MIKE MERCERMercer, MichaelHeight: 6-0 Weight: 208 Born: November 21, 1935 Algona, IA Died: March 24, 2024 Redmond, OR High School: Dubuque (IA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Minnesota | Freshmen Team |
| 1954 | Florida | Ineligible |
| 1955 | Florida | Roster |
| 1958 | Hardin-Simmons | Played |
| 1959 | Hardin-Simmons | Played |
| 1960 | Northern Arizona | Played |
| Draft: 15th round (197th overall) 1961 Minnesota Vikings |
| Military Service: United States Marine Corps |
| Relatives: Son of Ken Mercer |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 18 | K-P | 14 | 0 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 18 | K-P | 4 | 0 |
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL | 10 | K-P | 14 | 0 |
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 10 | K-P | 14 | 0 |
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 10 | K-P | 14 | 0 |
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL | 10 | K-P | 2 | 0 |
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL | 15 | K | 10 | 0 |
| 1966 Year (AFL)1966 Year AFL | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1967 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1967 BUF AFL | 7 | K | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1968 BUF AFL | 7 | K | 3 | 0 |
| 1968 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1968 GB NFL | 38 | K | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 Year (AFL-NFL)1968 Year AFL-NFL | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1969 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1969 GB NFL | 38 | K | 10 | 0 |
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 15 | K-P | 14 | 0 |
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | 119 | 0 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/28/1960 | 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 1/8/1961 | 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL |
| Released | 10/8/1962 | 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL |
| Signed | 3/27/1963 | 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1963 STL NFL |
| Released | 8/12/1963 | 1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1963 STL NFL |
| Signed | 8/21/1863 | 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL |
| Released | 9/17/1966 | 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL |
| Taxi Squad | 1966 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1966 BUF AFL | |
| Traded | 10/3/1966 | 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL |
| Traded | 1/19/1967 | 1967 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1967 BUF AFL |
| Released | 10/21/1968 | 1968 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1968 BUF AFL |
| Signed | 11/8/1968 | 1968 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1968 GB NFL |
| Released | 8/28/1970 | 1970 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1970 GB NFL |
| Signed | 8/29/1970 | 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL |
| Released | 8/2/1971 | 1971 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1971 SD NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 0 | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | - | - | - | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | - | 0 | 63 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 3 |
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL | 0 | 47 | 47 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | - | 0 | 71 |
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 0 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | - | 0 | 79 |
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 0 | 35 | 35 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | - | 0 | 62 |
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | - | 0 | 5 |
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL | 0 | 33 | 35 | 94.3 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | - | 0 | 93 |
| 1966 Year (AFL)1966 Year AFL | 0 | 35 | 38 | 92.1 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | - | 0 | 98 |
| 1967 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1967 BUF AFL | 0 | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | - | 0 | 73 |
| 1968 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1968 BUF AFL | 0 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | - | 0 | 4 |
| 1968 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1968 GB NFL | 0 | 12 | 14 | 85.7 | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | - | 0 | 33 |
| 1968 Year (AFL-NFL)1968 Year AFL-NFL | 0 | 16 | 18 | 88.9 | 0 | - | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | - | 0 | 37 | |
| 1969 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1969 GB NFL | 0 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | - | - | - | 5 | 17 | 29.4 | - | 0 | 38 |
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 0 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | - | - | - | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | - | 0 | 70 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 288 | 296 | 97.3 | 0 | 0 | - | 102 | 194 | 52.6 | - | 0 | 594 |
| FIELD GOALS | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 4/6 | 4/5 | 1/5 | 0/5 | 0/0 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 3 | 34 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL | 4/4 | 0/1 | 3/5 | 1/8 | 0/1 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 2 | 41 |
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 3/4 | 4/5 | 5/8 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 1 | 41 |
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 3/3 | 3/3 | 1/6 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 45 |
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 16 |
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL | 5/5 | 7/9 | 3/4 | 4/7 | 1/1 | 20 | 26 | 76.9 | 0 | 50 |
| 1966 Year (AFL)1966 Year AFL | 6/6 | 7/9 | 3/4 | 4/9 | 1/2 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 0 | 50 |
| 1967 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1967 BUF AFL | 3/3 | 3/6 | 4/6 | 5/11 | 1/1 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 2 | 51 |
| 1968 Buffalo Bills (AFL)1968 BUF AFL | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | |
| 1968 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1968 GB NFL | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 3 | 45 |
| 1968 Year (AFL-NFL)1968 Year AFL-NFL | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 7 | 16 | 43.8 | 5 | 45 |
| 1969 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1969 GB NFL | 2/2 | 1/3 | 1/7 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 5 | 17 | 29.4 | 5 | 48 |
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 3/3 | 1/3 | 5/5 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 1 | 48 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 22/25 | 16/28 | 20/42 | 15/50 | 1/2 | 74 | 147 | 52.6 | 14 | 51 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 1 | -32 | -32.0 | -32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | -38 | -12.7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 63 | 2458 | 39.0 | 59 | 2 | 138 | ||||||
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 19 | 827 | 43.5 | 77 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |||||
| 1963 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1963 OAK AFL | 75 | 3007 | 40.1 | 53 | 0 | 185 | ||||||
| 1964 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1964 OAK AFL | 59 | 2446 | 41.5 | 67 | 1 | 272 | ||||||
| 1965 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1965 OAK AFL | 75 | 3032 | 40.4 | 70 | 0 | 257 | ||||||
| 1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL)1966 OAK AFL | 9 | 373 | 41.4 | 59 | 0 | |||||||
| 1966 Year (AFL)1966 Year AFL | 9 | 373 | 41.4 | 59 | 0 | |||||||
| 1970 San Diego Chargers (NFL)1970 SD NFL | 8 | 283 | 35.4 | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 308 | 12426 | 40.3 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 852 |
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