2020 Mercer Bears football team

2020 Mercer Bears football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
  • Bob Bodine (1st season)
  • Tim Foster (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoel Taylor (1st season)
Home stadiumFive Star Stadium
2020 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 VMI $^  6 1   6 2  
No. 22 East Tennessee State  4 1   4 1  
Chattanooga 3 1   3 2  
Mercer  5 3   5 6  
Samford  4 3   4 3  
Furman  3 4   3 4  
Wofford 1 4   1 4  
The Citadel  2 6   2 10  
Western Carolina  1 5   1 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • † – Chattanooga and Wofford opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 29 and April 5, 2021, respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Mercer Bears football team represented Mercer University as a member the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Drew Cronic and played their home games at the Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia. Mercer finished the season 5–6 overall and 5–3 in SoCon play to place fourth.