Mercer will face North Alabama in the ninth annual FCS Kickoff game at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. Kickoff is scheduled for Saturday (Aug. 26) at 3:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN.
The FCS Kickoff was played on-campus for the first three seasons but moved to a neutral site in 2017. The Cramton Bowl has hosted the game for the past five seasons. Jacksonville State and North Dakota State are the only two teams to participate in the game in multiple seasons. The Big Sky is 2-0 in the FCS Kickoff game. The MEAC and ASUN are each 1-0, while the MVFC is 2-1 in the conference’s three appearances.
Ahead of the season-opening matchup, we take a look at the history of the FCS Kickoff game below.
2014:
No. 1 Eastern Washington 56, No. 17 Sam Houston State 35
2015:
No. 13 Montana 38, No. 1 North Dakota State 35
2016:
No. 1 North Dakota State 24, No. 7 Charleston Southern 17
2017:
No. 6 Jacksonville State 27, No. 12 Chattanooga 13
2018:
No. 14 North Carolina A&T 20, No. 6 Jacksonville State 17
2019:
Youngstown State 45, Samford 22
2020:
No. 11 Central Arkansas 24, No. 13 Austin Peay 17
2022:
Jacksonville State 42, No. 10 Stephen F. Austin 17
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