American college football season
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[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Morehead State* | No. 23 | | ESPN+ | W 63–13 | 9,027 |
September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | at Auburn* | No. 23 | | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 16–42 | 84,562 |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | The Citadel | No. 20 | - Five Star Stadium
- Macon, GA
| ESPN3 | W 17–0 | 11,339 |
September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb* | No. 17 | | ESPN+ | W 45–14 | 4,750 |
October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wofford | No. 13 | | ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 4,087 |
October 8 | 4:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | No. 12 | - Five Star Stadium
- Macon, GA
| ESPN+ | W 49–6 | 10,927 |
October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | No. 12 | - Five Star Stadium
- Macon, GA
| ESPN+ | W 55–33 | 10,002 |
October 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Chattanooga | No. 11 | | ESPN+ | L 21–41 | 9,092 |
October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | at VMI | No. 16 | | ESPN+ | W 55–14 | 5,133 |
November 12 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 13 Furman | No. 14 | - Five Star Stadium
- Macon, GA
| ESPN+ | L 13–23 | 11,729 |
November 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Samford | No. 19 | | ESPN+ | L 44–50 2OT | 6,033 |
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Game summaries[edit]
Morehead State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
No. 23 Bears | 14 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 63 |
At Auburn[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 |
Tigers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
The Citadel[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Citadel Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 20 Bears | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
At Gardner–Webb[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 17 Bears | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 45 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
At Wofford[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Bears | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Terriers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Western Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
No. 12 Bears | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 49 |
East Tennessee State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | 3 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 33 |
No. 12 Bears | 14 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 55 |
At No. 10 Chattanooga[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 11 Bears | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 10 Mocs | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 16 Bears | 7 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 55 |
Keydets | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
No. 13 Furman[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 13 Paladins | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
No. 14 Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
At No. 9 Samford[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
No. 19 Bears | 17 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
No. 9 Samford Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 50 |
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