2017 Mercer Bears football team

2017 Mercer Bears football
Conference Southern Conference
Record 5–6 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Casey Vogt (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Mike Kolakowski (5th season)
Home stadium Five Star Stadium
2017 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Wofford $^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 18 Samford ^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
No. 19 Furman ^   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Western Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Mercer   4 – 4     5 – 6  
The Citadel   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Chattanooga   3 – 5     3 – 8  
East Tennessee State   2 – 6     4 – 7  
VMI   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–4 in SoCon play to place fifth.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Jacksonville*
ESPN3 W 48–7 9,727
September 9 4:00 p.m. No. 10 Wofford
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
 ESPN3 L 27–28 11,727
September 16 4:00 p.m. at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn*
SECN L 10–24 87,033
September 23 3:30 p.m. at East Tennessee State
ESPN3 L 23–26 OT 8,022
September 30 4:00 p.m. VMI
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
 ESPN3 W 49–14 10,207
October 7 2:00 p.m. at No. 17 The Citadel
ESPN3 W 24–14 9,969
October 14 3:30 p.m. Chattanooga
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
 STADIUM W 30–10 9,864
October 21 1:30 p.m. at Furman
ESPN3 L 21–28 8,108
November 4 3:00 p.m. No. 16 Samford
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
 ESPN3 L 3–20 10,200
November 11 2:00 p.m. at No. 21 Western Carolina
ESPN3 W 35–33 10,681
November 18 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama*
SECN L 0–56 101,821