Scoring Summary(Final)
#19 Mercer vs. #9 Samford
(11/19/2022 at Birmingham, Ala.)
Mercer (7-4; 5-3) vs.
Samford (10-1; 8-0)
Date: 11/19/2022 • Site: Birmingham, Ala. • Stadium: Seibert Stadium
Attendance: 6033
| Score by Quarters | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total |
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| Mercer | 17 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| Samford | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 50 |
| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | V-H |
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| 1st | 11:05 | MER - Ty James 23 yd TD PASS from Fred Payton (PAT KICK by Devin Folser), 7-91 2:56 | 7-0 |
| 1st | 08:52 | SAM - D.J. Rias 29 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (PAT KICK by Zach Williams), 8-75 2:13 | 7-7 |
| 1st | 05:17 | MER - Al Wooten 1 yd TD RUSH (PAT KICK by Devin Folser), 9-86 3:27 | 14-7 |
| 1st | 03:05 | SAM - D.J. Rias 8 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (PAT KICK by Zach Williams), 8-75 2:06 | 14-14 |
| 1st | 00:53 | MER - Devin Folser 22 yd FG 7-60 2:08 | 17-14 |
| 2nd | 10:34 | SAM - Zach Williams 33 yd FG 17-62 5:14 | 17-17 |
| 2nd | 00:00 | SAM - Zach Williams 30 yd FG 7-54 1:08 | 17-20 |
| 3rd | 12:42 | MER - Devin Folser 30 yd FG 7-52 2:13 | 20-20 |
| 3rd | 04:12 | SAM - Jaylan Thomas 8 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (PAT KICK by Zach Williams), 13-78 5:12 | 20-27 |
| 4th | 14:24 | SAM - Michael Hiers 1 yd TD RUSH (PAT KICK by Zach Williams), 10-81 2:40 | 20-34 |
| 4th | 14:09 | MER - Ty James 55 yd TD PASS from Fred Payton (PAT KICK by Devin Folser), 1-55 0:07 | 27-34 |
| 4th | 10:42 | SAM - Zach Williams 40 yd FG 11-53 3:27 | 27-37 |
| 4th | 05:31 | MER - Fred Payton 5 yd TD RUSH (PAT KICK by Devin Folser), 11-71 5:06 | 34-37 |
| 4th | 00:07 | MER - Devin Folser 20 yd FG 15-90 3:47 | 37-37 |
| 5th | 00:00 | SAM - Judd Cockett 21 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (PAT KICK by Zach Williams), 2-25 0:00 | 37-44 |
| 5th | 00:00 | MER - Al Wooten 19 yd TD RUSH (PAT KICK by Devin Folser), 2-25 0:00 | 44-44 |
| 5th | 00:00 | SAM - Q. Crittendon 25 yd TD RUSH 2-25 0:00 | 44-50 |
Kickoff time: 12 p.m. • End of Game: 3:51 • Total elapsed time: 3:51
Officials: Referee: Jeff Page; Umpire: Jay Crockett; Linesman: Doug Kennedy;
Line judge: Greg Zimmerman; Back judge: Todd Doolittle; Field judge: Terry Troutt;
Side judge: Roy Dowdy; Center judge: ;
Temperature: 50 • Wind: • Weather: Cloudy
Team Statistics(Final)
#19 Mercer vs. #9 Samford
(11/19/2022 at Birmingham, Ala.)
| MER | SAM | ||
| FIRST DOWNS | 33 | 34 | |
| Rushing | 10 | 12 | |
| Passing | 20 | 21 | |
| Penalty | 3 | 1 | |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 181 | 179 | |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 45 | |
| Average Per Rush | 5.2 | 4 | |
| Rushing Touchdowns | 3 | 2 | |
| Yards Gained Rushing | 187 | 194 | |
| Yards Lost Rushing | 6 | 15 | |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 514 | 454 | |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 30-51-1 | 44-56-0 | |
| Average Per Attempt | 10.1 | 8.1 | |
| Average Per Completion | 17.1 | 10.3 | |
| Passing Touchdowns | 2 | 4 | |
| TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS | 695 | 633 | |
| Total offensive plays | 86 | 101 | |
| Average Gain Per Play | 8.1 | 6.3 | |
| Fumbles: Number-Lost | 2-1 | 1-0 | |
| Penalties: Number-Yards | 5-82 | 4-41 | |
| PUNTS-YARDS | 2-86 | 4-179 | |
| Average Yards Per Punt | 43.0 | 44.8 | |
| Net Yards Per Punt | 43.0 | 45.0 | |
| Inside 20 | 1 | 3 | |
| 50+ Yards | 0 | 1 | |
| Touchbacks | 0 | 0 | |
| Fair catch | 2 | 1 | |
| KICKOFFS-YARDS | 8-424 | 7-393 | |
| Average Yards Per Kickoff | 53 | 56.1 | |
| Net Yards Per Kickoff | 29 | 45.6 | |
| Touchbacks | 1 | 0 | |
| Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD | 1--1-0 | 0-0-0 | |
| Average Per Return | -1 | 0 | |
| Kickoff returns: Number-Yards-TD | 7-192-0 | 4-74-0 | |
| Average Per Return | 27.4 | 18.5 | |
| Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 | |
| Fumble Returns: Number-Yards | - | 1-0 | |
| Miscellaneous Yards | 0 | 6 | |
| Possession Time | 30:13 | 59:47 | |
| 1st Quarter | 08:43 | 06:17 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 06:18 | 08:42 | |
| 3rd Quarter | 05:59 | 09:01 | |
| 4th Quarter | 09:13 | 05:47 | |
| 5th Quarter | 00:00 | 30:00 | |
| Third-Down Conversions | 5 of 14 | 9 of 19 | |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 2 of 2 | 3 of 4 | |
| Red Zone Scores-Chances | 6 of 7 | 7 of 7 | |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 4 | |
| Field Goals | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | |
| Sacks By: Number-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
| PAT Kicks | 5-5 | 5-5 | |
| Field Goals | 3 of 5 | 3 of 3 | |
| Points off turnovers | 0 | 3 | |
Individual Statistics(Final)
#19 Mercer vs. #9 Samford
(11/19/2022 at Birmingham, Ala.)
