East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Mercer Bears

Mercer Bears leads 7-4
wins
2015 to 2025
Mercer Bears have won 4 straight
Next meeting: Nov 21, 2026, East Tennessee State Buccaneers at Mercer Bears

Series timeline

▲ East Tennessee State Buccaneers ahead (peak +1) ▼ Mercer Bears ahead (peak +3)
2015: Mercer Bears 52-02016: Mercer Bears 21-132017: East Tennessee State Buccaneers 26-232018: East Tennessee State Buccaneers 21-182019: East Tennessee State Buccaneers 38-332020: Mercer Bears 21-132021: East Tennessee State Buccaneers 38-352022: Mercer Bears 55-332023: Mercer Bears 24-62024: Mercer Bears 37-312025: Mercer Bears 38-34

East Tennessee State Buccaneers Mercer Bears Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: East Tennessee State Buccaneers 3 (2017–2019), Mercer Bears 4 (2022–2025). Current: Mercer Bears 4.

Splits

SplitEast Tennessee State Buccaneers record
Regular season4-7
Hosted by East Tennessee State Buccaneers3-2
Hosted by Mercer Bears1-5
Last 10 seasons (2016 to 2025)4-6
Largest East Tennessee State Buccaneers win38-33 (2019)
Largest Mercer Bears win52-0 (2015)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Sep 27, 2025 Mercer Bears 38-34 at East Tennessee State Buccaneers Week 5
2024 Nov 2, 2024 Mercer Bears 37-31 at Mercer Bears Week 10
2023 Oct 7, 2023 Mercer Bears 24-6 at East Tennessee State Buccaneers Week 7
2022 Oct 15, 2022 Mercer Bears 55-33 at Mercer Bears Week 8
2021 Nov 20, 2021 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 38-35 at East Tennessee State Buccaneers Week 13
2020 Apr 10, 2021 Mercer Bears 21-13 at Mercer Bears Spring Week 10
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Nov 16, 2019 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 38-33 at East Tennessee State Buccaneers Week 13
2018 Nov 3, 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 21-18 at Mercer Bears Week 11
2017 Sep 23, 2017 East Tennessee State Buccaneers 26-23 at East Tennessee State Buccaneers Week 5
2016 Nov 5, 2016 Mercer Bears 21-13 at Mercer Bears Week 11
2015 Oct 17, 2015 Mercer Bears 52-0 at Mercer Bears Week 7

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.