No.22 Bears Head To Atlanta To Take On Georgia Tech

9/18/2026 1:15:00 PM | Football

Kickoff Is Slated For Noon ET On ESPN/ACC Network

MACON – Nationally-ranked Mercer (2-1, 0-1 SoCon) will renew its 134-year-old rivalry with in-state FBS rival Georgia Tech (0-2, 0-0 ACC) on Saturday when the Bears open up a three-game road trip against the Yellow Jackets at Bobby Dodd Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for Noon and the game will be televised live on the ACC Network with Jorge Sedano (pxp), Rodney McLeod Jr. (commentary) and Kendra Douglas (sideline) calling all of the action.

MERCER/GEORGIA TECH SERIES

Saturday's contest will mark the 19th meeting all-time between the Bears and Yellow Jackets in a series that dates all the way back to both schools' inaugural season of football in 1892. Georgia Tech is 16-1-1 in the series and will ride a 17-game series unbeaten streak into Saturday's matchup. Mercer claimed the initial meeting between the two sides on Nov. 5, 1892 at Central City Park in Macon. It marked the first intercollegiate football game for both schools. The series also shows a 12-12 tie at Brisbine Park in Atlanta in 1896. Georgia Tech's coach, JB Wood, umpired that contest, whi...