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| C-A | Yds | Context | Receiver | Stk | ||
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| + | 1-1 | 8 | 1st and 10 on MER09 (Q1 14:01) | Devron. Harper | ||
| + | 2-2 | 7 | 1st | 2nd and 2 on MER17 (Q1 14:01) | Devron. Harper | |
| + | 3-3 | 23 | TD | 1st and 10 on SAM23 (Q1 14:01) | Ty James | |
| + | 4-4 | 11 | 1st | 1st and 10 on MER14 (Q1 08:44) | Ty James | |
| + | 5-5 | 34 | 1st | 1st and 10 on MER42 (Q1 08:44) | Ty James | |
| + | 6-6 | 4 | 1st and 10 on SAM24 (Q1 08:44) | Devron. Harper | ||
| 6-7 | 1st and 0 on SAM07 (Q1 08:44) | Ty James | ||||
| + | 7-8 | 45 | 1st | 1st and 10 on MER35 (Q1 03:01) | Ty James | |
| 7-9 | 2nd and 0 on SAM05 (Q1 03:01) | Ty James | ||||
| 7-10 | 3rd and 0 on SAM05 (Q1 03:01) | Devron. Harper | 2 | |||
| + | 8-11 | 20 | 1st | 1st and 10 on MER23 (Q2 10:26) | Ty James | |
| + | 9-12 | 8 | 1st and 10 on MER43 (Q2 10:26) | Devron. Harper | 2 | |
| + | 10-13 | 1 | 1st and 10 on SAM47 (Q2 10:26) | Brandon Marshal | 3 | |
| 10-14 | 2nd and 9 on SAM46 (Q2 10:26) | Ty James | ||||
| + | 11-15 | 12 | 3rd and 14 on MER49 (Q2 10:26) | Trey Adkins | ||
| + | 12-16 | 29 | 1st | 4th and 2 on SAM39 (Q2 10:26) | Devron. Harper | 2 |
| + | 13-17 | 35 | 1st | 1st and 10 on MER40 (Q2 04:48) | Ty James | 3 |
| 13-18 | 3rd and 8 on SAM23 (Q2 04:48) | Devron. Harper | ||||
| + | 14-19 | 3 | 1st | 2nd and 1 on MER30 (Q2 02:30) | Devron. Harper | |
| 14-20 | 1st and 10 on MER33 (Q2 02:30) | Devron. Harper | ||||
| + | 15-21 | 20 | 1st | 3rd and 12 on MER31 (Q2 01:25) | Ty James | |
| 15-22 | 1st and 10 on SAM49 (Q2 01:25) | Devron. Harper | ||||
| 15-23 | INT | 2nd and 10 on SAM49 (Q2 01:25) | 2 | |||
| + | 16-24 | 11 | 1st | 1st and 10 on MER35 (Q3 14:55) | Ty James | |
| + | 17-25 | 38 | 1st | 2nd and 9 on MER47 (Q3 14:55) | Ty James | 2 |
| 17-26 | 1st and 10 on SAM15 (Q3 14:55) | Drake Starks | ||||
| 17-27 | 3rd and 8 on SAM13 (Q3 14:55) | Ty James | 2 | |||
| 17-28 | 1st and 10 on MER30 (Q3 10:57) | Devron. Harper | 3 | |||
| 17-29 | 3rd and 8 on MER32 (Q3 10:57) | Trey Adkins | 4 | |||
| 17-30 | 2nd and 6 on MER41 (Q3 04:02) | Trey Adkins | 5 | |||
| + | 18-31 | 0 | 3rd and 6 on MER41 (Q3 04:02) | Al Wooten | ||
| + | 19-32 | 55 | TD | 1st and 10 on MER45 (Q4 14:16) | Ty James | 2 |
| + | 20-33 | 14 | 1st | 1st and 10 on MER29 (Q4 10:37) | Ty James | 3 |
| + | 21-34 | 14 | 1st | 1st and 10 on MER43 (Q4 10:37) | Devron. Harper | 4 |
| 21-35 | 3rd and 8 on SAM41 (Q4 09:07) | Andrew May | ||||
| + | 22-36 | 9 | 1st and 20 on SAM35 (Q4 09:07) | Drake Starks | ||
| + | 23-37 | 14 | 1st | 2nd and 11 on SAM26 (Q4 09:07) | Devron. Harper | 2 |
| + | 24-38 | 3 | 2nd and 6 on SAM08 (Q4 09:07) | Devron. Harper | 3 | |
| 24-39 | 2nd and 9 on MER08 (Q4 03:54) | Devron. Harper | ||||
| + | 25-40 | 24 | 1st | 3rd and 9 on MER08 (Q4 03:54) | Devron. Harper | |
| 25-41 | 1st and 10 on MER32 (Q4 03:54) | Ty James | ||||
| 25-42 | 2nd and 10 on MER32 (Q4 03:54) | Devron. Harper | 2 | |||
| + | 26-43 | 14 | 1st | 3rd and 10 on MER32 (Q4 03:54) | Ty James | |
| + | 27-44 | 5 | 1st and 10 on MER46 (Q4 03:54) | Devron. Harper | 2 | |
| + | 28-45 | 16 | 1st | 2nd and 5 on SAM49 (Q4 03:54) | Drake Starks | 3 |
| + | 29-46 | 31 | 1st | 1st and 10 on SAM33 (Q4 03:54) | Ty James | 4 |
| 29-47 | 2nd and 0 on SAM03 (Q4 00:21) | |||||
| 29-48 | 3rd and 0 on SAM03 (Q4 00:21) | Ty James | 2 | |||
| + | 30-49 | 4 | 1st and 10 on SAM25 (Q5 00:00) | Devron. Harper | ||
| 30-50 | 1st and 10 on SAM25 (Q5 00:00) | Ty James | ||||
| 30-51 | 2nd and 10 on SAM25 (Q5 00:00) | Trey Adkins | 2 |
| Lost | Context |
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| C-A | Yds | Context | Receiver | Stk | ||
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| + | 1-1 | 19 | 1st | 1st and 10 on SAM26 (Q1 15:00) | D.J. Rias | |
| 1-2 | 2nd and 5 on SAM50 (Q1 15:00) | Jaylan Thomas | ||||
| 1-3 | 3rd and 5 on SAM50 (Q1 15:00) | Judd Cockett | 2 | |||
| + | 2-4 | 8 | 1st | 3rd and 3 on SAM32 (Q1 11:05) | Kendall Watson | |
| + | 3-5 | 3 | 1st and 10 on SAM40 (Q1 11:05) | J.R. Tran-Reno | 2 | |
| + | 4-6 | 26 | 1st | 2nd and 7 on SAM43 (Q1 11:05) | Chandler Smith | 3 |
| + | 5-7 | -1 | 1st and 10 on MER31 (Q1 11:05) | Chandler Smith | 4 | |
| + | 6-8 | 13 | 1st | 2nd and 11 on MER32 (Q1 11:05) | J.R. Tran-Reno | 5 |
| + | 7-9 | 29 | TD | 1st and 20 on MER29 (Q1 11:05) | D.J. Rias | 6 |
| + | 8-10 | 0 | 1st and 10 on SAM25 (Q1 05:11) | Jay Stanton | 7 | |
| 8-11 | 2nd and 10 on SAM25 (Q1 05:11) | Judd Cockett | ||||
| + | 9-12 | 38 | 1st | 3rd and 10 on SAM25 (Q1 05:11) | J.R. Tran-Reno | |
| + | 10-13 | 15 | 1st | 2nd and 6 on MER23 (Q1 05:11) | D.J. Rias | 2 |
| + | 11-14 | 8 | TD | 1st and 0 on MER08 (Q1 05:11) | D.J. Rias | 3 |
| + | 12-15 | 4 | 2nd and 7 on SAM26 (Q1 00:48) | Wesley Carlock | 4 | |
| 12-16 | 2nd and 7 on SAM37 (Q2 15:00) | Kendall Watson | ||||
| 12-17 | 2nd and 7 on SAM49 (Q2 15:00) | Chandler Smith | 2 | |||
| + | 13-18 | 11 | 1st | 3rd and 7 on SAM49 (Q2 15:00) | Chandler Smith | |
| + | 14-19 | 2 | 2nd and 4 on MER34 (Q2 15:00) | Jay Stanton | 2 | |
| + | 15-20 | 13 | 1st | 3rd and 2 on MER32 (Q2 15:00) | D.J. Rias | 3 |
| + | 16-21 | 10 | 3rd and 16 on MER25 (Q2 15:00) | Judd Cockett | 4 | |
| + | 17-22 | 2 | 1st and 10 on SAM32 (Q2 07:05) | Jaylan Thomas | 5 | |
| 17-23 | 2nd and 8 on SAM34 (Q2 07:05) | D.J. Rias | ||||
| + | 18-24 | 17 | 1st | 3rd and 8 on SAM34 (Q2 07:05) | Kendall Watson | |
| + | 19-25 | 5 | 1st and 10 on MER49 (Q2 07:05) | Jaylan Thomas | 2 | |
| + | 20-26 | 1 | 2nd and 5 on MER44 (Q2 07:05) | Kendall Watson | 3 | |
| + | 21-27 | 3 | 3rd and 4 on MER43 (Q2 07:05) | Kendall Watson | 4 | |
| + | 22-28 | 7 | 2nd and 10 on SAM23 (Q2 03:21) | Chandler Smith | 5 | |
| 22-29 | 3rd and 3 on SAM30 (Q2 03:21) | Kendall Watson | ||||
| + | 23-30 | 4 | 1st | 2nd and 1 on SAM42 (Q2 01:08) | D.J. Rias | |
| 23-31 | 1st and 10 on SAM46 (Q2 01:08) | D.J. Rias | ||||
| + | 24-32 | 5 | 2nd and 10 on SAM46 (Q2 01:08) | Judd Cockett | ||
| + | 25-33 | 17 | 1st | 1st and 10 on SAM20 (Q3 12:35) | D.J. Rias | 2 |
| + | 26-34 | 2 | 3rd and 5 on SAM42 (Q3 12:35) | Jaylan Thomas | 3 | |
| + | 27-35 | 3 | 1st and 10 on SAM22 (Q3 09:24) | Chandler Smith | 4 | |
| + | 28-36 | 8 | 1st | 2nd and 7 on SAM25 (Q3 09:24) | Chandler Smith | 5 |
| + | 29-37 | 5 | 1st and 10 on SAM33 (Q3 09:24) | Jaylan Thomas | 6 | |
| + | 30-38 | 17 | 1st | 3rd and 8 on SAM35 (Q3 09:24) | Chandler Smith | 7 |
| 30-39 | 2nd and 11 on MER49 (Q3 09:24) | Chandler Smith | ||||
| + | 31-40 | 12 | 1st | 4th and 3 on MER41 (Q3 09:24) | D.J. Rias | |
| + | 32-41 | 9 | 1st and 10 on MER17 (Q3 09:24) | Chandler Smith | 2 | |
| + | 33-42 | 8 | TD | 2nd and 1 on MER08 (Q3 09:24) | Jaylan Thomas | 3 |
| 33-43 | 1st and 10 on SAM19 (Q3 02:04) | Kendall Watson | ||||
| + | 34-44 | 10 | 1st | 2nd and 10 on SAM19 (Q3 02:04) | Chandler Smith | |
| + | 35-45 | 5 | 1st and 10 on SAM29 (Q3 02:04) | Judd Cockett | 2 | |
| + | 36-46 | 42 | 1st | 1st and 10 on SAM43 (Q3 02:04) | Chandler Smith | 3 |
| + | 37-47 | 2 | 1st and 10 on MER15 (Q3 02:04) | Chandler Smith | 4 | |
| + | 38-48 | 5 | 1st and 10 on SAM25 (Q4 14:09) | Jay Stanton | 5 | |
| + | 39-49 | 4 | 2nd and 5 on SAM30 (Q4 14:09) | Chandler Smith | 6 | |
| + | 40-50 | 25 | 1st | 2nd and 10 on SAM35 (Q4 14:09) | Kendall Watson | 7 |
| + | 41-51 | 6 | 2nd and 7 on MER25 (Q4 14:09) | Chandler Smith | 8 | |
| + | 42-52 | 11 | 1st | 2nd and 7 on SAM28 (Q4 05:31) | Kendall Watson | 9 |
| 42-53 | 2nd and 9 on SAM40 (Q4 05:31) | Judd Cockett | ||||
| 42-54 | 3rd and 9 on SAM40 (Q4 05:31) | Jaylan Thomas | 2 | |||
| + | 43-55 | 21 | TD | 2nd and 6 on MER21 (Q5 00:00) | Judd Cockett |
| Lost | Context |
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| C-A | Yds | Context | Receiver | Stk | ||
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| + | 1-1 | 0 | 1st and 10 on MER25 (Q5 00:00) | Chandler Smith |
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Defensive Statistics(Final)
#19 Mercer vs. #9 Samford
(11/19/2022 at Birmingham, Ala.)
