The Mercer Bears take on a fellow SoCon foe when they visit the Western Carolina Catamounts at Five Star Stadium on Saturday, October 26, 2024.
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Game date: Saturday, October 26, 2024
Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Location: Macon, Georgia
Venue: Five Star Stadium
TV channel: ESPN+
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Mercer Offensive Insights
This year, the Bears put up 7.9 more points per game (33.3) than the Catamounts give up (25.4).
Mercer is 2-1 overall when scoring over 25.4 points this season.
The Catamounts have a 4-1 record overall in games when they allow opponents to score less than 33.3 points.
The Mercer offense has racked up 40.0 fewer yards than the Western Carolina defense has allowed this season (391.3 to 431.3).
Western Carolina Offensive Insights
The Catamounts score 28.4 points per game, 14.0 more than the Bears surrender (14.4).
In games where Western Carolina scores more than 14.4 points this season, it has put together a record of 4-2.
This season the Bears are 4-0 when they hold opponents to fewer than 28.4 points.
Mercer’s defense has given up 257.1 yards per game this season, 195.3 yards fewer than the 452.4-yard average from Western Carolina’s offense.
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Mercer Stat Rankings
Mercer offense: 391.3 YPG (34th in FCS) | 33.3 PPG (21st in FCS)
Mercer passing: 236.3 PYPG (27th in FCS) | 12 TDs (38th in FCS)
Mercer rushing: 155.0 RYPG (55th in FCS) | 12 TDs (39th in FCS)
Mercer defense: 257.1 YPG allowed (third in FCS) | 14.4 PPG allowed (fifth in FCS)
Mercer passing defense: 212.0 PYPG allowed (62nd in FCS) | 6 TDs allowed (10th in FCS)
Mercer rushing defense: 45.1 RYPG allowed (first in FCS) | 4 TDs allowed (third in FCS)
Western Carolina Stat Rankings
Western Carolina offense: 452.4 YPG (10th in FCS) | 28.4 PPG (36th in FCS)
Western Carolina passing: 320.6 PYPG (fifth in FCS) | 11 TDs (46th in FCS)
Western Carolina rushing: 131.9 RYPG (83rd in FCS) | 11 TDs (47th in FCS)
Western Carolina defense: 431.3 YPG allowed (106th in FCS) | 25.4 PPG allowed (52nd in FCS)
Western Carolina passing defense: 246.0 PYPG allowed (101st in FCS) | 9 TDs allowed (34th in FCS)
Western Carolina rushing defense: 185.3 RYPG allowed (93rd in FCS) | 13 TDs allowed (80th in FCS)
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Mercer’s 2024 Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Score/Tickets |
8/29/2024 |
Presbyterian |
Home |
W 63-10 |
9/7/2024 |
Bethune-Cookman |
Away |
W 31-2 |
9/14/2024 |
Chattanooga |
Away |
W 10-3 |
9/21/2024 |
The Citadel |
Home |
W 38-21 |
9/28/2024 |
Wofford |
Away |
W 22-3 |
10/12/2024 |
Princeton |
Home |
W 34-7 |
10/19/2024 |
Samford |
Away |
L 55-35 |
10/26/2024 |
Western Carolina |
Home |
Tickets |
11/2/2024 |
East Tennessee State |
Home |
Tickets |
11/9/2024 |
VMI |
Away |
Tickets |
11/16/2024 |
Alabama |
Away |
Tickets |
11/23/2024 |
Furman |
Home |
Tickets |
Western Carolina’s 2024 Schedule
Date |
Opponent |
Home/Away |
Score/Tickets |
8/29/2024 |
North Carolina State |
Away |
L 38-21 |
9/7/2024 |
Campbell |
Home |
L 24-16 |
9/14/2024 |
Elon |
Away |
W 24-17 |
9/21/2024 |
Montana |
Away |
L 46-35 |
10/5/2024 |
Wofford |
Home |
W 21-17 |
10/12/2024 |
The Citadel |
Home |
W 30-16 |
10/19/2024 |
Furman |
Away |
W 52-20 |
10/26/2024 |
Mercer |
Away |
Tickets |
11/2/2024 |
Chattanooga |
Home |
Tickets |
11/9/2024 |
East Tennessee State |
Away |
Tickets |
11/16/2024 |
VMI |
Home |
Tickets |
11/23/2024 |
Samford |
Away |
Tickets |
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