The 2020 Mercer Bears football team represented

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as a member the

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(SoCon) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at the

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

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2019 Mercer Bears football team 4–8 overall an 3–5 in SoCon play to place seventh.

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

References

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Mercer Bears football seasons

Mercer Bears football : ''For information on all Mercer University sports, see Mercer Bears'' 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 Divis ...

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