| # | Mercer | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
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| 15 | Ken Standley | 9 | 9 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 55 | Marques Thomas | 7 | 6 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 3 | Isaac Dowling | 5 | 6 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 0 | Lance Wise | 6 | 3 | 9 | - | 1.5-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 | TJ Moore | 6 | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 42 | Christian Hanso | 3 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Cam Sims | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 34 | Myles Redding | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11 | Solomon Zubairu | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | 1.0-1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 20 | Richie Coffey | 5 | 0 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 91 | Jordan Swain | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | 1.0-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 47 | Tommy Pollack | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Mike Campbell | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | 1.0-8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 22 | Shi'heem Watkin | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 95 | Robert Johnson | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.5-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Chris Joines | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 56 | Carson Giffin | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 64 | 40 | 104 | 0-0 | 5.0-16 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| # | Samford | Solo | Ast | Total | Sacks-Yds | TFL-Yds | FF | FR-Yds | Int-Yds | BrUp | Blks | QBH |
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| 1 | Kourtlan Marsh | 7 | 3 | 10 | - | - | - | 1-0 | - | - | - | - |
| 32 | Noah Martin | 3 | 6 | 9 | - | 0.5-0 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 27 | Trey Elston | 7 | 1 | 8 | - | 1.0-2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 38 | Fred Flavors | 6 | 2 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 | - | 1 |
| 5 | Nathan East | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 4 | Ty Hardimon | 4 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | M. Steward | 2 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1-0 | - | - | - |
| 99 | Seth Simmer | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | 1.5-2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 28 | Josiah Cotton | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 45 | Thomas Neville | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | David Coltrane | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Michael Hiers | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Devault-Smith | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 35 | Joseph Mera | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 14 | T. Pollard | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | I. Richardson | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 25 | J.T. Swanson | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | Drew Mims | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 40 | Wade White | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 97 | Nick Jackson | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 98 | J. Mathiasen | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 1.0-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 49 | 28 | 77 | 0-0 | 4.0-5 | 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
Participation Report(Final)
#19 Mercer vs. #9 Samford
(11/19/2022 at Birmingham, Ala.)
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Drive Chart (By Team)(Final)
#19 Mercer vs. #9 Samford
(11/19/2022 at Birmingham, Ala.)
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||
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| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How lost | Pl-Yds | TOP |
| MER | 1st | MER09 | 14:01 | PUNT | SAM00 | 11:05 | *TD | 7 - 91 | 2:56 |
| MER | 1st | MER14 | 08:44 | KO | SAM00 | 05:17 | *TD | 9 - 86 | 3:27 |
| MER | 1st | MER35 | 03:01 | KO | SAM05 | 00:53 | *FG | 7 - 60 | 2:08 |
| MER | 2nd | MER23 | 10:26 | KO | SAM00 | 07:05 | FUMB | 8 - 77 | 3:21 |
| MER | 2nd | MER40 | 04:48 | DOWNS | SAM23 | 03:21 | FGA | 5 - 37 | 1:27 |
| MER | 2nd | MER21 | 02:30 | PUNT | SAM49 | 01:08 | INT | 7 - 30 | 1:22 |
| MER | 3rd | MER35 | 14:55 | KO | SAM13 | 12:42 | *FG | 7 - 52 | 2:13 |
| MER | 3rd | MER19 | 10:57 | PUNT | MER32 | 09:24 | PUNT | 4 - 13 | 1:33 |
| MER | 3rd | MER21 | 04:02 | KO | MER41 | 02:04 | PUNT | 4 - 20 | 1:58 |
| MER | 4th | MER45 | 14:16 | KO | SAM00 | 14:09 | *TD | 1 - 55 | 0:07 |
| MER | 4th | MER29 | 10:37 | KO | SAM00 | 05:31 | *TD | 11 - 71 | 5:06 |
| MER | 4th | MER07 | 03:54 | PUNT | SAM03 | 00:07 | *FG | 15 - 90 | 3:47 |
| MER | 5th | SAM25 | 00:00 | POSS | SAM00 | 00:00 | *TD | 2 - 25 | 0:00 |
| MER | 5th | SAM25 | 00:00 | POSS | SAM21 | 00:00 | FGA | 4 - 4 | 0:00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||
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| Mercer | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total |
| Time of possession | 08:43 | 06:18 | 05:59 | 09:13 | 15:01 | 15:12 | 30:13 |
| 3rd down conversions | 1-2 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 2-5 | 3-8 | 5-14 |
| 4th down conversions | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||
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| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How lost | Pl-Yds | TOP |
| SAM | 1st | SAM26 | 15:00 | KO | SAM50 | 14:01 | PUNT | 4 - 24 | 0:59 |
| SAM | 1st | SAM25 | 11:05 | KO | MER00 | 08:52 | *TD | 8 - 75 | 2:13 |
| SAM | 1st | SAM25 | 05:11 | KO | MER00 | 03:05 | *TD | 8 - 75 | 2:06 |
| SAM | 1st | SAM23 | 00:48 | KO | MER15 | 10:34 | *FG | 17 - 62 | 5:14 |
| SAM | 2nd | SAM20 | 07:05 | FUMB | MER40 | 04:48 | DOWNS | 9 - 40 | 2:17 |
| SAM | 2nd | SAM23 | 03:21 | FGA | SAM30 | 02:30 | PUNT | 3 - 7 | 0:51 |
| SAM | 2nd | SAM33 | 01:08 | INT | MER13 | 15:00 | *FG | 7 - 54 | 1:08 |
| SAM | 3rd | SAM20 | 12:35 | KO | SAM44 | 10:57 | PUNT | 4 - 24 | 1:38 |
| SAM | 3rd | SAM22 | 09:24 | PUNT | MER00 | 04:12 | *TD | 13 - 78 | 5:12 |
| SAM | 3rd | SAM19 | 02:04 | PUNT | MER00 | 14:24 | *TD | 10 - 81 | 2:40 |
| SAM | 4th | SAM25 | 14:09 | KO | MER22 | 10:42 | *FG | 11 - 53 | 3:27 |
| SAM | 4th | SAM25 | 05:31 | KO | SAM40 | 03:54 | PUNT | 5 - 15 | 1:37 |
| SAM | 4th | SAM26 | 00:06 | KO | SAM26 | 00:00 | HALF | 1 - 0 | 15:06 |
| SAM | 5th | MER25 | 00:00 | POSS | MER00 | 00:00 | *TD | 2 - 25 | 0:00 |
| SAM | 5th | MER25 | 00:00 | FGA | MER00 | 00:00 | *TD | 2 - 25 | 0:00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | ||
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| Samford | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Qtr | Half | Half | Total |
| Time of possession | 06:17 | 08:42 | 09:01 | 05:47 | 14:59 | 14:48 | 59:47 |
| 3rd down conversions | 2-3 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 7-12 | 2-7 | 9-19 |
| 4th down conversions | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3-4 |
Drive Chart (By Quarter)(Final)
#19 Mercer vs. #9 Samford
(11/19/2022 at Birmingham, Ala.)
