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The Citadel at Mercer

Saturday, September 17, 2022

Mercer beat The Citadel 17–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, The Citadel led the series 7–⁠5–⁠1.

AwayThe Citadel4–⁠7 in 2022
0
HomeMercer7–⁠4 in 2022
17

Final at Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex, MaconTV: ESPN3Attendance 11,339

At kickoff
84°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Middle Georgia Regional Airport (KMCN), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jerry Welmaker; umpire Scott Ray; head linesman Jeff Jones; line judge Trey RObison; side judge Ryan JOhnson; field judge Major Sosebee; back judge Brian Kovach; center judge Jay HagoodGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
The Citadel00000
Mercer0014317

Standouts

  • PassingFred Payton16 of 24, 224 yards, 2 TDMercer
  • RushingAustin Douglas11 carries, 81 yardsMercer
  • ReceivingTy James7 catches, 138 yards, 2 TDMercer

Player stats

The Citadel

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Peyton Derrick7/175900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Sam Llewellyn52207
Logan Billings621011
Ricky Conway71905
Cooper Wallace71209
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyler Cherry219015
Christian Hilton115015
Jay Graves-Billips113013
Ricky Conway1707

Mercer

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Fred Payton16/2422420
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Austin Douglas1181025
Al Wooten II112708
Brandon Marshall51406
Fred Jackson113013
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ty James7138263
Devron Harper439028
Al Wooten II118018
Trey Adkins114014

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

The CitadelMercer
151Total yards371
59Passing yards224
92Rushing yards147
3.5Yards per pass9.3
2.0Yards per rush4.6
14First downs16
4–⁠15Third downs5–⁠13
1–⁠2Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers2
1–⁠15Penalties4–⁠55
32:39Possession27:21

