Referee Mike Roche; umpire Mark Wilson; head linesman George Geiss; line judge Peter Beratta; side judge George Liotus; field judge Chris Junjulas; back judge Robert Luklan; center judge Sean GeraghtyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Mercer
Army
226
Total yards
360
108
Passing yards
63
118
Rushing yards
297
4.5
Yards per pass
21.0
3.7
Yards per rush
4.7
14
First downs
21
6–12
Third downs
8–14
0–0
Fourth downs
4–4
3
Turnovers
0
3–40
Penalties
4–29
23:50
Possession
35:10
2
Sacks (by defense)
1
Efficiency
Mercer
Army
45%
Success rate
52%
−0.31
EPA per play
0.38
0.81
Explosiveness
1.10
−0.09
Rushing EPA
0.35
−0.59
Passing EPA
0.76
13%
Passing-down success
39%
−0.32
First-down EPA
0.05
−0.82
Second-down EPA
0.24
0.55
Third-down EPA
0.89
12%
Havoc by its defense
20%
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Army 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Mercer right to left.
Q1 MercerField goal, 15 plays, 56 yards
Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
Q1 MercerInterception, 2 plays, 1 yard
Q1 ArmyTouchdown, 11 plays, 39 yards
Q2 MercerPunt, 8 plays, 27 yards
Q2 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q2 MercerPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 8 plays, 38 yards
Q2 MercerInterception, 6 plays, 42 yards
Q2 ArmyMissed FG, 1 play, 0 yards
Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 8 plays, 40 yards
Q3 MercerPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q3 ArmyTouchdown, 9 plays, 59 yards
Q3 MercerPick-six, 2 plays (Army scores), 3 yards
Q3 MercerMissed FG, 9 plays, 62 yards
Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q4 MercerPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 17 plays, 91 yards
Q4 MercerResult not recorded, 2 plays, −7 yards
Play by play
1st quarter4 drives, then Army 7, Mercer 3
Mercer Field goal, 15 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 65 yds
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Harrison Frost pass complete to Devin Crosby for 5 yds to the Mercr 30
15:00
2nd & 5 at own 30
Deondre Johnson run for 1 yd to the Mercr 31
15:00
3rd & 4 at own 31
Harrison Frost pass complete to Ty James for 6 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 37
Tyray Devezin run for 2 yds to the Mercr 39
15:00
2nd & 8 at own 39
Fred Davis run for 3 yds to the Mercr 42
15:00
3rd & 5 at own 42
Harrison Frost pass complete to Fred Davis for 15 yds to the Army 43 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 43
Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the Army 39
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 39
Harrison Frost pass complete to Fred Davis for 3 yds to the Army 36
15:00
3rd & 3 at opp 36
Deondre Johnson run for 8 yds to the Army 28 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 28
Deondre Johnson run for 9 yds to the Army 19
15:00
2nd & 1 at opp 19
Tyray Devezin run for 4 yds to the Army 15 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 15
Harrison Frost pass incomplete
15:00
2nd & 10 at opp 15
Fred Davis run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 18
15:00
3rd & 13 at opp 18
Harrison Frost pass complete to Deondre Johnson for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 19
8:08
4th & 14 at opp 19
Caleb Dowden 36 yd FG GOODMercer 3, Army 0
Army Touchdown, 7 plays
8:08
1st & 0 at own 35
Devin Folser kickoff for 62 yds
8:08
1st & 10 at own 25
Sandon McCoy run for 5 yds to the Army 30
8:08
2nd & 5 at own 30
Cade Ballard run for 6 yds to the Army 36 for a 1ST down
8:08
1st & 10 at own 36
Tyrell Robinson run for 1 yd to the Army 37
8:08
2nd & 9 at own 37
Tyrell Robinson run for 6 yds to the Army 43
8:08
3rd & 3 at own 43
Jakobi Buchanan run for 2 yds to the Army 45
8:08
4th & 1 at own 45
Jakobi Buchanan run for 2 yds to the Army 47 for a 1ST down