| Drive Started | Drive Ended | Consumed | |||||||
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| Team | Qtr | Spot | Time | Obtained | Spot | Time | How lost | Pl-Yds | TOP |
| SAM | 1st | SAM26 | 15:00 | KO | SAM50 | 14:01 | PUNT | 4 - 24 | 0:59 |
| MER | 1st | MER09 | 14:01 | PUNT | SAM00 | 11:05 | *TD | 7 - 91 | 2:56 |
| SAM | 1st | SAM25 | 11:05 | KO | MER00 | 08:52 | *TD | 8 - 75 | 2:13 |
| MER | 1st | MER14 | 08:44 | KO | SAM00 | 05:17 | *TD | 9 - 86 | 3:27 |
| SAM | 1st | SAM25 | 05:11 | KO | MER00 | 03:05 | *TD | 8 - 75 | 2:06 |
| MER | 1st | MER35 | 03:01 | KO | SAM05 | 00:53 | *FG | 7 - 60 | 2:08 |
| SAM | 1st | SAM23 | 00:48 | KO | MER15 | 10:34 | *FG | 17 - 62 | 5:14 |
| MER | 2nd | MER23 | 10:26 | KO | SAM00 | 07:05 | FUMB | 8 - 77 | 3:21 |
| SAM | 2nd | SAM20 | 07:05 | FUMB | MER40 | 04:48 | DOWNS | 9 - 40 | 2:17 |
| MER | 2nd | MER40 | 04:48 | DOWNS | SAM23 | 03:21 | FGA | 5 - 37 | 1:27 |
| SAM | 2nd | SAM23 | 03:21 | FGA | SAM30 | 02:30 | PUNT | 3 - 7 | 0:51 |
| MER | 2nd | MER21 | 02:30 | PUNT | SAM49 | 01:08 | INT | 7 - 30 | 1:22 |
| SAM | 2nd | SAM33 | 01:08 | INT | MER13 | 15:00 | *FG | 7 - 54 | 1:08 |
| MER | 3rd | MER35 | 14:55 | KO | SAM13 | 12:42 | *FG | 7 - 52 | 2:13 |
| SAM | 3rd | SAM20 | 12:35 | KO | SAM44 | 10:57 | PUNT | 4 - 24 | 1:38 |
| MER | 3rd | MER19 | 10:57 | PUNT | MER32 | 09:24 | PUNT | 4 - 13 | 1:33 |
| SAM | 3rd | SAM22 | 09:24 | PUNT | MER00 | 04:12 | *TD | 13 - 78 | 5:12 |
| MER | 3rd | MER21 | 04:02 | KO | MER41 | 02:04 | PUNT | 4 - 20 | 1:58 |
| SAM | 3rd | SAM19 | 02:04 | PUNT | MER00 | 14:24 | *TD | 10 - 81 | 2:40 |
| MER | 4th | MER45 | 14:16 | KO | SAM00 | 14:09 | *TD | 1 - 55 | 0:07 |
| SAM | 4th | SAM25 | 14:09 | KO | MER22 | 10:42 | *FG | 11 - 53 | 3:27 |
| MER | 4th | MER29 | 10:37 | KO | SAM00 | 05:31 | *TD | 11 - 71 | 5:06 |
| SAM | 4th | SAM25 | 05:31 | KO | SAM40 | 03:54 | PUNT | 5 - 15 | 1:37 |
| MER | 4th | MER07 | 03:54 | PUNT | SAM03 | 00:07 | *FG | 15 - 90 | 3:47 |
| SAM | 4th | SAM26 | 00:06 | KO | SAM26 | 00:00 | HALF | 1 - 0 | 15:06 |
| SAM | 5th | MER25 | 00:00 | POSS | MER00 | 00:00 | *TD | 2 - 25 | 0:00 |
| MER | 5th | SAM25 | 00:00 | POSS | SAM00 | 00:00 | *TD | 2 - 25 | 0:00 |
| MER | 5th | SAM25 | 00:00 | POSS | SAM21 | 00:00 | FGA | 4 - 4 | 0:00 |
| SAM | 5th | MER25 | 00:00 | FGA | MER00 | 00:00 | *TD | 2 - 25 | 0:00 |
| Mercer wins toss and defers. Samford will receive to open game. | |||
| Devin Folser kickoff 63 yards to the SAM2, Judd Cockett return 24 yards to the SAM26 (Tommy Pollack). | |||
| 1-10 | SAM26 | Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 19 yards to the SAM45, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM45 | Jaylan Thomas rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (Marques Thomas;Ken Standley). | |
| 2-5 | SAM50 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Jaylan Thomas. | |
| 3-5 | SAM50 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett (Myles Redding). | |
| 4-5 | SAM50 | B. Porcellato punt 41 yards to the MER9, out-of-bounds. | |
| Drive Summary: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:59 | |||
| MERCER drive start at 14:01. | |||
| 1-10 | MER09 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 8 yards to the MER17 (Kourtlan Marsh). | |
| 2-2 | MER17 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 7 yards to the MER24, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston). | P |
| 1-10 | MER24 | Devron. Harper rush for 14 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Hardimon), PENALTY SAM face mask (Ty Hardimon) 15 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN MER. | R |
| 1st and 10. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM47 | Brandon Marshal rush for 3 yards to the SAM44 (Fred Flavors). | |
| 2-7 | SAM44 | Fred Payton rush for 5 yards to the SAM39 (Fred Flavors). | |
| 3-2 | SAM39 | Devron. Harper rush for 1 yard to the SAM38 (Thomas Neville), PENALTY SAM face mask (Tay Berry) 15 yards to the SAM23, 1ST DOWN MER. | E |
| 1st and 10. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM23 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 23 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:05. [11:05] | P |
| 1-0 | SAM03 | Devin Folser kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 7, Samford 0 | |||
| Drive Summary: 7 plays, 91 yards, 2:56 | |||
| Devin Folser kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback. | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 11:05. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM25 | Jaylan Thomas rush for 6 yards to the SAM31 (Myles Redding;Marques Thomas). | |
| 2-4 | SAM31 | Jaylan Thomas rush for 1 yard to the SAM32 (Ken Standley). | |
| 3-3 | SAM32 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 8 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN SAM (Myles Redding). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM40 | Michael Hiers pass complete to J.R. Tran-Reno for 3 yards to the SAM43 (Isaac Dowling). | |
| 2-7 | SAM43 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 26 yards to the MER31, 1ST DOWN SAM (Richie Coffey). | P |
| 1-10 | MER31 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for loss of 1 yard to the MER32 (Solomon Zubairu). | |
| 2-11 | MER32 | Michael Hiers pass complete to J.R. Tran-Reno for 13 yards to the MER19, 1ST DOWN SAM (Cam Sims). | P |
| 1-10 | MER19 | PENALTY MER IS declined. | |
| 1-10 | MER19 | Jaylan Thomas rush for loss of 3 yards to the MER22 (Carson Giffin;Isaac Dowling), PENALTY SAM holding (Austin Guyse) 10 yards to the MER29, NO PLAY. | |
| 1-20 | MER29 | Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 29 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:52. [08:52] | P |
| 1-0 | MER03 | Zach Williams kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 7, Samford 7 | |||
| Drive Summary: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:13 | |||
| Zach Williams kickoff 59 yards to the MER6, Devron. Harper return 45 yards to the SAM49 (David Coltrane), PENALTY MER holding (Shi'heem Watkin) 37 yards to the MER14, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER14. | |||
| MERCER drive start at 08:44. | |||
| 1-10 | MER14 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 11 yards to the MER25, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors;Kourtlan Marsh). | P |
| 1-10 | MER25 | Fred Jackson rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER24 (J. Mathiasen). | |
| 2-11 | MER24 | Brandon Marshal rush for 18 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors). | R |
| 1-10 | MER42 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 34 yards to the SAM24, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM24 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 4 yards to the SAM20 (Ty Hardimon). | |
| 2-6 | SAM20 | Ty James rush for 13 yards to the SAM7, 1ST DOWN MER (I. Richardson). | R |
| 1-0 | SAM07 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Fred Flavors). | |
| 2-0 | SAM07 | Fred Payton rush for 6 yards to the SAM1 (Seth Simmer). | |
| 3-0 | SAM01 | Al Wooten rush for 1 yard to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:17. [05:17] | |
| 1-0 | SAM03 | Devin Folser kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 14, Samford 7 | |||
| Drive Summary: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:27 | |||
| Devin Folser kickoff 59 yards to the SAM6, Judd Cockett return 19 yards to the SAM25 (Tommy Pollack). | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 05:11. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM25 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for no gain to the SAM25 (Marques Thomas). | |
| 2-10 | SAM25 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett (Shi'heem Watkin). | |
| 3-10 | SAM25 | Michael Hiers pass complete to J.R. Tran-Reno for 38 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN SAM (Chris Joines). | P |
| 1-10 | MER37 | Jay Stanton rush for 5 yards to the MER32 (Ken Standley). | |
| 2-5 | MER32 | Michael Hiers rush for 5 yards to the MER27, 1ST DOWN SAM (Ken Standley;Lance Wise). | R |
| 1-10 | MER27 | Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the MER23 (Christian Hanso). | |
| 2-6 | MER23 | Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 15 yards to the MER8, 1ST DOWN SAM. | P |
| 1-0 | MER08 | Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 8 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:05. [03:05] | |
| 1-0 | MER03 | Zach Williams kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 14, Samford 14 | |||
| Drive Summary: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:06 | |||