Efficiency

The CitadelMercer
21%Success rate44%
−0.37EPA per play0.20
1.08Explosiveness0.92
−0.35Rushing EPA−0.09
−0.39Passing EPA0.58
11%Passing-down success25%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Mercer 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Mercer −18.5, over/under 48.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Mercer 90%, The Citadel 10%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Mercer end zoneThe Citadel end zoneQ1 The CitadelPunt, 6 playsQ1 MercerPunt, 6 playsQ1 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ1 The CitadelFumble, 2 playsQ1 MercerMissed FG, 13 playsQ1 The CitadelPunt, 5 playsQ2 MercerFumble, 12 playsQ2 The CitadelMissed FG, 18 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 6 playsQ3 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ3 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 7 playsQ4 MercerPunt, 6 playsQ4 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ4 MercerField goal, 7 playsQ4 The CitadelTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 MercerResult not recorded
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Mercer drives left to right, The Citadel right to left.
  1. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  2. Q1 MercerPunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  3. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 The CitadelFumble, 2 plays, 13 yards
  5. Q1 MercerMissed FG, 13 plays, 51 yards
  6. Q1 The CitadelPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  7. Q2 MercerFumble, 12 plays, 61 yards
  8. Q2 The CitadelMissed FG, 18 plays, 70 yards
  9. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 6 plays, 36 yards
  11. Q3 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  12. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  13. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 3 plays, 80 yards
  14. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  15. Q3 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  16. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 7 plays, 31 yards
  17. Q4 MercerPunt, 6 plays, 21 yards
  18. Q4 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  19. Q4 MercerField goal, 7 plays, 33 yards
  20. Q4 The CitadelTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 7 yards
  21. Q4 MercerResult not recorded, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Tied at 0
The Citadel Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35kickoff for 58 yds , Jay Graves-Billips return for 13 yds to the Citad 20
15:001st & 10 at own 20Logan Billings run for 11 yds to the Citad 31 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 31Ricky Conway run for 1 yd to the Citad 32
15:002nd & 9 at own 32Peyton Derrick pass complete to Jay Graves-Billips for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Logan Billings run for 2 yds to the Citad 47
15:002nd & 8 at own 47Peyton Derrick run for 1 yd to the Citad 48
15:003rd & 7 at own 48Cooper Wallace run for a loss of 12 yards to the Citad 36
15:004th & 19 at own 36James Platte punt for 63 yds, downed at the Mercr 1
Mercer Punt, 6 plays
10:521st & 10 at own 1Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the Mercr 2
10:522nd & 9 at own 2Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron Harper
10:523rd & 9 at own 2Fred Payton pass complete to Al Wooten II for 18 yds to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down
10:521st & 10 at own 20Al Wooten II run for no gain to the Mercr 20
10:522nd & 10 at own 20Fred Payton pass complete to Drake Starks for 4 yds to the Mercr 24
10:523rd & 6 at own 24Fred Payton pass incomplete to Brandon Marshall
10:524th & 6 at own 24Trey Turk punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Citad 32
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 32Peyton Derrick run for 4 yds to the Citad 36
8:352nd & 6 at own 36Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Ricky Conway
8:353rd & 6 at own 36Peyton Derrick run for 3 yds to the Citad 39
8:354th & 3 at own 39James Platte punt for 48 yds , Lance Wise returns for no gain to the Mercr 13 Lance Wise fumbled, forced by TEAM, recovered by Citad Destin Mack
The Citadel Fumble, 2 plays
6:551st & 10 at opp 13Logan Billings run for 3 yds to the Mercr 10
6:552nd & 7 at opp 10Sam Llewellyn run for a loss of 90 yards to the Mercr 0 Sam Llewellyn fumbled, forced by Ken Standley, recovered by Mercr TJ Moore
Mercer Missed FG, 13 plays
6:141st & 10 at own 0Austin Douglas run for 25 yds to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at own 25Fred Payton pass complete to Devron Harper for 9 yds to the Mercr 34
6:142nd & 1 at own 34Al Wooten II run for 3 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at own 37Brandon Marshall run for 3 yds to the Mercr 40
6:142nd & 7 at own 40Fred Payton pass complete to Nate Boehm for 5 yds to the Mercr 45
6:143rd & 2 at own 45Brandon Marshall run for 6 yds to the Citad 49 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at opp 49Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 4 yds to the Citad 45
6:142nd & 6 at opp 45Fred Payton pass complete to Devron Harper for no gain to the Citad 45
6:143rd & 6 at opp 45MERCER Penalty, Offensive holding (Drake Starks) to the Mercr 45
6:143rd & 16 at own 45Fred Payton pass complete to Devron Harper for 28 yds to the Citad 27 for a 1ST down
6:141st & 10 at opp 27Fred Payton pass complete to Devron Harper for 2 yds to the Citad 25
6:142nd & 8 at opp 25Austin Douglas run for 1 yd to the Citad 24
6:143rd & 7 at opp 24Fred Payton pass incomplete
0:214th & 7 at opp 24Devin Folser 42 yd FG MISSED
The Citadel Punt, 5 plays
0:211st & 10 at own 24Cooper Wallace run for 9 yds to the Citad 33
