Western Carolina at Mercer

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Mercer beat Western Carolina 38–⁠24. It was their third meeting; after it, Western Carolina led the series 2–⁠1.

AwayWestern Carolina2–⁠9 in 2016
24
HomeMercer6–⁠5 in 2016
38

Final at Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex, MaconTV: ESPN3Attendance 12,247

At kickoff
68°F, overcast, wind 9 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Middle Georgia Regional Airport (KMCN), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Marshall Lewis; umpire Scott Ray; head linesman Jerry Wilson; line judge Brian Harless; side judge Michael Crowley; field judge Mark Brooks; back judge Scott PrewittGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Carolina0714324
Mercer03211438

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Mercer 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Mercer leads 11–⁠2 in 13 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Mercer 17, Western Carolina 14
2025Mercer 49, Western Carolina 47
2024Mercer 44, Western Carolina 34
2023Mercer 45, Western Carolina 38
2022Mercer 49, Western Carolina 6
2021Mercer 34, Western Carolina 24

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