The 2020 Mercer Bears football team represented

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as a member the

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(SoCon) during the

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. They were led by first-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at the Five Star Stadium in

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. Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 5–3 in SoCon play to place fourth.

Schedule

Mercer had a game scheduled against Vanderbilt, which was canceled due to the

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Game summaries

At Jacksonville State

At Army

Abilene Christian

At No. 16 Wofford

References

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Mercer Bears football seasons

Mercer Bears football The Mercer Bears football program is the intercollegiate football team of Mercer University located in Macon, Georgia, United States. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Sout ...

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