Q2 15:002nd & 1 at own 33Logan Billings run for 3 yds to the Citad 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 36Sam Llewellyn run for 2 yds to the Citad 38
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 38Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 38
Q2 15:003rd & 8 at own 38Peyton Derrick sacked by Solomon Zubairu for a loss of 5 yards to the Citad 33
Q2 15:004th & 13 at own 33James Platte punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Devron Harper at the Mercr 28
2nd quarter2 drives, then Tied at 0
Mercer Fumble, 12 plays
12:121st & 10 at own 28Al Wooten II run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 26 Al Wooten II fumbled, recovered by Mercr Al Wooten II
12:122nd & 12 at own 26Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the Mercr 27
12:123rd & 11 at own 27Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 14 yds to the Mercr 41 for a 1ST down
12:121st & 10 at own 41Austin Douglas run for 5 yds to the Mercr 46
12:122nd & 5 at own 46Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James
12:123rd & 5 at own 46Fred Payton run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
12:124th & 1 at the 50Fred Payton run for 2 yds to the Citad 48 for a 1ST down
12:121st & 10 at opp 48Fred Payton pass complete to Travion Solomon for 6 yds to the Citad 42
7:512nd & 4 at opp 42Timeout MERCER, clock 07:51
7:512nd & 4 at opp 42Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 19 yds to the Citad 23 for a 1ST down
7:511st & 10 at opp 23Al Wooten II run for 8 yds to the Citad 15
7:512nd & 2 at opp 15Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James
7:513rd & 2 at opp 15Al Wooten II run for 5 yds to the Citad 11 Al Wooten II fumbled, forced by Kyler Estes, recovered by Citad Dominick Poole
The Citadel Missed FG, 18 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 11Cooper Wallace run for 5 yds to the Citad 16
6:342nd & 5 at own 16Ricky Conway run for 1 yd to the Citad 17
6:343rd & 4 at own 17Peyton Derrick pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 4 yds to the Citad 21 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 21Jay Graves-Billips run for 4 yds to the Citad 25
6:342nd & 6 at own 25Cooper Wallace run for 2 yds to the Citad 27
6:343rd & 4 at own 27Ricky Conway run for 5 yds to the Citad 32 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 32Peyton Derrick pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 15 yds to the Citad 47 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 47Ricky Conway run for 4 yds to the Mercr 49
6:342nd & 6 at opp 49Cooper Wallace run for 6 yds to the Mercr 43 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 43Sam Llewellyn run for 7 yds to the Mercr 36
6:342nd & 3 at opp 36Ricky Conway run for 5 yds to the Mercr 31 for a 1ST down
1:141st & 10 at opp 31Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 01:14
1:141st & 10 at opp 31Peyton Derrick pass incomplete
1:142nd & 10 at opp 31Peyton Derrick sacked by Ken Standley for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 32
1:023rd & 11 at opp 32Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 01:02
1:023rd & 11 at opp 32Timeout MERCER, clock 01:02
1:023rd & 11 at opp 32Peyton Derrick run for 14 yds to the Mercr 18 for a 1ST down
1:021st & 10 at opp 18Peyton Derrick pass complete to Kam White for 1 yd to the Mercr 17
1:022nd & 9 at opp 17Sam Llewellyn run for 3 yds to the Mercr 14
1:023rd & 6 at opp 14Peyton Derrick sacked by Isaac Dowling for a loss of 5 yards to the Mercr 19
0:034th & 11 at opp 19Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 00:03
0:034th & 11 at opp 19Timeout MERCER, clock 00:03
0:004th & 11 at opp 19Jay Smith 36 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter8 drives, then Mercer 14, The Citadel 0
Mercer Touchdown, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35James Platte kickoff for 40 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Austin Douglas run for 5 yds to the Mercr 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James
15:003rd & 5 at own 30THE CITADEL Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Dominick Poole) to the Mercr 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Austin Douglas run for 22 yds to the Citad 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 24 yds to the Citad 9 for a 1ST down
13:461st & goal at opp 9Ty James 9 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick)Mercer 7, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 6 plays
13:461st & 0 at own 35Devin Folser kickoff for 30 yds
13:461st & 10 at own 35Logan Billings run for 3 yds to the Citad 38
13:462nd & 7 at own 38Billings, Logan rush for no gain to the THECIT~138 (Ken Standley;Jordan Swain), PENALTY MER personal foul (Chris Hill) 15 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN THECIT~1, NO PLAY.
13:461st & 10 at opp 47Ricky Conway run for 1 yd to the Mercr 46
13:462nd & 9 at opp 46Jay Graves-Billips run for 2 yds to the Mercr 44
13:463rd & 7 at opp 44MERCER Penalty, personal foul (Shi’heem Watkins) to the Mercr 29 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at opp 29Sam Llewellyn run for no gain to the Mercr 29
13:462nd & 10 at opp 29Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Logan Billings
13:463rd & 10 at opp 29Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Sam Llewellyn
13:464th & 10 at opp 29James Platte punt for 27 yds, downed at the Mercr 2
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
9:381st & 10 at own 2Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the Mercr 3
9:382nd & 9 at own 3Al Wooten II run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 2
