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2015 Mercer

5–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Mercer in 2015, game by game: won at Austin Peay 28–7; won vs. Stetson 57–14; lost at Tennessee Tech 22–29; lost vs. Wofford 33–34; lost at Western Carolina 21–24; won vs. East Tennessee State 52–0; lost vs. VMI 21–28; lost at The Citadel 19–21; won vs. Chattanooga 17–14; won at Furman 27–20; lost vs. Samford 21–47+52−26Won 28–7 at Austin Peay+21Austin PeayWon 57–14 vs. Stetson+43StetsonLost 22–29 at Tennessee Tech-7Tennessee TechLost 33–34 vs. Wofford-1WoffordLost 21–24 at Western Carolina-3Western CarolinaWon 52–0 vs. East Tennessee State+52East Tennessee …Lost 21–28 vs. VMI-7VMILost 19–21 at The Citadel-2The CitadelWon 17–14 vs. Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaWon 27–20 at Furman+7FurmanLost 21–47 vs. Samford-26Samford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atAustin PeayW 28–⁠762%
Sep 12vsStetsonW 57–⁠1471%
Sep 19atTennessee TechL 22–⁠2956%
Oct 3vsWoffordL 33–⁠3454%
Oct 10atWestern CarolinaL 21–⁠2442%
Oct 17vsEast Tennessee StateW 52–⁠075%
Oct 24vsVMIL 21–⁠2879%
Oct 31atThe CitadelL 19–⁠2126%
Nov 7vsChattanoogaW 17–⁠1424%
Nov 14atFurmanW 27–⁠2047%
Nov 21vsSamfordL 21–⁠4753%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Samford 47–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
318–⁠238
Coach
—
Elo
1270 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.3 No. 52 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 176
Offensive coordinator
Casey Vogt
Defensive coordinator
Mike Kolakowski

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Destin Guillen SDE★★No. 2689
Blake Jones DT★★No. 2775
Marquise Irvin WR★★No. 2838
Eric McAllister OC★★No. 3328
Chad Mitchell OG★★No. 3379

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers12.00.767
Offensive line32.00.733
Defensive line22.00.772
Athletes and specialists32.00.700
Whole class92.00.734

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.

2015 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠19–⁠4
The Citadel6–⁠19–⁠4
Western Carolina5–⁠27–⁠4
Samford3–⁠46–⁠5
Wofford3–⁠45–⁠6
Mercer2–⁠55–⁠6
Furman2–⁠54–⁠7
VMI1–⁠62–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.