2021 Mercer Bears football team

2021 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorBob Bodine (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTim Foster (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJoel Taylor (2nd season)
Home stadiumMoye Complex
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Mercer   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Chattanooga   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Western Carolina   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Furman   4 – 4     6 – 5  
VMI   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Samford   3 – 5     4 – 7  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Wofford   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Bears were led by second-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Point*
ESPN+W 69–08,727
September 114:00 p.m.at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama*
SEC NetworkL 14–4895,396
September 252:00 p.m.at Furman
ESPN+W 24–310,203
October 26:00 p.m.Samford
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 45–4211,137
October 93:30 p.m.at Western Carolina
ESPN+W 34–2411,123
October 164:00 p.m.VMI
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 7–457,227
October 236:00 p.m.Wofford
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+/NexstarW 45–147,224
October 302:00 p.m.at The Citadel
ESPN+W 34–78,438
November 133:00 p.m.No. 22т Chattanooga
  • Moye Complex
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+W 10–6 8,527
November 201:00 p.m.at No. 8 East Tennessee StateNo. 21
ESPN3L 35–3810,594

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Roster

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2021 Mercer Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Devron Harper So
QB 4 Fred Payton Jr
RB 5 Fred Davis  Fr
QB 6 Dylan Fromm  Fr
JK 7 Ethan Dirrim Fr
RB 8 Brandon Marshall  Fr
JK 10 Parker Wroble Fr
JK 11 Brandon Mays  So
WR 13 Ty James  Fr
QB 15 Carter Peevy Fr
JK 16 Dyvon McKinney Fr
JK 17 Landon Miller  So
QB 19 Anthony Squitieri  Fr
JK 21 Tayshaun Shipp Fr
JK 27 Jacob Walker Fr
RB 29 Al Wooten II Fr
RB 35 Langston White Fr
RB 36 Justin Coleman Fr
OL 50 Obinna Nwankwo  Sr
OL 51 Jason Poe  Sr
OL 57 John Harris  So
OL 58 Tyzen Wilkerson Fr
OL 59 Clay Baker Fr
OL 60 Conner Krieger  Sr
OL 61 Pierce Vickery Fr
OL 64 Riley Adcock Fr
OL 66 Thomas Steibly Fr
OL 67 Ni Mansell Fr
OL 68 Nate Howard  Fr
OL 70 Santo DeFranco  So
OL 71 Daniel Tulk Fr
OL 73 John Thomas So
OL 74 Luke Barlow Fr
OL 78 Peyton Bumpers Fr
OL 79 Ari Kamau Fr
TE 81 Bryce Lawrence  So
TE 82 Andrew May Fr
TE 83 Drake Starks Jr
JK 85 Brendan Hunt Fr
TE 86 Luke Szabados  Fr
WR 88 Jaylin Peterson Fr
TE 89 Mac Johnson Fr
OL - Jonathan Bacigalupi Fr
WR - Nate Boehm Fr
OL - Aidan Higgins  Fr
OL - Tim Maddox Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 0 Lance Wise So
CB 2 Yahsyn McKee So
LB 3 Isaac Dowling Fr
CB 9 Michael Campbell Jr
S 12 Harrison Poole  Sr
CB 18 Corey Barnes Fr
S 20 Richie Coffey So
S 22 DQ Wilkerson  So
LB 24 Danijah Gammage  Jr
CB 25 TJ Moore Fr
S 26 Byron Bacon Fr
CB 28 Kenyatta Ward Fr
S 30 Rick Lester III  So
S 31 Luke Ward  Jr
S 32 Kainalu Pu’u Robinson  Fr
S 34 Myles Redding Fr
S 37 Kenyan Hunter Fr
OLB 40 Jordan Williams  Sr
LB 41 Zach Hopkins So
OLB 42 Alvin Ward Jr.  Sr
OLB 43 Myles Jones Fr
DL 44 Richard Benton Jr.  Fr
LB 47 Tommy Pollack Fr
DL 48 Solomon Zubairu So
LB 49 Chris Taylor  Fr
DL 52 Tre Lanham  Sr
LB 53 Royce Izundu Fr
LB 54 Ken Standley  Fr
LB 55 Marques Thomas Fr
DL 56 Carson Griffin Fr
OLB 65 Cyril Turner  Fr
DL 76 Vinny Carnazzo Fr
OLB 90 Emil Hovde Fr
DL 91 Jordan Swain Fr
DL 94 Savio Frazier Fr
DL 95 Barron King  Jr
DL 98 Chris Hill  Fr
DL 99 DJ McDaniel Jr
CB - Brogan Korta Fr
S - Liam Lewis Fr
CB - Kyle Lindsay So
S - Gavin Spratt Fr
S - John Stegenga Fr
S - Jack Shryock Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 62 Zach Lassiter So
LS 69 Philip Hatcher  So
LS 80 Reid Brass Fr
K 92 Caleb Dowden  So
K 93 Devin Folser So
P 97 Trey Turk Fr
K - Brinson Sumner Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • David A. Cole (Associate HC / Cornerbacks / Specialists)
  • Bob Bodinel (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line)
  • Tim Foster (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Jokers)
  • Joel Taylor (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers)
  • Mike Adams (Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Safeties)
  • Sumner Ellis (Defensive Ends / Defensive Recruiting Coordinator)
  • La’Donte Harris (Wide Receivers / Offensive Recruiting Coordinator)
  • Jimmy Long (Defensive Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line)
  • Kevin O’Brien (Tight Ends)
  • John Russ (Running Backs / Video Coordinator)
  • Brandon Wright (Offensive Analyst)
  • Devin Bledsoe (Defensive Analyst)
  • Montralius Mosley (Volunteer Assistant Offense)
  • Alex Collier (Volunteer Assistant Defense)
  • Bennett Houston (Director of Football Operations)
  • Drew Tranum (Head Equipment Manager)
  • Clarence Powell (Coordinator of Football Creative Services)
  • Evan Barr (Director of Strength & Conditioning)
  • Jackson Morris (Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning)
  • Marques White (Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning)
  • Josh Huff (Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 1, 2021

References

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  1. ^ "2021 Mercer Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 8, 2021.


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