Mercer at VMI
Saturday, October 1, 2016 Share
Mercer beat VMI 33–30 in overtime. It was their third meeting; after it, Mercer led the series 2–1.
Final, overtime at Alumni Memorial Field, LexingtonTV: ESPN3Attendance 5,266
- At kickoff
- 61°F, overcast, wind 5 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ingalls Field Airport (KHSP), 38 km from the stadium, 25 minutes after kickoff
- Officials
- Referee Edwin Lee; umpire W. Kugelmann; head linesman Walter Sloan; line judge G. Zimmerman; side judge Will Lug; field judge Michael Crowley; back judge Wayne JohnsonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 14 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| VMI | 0 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 30 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Mercer 50% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Mercer–VMI gameMercer leads 10–3 in 13 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.
| 2026 | Mercer 54, VMI 3 | |
| 2025 | Mercer 62, VMI 0 | |
| 2024 | Mercer 34, VMI 0 | |
| 2023 | Mercer 38, VMI 3 | |
| 2022 | Mercer 55, VMI 14 | |
| 2021 | VMI 45, Mercer 7 |
Around this game
Mercer
- Next gameat ChattanoogaOct. 8, 2016
- SeasonMercer in 2016
- ProgramMercer history and records
VMI
- Next gamevs. East Tennessee StateOct. 8, 2016
- SeasonVMI in 2016
- ProgramVMI history and records