2013 Mercer Bears football team

2013 Mercer Bears football

Conference	Pioneer Football League
2013 record	10–2 (6–2 PFL)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Casey Vogt
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kolakowski
Home stadium	Moye Complex (Capacity: 10,200)

2013 Pioneer Football League standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Butler +^		7	–	1		9	–	4
Marist +		7	–	1		8	–	3
Mercer		6	–	2		10	–	2
Dayton		5	–	3		7	–	4
Drake		5	–	3		6	–	5
Jacksonville		4	–	4		5	–	6
Morehead State		3	–	5		3	–	9
Campbell		2	–	6		3	–	9
Stetson		1	–	7		2	–	9
Valparaiso		1	–	7		1	–	10
Davidson		0	–	8		0	–	11
San Diego		0	–	0		8	–	3

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant San Diego declared itself ineligible for conference title because of improper scholarships for football players; it will have an official conference record of 0–0 and will not have a place in the conference standings. Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). This was Mercer's first year sponsoring football since 1941. This was also their only season as a member of the PFL as they will join the Southern Conference in 2014. They finished the season 10–2, 6–2 in PFL play to finish in third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	Reinhardt*	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	W 40–37	12,172
September 14	6:00 PM	Warner*	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	W 61–0	10,027
September 21	6:00 PM	Berry*	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	W 43–0	9,327
September 28	1:00 PM	Drake	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	W 31–17	8,150
October 5	4:00 PM	at San Diego	Torero Stadium • San Diego, CA	L 13–45	1,515
October 12	12:00 PM	Valparaiso	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	W 35–21	8,272
October 19	1:00 PM	Carnegie Mellon*	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	W 54–21	8,327
October 26	4:00 PM	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium • Buies Creek, NC	W 38–31	4,772
November 2	1:00 PM	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, NC	W 51–26	4,027
November 9	3:00 PM	Jacksonville	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	W 45–42	9,729
November 16	1:00 PM	at Marist	Leonidoff Field • Poughkeepsie, NY	L 7–33	2,613
November 23	4:00 PM	Stetson	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	W 41–14	12,027
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

Awards

2013 Pioneer Football League Freshman Offensive Player of the Year

John Russ

Finalists

Players

Jerry Rice Award

John Russ

Coaches

Eddie Robinson Award^[1]

Bobby Lamb

Honors

All-PFL

Mercer had two players featured in the All-PFL selections: ^[2]

First Team

Tosin Aguebor

Second Team

Robert Brown

Honorable Mentions

JaTarii Donald

Kirby Southard

Alex Avant

Tyler Zielenske

References

↑ "2013 Robinson Award nominees announced". November 25, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
↑ "Pioneer Football League Announces 21st Annual All-PFL Squads". The Pioneer Football League. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.

Mercer Bears football

Venues	Moye Complex (2013–present)

People	Head coaches

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