| Zach Williams kickoff 47 yards to the MER18, Lance Wise return 17 yards to the MER35 (Michael Hiers). | |||
| MERCER drive start at 03:01. | |||
| 1-10 | MER35 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 45 yards to the SAM20, 1ST DOWN MER. | P |
| 1-10 | SAM20 | Al Wooten rush for 4 yards to the SAM16 (Joseph Mera). | |
| 2-6 | SAM16 | Al Wooten rush for 12 yards to the SAM4, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh;Thomas Neville). | R |
| 1-0 | SAM04 | Al Wooten rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM5 (Seth Simmer). | |
| 2-0 | SAM05 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Fred Flavors). | |
| 3-0 | SAM05 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Trey Elston). | |
| 4-0 | SAM05 | Devin Folser field goal attempt from 22 GOOD, clock 00:53. [00:53] | |
| Mercer 17, Samford 14 | |||
| Drive Summary: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:08 | |||
| Devin Folser kickoff 58 yards to the SAM7, Judd Cockett return 16 yards to the SAM23 (Tommy Pollack). | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 00:48. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM23 | Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM26 (Ken Standley). | |
| 2-7 | SAM26 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Wesley Carlock for 4 yards to the SAM30 (Ken Standley). | |
| 3-3 | SAM30 | Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the SAM30, fumble forced by Solomon Zubairu, fumble by Jay Stanton recovered by SAM Kendall Watson at SAM32. | |
| END OF 1st QUARTER: Mercer 17, Samford 14 | |||
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| Quarter Summary | Score | Poss | R | P | X | T | 3rd | 4th | Rushing | Passing | Penalties |
| Mercer | 17 | 08:43 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 12-75 | 7-10-0-132 | 1-37 |
| Samford | 14 | 06:17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 8-31 | 12-15-0-162 | 3-40 |
| MER | SAM | |
| Score | 17 | 14 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 11 | 8 |
| RUSHES-YARDS (NET) | 12-75 | 8-31 |
| PASSING-YARDS (NET) | 132 | 162 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int | 10-7-0 | 15-12-0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS | 22-207 | 23-193 |
| Fumble Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 2-62 | 3-59 |
| Interception Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts (Number-Avg) | -0 | 1-41.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-37 | 3-40 |
| Possession Time | 08:43 | 06:17 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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| Qtr | Time | Scoring Play | V-H |
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| 1st | 11:05 | MER - Ty James 23 yd TD PASS from Fred Payton (KICK by Devin Folser), 7-91 2:56 | 7-0 |
| 1st | 08:52 | SAM - D.J. Rias 29 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 8-75 2:13 | 7-7 |
| 1st | 05:17 | MER - Al Wooten 1 yd TD RUSH (KICK by Devin Folser), 9-86 3:27 | 14-7 |
| 1st | 03:05 | SAM - D.J. Rias 8 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 8-75 2:06 | 14-14 |
| 1st | 00:53 | MER - Devin Folser 22 yd FG 7-60 2:08 | 17-14 |
| 4-1 | SAM32 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. [15:00] | |
| 4-1 | SAM32 | Jay Stanton rush for 2 yards to the SAM34, 1ST DOWN SAM (Isaac Dowling;Carson Giffin). | R |
| 1-10 | SAM34 | Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM37 (Cam Sims;Lance Wise). | |
| 2-7 | SAM37 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Kendall Watson. | |
| 3-7 | SAM37 | Michael Hiers rush for 9 yards to the SAM46, 1ST DOWN SAM (Marques Thomas). | R |
| 1-10 | SAM46 | Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM49 (Marques Thomas;Ken Standley). | |
| 2-7 | SAM49 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Chandler Smith. | |
| 3-7 | SAM49 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 11 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN SAM (Cam Sims). | P |
| 1-10 | MER40 | Michael Hiers rush for 6 yards to the MER34 (Ken Standley). | |
| 2-4 | MER34 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for 2 yards to the MER32 (Christian Hanso). | |
| 3-2 | MER32 | Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 13 yards to the MER19, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore). | P |
| 1-10 | MER19 | Jay Stanton rush for 2 yards to the MER17 (Isaac Dowling). | |
| 2-8 | MER17 | Jay Stanton rush for loss of 8 yards to the MER25 (Mike Campbell). | |
| 3-16 | MER25 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 10 yards to the MER15 (Myles Redding). | |
| 4-6 | MER15 | Zach Williams field goal attempt from 33 GOOD, clock 10:34. [10:34] | |
| Mercer 17, Samford 17 | |||
| Drive Summary: 17 plays, 62 yards, 5:14 | |||
| Henry Bishop kickoff 62 yards to the MER3, Devron. Harper return 20 yards to the MER23 (Michael Hiers;M. Steward). | |||
| MERCER drive start at 10:26. | |||
| 1-10 | MER23 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 20 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston). | P |
| 1-10 | MER43 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 8 yards to the SAM49 (Kourtlan Marsh). | |
| 2-2 | SAM49 | Al Wooten rush for 2 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston;Ty Hardimon). | R |
| 1-10 | SAM47 | Fred Payton pass complete to Brandon Marshal for 1 yard to the SAM46 (Ty Hardimon). | |
| 2-9 | SAM46 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Trey Elston). | |
| 3-9 | SAM46 | PENALTY MER false start (Drake Starks) 5 yards to the MER49. | |
| 3-14 | MER49 | Fred Payton pass complete to Trey Adkins for 12 yards to the SAM39 (Nathan East). | |
| 4-2 | SAM39 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 29 yards to the SAM10, 1ST DOWN MER. | P |
| 1-0 | SAM10 | Brandon Marshal rush for 9 yards to the SAM1, fumble forced by Fred Flavors, fumble by Brandon Marshal recovered by SAM Kourtlan Marsh at SAM0. | |
| Drive Summary: 8 plays, 77 yards, 3:21 | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 07:05. | |||
| SAM ball on SAM20. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM20 | Chandler Smith rush for 9 yards to the SAM29 (Lance Wise). | |
| 2-1 | SAM29 | Jaylan Thomas rush for 3 yards to the SAM32, 1ST DOWN SAM (Solomon Zubairu). | R |
| 1-10 | SAM32 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 2 yards to the SAM34 (Marques Thomas). | |
| 2-8 | SAM34 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to D.J. Rias (Isaac Dowling). | |
| 3-8 | SAM34 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 17 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lance Wise). | P |
| 1-10 | MER49 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 5 yards to the MER44 (Isaac Dowling;Marques Thomas). | |
| 2-5 | MER44 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 1 yard to the MER43 (Richie Coffey). | |
| 3-4 | MER43 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 3 yards to the MER40 (Shi'heem Watkin;Christian Hanso). | |
| 4-1 | MER40 | Michael Hiers rush for no gain to the MER40 (Ken Standley;Jordan Swain). | |
| Drive Summary: 9 plays, 40 yards, 2:17 | |||
| MERCER drive start at 04:48. | |||
| 1-10 | MER40 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 35 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN MER. | P |
| 1-10 | SAM25 | Al Wooten rush for 2 yards to the SAM23 (Trey Elston). | |
| 2-8 | SAM23 | Al Wooten rush for no gain to the SAM23 (Josiah Cotton). | |
| 3-8 | SAM23 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper. | |
| 4-8 | SAM23 | Devin Folser field goal attempt from 40 MISSED - wide left, spot at SAM23, clock 03:21. [03:21] | |
| Drive Summary: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:27 | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 03:21. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM23 | Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the SAM23 (Lance Wise). | |
| 2-10 | SAM23 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 7 yards to the SAM30 (Ken Standley). | |
| 3-3 | SAM30 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Kendall Watson. | |
| 4-3 | SAM30 | B. Porcellato punt 48 yards to the MER22, Devron. Harper return -1 yards to the MER21 (Nathan East). | |
| Drive Summary: 3 plays, 7 yards, 0:51 | |||
| MERCER drive start at 02:30. | |||
| 1-10 | MER21 | Brandon Marshal rush for 9 yards to the MER30 (Kourtlan Marsh). | |
| 2-1 | MER30 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 3 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh). | P |
| 1-10 | MER33 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Fred Flavors). | |
