2022 Mercer Bears football team

2022 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 24
FCS CoachesNo. 21
Record7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Bodine (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoel Taylor (3rd season)
Home stadiumMoye Complex
2022 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Samford $^   8 – 0     11 – 2  
No. 10 Furman ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 23 Chattanooga   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 24   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Western Carolina   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Wofford   3 – 5     3 – 8  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
East Tennessee State   1 – 7     3 – 8  
VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by third-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 277:00 p.m.Morehead State*No. 23
ESPN+W 63–139,027
September 37:00 p.m.at Auburn*No. 23
SECN+/ESPN+L 16–4284,562
September 176:00 p.m.The CitadelNo. 20
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 17–011,339
September 246:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb*No. 17
ESPN+W 45–144,750
October 11:30 p.m.at WoffordNo. 13
ESPN+W 42–74,087
October 84:00 p.m.Western CarolinaNo. 12
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 49–610,927
October 154:00 p.m.East Tennessee StateNo. 12
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 55–3310,002
October 221:30 p.m.at No. 10 ChattanoogaNo. 11
ESPN+L 21–419,092
October 291:30 p.m.at VMINo. 16
ESPN+W 55–145,133
November 123:00 p.m. No. 13 FurmanNo. 14
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 13–2311,729
November 191:00 p.m.at No. 9 SamfordNo. 19
ESPN+L 44–50 2OT6,033

[1][2]

Game summaries

Morehead State

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 10 3 0 13
No. 23 Bears 14 28 14 7 63
See also: 2022 Morehead State Eagles football team

At Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Bears 0 7 0 9 16
Tigers 14 14 14 0 42
See also: 2022 Auburn Tigers football team

The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
Citadel Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 20 Bears 0 0 14 3 17
See also: 2022 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

At Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bears 21 7 7 10 45
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Bears 14 7 14 7 42
Terriers 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2022 Wofford Terriers football team

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 0 6 0 6
No. 12 Bears 21 21 0 7 49
See also: 2022 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 3 17 6 7 33
No. 12 Bears 14 14 7 20 55
See also: 2022 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

At No. 10 Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Bears 0 14 7 0 21
No. 10 Mocs 17 10 7 7 41
See also: 2022 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Bears 7 24 14 10 55
Keydets 0 0 14 0 14
See also: 2022 VMI Keydets football team

No. 13 Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 13 Paladins 3 7 10 3 23
No. 14 Bears 0 7 0 6 13
See also: 2022 Furman Paladins football team

At No. 9 Samford

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
No. 19 Bears 17 0 3 1770 44
No. 9 Samford Bulldogs 14 6 7 1076 50
See also: 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

