Program · never held the belt · belt games 1924–2021

Mercer

3Belt games

0–3Record

0Reigns

Mercer has lined up against the belt holder 3 times and walked off without it every time — the closest was lost 0–17 to Tennessee on October 28, 1939. Embed the Mercer belt badge →

By the numbers

Mercer and the belt

Heartbreak list →

Shots at the belt3

belt games as the challenger, 1924–2021 · record 0–3

Closest call17 pts

lost 0–17 to Tennessee on October 28, 1939

Last shot14–48

September 11, 2021 against Alabama

Holders faced3

Syracuse, Tennessee, and Alabama, one shot each

Among the 143 programs still chasing it34th

in attempts · the heartbreak list

This season

The belt and Mercer right now

Every path →

No path yet

Nothing on Mercer’s schedule runs through Notre Dame or anyone who could take the belt from them first. Bowl pairings can change that.

Season outlook

under 1% to hold the belt when the season’s games run out, per the season outlook.

Every attempt

3 belt games, newest first

Compare with another team →

September 11, 2021 · Mercer at Alabama 14–48lost by 34 October 28, 1939 · Mercer at Tennessee 0–17lost by 17 October 4, 1924 · Mercer at Syracuse 0–26lost by 26

A program gets a shot at the belt only by being scheduled against whoever holds it, so a short list here says as much about the schedule as the program. Win one, and this page turns into a reign.