9:383rd & 10 at own 2Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James
9:384th & 10 at own 2Trey Turk punt for 59 yds , Dominick Poole returns for 11 yds to the 50 yard line
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
8:041st & 10 at the 50Cooper Wallace run for a loss of 1 yard to the Citad 49
8:042nd & 11 at own 49Ricky Conway run for 2 yds to the Mercr 49
8:043rd & 9 at opp 49Peyton Derrick pass incomplete
8:044th & 9 at opp 49James Platte punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Mercr 20
Mercer Touchdown, 3 plays
6:311st & 10 at own 20Austin Douglas run for 3 yds to the Mercr 23
6:312nd & 7 at own 23Fred Payton pass complete to Trey Adkins for 14 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down
5:091st & 10 at own 37Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 63 yds for a TD, (Devin Folser KICK)Mercer 14, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
5:091st & 0 at own 35Devin Folser kickoff for 59 yds , Jay Graves-Billips return for 15 yds to the Citad 21
5:041st & 10 at own 21Nkem Njoku run for 1 yd to the Citad 22
5:042nd & 9 at own 22Peyton Derrick run for 4 yds to the Citad 26
5:043rd & 5 at own 26Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Jay Graves-Billips
5:044th & 5 at own 26James Platte punt for 58 yds
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 16Austin Douglas run for 2 yds to the Mercr 18
3:212nd & 8 at own 18Fred Payton pass incomplete
3:213rd & 8 at own 18Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 5 yds to the Mercr 23
3:214th & 3 at own 23Trey Turk punt for 57 yds, downed at the Citad 20
The Citadel Punt, 7 plays
1:431st & 10 at own 20Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Kam White
1:432nd & 10 at own 20MERCER Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Michael Campbell) to the Citad 35 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at own 35Peyton Derrick run for 1 yd to the Citad 36
1:432nd & 9 at own 36Logan Billings run for a loss of 1 yard to the Citad 35
1:433rd & 10 at own 35Peyton Derrick pass complete to Christian Hilton for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at the 50Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at the 50Cooper Wallace run for 3 yds to the Mercr 47
Q4 13:413rd & 7 at opp 47Peyton Derrick sacked by Savio Frazier for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 49
Q4 13:414th & 9 at opp 49James Platte punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Mercr 8
4th quarter4 drives, then Mercer 17, The Citadel 0
Mercer Punt, 6 plays
12:391st & 10 at own 8Brandon Marshall run for a loss of 3 yards to the Mercr 5
12:392nd & 13 at own 5Austin Douglas run for 7 yds to the Mercr 12
12:393rd & 6 at own 12Austin Douglas run for 8 yds to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down
12:391st & 10 at own 20Austin Douglas run for 3 yds to the Mercr 23
12:392nd & 7 at own 23Fred Payton run for 6 yds to the Mercr 29
12:393rd & 1 at own 29Fred Payton run for no gain to the Mercr 29
12:394th & 1 at own 29PENALTY MER unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY THECIT~1 unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, NO PLAY.
12:394th & 1 at own 29Trey Turk punt for 70 yds, downed at the Citad 1
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
8:401st & 10 at own 1Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 1
8:402nd & 10 at own 1Orlando Jones run for 1 yd to the Citad 2
8:403rd & 9 at own 2Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 2
8:404th & 9 at own 2James Platte punt for 42 yds , Lance Wise returns for 5 yds to the Citad 39
Mercer Field goal, 7 plays
6:141st & 10 at opp 39Al Wooten II run for 7 yds to the Citad 32
6:142nd & 3 at opp 32Al Wooten II run for 5 yds to the Citad 27 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 27Timeout MERCER, clock 05:00
5:001st & 10 at opp 27Fred Jackson run for 13 yds to the Citad 14 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 14Brandon Marshall run for 4 yds to the Citad 10
5:002nd & 6 at opp 10Brandon Marshall run for 4 yds to the Citad 6
5:003rd & 2 at opp 6Austin Douglas run for no gain to the Citad 6
2:444th & 2 at opp 6Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 02:44
2:414th & 2 at opp 6Devin Folser 23 yd FG GOODMercer 17, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Turnover on downs, 8 plays
2:411st & 0 at own 35Devin Folser kickoff for 32 yds , Alex Sloan return for no gain to the Citad 33
2:391st & 10 at own 33Peyton Derrick pass complete to Cale Williams for 4 yds to the Citad 37
2:392nd & 6 at own 37Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Kam White
2:393rd & 6 at own 37Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 37
2:394th & 6 at own 37Peyton Derrick pass complete to Ricky Conway for 7 yds to the Citad 44 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at own 44Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Christian Hilton
1:302nd & 10 at own 44Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 01:30
1:302nd & 10 at own 44Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 44
1:303rd & 10 at own 44Peyton Derrick sacked by Ken Standley for a loss of 4 yards to the Citad 40
1:304th & 14 at own 40Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Ricky Conway

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.

The series

Every The Citadel–Mercer game

Mercer leads 8–⁠7–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Mercer 38, The Citadel 0
2024Mercer 38, The Citadel 21
2023Mercer 38, The Citadel 16
2022Mercer 17, The Citadel 0
2021Mercer 34, The Citadel 7
2020Mercer 42, The Citadel 28

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