Mercer Bears @ Samford Bulldogs — Oct 17, 2026

NCAA Division FCS·Round 1 October 17, 2026
Bears Mercer MER 2-0, 0-0 Away
October 17, 2026 11:00 pm
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Bulldogs Samford SAMF 0-2, 0-1 Home
Key Players
Mercer
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Samford
GJ
G. Johnson QB
401 PASS
-10 RUSH
0 REC
MH
M. Henderson ATH
0 PASS
0 RUSH
151 REC
PB
P. Bird WR
0 PASS
0 RUSH
95 REC
Stats Comparison
Overall Home vs Away
League Percentile Ranking
Mercer
Samford
Scoring 1–1
42.5 8th
Points
80th 14.0
0.0 37th
FG%
29th 50.0
Rebounding
Playmaking
Defense 1–0
9.0 7th
Opp Points
39th 22.0
Recent Form
Mercer
W vs PRES 62-3
W vs TAMC 23-15
Samford
L vs SIU 18-22
L @ NAL 10-22
Form Comparison
Mercer vs Samford
10 20 50
Win-loss trend: each win +1, each loss −1
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 17, 2026
Time
11:00 pm