2014 Mercer Bears football team

2014 Mercer Bears football

Conference	Southern Conference
2014 record	6–6 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bobby Lamb (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Casey Vogt
Defensive coordinator	Mike Kolakowski
Home stadium	Moye Complex (Capacity: 10,200)

2014 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#8 Chattanooga $^		7	–	0		10	–	4
Samford		5	–	2		7	–	4
Western Carolina		5	–	2		7	–	5
Wofford		4	–	3		6	–	5
The Citadel		3	–	4		5	–	7
Furman		2	–	5		3	–	9
Mercer		1	–	6		6	–	6
VMI		1	–	6		2	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of poll=The Sports Network Poll^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Bobby Lamb and played their home games at the Moye Complex. They were first year members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 1–6 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 PM	Reinhardt*	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 45–42	10,027
September 6	6:00 PM	#19 Furman	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 20–25	12,227
September 13	6:00 PM	at Stetson*	Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, FL		W 49–0	3,660
September 20	6:00 PM	Ave Maria*	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 42–21	10,173
September 27	1:30 PM	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA		W 27–24	4,490
October 4	3:00 PM	at Samford	Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL		L 18–21	8,713
October 11	4:00 PM	Austin Peay*	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 49–31	8,027
October 18	4:00 PM	Western Carolina	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 21–35	9,277
October 25	12:00 PM	at #15 Chattanooga	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	ASN	L 31–38	10,763
November 1	4:00 PM	The Citadel	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	ESPN3	L 26–28	10,271
November 15	4:00 PM	Warner*	Moye Complex • Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 56–0	10,000
November 22	1:30 PM	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC		L 6–34	7,051
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: Schedule

The ASN game will air locally on WMUB.

Awards

2014 CFPA FCS National Return Specialist of the Year

Chandler Curtis

Honors

All-America

Second Team

Chandler Curtis^[2]

All-SoCon

The Mercer University football team had seven individuals honored by the Southern Conference ^[3]

First Team

Chandler Curtis

Alex Lakes

Second Team

Wilson Heres

Alex Avant

Tyler Ward

All-Freshman

Chandler Curtis

Alex Lakes

Austin Barrett

Kyle Williams

References

Mercer Bears football

Venues	Moye Complex (2013–present)

People	Head coaches

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