Mercer Bears
| Mercer Bears | |
|---|---|
| University | Mercer University |
| Conference | SoCon (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 | Tony and Nancy Moye Football and Lacrosse Complex |
| 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 |
| Website | mercerbears |
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 compete in the Southern Conference except men's and women's lacrosse and women's beach volleyball, which are not sponsored by the conference.