2016 Mercer
6–5 (4–4 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Carolina 38–24Oct 15
By 14 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Georgia Tech 10–35Sep 10
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs The Citadel | L 23–24 | 44% |
| Sep 10 | at Georgia Tech | L 10–35 | 15% |
| Sep 17 | vs Tennessee Tech | W 34–27 | 62% |
| Oct 1 | at VMI | W 33–30 | 50% |
| Oct 8 | at Chattanooga | L 31–52 | 18% |
| Oct 15 | vs Western Carolina | W 38–24 | 60% |
| Oct 22 | at Austin Peay | W 41–34 | 79% |
| Oct 29 | at Wofford | L 21–31 | 37% |
| Nov 5 | vs East Tennessee State | W 21–13 | 76% |
| Nov 12 | at Samford | L 19–24 | 30% |
| Nov 19 | vs Furman | W 27–24 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Furman 27–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 298–318
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1307 +26 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −19.5 No. 35 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 187
- Offensive coordinator
- Casey Vogt
- Defensive coordinator
- Mike Kolakowski
Leaders
| Passing yards | John Russ QB | 225 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | John Russ QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Alex Lakes RB | 30 yds |
| Receiving yards | Avery Ward WR | 65 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Avery Ward WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Brandon Gurley DB | 4 tkl |
Top recruits in the 2016 class
| Chris Ellington TE | ★★★ | No. 1624 |
| Kaelan Riley PRO | ★★ | No. 2222 |
| Malique Fleming S | ★★ | No. 2345 |
| Behr Cooper DT | ★★ | No. 3908 |
| Charlie Davidson RB | ★★ | No. 3908 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2016 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.793 |
| Running backs | 2 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Receivers | 3 | 2.3 | 0.741 |
| Offensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.700 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.789 |
| Whole class | 12 | 2.1 | 0.725 |
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.
2016 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 8–1 | 10–2 | |
| Wofford | 7–2 | 10–4 | |
| Chattanooga | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Samford | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Mercer | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Furman | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
| East Tennessee State | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| VMI | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.