Mercer Bears vs Western Carolina Catamounts

Mercer Bears leads 11-2
wins
2014 to 2026
Mercer Bears have won 11 straight

Series timeline

▲ Mercer Bears ahead (peak +9) ▼ Western Carolina Catamounts ahead (peak +2)
2014: Western Carolina Catamounts 35-212015: Western Carolina Catamounts 24-212016: Mercer Bears 38-242017: Mercer Bears 35-332018: Mercer Bears 59-462019: Mercer Bears 49-272020: Mercer Bears 45-282021: Mercer Bears 34-242022: Mercer Bears 49-62023: Mercer Bears 45-382024: Mercer Bears 44-342025: Mercer Bears 49-472026: Mercer Bears 17-14

Mercer Bears Western Carolina Catamounts Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Mercer Bears 11 (2016–2026), Western Carolina Catamounts 2 (2014–2015). Current: Mercer Bears 11.

Splits

SplitMercer Bears record
Regular season11-2
Hosted by Mercer Bears6-1
Hosted by Western Carolina Catamounts5-1
Last 10 seasons (2017 to 2026)10-0
Largest Mercer Bears win49-6 (2022)
Largest Western Carolina Catamounts win35-21 (2014)

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Oct 10, 2026 Mercer Bears 17-14 at Mercer Bears Week 6
2025 Nov 8, 2025 Mercer Bears 49-47 at Western Carolina Catamounts Week 11
2024 Oct 26, 2024 Mercer Bears 44-34 at Mercer Bears Week 9
2023 Oct 28, 2023 Mercer Bears 45-38 at Western Carolina Catamounts Week 10
2022 Oct 8, 2022 Mercer Bears 49-6 at Mercer Bears Week 7
2021 Oct 9, 2021 Mercer Bears 34-24 at Western Carolina Catamounts Week 7
2020 Mar 20, 2021 Mercer Bears 45-28 at Mercer Bears Spring Week 7
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Aug 31, 2019 Mercer Bears 49-27 at Western Carolina Catamounts Week 2
2018 Oct 20, 2018 Mercer Bears 59-46 at Mercer Bears Week 9
2017 Nov 11, 2017 Mercer Bears 35-33 at Western Carolina Catamounts Week 12
2016 Oct 15, 2016 Mercer Bears 38-24 at Mercer Bears Week 8
2015 Oct 10, 2015 Western Carolina Catamounts 24-21 at Western Carolina Catamounts Week 6
2014 Oct 18, 2014 Western Carolina Catamounts 35-21 at Mercer Bears Week 8

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.