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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
The Citadel
Bulldogs
Southern
18
28% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Mercer
Bears
Southern
33
72% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Mercer by 15.29
TOTAL POINTS
51
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
The Citadel
Mercer
|
70
C-
|
Overall |
95
A
|
|
78
C+
|
Power |
94
A
|
|
72
C-
|
Offensive |
95
A
|
|
88
B+
|
Defensive |
90
B+
|
|
90
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
81
B-
|
|
90
A-
|
SoS (Future) |
81
B-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
The Citadel
Mercer
| 394 | Overall | 131 |
| 214 | Power | 147 |
| 270 | Offensive | 130 |
| 174 | Defensive | 167 |
| 169 | SoS (Current) | 206 |
| 169 | SoS (Future) | 206 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
The Citadel
Mercer
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
4-8 (33.3%) |
Overall |
9-3 (75%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Home |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Away |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
1-8 (11.1%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
3-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
1-4 (20%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
The Citadel
Mercer
| #327 Chattanooga | Best Win | #231 East Tennessee St |
| #311 Furman | Worst Loss | #200 Presbyterian |
| 27 pts vs #508 Samford | Largest MOV | 62 pts vs #592 VMI |
| 49 pts vs #5 Mississippi | Largest MOD | 47 pts vs #87 South Dakota |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
The Citadel
Mercer
| 20.5 | Points per Game | 36.2 |
| 26.8 | Points Against | 25.5 |
| 20.8 | Home PPG | 33.7 |
| 29.2 | Home PA | 20.2 |
| 20.2 | Away PPG | 38.7 |
| 24.5 | Away PA | 30.8 |
| 81-67 | Opponent Record | 65-80 |
| 274.5 | Avg Opponent Rank | 296.2 |
| L 3 | Longest Streak | W 9 |
| L 3 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
The Citadel
Mercer
| Nov 22 at East Tennessee St (7-5) L 26-28 | Dec 6 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 0-47 |
| Nov 15 vs Wofford (6-6) L 14-16 | Nov 22 at Auburn (5-7) L 17-62 |
| Nov 8 at (5) Mississippi (13-2) L 0-49 | Nov 15 vs Chattanooga (5-7) W 63-17 |
| Nov 1 vs VMI (1-11) W 35-24 | Nov 8 at Western Carolina (7-5) W 49-47 |
| Oct 25 at Furman (6-6) L 14-24 | Nov 1 at Furman (6-6) W 52-28 |
| Oct 18 vs Western Carolina (7-5) L 38-45 | Oct 25 vs VMI (1-11) W 62-0 |
| Oct 11 vs Valdosta St (7-5) W 38-14 | Oct 11 at Princeton (3-7) W 38-14 |
| Sep 27 at Chattanooga (5-7) W 28-10 | Oct 4 vs Samford (1-11) W 45-21 |
| Sep 20 vs Mercer (9-3) L 0-38 | Sep 27 at East Tennessee St (7-5) W 38-34 |
| Sep 13 at Gardner-Webb (7-5) L 13-23 | Sep 20 at The Citadel (4-8) W 38-0 |
| Sep 6 at Samford (1-11) W 40-13 | Sep 13 vs Wofford (6-6) W 22-21 |
| Aug 30 vs North Dakota St (12-1) L 0-38 | Aug 30 vs Presbyterian (10-2) L 10-15 |
