2021 Mercer Bears football team

2021 Mercer Bears football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Drew Cronic (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Bob Bodine (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tim Foster (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joel Taylor (2nd season)
Home stadium	Moye Complex

2021 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 East Tennessee State $^		7	–	1					11	–	2
Mercer		6	–	2					7	–	3
Chattanooga		5	–	3					6	–	5
Western Carolina		4	–	4					4	–	7
Furman		4	–	4					6	–	5
VMI		4	–	4					6	–	5
Samford		3	–	5					4	–	7
The Citadel		3	–	5					4	–	7
Wofford		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Bears were led by second-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at Moye Complex in Macon, Georgia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Point*		Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 69–0	8,727
September 11	4:00 p.m.	at No. 1 (FBS) Alabama*		Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	SEC Network	L 14–48	95,396
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	W 24–3	10,203
October 2	6:00 p.m.	Samford		Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 45–42	11,137
October 9	3:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina		Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 34–24	11,123
October 16	4:00 p.m.	VMI		Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 7–45	7,227
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Wofford		Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN+/Nexstar	W 45–14	7,224
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at The Citadel		Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 34–7	8,438
November 13	3:00 p.m.	No. 22т Chattanooga		Moye Complex Macon, GA	ESPN+	W 10–6	8,527
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at No. 8 East Tennessee State	No. 21	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	L 35–38	10,594
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2021 Mercer Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Devron Harper So QB 4 Fred Payton Jr RB 5 Fred Davis  Fr QB 6 Dylan Fromm  Fr JK 7 Ethan Dirrim Fr RB 8 Brandon Marshall  Fr JK 10 Parker Wroble Fr JK 11 Brandon Mays  So WR 13 Ty James  Fr QB 15 Carter Peevy Fr JK 16 Dyvon McKinney Fr JK 17 Landon Miller  So QB 19 Anthony Squitieri  Fr JK 21 Tayshaun Shipp Fr JK 27 Jacob Walker Fr RB 29 Al Wooten II Fr RB 35 Langston White Fr RB 36 Justin Coleman Fr OL 50 Obinna Nwankwo  Sr OL 51 Jason Poe  Sr OL 57 John Harris  So OL 58 Tyzen Wilkerson Fr OL 59 Clay Baker Fr OL 60 Conner Krieger  Sr OL 61 Pierce Vickery Fr OL 64 Riley Adcock Fr OL 66 Thomas Steibly Fr OL 67 Ni Mansell Fr OL 68 Nate Howard  Fr OL 70 Santo DeFranco  So OL 71 Daniel Tulk Fr OL 73 John Thomas So OL 74 Luke Barlow Fr OL 78 Peyton Bumpers Fr OL 79 Ari Kamau Fr TE 81 Bryce Lawrence  So TE 82 Andrew May Fr TE 83 Drake Starks Jr JK 85 Brendan Hunt Fr TE 86 Luke Szabados  Fr WR 88 Jaylin Peterson Fr TE 89 Mac Johnson Fr OL - Jonathan Bacigalupi Fr WR - Nate Boehm Fr OL - Aidan Higgins  Fr OL - Tim Maddox Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 0 Lance Wise So CB 2 Yahsyn McKee So LB 3 Isaac Dowling Fr CB 9 Michael Campbell Jr S 12 Harrison Poole  Sr CB 18 Corey Barnes Fr S 20 Richie Coffey So S 22 DQ Wilkerson  So LB 24 Danijah Gammage  Jr CB 25 TJ Moore Fr S 26 Byron Bacon Fr CB 28 Kenyatta Ward Fr S 30 Rick Lester III  So S 31 Luke Ward  Jr S 32 Kainalu Pu’u Robinson  Fr S 34 Myles Redding Fr S 37 Kenyan Hunter Fr OLB 40 Jordan Williams  Sr LB 41 Zach Hopkins So OLB 42 Alvin Ward Jr.  Sr OLB 43 Myles Jones Fr DL 44 Richard Benton Jr.  Fr LB 47 Tommy Pollack Fr DL 48 Solomon Zubairu So LB 49 Chris Taylor  Fr DL 52 Tre Lanham  Sr LB 53 Royce Izundu Fr LB 54 Ken Standley  Fr LB 55 Marques Thomas Fr DL 56 Carson Griffin Fr OLB 65 Cyril Turner  Fr DL 76 Vinny Carnazzo Fr OLB 90 Emil Hovde Fr DL 91 Jordan Swain Fr DL 94 Savio Frazier Fr DL 95 Barron King  Jr DL 98 Chris Hill  Fr DL 99 DJ McDaniel Jr CB - Brogan Korta Fr S - Liam Lewis Fr CB - Kyle Lindsay So S - Gavin Spratt Fr S - John Stegenga Fr S - Jack Shryock Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 62 Zach Lassiter So LS 69 Philip Hatcher  So LS 80 Reid Brass Fr K 92 Caleb Dowden  So K 93 Devin Folser So P 97 Trey Turk Fr K - Brinson Sumner Fr	Head coach Drew Cronic (Head Coach) Coordinators/assistant coaches David A. Cole (Associate HC / Cornerbacks / Specialists) Bob Bodinel (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line) Tim Foster (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Jokers) Joel Taylor (Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers) Mike Adams (Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Safeties) Sumner Ellis (Defensive Ends / Defensive Recruiting Coordinator) La’Donte Harris (Wide Receivers / Offensive Recruiting Coordinator) Jimmy Long (Defensive Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line) Kevin O’Brien (Tight Ends) John Russ (Running Backs / Video Coordinator) Brandon Wright (Offensive Analyst) Devin Bledsoe (Defensive Analyst) Montralius Mosley (Volunteer Assistant Offense) Alex Collier (Volunteer Assistant Defense) Bennett Houston (Director of Football Operations) Drew Tranum (Head Equipment Manager) Clarence Powell (Coordinator of Football Creative Services) Evan Barr (Director of Strength & Conditioning) Jackson Morris (Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning) Marques White (Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning) Josh Huff (Strength & Conditioning Graduate Assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 1, 2021