Roster

2022 Mercer Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Devron Harper Jr
RB 2 Austin Douglas  So
QB 4 Fred Payton Sr
RB 5 Al Wooten II So
QB 7 Carter Peevy So
RB 8 Brandon Marshall  So
WR 10 Parker Wroble So
RB 12 Fred Jackson  Sr
WR 13 Ty James  So
WR 16 Trey Adkins  Sr
QB 17 Daniel Shoch Fr
QB 19 Chad Kearns Fr
RB 21 Tayshaun Shipp Jr
WR 23 Travion Solomon Fr
RB 27 Jacob Walker  Fr
WR 29 Xavier Brantley Fr
RB 33 Tylan Johnson Fr
RB 35 Langston White  Fr
RB 36 Justin Coleman So
RB 37 CJ Miller Fr
OL 50 Cedric Richardson Fr
OL 57 Jose Gonzalez Fr
OL 58 Tyzen Wilkerson  Fr
OL 59 Clay Baker  So
OL 63 Eli Edwards Fr
OL 64 Riley Adcock So
OL 66 Riley Bell Fr
OL 67 Hunter Brozio So
OL 68 Ni Mansell  Jr
OL 70 Santo DeFranco  Sr
OL 71 Israel Mukwiza  So
OL 72 Caleb Carter Fr
OL 73 John Thomas Jr
OL 76 Nash Jensen  So
OL 77 Mac Johnson Jr
OL 78 Peyton Bumpers  Fr
OL 79 Ari Kamau So
TE 81 Andrew Lane Fr
TE 82 Andrew May  So
TE 83 Drake Starks  Sr
WR 84 Nate Boehm  Fr
TE 85 Sawyer Burt Fr
TE 86 Luke Szabados  Jr
TE 88 Baxley O’Brien Fr
OL - Jason Berko Fr
OL - Justin Brett Fr
RB - Jamell Coast Fr
OL - Elijah Heald Fr
OL - Jackson Favors Fr
OL - Tim Maddox  Fr
WR - Mikeal Sullivan Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 0 Lance Wise Jr
LB 3 Isaac Dowling So
CB 6 Cam Sims  So
CB 9 Michael Campbell  Sr
EDGE 11 Solomon Zubairu Sr
S 14 Chris Joines Fr
LB 15 Ken Standley  So
CB 18 Corey Barnes So
S 20 Richie Coffey Sr
S 22 Shi’heem Watkins  Sr
LB 24 Danijah Gammage  Sr
CB 25 TJ Moore So
S 26 Khay Loyd Fr
S 28 Kenyatta Ward Jr
CB 30 Kaleb Frost Fr
CB 31 Myles Weston Fr
S 32 Josh Pickett Fr
S 34 Myles Redding So
S 38 Juwan Johnson Fr
S 39 John Stegenga  Fr
KAT 40 Isaiah Washburn Fr
LB 41 Zach Hopkins Sr
KAT 42 Christian Hanson Fr
KAT 43 Myles Jones  Fr
KAT 44 Marcus Christian Fr
S 45 Tommy Bliss Fr
LB 46 Isaac Prince Fr
LB 47 Tommy Pollack  Fr
S 48 Mic Wasson Fr
LB 49 Chris Taylor  Jr
LB 51 Drew Clare Fr
DL 52 Richard Benton Jr.  Jr
KAT 53 Royce Izundu  So
LB 55 Marques Thomas So
DL 56 Carson Griffin Jr
DL 60 Joshua Williams  Fr
DL 61 Pierce Vickery  Fr
DL 87 Will Pounds  Sr
DL 90 Emil Hovde  Fr
DL 91 Jordan Swain So
KAT 92 Barrett Schmidlkofer Fr
DL 94 Savio Frazier So
DL 95 Robert Johnson  Fr
DL 96 Arias Nash Fr
DL 98 Chris Hill  So
DL 99 Caden Camese Fr
S - Nate Brooks Fr
LB - Peyton Cromwell Fr
CB - Tucker Mix Fr
LB - Tripp Slaton Fr
DL - Ricky Stever Fr
LB - Tucker Wilson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 62 Joe Miller Fr
LS/WR 80 Reid Brass  So
P 89 Ian Garcia Fr
K 93 Devin Folser Sr
P/K 97 Trey Turk So
K - Bryce Addison Fr
K - Christian Cole Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • David A. Cole (Associate head coach / Cornerbacks / special teams coordinator)
  • Bob Bodine (offensive coordinator / offensive line)
  • Joel Taylor (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
  • Fred Jones (Run Game Coordinator / running backs)
  • Mike Adams (defensive pass game coordinator / safeties)
  • Sumner Ellis (KATS / defensive recruiting coordinator)
  • La'Donte Harris (Pass Game Coordinator / wide receivers)
  • Jimmy Long (defensive run game coordinator / defensive line)
  • Kevin O'Brien (Tight Ends / offensive recruiting coordinator)
  • David Salmon (Quarterbacks / video coordinator)
  • Daniel Dieudonne (volunteer assistant – defense)
  • Markerious Bolden (analyst – defense)
  • Evan Barr (director of strength and conditioning)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 24 September 2022

References

  1. ^ "2022 Mercer Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "2022 Football Schedule". Mercer Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.