Mercer vs. Western Carolina

Mercer and Western Carolina have 13 meetings on file, the first in 2014; Mercer leads the series 11–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Mercer 10–⁠0, and Mercer has won the last 11.

Mercer wins
11
Western Carolina wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2014
Longest streak
11 Mercer
Current streak
11 Mercer
Last 10 meetings
Mercer 10–⁠0
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
2010s4–⁠2
2020s7–⁠0
Average margin
12.3 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Mercer
6–⁠1 Mercer’s record at home
At Western Carolina
1–⁠5 Western Carolina’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 win2022: Mercer 49, Western Carolina 6by 43 points
  2. Western Carolina’s biggest win2014: Western Carolina 35, Mercer 21by 14 points
  3. Upset2014: Western Carolina 35, Mercer 21Western Carolina had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Mercer and Western Carolina, 2014 on130015001700201520202025

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

Oct 10, 2026Mercer 17, Western Carolina 14at Mercer
Nov 8, 2025Mercer 49, Western Carolina 47at Western Carolina
Oct 26, 2024Mercer 44, Western Carolina 34at Mercer
Oct 28, 2023Mercer 45, Western Carolina 38at Western Carolina
Oct 8, 2022Mercer 49, Western Carolina 6at Mercer
Oct 9, 2021Mercer 34, Western Carolina 24at Western Carolina
Mar 20, 2021Mercer 45, Western Carolina 28at Mercer
Aug 31, 2019Mercer 49, Western Carolina 27at Western Carolina
Oct 20, 2018Mercer 59, Western Carolina 46at Mercer
Nov 11, 2017Mercer 35, Western Carolina 33at Western Carolina
Oct 15, 2016Mercer 38, Western Carolina 24at Mercer
Oct 10, 2015Western Carolina 24, Mercer 21at Western Carolina
Oct 18, 2014Western Carolina 35, Mercer 21at Mercer

Every game is listed as played on the field.