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2026 Mercer

6–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Southern Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠2, over seven games to the eight on file here.

Schedule and results

Mercer in 2026, game by game: won vs. East Texas A&M 23–15; won vs. Presbyterian 62–3; lost vs. Furman 13–20; lost at Georgia Tech 11–44; won at Abilene Christian 34–17; won at VMI 54–3; won vs. Western Carolina 17–14; won at Samford 31–21+59−33Won 23–15 vs. East Texas A&M+8East Texas A&MWon 62–3 vs. Presbyterian+59PresbyterianLost 13–20 vs. Furman-7FurmanLost 11–44 at Georgia Tech-33Georgia TechWon 34–17 at Abilene Christian+17Abilene Christi…Won 54–3 at VMI+51VMIWon 17–14 vs. Western Carolina+3Western CarolinaWon 31–21 at Samford+10Samford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsEast Texas A&MW 23–⁠1580%
Sep 5vsPresbyterianW 62–⁠363%
Sep 12vsFurmanL 13–⁠2077%
Sep 19atGeorgia TechL 11–⁠4428%
Sep 26atAbilene ChristianW 34–⁠1747%
Oct 3atVMIW 54–⁠385%
Oct 10vsWestern CarolinaW 17–⁠1465%
Oct 17atSamfordW 31–⁠2179%
Oct 31vsThe CitadelPreview84%
Nov 7atChattanoogaPreview56%
Nov 14atTennessee TechPreview42%
Nov 21vsEast Tennessee StatePreview64%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
245–⁠137
Coach
—
Elo
1433 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.9 No. 31 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 170
Offensive coordinator
Austin Davis
Defensive coordinator
Tripp Weaver

Leaders

Passing yardsJaylen King QB841 yds
Passing touchdownsJaylen King QB6 TD
Rushing yardsDevon Caldwell RB567 yds
Rushing touchdownsJ.P. Pickles QB8 TD
Receiving yardsBrayden Smith WR536 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrayden Smith WR3 TD
TacklesJyarius Carter LB60 tkl
SacksRonin Dangler LB2.5 sacks
InterceptionsCameron Goggins CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Camren Hill QB★★★No. 2352
Aaryn Askew DE★★★No. 3115
Batuhan Subasi DL★★★No. 3115
Shareef Jackson CB★★★No. 3115
Lucas Tselentis OL

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

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.845
Defensive line23.00.820
Defensive backs13.00.820
Whole class43.00.826

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.

Roster 116

The 2026 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 59 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 6

The 2026 portal
Eric Rasheed WR★★★from North Greenville
Jaylen King QB★★★from Florida State
Jeremy Richardson S★★★from Shorter
Brody Balliew OT★★★from West Georgia
Cameron Goggins CB★★★from Florida Atlantic
Javious Bond RB★★★from Austin Peay

Transfers out 18

Braden Atkinson QB★★★to Oregon State
Carmelo O’neal S★★★to Alabama
Adjatay Dabbs WR★★★to Toledo
Adonis McDaniel WR★★★to Oregon State
Andrew Zock DE★★★to Toledo
C.J. Miller RB★★★to Toledo
Donovan Watkins CB★★★to Toledo
Gavin Marks OL★★★to Tulane
Jamari Freeman OL★★★to Mississippi State
K.J. Thomas CB★★★to Toledo
Amarii Atchison OT★★★to Jacksonville State
Autavius Ison RB★★★to Toledo

And 6 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2026 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Tennessee State3–⁠05–⁠2
Tennessee Tech4–⁠16–⁠1
Mercer3–⁠16–⁠2
Wofford3–⁠25–⁠3
Chattanooga3–⁠24–⁠3
Western Carolina1–⁠23–⁠4
Furman1–⁠22–⁠5
Samford1–⁠31–⁠6
The Citadel0–⁠32–⁠5
VMI0–⁠30–⁠7

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