[45][46], In 2013, Mercer won the conference regular season championship and advanced to the NCAA Division I Starkville Regional losing to the University of South Alabama and the University of Central Arkansas. Mercer did not maintain this level of success, which prompted the university to hire a new head coach. MSRP: $42, NEW MODEL Your browser's Javascript functionality is turned off. The men's basketball team won the conference championship and advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament in 1981; the team was defeated (73–67) by the University of Arkansas. In 2013, the football team competed in the Pioneer Football League. ... Arizona State Sun Devils. Reinstatement came after a 70-year hiatus; the university suspended football during World War II and did not revive it. [4] Prior to 1924, the sports teams were known as the 'Baptists' rather than the Bears. Please enable javascript in your browser, Barnes & Noble at Georgia Tech Official Bookstore, ACCESS SCREEN READER FRIENDLY VERSION OF TEXTBOOK PAGE, Get special offers and promotions throughout the year. The university won the Dixie Conference tournament championship in basketball in 1951, 1952 and 1954; Mercer won the regular season championship in 1950, 1952 and 1953. [42] First held in 2009, the event welcomes a distinguished guest with extensive baseball experience to the Macon campus; highlights include an autograph session and an evening banquet featuring the guest as the primary speaker. [2], A member of the Southern Conference, Mercer University sponsors teams in eight men's and ten women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[3]. In 2013, Mercer won the conference regular season championship and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament, defeating Tennessee before losing to BYU; the team finished the season with a 24–12 record, the first time in university history that the team had back-to-back 20-win seasons. Mercer finished its first season in the SoCon, and its second season since reinstatement, placing in last place in the SoCon, with an overall 6–6 win-loss record (1–5 in the conference) .[20]. Smith was an All-American halfback and is Mercer's all-time leading scorer; he scored 176 points and later played for the semi-professional Ironton Tanks. Free shipping on orders of $35+ and save 5% every day with your Target RedCard. vid: b37c9df0-0059-11eb-a6d2-ebd8dec644d6, GA Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Safari Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coaches Mesh AEROREADY Adjustable Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coach Adjustable Hat - White, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coaches Mesh AEROREADY Adjustable Hat - White, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coach Adjustable Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Flex Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coaches High Visor - White, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coaches AEROREADY Flex Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Color Fade Snapback Hat - Navy/Gold, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Game GT Classic Bar Adjustable Snapback Hat - White, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coaches Adjustable Visor - Gold/Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Game Benchmark Trucker Adjustable Snapback Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets New Era Team Core 9TWENTY Adjustable Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets New Era The League 9FORTY Adjustable Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Top of the World Below Zero Cuffed Knit Hat with Pom - Navy/Gold, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Game Logo Bar Trucker Adjustable Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Game Classic Bar Adjustable Hat - White, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Game Classic Bar Adjustable Snapback Hat - White, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coaches Cuffed Knit Hat with Pom - White, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Three Stripe Life Snapback Adjustable Hat - Gray/Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Top of the World Primary Logo Simple Cuffed Knit Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coaches Cuffed Knit Hat with Pom - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets New Era Static Cuffed Knit Hat with Pom - Black/Heathered Gray, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Nike 2014 Orange Bowl Champions Coaches' Locker Room Adjustable Hat - Black, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Nike 2014 Orange Bowl Champions Player's Locker Room Adjustable Hat - Black, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Coaches Knit Beanie - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Superlite Running AEROREADY Adjustable Hat - Navy, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets adidas Sideline Players Color Fade Cuffed Knit Hat - Navy, Shopping Internationally?