| 2-10 | MER33 | Devron. Harper rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER31 (Trey Elston). | |
| 3-12 | MER31 | Timeout Samford, clock 01:25. [01:25] | |
| 3-12 | MER31 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 20 yards to the SAM49, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM49 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper. | |
| 2-10 | SAM49 | Fred Payton pass intercepted by M. Steward at the SAM33, M. Steward return 0 yards to the SAM33. | |
| Drive Summary: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:22 | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 01:08. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM33 | Jay Stanton rush for 9 yards to the SAM42 (Marques Thomas). | |
| 2-1 | SAM42 | Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 4 yards to the SAM46, 1ST DOWN SAM (Cam Sims). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM46 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to D.J. Rias, QB hurry by Marques Thomas. | |
| 2-10 | SAM46 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 5 yards to the MER49 (Ken Standley;Cam Sims). | |
| 3-5 | MER49 | Michael Hiers rush for 6 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN SAM. | R |
| 1-10 | MER43 | Timeout Samford, clock 00:15. [00:15] | |
| 1-10 | MER43 | PENALTY MER face mask (Caden Camese) 15 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN SAM. | E |
| 1-10 | MER28 | Jay Stanton rush for 15 yards to the MER13, 1ST DOWN SAM (Shi'heem Watkin). | R |
| 1-10 | MER13 | Timeout Samford, clock 00:04. [00:04] | |
| 1-10 | MER13 | Timeout Mercer, clock 00:04. [00:04] | |
| 1-10 | MER13 | Timeout Mercer, clock 00:04. [00:04] | |
| 1-10 | MER13 | Zach Williams field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 00:00. [00:00] | |
| Mercer 17, Samford 20 | |||
| 1-0 | SAM35 | End of half, clock 00:00. [00:00] | |
| Drive Summary: 7 plays, 54 yards, 1:08 | |||
| END OF 2nd QUARTER: Mercer 17, Samford 20 | |||
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| Mercer | 0 | 06:18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 6-21 | 8-13-1-128 | 2-20 |
| Samford | 6 | 08:42 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 14-59 | 12-17-0-80 | 0-0 |
| MER | SAM | |
| Score | 17 | 20 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 17 | 18 |
| RUSHES-YARDS (NET) | 18-96 | 22-90 |
| PASSING-YARDS (NET) | 260 | 242 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int | 23-15-1 | 32-24-0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS | 41-356 | 54-332 |
| Fumble Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 1--1 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 3-82 | 3-59 |
| Interception Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Punts (Number-Avg) | -0 | 1-41.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 3-57 | 3-40 |
| Possession Time | 15:01 | 14:59 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 2-5 | 7-12 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1-1 | 1-2 |
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| 1st | 11:05 | MER - Ty James 23 yd TD PASS from Fred Payton (KICK by Devin Folser), 7-91 2:56 | 7-0 |
| 1st | 08:52 | SAM - D.J. Rias 29 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 8-75 2:13 | 7-7 |
| 1st | 05:17 | MER - Al Wooten 1 yd TD RUSH (KICK by Devin Folser), 9-86 3:27 | 14-7 |
| 1st | 03:05 | SAM - D.J. Rias 8 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 8-75 2:06 | 14-14 |
| 1st | 00:53 | MER - Devin Folser 22 yd FG 7-60 2:08 | 17-14 |
| 2nd | 10:34 | SAM - Zach Williams 33 yd FG 17-62 5:14 | 17-17 |
| 2nd | 00:00 | SAM - Zach Williams 30 yd FG 7-54 1:08 | 17-20 |
| MER | SAM | |
| Score | 0 | 6 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 6 | 10 |
| RUSHES-YARDS (NET) | 6-21 | 14-59 |
| PASSING-YARDS (NET) | 128 | 80 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int | 13-8-1 | 17-12-0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS | 19-149 | 31-139 |
| Fumble Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 1--1 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 1-20 | 0-0 |
| Interception Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Punts (Number-Avg) | -0 | 1-48.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-20 | 0-0 |
| Possession Time | 06:18 | 08:42 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 1-3 | 5-9 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1-1 | 1-2 |
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| 2nd | 10:34 | SAM - Zach Williams 33 yd FG 17-62 5:14 | 17-17 |
| 2nd | 00:00 | SAM - Zach Williams 30 yd FG 7-54 1:08 | 17-20 |
| 1-0 | SAM35 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00. [15:00] | |
| Henry Bishop kickoff 56 yards to the MER9, Devron. Harper return 26 yards to the MER35 (J.T. Swanson). | |||
| MERCER drive start at 14:55. | |||
| 1-10 | MER35 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 11 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors;Noah Martin). | P |
| 1-10 | MER46 | Al Wooten rush for 1 yard to the MER47 (Noah Martin). | |
| 2-9 | MER47 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 38 yards to the SAM15, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM15 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Drake Starks (Nathan East). | |
| 2-10 | SAM15 | Al Wooten rush for 2 yards to the SAM13 (Kourtlan Marsh;Nathan East). | |
| 3-8 | SAM13 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Fred Flavors). | |
| 4-8 | SAM13 | Devin Folser field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 12:42. [12:42] | |
| Mercer 20, Samford 20 | |||
| Drive Summary: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:13 | |||
| Devin Folser kickoff 60 yards to the SAM5, Judd Cockett return 15 yards to the SAM20 (48). | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 12:35. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM20 | Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 17 yards to the SAM37, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM37 | Michael Hiers rush for 3 yards to the SAM40 (Solomon Zubairu). | |
| 2-7 | SAM40 | Jaylan Thomas rush for 2 yards to the SAM42 (Robert Johnson). | |
| 3-5 | SAM42 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 2 yards to the SAM44 (Mike Campbell). | |
| 4-3 | SAM44 | B. Porcellato punt 37 yards to the MER19, fair catch by Devron. Harper. | |
| Drive Summary: 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:38 | |||
| MERCER drive start at 10:57. | |||
| 1-10 | MER19 | Brandon Marshal rush for 11 yards to the MER30, 1ST DOWN MER (Josiah Cotton). | R |
| 1-10 | MER30 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Fred Flavors). | |
| 2-10 | MER30 | Brandon Marshal rush for 2 yards to the MER32 (Nathan East;M. Steward). | |
| 3-8 | MER32 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Trey Adkins (I. Richardson), QB hurry by Seth Simmer. | |
| 4-8 | MER32 | Trey Turk punt 46 yards to the SAM22, fair catch by Judd Cockett. | |
| Drive Summary: 4 plays, 13 yards, 1:33 | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 09:24. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM22 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 3 yards to the SAM25 (Jordan Swain). | |
| 2-7 | SAM25 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 8 yards to the SAM33, 1ST DOWN SAM (Ken Standley;Isaac Dowling). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM33 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 5 yards to the SAM38 (Marques Thomas). | |
| 2-5 | SAM38 | Jaylan Thomas rush for loss of 3 yards to the SAM35 (Jordan Swain). | |
| 3-8 | SAM35 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 17 yards to the MER48, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lance Wise). | P |
| 1-10 | MER48 | Michael Hiers rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER49 (Lance Wise). | |
| 2-11 | MER49 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Chandler Smith. | |
| 3-11 | MER49 | Michael Hiers rush for 8 yards to the MER41 (Ken Standley). | |
| 4-3 | MER41 | Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 12 yards to the MER29, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore). | P |
| 1-10 | MER29 | Jaylan Thomas rush for 9 yards to the MER20 (Christian Hanso;Marques Thomas). | |
| 2-1 | MER20 | Jaylan Thomas rush for 3 yards to the MER17, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jordan Swain;Christian Hanso). | R |
| 1-10 | MER17 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 9 yards to the MER8 (Isaac Dowling). | |
| 2-1 | MER08 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 8 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:12. [04:12] | P |