4:34
1st & 10 at own 47
Cade Ballard pass complete to Tyrell Robinson for 53 yds for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)Army 7, Mercer 3
Mercer Interception, 2 plays
4:34
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 60 yds , Deondre Johnson return for 28 yds to the ARMY 37 MERCER Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the Mercr 23
4:24
1st & 10 at own 23
Fred Davis run for 1 yd to the Mercr 24
4:24
2nd & 9 at own 24
Harrison Frost pass intercepted Cameron Jones return for no gain to the Mercr 39
Army Touchdown, 11 plays
3:48
1st & 10 at opp 39
Sandon McCoy run for 3 yds to the Mercr 36
3:48
2nd & 7 at opp 36
Tyhier Tyler run for 3 yds to the Mercr 33
3:48
3rd & 4 at opp 33
Sandon McCoy run for 3 yds to the Mercr 30
3:48
4th & 1 at opp 30
Jakobi Buchanan run for 3 yds to the Mercr 27 for a 1ST down
3:48
1st & 10 at opp 27
Tyhier Tyler run for 2 yds to the Mercr 25
3:48
2nd & 8 at opp 25
Tyrell Robinson run for 14 yds to the Mercr 11 for a 1ST down
3:48
1st & 10 at opp 11
Cade Ballard run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 13
Q2 15:00
2nd & 12 at opp 13
Cade Barnard run for 7 yds to the Mercr 6
Q2 15:00
3rd & 5 at opp 6
Tyhier Tyler run for 3 yds to the Mercr 3
Q2 15:00
4th & 2 at opp 3
Jakobi Buchanan run for 2 yds to the Mercr 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:12
1st & goal at opp 1
Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)Army 14, Mercer 3
2nd quarter5 drives, then Army 21, Mercer 3
Mercer Punt, 8 plays
13:12
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:12
1st & 10 at own 25
Tyray Devezin run for 3 yds to the Mercr 28
13:12
2nd & 7 at own 28
Harrison Frost pass complete to Ty James for 5 yds to the Mercr 33
13:12
3rd & 2 at own 33
Harrison Frost run for 2 yds to the Mercr 35 for a 1ST down
13:12
1st & 10 at own 35
Tyray Devezin run for 5 yds to the Mercr 40
13:12
2nd & 5 at own 40
Harrison Frost pass complete to Brandon Mays for 7 yds to the Mercr 47 for a 1ST down
13:12
1st & 10 at own 47
Harrison Frost run for 5 yds to the Army 48
13:12
2nd & 5 at opp 48
Harrison Frost pass incomplete
13:12
3rd & 5 at opp 48
Harrison Frost pass incomplete to Steven Peterson, broken up by Cameron Jones
13:12
4th & 5 at opp 48
Grant Goupil punt for 48 yds for a touchback
Army Punt, 3 plays
9:46
1st & 10 at own 20
Cade Ballard run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 20 Cade Ballard fumbled, forced by Jordan Swain, recovered by Army Cade Ballard
9:46
2nd & 10 at own 20
Tyhier Tyler run for 2 yds to the Army 22
9:46
3rd & 8 at own 22
Cade Ballard sacked by Isaac Dowling for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 20
9:46
4th & 10 at own 20
Zach Harding punt, downed at the Mercr 34
Mercer Punt, 6 plays
7:48
1st & 10 at own 34
Tyray Devezin run for 5 yds to the Mercr 39
7:48
2nd & 5 at own 39
Harrison Frost pass complete to Max Burke for 2 yds to the Mercr 41
7:48
3rd & 3 at own 41
Harrison Frost pass complete to Deondre Johnson for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:48
1st & 10 at the 50
Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the Army 49
7:48
2nd & 9 at opp 49
Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the Army 48
7:48
3rd & 8 at opp 48
Harrison Frost pass incomplete
7:48
4th & 8 at opp 48
TEAM punt blocked by Reikan Donaldson blocked by Reikan Donaldson
Army Touchdown, 8 plays
5:00
1st & 10 at opp 38
Sandon McCoy run for 2 yds to the Mercr 36
5:00
2nd & 8 at opp 36
A.J. Howard run for 1 yd to the Mercr 35 ARMY Penalty, Offensive holding (Sandon McCoy) to the Mercr 45
5:00
2nd & 17 at opp 45
Reikan Donaldson run for 29 yds to the Mercr 16 for a 1ST down
5:00
1st & 10 at opp 16
Jakobi Buchanan run for 3 yds to the Mercr 13
5:00
2nd & 7 at opp 13
