Mercer vs. Presbyterian

Mercer and Presbyterian have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1934; Mercer leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Mercer 5–⁠2.

Mercer wins
5
Presbyterian wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1934
Longest streak
4 Mercer
Current streak
1 Mercer
Last 10 meetings
Mercer 5–⁠2
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s2–⁠1
2010s1–⁠0
2020s2–⁠1
Average margin
25 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Mercer
3–⁠2 Mercer’s record at home
At Presbyterian
0–⁠2 Presbyterian’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Mercer’s biggest win2026: Mercer 62, Presbyterian 3by 59 points
  2. Presbyterian’s biggest win2025: Presbyterian 15, Mercer 10by 5 points
  3. Upset2025: Presbyterian 15, Mercer 10Presbyterian had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1934: Presbyterian 7, Mercer 6Presbyterian had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Mercer and Presbyterian, 1934 on13001500170019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Sep 5, 2026Mercer 62, Presbyterian 3at Mercer
Aug 30, 2025Presbyterian 15, Mercer 10at Mercer
Aug 29, 2024Mercer 63, Presbyterian 10at Mercer
Sep 7, 2019Mercer 45, Presbyterian 7at Presbyterian
Nov 14, 1936Mercer 19, Presbyterian 7at Mercer
Nov 16, 1935Mercer 14, Presbyterian 7at Presbyterian
Sep 29, 1934Presbyterian 7, Mercer 6at Mercer

Every game is listed as played on the field.