| 1-0 | MER03 | Zach Williams kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 20, Samford 27 | |||
| Drive Summary: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:12 | |||
| Henry Bishop kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Devron. Harper return 36 yards to the MER36 (Wade White), PENALTY MER personal foul (Brandon Marshal) 15 yards to the MER21, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER21. | |||
| MERCER drive start at 04:02. | |||
| 1-10 | MER21 | Al Wooten rush for 16 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Hardimon). | R |
| 1-10 | MER37 | Al Wooten rush for 4 yards to the MER41 (Nathan East). | |
| 2-6 | MER41 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Trey Adkins, QB hurry by Fred Flavors. | |
| 3-6 | MER41 | Fred Payton pass complete to Al Wooten for no gain to the MER41 (Devault-Smith). | |
| 4-6 | MER41 | Trey Turk punt 40 yards to the SAM19, fair catch by Judd Cockett. | |
| Drive Summary: 4 plays, 20 yards, 1:58 | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 02:04. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM19 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Kendall Watson (Mike Campbell). | |
| 2-10 | SAM19 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 10 yards to the SAM29, 1ST DOWN SAM (Isaac Dowling;Myles Redding). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM29 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 5 yards to the SAM34 (Ken Standley). | |
| 2-5 | SAM34 | Jay Stanton rush for 9 yards to the SAM43, 1ST DOWN SAM (Christian Hanso;TJ Moore). | R |
| 1-10 | SAM43 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 42 yards to the MER15, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore). | P |
| 1-10 | MER15 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 2 yards to the MER13 (Myles Redding). | |
| 2-8 | MER13 | Judd Cockett rush for 12 yards to the MER1, 1ST DOWN SAM (Christian Hanso). | R |
| 1-0 | MER01 | Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the MER1 (Ken Standley;Jordan Swain). | |
| END OF 3rd QUARTER: Mercer 20, Samford 27 | |||
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| Mercer | 3 | 05:59 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6-36 | 3-8-0-49 | 1-15 |
| Samford | 7 | 09:01 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 10-42 | 13-15-0-140 | 0-0 |
| MER | SAM | |
| Score | 20 | 27 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 28 |
| RUSHES-YARDS (NET) | 24-132 | 32-132 |
| PASSING-YARDS (NET) | 309 | 382 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int | 31-18-1 | 47-37-0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS | 55-441 | 79-514 |
| Fumble Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 1--1 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 5-144 | 4-74 |
| Interception Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Punts (Number-Avg) | 2-43.0 | 1-41.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 2-2 | 2-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 4-72 | 3-40 |
| Possession Time | 21:00 | 24:00 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 2-8 | 8-15 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1-1 | 2-3 |
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| 1st | 11:05 | MER - Ty James 23 yd TD PASS from Fred Payton (KICK by Devin Folser), 7-91 2:56 | 7-0 |
| 1st | 08:52 | SAM - D.J. Rias 29 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 8-75 2:13 | 7-7 |
| 1st | 05:17 | MER - Al Wooten 1 yd TD RUSH (KICK by Devin Folser), 9-86 3:27 | 14-7 |
| 1st | 03:05 | SAM - D.J. Rias 8 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 8-75 2:06 | 14-14 |
| 1st | 00:53 | MER - Devin Folser 22 yd FG 7-60 2:08 | 17-14 |
| 2nd | 10:34 | SAM - Zach Williams 33 yd FG 17-62 5:14 | 17-17 |
| 2nd | 00:00 | SAM - Zach Williams 30 yd FG 7-54 1:08 | 17-20 |
| 3rd | 12:42 | MER - Devin Folser 30 yd FG 7-52 2:13 | 20-20 |
| 3rd | 04:12 | SAM - Jaylan Thomas 8 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 13-78 5:12 | 20-27 |
| MER | SAM | |
| Score | 3 | 7 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 4 | 10 |
| RUSHES-YARDS (NET) | 6-36 | 10-42 |
| PASSING-YARDS (NET) | 49 | 140 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int | 8-3-0 | 15-13-0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS | 14-85 | 25-182 |
| Fumble Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 2-62 | 1-15 |
| Interception Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts (Number-Avg) | 2-43.0 | 1-37.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-15 | 0-0 |
| Possession Time | 05:59 | 09:01 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 0-3 | 1-3 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0-0 | 1-1 |
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| 3rd | 12:42 | MER - Devin Folser 30 yd FG 7-52 2:13 | 20-20 |
| 3rd | 04:12 | SAM - Jaylan Thomas 8 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 13-78 5:12 | 20-27 |
| 2-0 | MER01 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. [15:00] | |
| 2-0 | MER01 | Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the MER1 (Ken Standley;Isaac Dowling). | |
| 3-0 | MER01 | Michael Hiers rush for 1 yard to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:24. [14:24] | |
| 1-0 | MER03 | Zach Williams kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 20, Samford 34 | |||
| Drive Summary: 10 plays, 81 yards, 2:40 | |||
| Zach Williams kickoff 50 yards to the MER15, Devron. Harper return 30 yards to the MER45 (M. Steward). | |||
| MERCER drive start at 14:16. | |||
| 1-10 | MER45 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 55 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:09. [14:09] | P |
| 1-0 | SAM03 | Devin Folser kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 27, Samford 34 | |||
| Drive Summary: 1 plays, 55 yards, 0:07 | |||
| Devin Folser kickoff 61 yards to the SAM4, fair catch by Judd Cockett. | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 14:09. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM25 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for 5 yards to the SAM30 (Isaac Dowling). | |
| 2-5 | SAM30 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 4 yards to the SAM34 (Richie Coffey). | |
| 3-1 | SAM34 | Michael Hiers rush for no gain to the SAM34 (Marques Thomas). | |
| 4-1 | SAM34 | Michael Hiers rush for 1 yard to the SAM35, 1ST DOWN SAM (Marques Thomas;Isaac Dowling). | R |
| 1-10 | SAM35 | Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the SAM35 (Ken Standley). | |
| 2-10 | SAM35 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 25 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore). | P |
| 1-10 | MER40 | Jay Stanton rush for 12 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lance Wise). | R |
| 1-10 | MER28 | Michael Hiers rush for 3 yards to the MER25 (Myles Redding). | |
| 2-7 | MER25 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 6 yards to the MER19 (Richie Coffey). | |
| 3-1 | MER19 | Jay Stanton rush for loss of 3 yards to the MER22 (Robert Johnson;Lance Wise). | |
| 4-4 | MER22 | Zach Williams field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 10:42. [10:42] | |
| Mercer 27, Samford 37 | |||
| Drive Summary: 11 plays, 53 yards, 3:27 | |||
| Zach Williams kickoff 54 yards to the MER11, Devron. Harper return 18 yards to the MER29 (T. Pollard;David Coltrane). | |||
| MERCER drive start at 10:37. | |||
| 1-10 | MER29 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 14 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors). | P |
| 1-10 | MER43 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 14 yards to the SAM43, 1ST DOWN MER (Joseph Mera). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM43 | Al Wooten rush for no gain to the SAM43 (Seth Simmer). | |
| 2-10 | SAM43 | Timeout Mercer, clock 09:07. [09:07] | |
| 2-10 | SAM43 | Fred Payton rush for 2 yards to the SAM41 (Noah Martin). | |
| 3-8 | SAM41 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Andrew May (Nathan East). | |
| 4-8 | SAM41 | Fred Payton rush for 16 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN MER (Noah Martin). | R |
| 1-10 | SAM25 | Fred Payton pass incomplete, PENALTY MER holding (Cedric Richards) 10 yards to the SAM35, NO PLAY. | |
| 1-20 | SAM35 | Fred Payton pass complete to Drake Starks for 9 yards to the SAM26 (Thomas Neville;Drew Mims). | |
| 2-11 | SAM26 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 14 yards to the SAM12, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM12 | Al Wooten rush for 4 yards to the SAM8 (M. Steward). | |
