Mercer at The Citadel
Saturday, October 7, 2017 Share
Mercer beat The Citadel 24–14. It was their eighth meeting; after it, The Citadel led the series 5–2–1.
Final at Johnson Hagood Stadium, CharlestonTV: ESPN3Attendance 9,969
- At kickoff
- 86°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI), 11 km from the stadium
- Officials
- Referee Edwin Lee; umpire W. Kugelmann; head linesman Walter Sloan; line judge Greg Zimmerman; side judge Will Lug; field judge Michael Clary; back judge Nathan UmbergerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
The Citadel 69% to win. Mercer pulled the upset.
The series
Every Mercer–The Citadel gameMercer leads 8–7–1 in 16 meetings, counting the eight since this game.
| 2025 | Mercer 38, The Citadel 0 | |
| 2024 | Mercer 38, The Citadel 21 | |
| 2023 | Mercer 38, The Citadel 16 | |
| 2022 | Mercer 17, The Citadel 0 | |
| 2021 | Mercer 34, The Citadel 7 | |
| 2020 | Mercer 42, The Citadel 28 |
Around this game
Mercer
- Next gamevs. ChattanoogaOct. 14, 2017
- SeasonMercer in 2017
- ProgramMercer history and records
The Citadel
- Next gamevs. WoffordOct. 14, 2017
- SeasonThe Citadel in 2017
- ProgramThe Citadel history and records