2020 Mercer
5–6. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Western Carolina 45–28Mar 20
By 17 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Army 3–49Oct 24
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | at Jacksonville State | L 28–34 | 35% |
| Oct 24 | at Army | L 3–49 | 10% |
| Oct 31 | vs Abilene Christian | L 17–20 | 53% |
| Feb 20 | at Wofford | L 14–31 | 18% |
| Feb 27 | vs The Citadel | W 42–28 | 48% |
| Mar 13 | at VMI | L 14–41 | 36% |
| Mar 20 | vs Western Carolina | W 45–28 | 66% |
| Mar 27 | at Chattanooga | W 35–28 | 26% |
| Apr 3 | vs Furman | W 26–14 | 40% |
| Apr 10 | vs East Tennessee State | W 21–13 | 56% |
| Apr 17 | at Samford | L 20–44 | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Samford 44–20; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 5–3 4th in the Southern Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 265–330
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1281 +41 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 179
- Offensive coordinators
- Bob Bodine and Tim Foster
- Defensive coordinator
- Joel Taylor
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| Taylor Goodson CB | ★★★ | No. 2695 |
| Al Wooten II RB | ★★ | No. 3024 |
| Kevin Booker OG | ||
| Ni Mansell OL | ||
| Zacchaeus Davis WR |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.796 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.806 |
| Whole class | 2 | 2.5 | 0.801 |
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.