| 2-6 | SAM08 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 3 yards to the SAM5 (Noah Martin;M. Steward). | |
| 3-3 | SAM05 | Fred Payton rush for 5 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:31. [05:31] | R |
| 1-0 | SAM03 | Devin Folser kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 34, Samford 37 | |||
| Drive Summary: 11 plays, 71 yards, 5:06 | |||
| Devin Folser kickoff 60 yards to the SAM5, fair catch by Judd Cockett. | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 05:31. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM25 | Michael Hiers rush for 3 yards to the SAM28 (Cam Sims). | |
| 2-7 | SAM28 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 11 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN SAM (Richie Coffey). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM39 | Jaylan Thomas rush for 1 yard to the SAM40 (Isaac Dowling). | |
| 2-9 | SAM40 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett (Richie Coffey). | |
| 3-9 | SAM40 | Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Jaylan Thomas, QB hurry by Solomon Zubairu. | |
| 4-9 | SAM40 | B. Porcellato punt 53 yards to the MER7, downed. | |
| Drive Summary: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:37 | |||
| MERCER drive start at 03:54. | |||
| 1-10 | MER07 | Al Wooten rush for 1 yard to the MER8 (Noah Martin;Nathan East). | |
| 2-9 | MER08 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Fred Flavors). | |
| 3-9 | MER08 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 24 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh). | P |
| 1-10 | MER32 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James. | |
| 2-10 | MER32 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Joseph Mera). | |
| 3-10 | MER32 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 14 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston). | P |
| 1-10 | MER46 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 5 yards to the SAM49 (Noah Martin;Seth Simmer). | |
| 2-5 | SAM49 | Fred Payton pass complete to Drake Starks for 16 yards to the SAM33, 1ST DOWN MER (Josiah Cotton). | P |
| 1-10 | SAM33 | Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 31 yards to the SAM2, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh). | P |
| 1-0 | SAM02 | Al Wooten rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM3. | |
| 2-0 | SAM03 | Timeout Samford, clock 00:50. [00:50] | |
| 2-0 | SAM03 | Fred Payton rush for no gain to the SAM3 (Nick Jackson;Noah Martin). | |
| 3-0 | SAM03 | Timeout Samford, clock 00:45. [00:45] | |
| 3-0 | SAM03 | Timeout Samford, clock 00:45. [00:45] | |
| 3-0 | SAM03 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James, PENALTY SAM pass interference (Trey Elston) 1 yards to the SAM2, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY. | E |
| 1-0 | SAM02 | Al Wooten rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM3 (Seth Simmer;Noah Martin). | |
| 2-0 | SAM03 | Timeout Mercer, clock 00:21. [00:21] | |
| 2-0 | SAM03 | Fred Payton pass incomplete, QB hurry by Noah Martin. | |
| 3-0 | SAM03 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Fred Flavors). | |
| 4-0 | SAM03 | Devin Folser field goal attempt from 20 GOOD, clock 00:07. [00:07] | |
| Mercer 37, Samford 37 | |||
| Drive Summary: 15 plays, 90 yards, 3:47 | |||
| Devin Folser kickoff 39 yards to the SAM26, downed. | |||
| SAMFORD drive start at 00:06. | |||
| 1-10 | SAM26 | Seth Simmer rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM25. | |
| 2-11 | SAM25 | Michael Hiers rush for 1 yard to the SAM26. | |
| 3-10 | SAM26 | End of game, clock 00:00. [00:00] | |
| Drive Summary: 2 plays, 0 yards, 15:06 | |||
| END OF 4th QUARTER: Mercer 37, Samford 37 | |||
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| Mercer | 17 | 09:13 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 9-26 | 11-17-0-199 | 1-10 |
| Samford | 10 | 05:47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 12-18 | 5-7-0-51 | 1-1 |
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| Score | 17 | 10 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 11 | 4 |
| RUSHES-YARDS (NET) | 9-26 | 12-18 |
| PASSING-YARDS (NET) | 199 | 51 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int | 17-11-0 | 7-5-0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS | 26-225 | 19-69 |
| Fumble Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 2-48 | 0-0 |
| Interception Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts (Number-Avg) | -0 | 1-53.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-10 | 1-1 |
| Possession Time | 09:13 | 05:47 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 3-5 | 1-4 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 1-1 | 1-1 |
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| 4th | 14:24 | SAM - Michael Hiers 1 yd TD RUSH (KICK by Zach Williams), 10-81 2:40 | 20-34 |
| 4th | 14:09 | MER - Ty James 55 yd TD PASS from Fred Payton (KICK by Devin Folser), 1-55 0:07 | 27-34 |
| 4th | 10:42 | SAM - Zach Williams 40 yd FG 11-53 3:27 | 27-37 |
| 4th | 05:31 | MER - Fred Payton 5 yd TD RUSH (KICK by Devin Folser), 11-71 5:06 | 34-37 |
| 4th | 00:07 | MER - Devin Folser 20 yd FG 15-90 3:47 | 37-37 |
| 3-10 | SAM26 | Start of OT quarter, clock 0:00. [00:00] | |
| Change of possession, SAM ball on MER25, 1st and 10. | |||
| 1-10 | MER25 | Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the MER21 (Ken Standley;Solomon Zubairu). | |
| 2-6 | MER21 | Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 21 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00. [00:00] | P |
| 1-0 | MER03 | Zach Williams kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 37, Samford 44 | |||
| Change of possession, MER ball on SAM25, 1st and 10. | |||
| Drive Summary: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 | |||
| 1-10 | SAM25 | Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 4 yards to the SAM21, fumble by Devron. Harper recovered by MER TM at SAM19. | |
| 2-4 | SAM19 | Al Wooten rush for 19 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00. [00:00] | R |
| 1-0 | SAM03 | Devin Folser kick attempt good. | |
| Mercer 44, Samford 44 | |||
| Change of possession, MER ball on SAM25, 1st and 10. | |||
| Drive Summary: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 | |||
| 1-10 | SAM25 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Trey Elston). | |
| 2-10 | SAM25 | Fred Payton pass incomplete to Trey Adkins. | |
| 3-10 | SAM25 | Fred Payton rush for 4 yards to the SAM21 (Devault-Smith). | |
| 4-6 | SAM21 | Devin Folser field goal attempt from 38 BLOCKED, recovered by SAM Fred Flavors at SAM17 spot at SAM17, clock 00:00 (blocked by Fred Flavors), Nathan East for 6 yards to the SAM23. [00:00] | |
| Drive Summary: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:00 | |||
| SAM ball on MER25. | |||
| 1-10 | MER25 | Q. Crittendon pass complete to Chandler Smith for no gain to the MER25 (Marques Thomas). | |
| 2-10 | MER25 | Q. Crittendon rush for 25 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00. [00:00] | R |
| Mercer 44, Samford 50 | |||
| 1-0 | MER03 | End of game, clock 00:00. [00:00] | |
| Drive Summary: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00 | |||
| Mercer 44, Samford 50 | |||
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| Mercer | 7 | 00:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-23 | 1-3-0-6 | 0-0 |
| Samford | 7 | 30:00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-29 | 2-2-0-21 | 0-0 |
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| Score | 7 | 7 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 1 | 2 |
| RUSHES-YARDS (NET) | 2-23 | 2-29 |
| PASSING-YARDS (NET) | 6 | 21 |
| Passes Att-Comp-Int | 3-1-0 | 2-2-0 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS | 5-29 | 4-50 |
| Fumble Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punt Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kickoff Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Interception Returns-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Punts (Number-Avg) | -0 | -0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Possession Time | 00:00 | 30:00 |
| Third-Down Conversions | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Fourth-Down Conversions | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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| 5th | 00:00 | SAM - Judd Cockett 21 yd TD PASS from Michael Hiers (KICK by Zach Williams), 2-25 0:00 | 37-44 |
| 5th | 00:00 | MER - Al Wooten 19 yd TD RUSH (KICK by Devin Folser), 2-25 0:00 | 44-44 |
| 5th | 00:00 | SAM - Q. Crittendon 25 yd TD RUSH 2-25 0:00 | 44-50 |