List of Mercer Bears head football coaches
The Mercer college football team represents Mercer University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Bears competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision. The program has had 20 head coaches, since it began play during the 1891 season. From 2019 to 2023, Drew Cronic was the head coach at Mercer.[1]
Key
| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
| No. | Name [A 6] |
Season(s) [A 7] |
GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | CC | NC | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dave Beggs | 1891 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 2 | George Stallings | 1893 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 3 | J. D. Winston | 1896 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 4 | Gordon Saussy | 1897 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
| 5 | E. E. Tarr | 1906 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 6 | H. R. Schenker | 1907 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 7 | Frank Blake | 1908–1909 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0.400 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 8 | Charles C. Stroud | 1910–1912 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0.571 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0.417 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 9 | Lewie Hardage | 1913 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.313 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.100 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 10 | Fred A. Robins | 1914 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 11 | Jake Zellars David Peacock |
1915–1916 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 12 | Maxwell James | 1919 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 13 | Josh Cody | 1920–1922 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 0 | 0.345 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 14 | Stanley L. Robinson | 1923–1925 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0.464 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0.633 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 15 | Bernie Moore† | 1926–1928 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0.500 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.571 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 16 | Lake Russell | 1929–1940 | 112 | 46 | 61 | 5 | 0.433 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | — |
| 17 | Bobby Hooks | 1941 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 18 | Bobby Lamb | 2013–2019 | 80 | 41 | 39 | — | 0.513 | 24 | 30 | — | 0.444 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 19 | Drew Cronic | 2020–2023 | 45 | 28 | 17 | — | 0.622 | 22 | 10 | — | 0.688 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| 20 | Mike Jacobs | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | – | 0 | 0 | — | – | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
Notes
- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[2]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[3]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[4]
- ^ Statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
- ^ Mercer did not have a head coach in 1892 and 1903.
- ^ Mercer did not field teams in 1894–1895, 1898–1902, 1904–1905, 1917–1918, and 1942–2012.
References
- ^ Allen, Montezz (December 11, 2019). "Mercer University hires Drew Cronic at new head football coach". WMGT-DT. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on November 24, 2009. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved October 22, 2009.