| Mercer Bears | |
|---|---|
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| University | Mercer University |
| Conference | Southern Conference (primary) ASUN (men's lacrosse) Big South (women's lacrosse) Sun Belt (beach volleyball) |
| NCAA | Division I (FCS) |
| Athletic director | Jim Cole |
| Location | Macon, Georgia |
| Varsity teams | 18 (8 men's, 10 women's) |
| Football stadium | Five Star Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Hawkins Arena |
| Baseball stadium | Claude Smith Field |
| Softball stadium | Sikes Field |
| Soccer stadium | Betts Stadium |
| Mascot | Toby |
| Nickname | Bears |
| Colors | Black and orange[1] |
| Website | mercerbears |
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The Mercer Bears are the athletic teams of Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, United States. Mercer is the only private university in Georgia with an NCAA Division I athletic program and fields teams in eight men's and nine women's sports. The university competes in the Southern Conference for most sports. In 2013, the football team competed in the Pioneer Football League.
Mercer joined the Southern Conference as a full member on July 1, 2014; all university-sponsored sports will compete in the Southern Conference except women's lacrosse and women's beach volleyball, which are not sponsored by the conference.[2]
- ^ "Color - Mercer University Style Guide". Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ "Mercer University Accepts Invitation to Join the Southern Conference". News.mercer.edu. 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2015-07-18.