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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Western Carolina
Catamounts
Southern
33
41% win prob
Away
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Mercer
Bears
Southern
39
59% win prob
Home
POINT SPREAD
Mercer by 6.31
TOTAL POINTS
72
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Western Carolina
Mercer
|
87
B
|
Overall |
95
A
|
|
91
A-
|
Power |
94
A
|
|
98
A+
|
Offensive |
95
A
|
|
69
D+
|
Defensive |
90
B+
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Current) |
81
B-
|
|
85
B
|
SoS (Future) |
81
B-
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Western Carolina
Mercer
| 226 | Overall | 131 |
| 166 | Power | 147 |
| 95 | Offensive | 130 |
| 262 | Defensive | 167 |
| 191 | SoS (Current) | 206 |
| 191 | SoS (Future) | 206 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Western Carolina
Mercer
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
7-5 (58.3%) |
Overall |
9-3 (75%) |
|
2-4 (33.3%) |
Home |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
5-1 (83.3%) |
Away |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-1 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
2-5 (28.6%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
4-2 (66.7%) |
|
5-0 (100%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
3-2 (60%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Western Carolina
Mercer
| #304 Wofford | Best Win | #231 East Tennessee St |
| #292 Elon | Worst Loss | #200 Presbyterian |
| 45 pts vs #311 Furman | Largest MOV | 62 pts vs #592 VMI |
| 32 pts vs #40 Wake Forest | Largest MOD | 47 pts vs #87 South Dakota |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Western Carolina
Mercer
| 38.6 | Points per Game | 36.2 |
| 33.5 | Points Against | 25.5 |
| 43.3 | Home PPG | 33.7 |
| 38.7 | Home PA | 20.2 |
| 33.8 | Away PPG | 38.7 |
| 28.3 | Away PA | 30.8 |
| 63-82 | Opponent Record | 65-80 |
| 318.8 | Avg Opponent Rank | 296.2 |
| W 6 | Longest Streak | W 9 |
| W 1 | Current Streak | L 2 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Western Carolina
Mercer
| Nov 22 at VMI (1-11) W 48-6 | Dec 6 vs South Dakota (10-5) L 0-47 |
| Nov 15 vs East Tennessee St (7-5) L 35-52 | Nov 22 at Auburn (5-7) L 17-62 |
| Nov 8 vs Mercer (9-3) L 47-49 | Nov 15 vs Chattanooga (5-7) W 63-17 |
| Nov 1 at Chattanooga (5-7) W 35-28 | Nov 8 at Western Carolina (7-5) W 49-47 |
| Oct 18 at The Citadel (4-8) W 45-38 | Nov 1 at Furman (6-6) W 52-28 |
| Oct 11 vs Furman (6-6) W 52-7 | Oct 25 vs VMI (1-11) W 62-0 |
| Oct 4 at Wofford (6-6) W 23-21 | Oct 11 at Princeton (3-7) W 38-14 |
| Sep 27 at Campbell (2-10) W 42-35 | Oct 4 vs Samford (1-11) W 45-21 |
| Sep 20 vs Samford (1-11) W 50-35 | Sep 27 at East Tennessee St (7-5) W 38-34 |
| Sep 13 vs Elon (6-6) L 31-37 | Sep 20 at The Citadel (4-8) W 38-0 |
| Sep 6 at Wake Forest (9-4) L 10-42 | Sep 13 vs Wofford (6-6) W 22-21 |
| Aug 30 vs Gardner-Webb (7-5) L 45-52 | Aug 30 vs Presbyterian (10-2) L 10-15 |
