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 TV Result Attendance
August 31 6:00 PM Reinhardt* Moye ComplexMacon, 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 StadiumSan 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 StadiumBuies Creek, NC W 38–31   4,772
November 2 1:00 PM at Davidson Richardson StadiumDavidson, 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 FieldPoughkeepsie, NY L 7–33   2,613
November 23 4:00 PM Stetsondagger Moye Complex • Macon, GA W 41–14   12,027
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

John Russ

Finalists

Players

John Russ


Coaches

Bobby Lamb

Honors

All-PFL

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

Tosin Aguebor
Robert Brown
JaTarii Donald
Kirby Southard
Alex Avant
Tyler Zielenske

References

  1. "2013 Robinson Award nominees announced". November 25, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
  2. "Pioneer Football League Announces 21st Annual All-PFL Squads". The Pioneer Football League. December 3, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
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