2014 Mercer Bears football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–6 (1–6 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Casey Vogt (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Kolakowski (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Moye Complex |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 (SoCon). They finished the season 6–6 overall and 1–6 in SoCon play to tie for seventh place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:00 pm | Reinhardt* |
| ESPN3 | W 45–42 | 10,027 |
September 6 | 6:00 pm | No. 19 Furman |
| ESPN3 | L 20–25 | 12,227 |
September 13 | 6:00 pm | at Stetson* | W 49–0 | 3,660 | ||
September 20 | 6:00 pm | Ave Maria* |
| ESPN3 | W 42–21 | 10,173 |
September 27 | 1:30 pm | at VMI | W 27–24 | 4,490 | ||
October 4 | 3:00 pm | at Samford | L 18–21 | 8,713 | ||
October 11 | 4:00 pm | Austin Peay* |
| ESPN3 | W 49–31 | 8,027 |
October 18 | 4:00 pm | Western Carolina |
| ESPN3 | L 21–35 | 9,277 |
October 25 | 12:00 pm | at No. 15 Chattanooga | ASN | L 31–38 | 10,763 | |
November 1 | 4:00 pm | The Citadel![]() |
| ESPN3 | L 26–28 | 10,271 |
November 15 | 4:00 pm | Warner* |
| ESPN3 | W 56–0 | 10,000 |
November 22 | 1:30 pm | at Wofford | L 6–34 | 7,051 | ||
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- The ASN game aired 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:
- 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
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