2014 Mercer
6–5 (1–5 Southern Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–6, over 12 games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Warner 56–0Nov 15
By 56 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vsReinhardt | W 45–42 | 72% |
| Sep 6 | vs Furman | L 20–25 | 47% |
| Sep 13 | at Stetson | W 49–0 | 67% |
| Sep 20 | vsAve Maria University | W 42–21 | 73% |
| Sep 27 | at VMI | W 27–24 | 66% |
| Oct 4 | at Samford | L 18–21 | 41% |
| Oct 11 | vs Austin Peay | W 49–21 | 81% |
| Oct 18 | vs Western Carolina | L 21–35 | 66% |
| Oct 25 | at Chattanooga | L 31–38 | 26% |
| Nov 15 | vsWarner | W 56–0 | 83% |
| Nov 22 | at Wofford | L 6–34 | 44% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Wofford 34–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
Games missing from our records
Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Mercer’s 2014 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | vsThe Citadel | L 26–28 | Mercer’s article, The Citadel’s article |
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 1–5 7th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 364–261
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1275 −24 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −26.4 No. 53 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 160
- Offensive coordinator
- Casey Vogt
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Kolakowski
Top recruits in the 2014 class
| Caleb Yates OG | ★★ | No. 2007 |
| Austin Barrett DT | ★★ | No. 2334 |
| Travonte Easley S | ★★ | No. 3083 |
| LeMarkus Bailey CB | ★★ | No. 3527 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2014 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.791 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.779 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 2.0 | 0.734 |
| Whole class | 4 | 2.0 | 0.760 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2014 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 7–0 | 10–4 | |
| Samford | 5–2 | 6–4 | |
| Western Carolina | 5–2 | 7–5 | |
| Wofford | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
 The Citadel | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Furman | 2–5 | 3–9 | |
 Mercer | 1–5 | 6–5 | |
| VMI | 1–6 | 2–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.