Cade Ballard run for 6 yds to the Mercr 7
5:00
3rd & 1 at opp 7
Jakobi Buchanan run for 3 yds to the Mercr 4 for a 1ST down
5:00
1st & goal at opp 4
Sandon McCoy run for 3 yds to the Mercr 1
1:05
2nd & goal at opp 1
Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)Army 21, Mercer 3
Mercer Interception, 6 plays
1:05
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 58 yds , Fred Davis return for 10 yds to the Mercr 17
0:59
1st & 10 at own 17
Harrison Frost pass complete to Deondre Johnson for 10 yds to the Mercr 27 for a 1ST down
0:59
1st & 10 at own 27
Harrison Frost pass complete to Ty James for 13 yds to the Mercr 40 for a 1ST down
0:59
1st & 10 at own 40
Harrison Frost pass complete to Deondre Johnson for 5 yds to the Mercr 45
0:30
2nd & 5 at own 45
Timeout MERCER, clock 00:30
0:30
2nd & 5 at own 45
Harrison Frost sacked by Arik Smith for a loss of 6 yards to the Mercr 39
0:26
3rd & 11 at own 39
Timeout ARMY, clock 00:26
0:26
3rd & 11 at own 39
Harrison Frost pass complete to Zacch Davis for 20 yds to the Army 41 for a 1ST down
0:19
1st & 10 at opp 41
Timeout MERCER, clock 00:19
0:19
1st & 10 at opp 41
Harrison Frost pass intercepted Jon Rhattigan return for 50 yds to the Mercr 22
0:00
1st & 10 at opp 22
Landon Salyers 39 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter6 drives, then Army 42, Mercer 3
Army Touchdown, 8 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Devin Folser kickoff for 59 yds , Tyrell Robinson return for 39 yds to the ARMY 26 MERCER Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Ethan Dirrim) to the Mercr 40
14:52
1st & 10 at opp 40
Tyhier Tyler run for 15 yds to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down
14:52
1st & 10 at opp 25
Cade Barnard run for 2 yds to the Mercr 23
14:52
2nd & 8 at opp 23
Tyrell Robinson run for 2 yds to the Mercr 21
14:52
3rd & 6 at opp 21
Tyhier Tyler run for 5 yds to the Mercr 16
14:52
4th & 1 at opp 16
Jakobi Buchanan run for 4 yds to the Mercr 12 for a 1ST down
14:52
1st & 10 at opp 12
Tyhier Tyler run for 2 yds to the Mercr 10
14:52
2nd & 8 at opp 10
Cade Ballard run for 7 yds to the Mercr 3
10:39
3rd & 1 at opp 3
Cade Barnard run for 3 yds for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)Army 28, Mercer 3
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
10:39
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:39
1st & 10 at own 25
Harrison Frost pass incomplete to Deondre Johnson
10:39
2nd & 10 at own 25
Tyray Devezin run for 3 yds to the Mercr 28
10:39
3rd & 7 at own 28
Harrison Frost pass complete to Deondre Johnson for a loss of 5 yards to the Mercr 23
10:39
4th & 12 at own 23
Grant Goupil punt for 36 yds, downed at the Army 41
Army Touchdown, 9 plays
9:10
1st & 10 at own 41
Tyrell Robinson run for 4 yds to the Army 45
9:10
2nd & 6 at own 45
A.J. Howard run for 2 yds to the Army 47
9:10
3rd & 4 at own 47
A.J. Howard run for 7 yds to the Mercr 46 for a 1ST down
9:10
1st & 10 at opp 46
Tyhier Tyler run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 36 Tyhier Tyler fumbled, recovered by Army Tyhier Tyler for a 1ST down , return for 11 yds to the Mercr 36 for a 1ST down
9:10
1st & 10 at opp 36
Tyhier Tyler pass incomplete to Tyrell Robinson, broken up by Lance Wise
9:10
2nd & 10 at opp 36
Tyhier Tyler run for 30 yds to the Mercr 6 for a 1ST down
9:10
1st & goal at opp 6
Tyhier Tyler run for 5 yds to the Mercr 1
9:10
2nd & goal at opp 1
Jakobi Buchanan run for no gain to the Mercr 1
5:13
3rd & goal at opp 1
Sandon McCoy run for 1 yd for a TD (Landon Salyers KICK)Army 35, Mercer 3
Mercer Pick-six, 2 plays (Army scores)
5:13
1st & 0 at the 50
Landon Salyers kickoff for 36 yds , Fred Davis return for 8 yds to the Mercr 22
5:07
1st & 10 at own 22
Fred Davis run for 3 yds to the Mercr 25
4:39
2nd & 7 at own 25
