2014 Mercer Bears football team

American college football season

2014 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–6 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Bobby Lamb (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorCasey Vogt (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Kolakowski (2nd season)
Home stadiumMoye Complex
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network 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 (SoCon). They finished the season 6–6 overall and 1–6 in SoCon play to tie for seventh place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmReinhardt*
ESPN3W 45–4210,027
September 66:00 pmNo. 19 Furman
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 20–2512,227
September 136:00 pmat Stetson*W 49–03,660
September 206:00 pmAve Maria*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 42–2110,173
September 271:30 pmat VMIW 27–244,490
October 43:00 pmat SamfordL 18–218,713
October 114:00 pmAustin Peay*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 49–318,027
October 184:00 pmWestern Carolina
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 21–359,277
October 2512:00 pmat No. 15 ChattanoogaASNL 31–3810,763
November 14:00 pmThe Citadeldagger
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3L 26–2810,271
November 154:00 pmWarner*
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN3W 56–010,000
November 221:30 pmat WoffordL 6–347,051

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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

  1. ^ Schedule
  2. ^ "Curtis Named Second Team All-America by College Sports Madness - Mercer". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
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Mercer Bears football
Venues
  • Central City Park (1891–1920)
  • Alumni Field (1921–1924)
  • Centennial Stadium (1925–1941)
  • Moye Complex (2013–present)
Bowls & rivalries
  • Furman
  • Samford
People
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