel that dates all the way back to the 1906 season when both teams were a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association … The Bears lead the all-time series, 6-5, since becoming a member of the Southern Conference prior to the 2014 campaign ... Mercer has outscored the Bulldogs, 33.8-14.4, across its current five-game win streak, including a 38-16 triumph on MU's last trip to Charleston in 2023 ... The Citadel's five wins in the modern day era of the series (2013-present) have come by an average of 4.6 points per game, including a trio of wins from 2014-16 that were decided by two points or less ... MU has won four of the last five matchups in Johnson Hagood Stadium.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
The Citadel returned a dozen starters (6 offense, 6 defense) from last season's 5-7 squad that registered a trio of wins inside Southern Conference play ... Among the returners for the Bulldogs is five preseason All-SoCon standouts, including first teamers Je'Mazin Roberts (LB) and Cale Williams (DB) ... James Platte also returns after pacing the league with a 47.09 punting average in 2024 ... The Bulldogs pace FCS with just 2.33 penalties per game, while ranking second with just 20.7 penalty yards per game ... The Citadel also boasts the nation's 8th-best team passing efficiency (173.36), while also toting 3.0 sacks per game (5th NCAA FCS) on defense.

BEARS IN SOCON ROAD OPENERS
The Bears are 7-5 in conference road openers amid the modern era of the program (2013-present) heading into Saturday's contest at The Citadel, and have won three of their last four SoCon road openers as well ... MU faced Chattanooga for the first time in its SoCon road opener last season, and will face The Citadel for the first time in its SoCon road opener this season.

MERCER IN SEPTEMBER
Mercer is 25-16 amid the calendar's ninth month since bringing football back to campus in time for the 2013 campaign … The Bears are 25-11 against FCS schools in September … MU is 13-6 at home in September across the modern era of the program (2013-present) and have now won six-straight September home games following the Week 4 victory over Wofford … The Bears played just one home game in September last season – a 38-21 win over The Citadel on September 21.

NEXT WEEK FOR THE BEARS
Mercer will close out its 2-game road trip on September 27 when it makes the long trip to Johnson City, Tenn., to take on Southern Conference rival East Tennessee State. Kickoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. inside William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting the ETSU ticket office homepage.

No. 25 Bears Open Road Trip At The Citadel On Saturday

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