Harrison Frost pass intercepted for a TD Jabari Moore return for 29 yds for a TD (Quinn Maretzki KICK)Army 42, Mercer 3
Mercer Missed FG, 9 plays
4:39
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:39
1st & 10 at own 25
Carter Peevy pass complete to Zacch Davis for 12 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down
4:39
1st & 10 at own 37
Tyray Devezin run for 6 yds to the Mercr 43
4:39
2nd & 4 at own 43
Tyray Devezin run for 30 yds to the Army 27 for a 1ST down
4:39
1st & 10 at opp 27
Tyray Devezin run for 6 yds to the Army 21
4:39
2nd & 4 at opp 21
Fred Davis run for 7 yds to the Army 14 for a 1ST down
4:39
1st & 10 at opp 14
Carter Peevy run for 1 yd to the Army 13
4:39
2nd & 9 at opp 13
Devin Crosby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 14
4:39
3rd & 10 at opp 14
Carter Peevy run for 1 yd to the Army 13
0:56
4th & 9 at opp 13
Caleb Dowden 30 yd FG MISSED
Army Punt, 3 plays
0:56
1st & 10 at own 20
ARMY Penalty, false start (Cody Winokur) to the Army 15
0:56
1st & 15 at own 15
Christian Parrish run for 2 yds to the Army 17
0:56
2nd & 13 at own 17
Maurice Bellan sacked by Isaac Dowling for a loss of 8 yards to the Army 9
Q4 15:00
3rd & 21 at own 9
Maurice Bellan run for 9 yds to the Army 18
Q4 15:00
4th & 12 at own 18
Zach Harding punt for 56 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Mercr 35 , Landon Miller returns for 9 yds to the Mercr 35
4th quarter3 drives, then Army 49, Mercer 3
Mercer Punt, 5 plays
14:15
1st & 10 at own 35
Fred Davis run for 5 yds to the Mercr 40
14:15
2nd & 5 at own 40
Tyray Devezin run for 7 yds to the Mercr 47 for a 1ST down
14:15
1st & 10 at own 47
Carter Peevy run for 5 yds to the Army 48
14:15
2nd & 5 at opp 48
Tyray Devezin run for no gain to the Army 48
14:15
3rd & 5 at opp 48
Brandon Mays run for a loss of 5 yards to the Mercr 47
14:15
4th & 10 at own 47
Grant Goupil punt for 43 yds , Tyrell Robinson returns for 8 yds to the ARMY 45 ARMY Penalty, illegal block (Andre Carter II) to the Army 9
Army Touchdown, 17 plays
11:03
1st & 10 at own 9
Ay’Juan Marshall run for a loss of 4 yards to the Army 5
11:03
2nd & 14 at own 5
Tyson Riley run for 4 yds to the Army 9
11:03
3rd & 10 at own 9
Maurice Bellan pass complete to Cole Caterbone for 10 yds to the Army 19 for a 1ST down
11:03
1st & 10 at own 19
Tyson Riley run for 11 yds to the Army 30 for a 1ST down
11:03
1st & 10 at own 30
Maurice Bellan run for 3 yds to the Army 33
11:03
2nd & 7 at own 33
Christian Parrish run for 5 yds to the Army 38
11:03
3rd & 2 at own 38
Tyson Riley run for 4 yds to the Army 42 for a 1ST down
11:03
1st & 10 at own 42
Christian Parrish run for 1 yd to the Army 43
11:03
2nd & 9 at own 43
Maurice Bellan run for 14 yds to the Mercr 43 for a 1ST down
11:03
1st & 10 at opp 43
Tyson Riley run for 6 yds to the Mercr 37
11:03
2nd & 4 at opp 37
Tyson Riley run for 2 yds to the Mercr 35
11:03
3rd & 2 at opp 35
Tyson Riley run for 4 yds to the Mercr 31 for a 1ST down
11:03
1st & 10 at opp 31
Jordan Blackman run for 13 yds to the Mercr 18 for a 1ST down
11:03
1st & 10 at opp 18
Tyson Riley run for 10 yds to the Mercr 8 for a 1ST down
11:03
1st & goal at opp 8
Tyson Riley run for 4 yds to the Mercr 4
11:03
2nd & goal at opp 4
Tyson Riley run for 3 yds to the Mercr 1
11:03
3rd & goal at opp 1
ARMY Penalty, false start (Connor Finucane) to the Mercr 6
1:00
3rd & goal at opp 6
Jordan Blackman run for 6 yds for a TD (Quinn Maretzki KICK)Army 49, Mercer 3
Mercer Result not recorded, 2 plays
1:00
1st & 0 at own 35
Landon Salyers kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Carter Peevy pass complete to Brandon Mays for 2 yds to the Mercr 27
1:00
2nd & 8 at own 27
Carter Peevy run for 5 yds to the Mercr 32
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.
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Army