Mercyhurst Lakers football

The Mercyhurst Lakers football team represents Mercyhurst University in football. Mercyhurst is a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

The Lakers play in Saxon Stadium on the campus of Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania, which has a seating capacity of 2,300.

Classifications

 * 1981–1992: NCAA Division III
 * 1993–2023 NCAA Division II
 * 2024–present: NCAA Division I FCS

Conference memberships

 * 1981–1992: D-III Independent
 * 1993–1997: D-II Independent
 * 1998: Midwest Intercollegiate Football Conference
 * 1999–2007: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
 * 2008–2023: Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
 * 2024–: Northeast Conference