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Mercer at The Citadel

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Mercer beat The Citadel 38–⁠16. It was their 14th meeting; after it, The Citadel led the series 7–⁠6–⁠1.

AwayMercer9–⁠4 in 2023
38
HomeThe Citadel0–⁠11 in 2023
16

Final at Johnson Hagood Stadium, CharlestonTV: ESPN+Attendance 11,721

At kickoff
75°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI), 11 km from the stadium
Official
Michael FarmerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mercer77101438
The Citadel370616

Standouts

Player stats

Mercer

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Carter Peevy10/1714720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brayden Smith260150
Al Wooten II145518
Hess Horne113013
Tyrell Coard41307
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ty James374035
Devron Harper337116
Sam Albee219012
Al Wooten II115115
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ken Standley0001
Tavion McCarthy0001

The Citadel

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Graeson Underwood13/2713912
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Graeson Underwood1246011
Hi’keem Elmore144115
Elijah Bass115015
Johnny Crawford III41204
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyler Cherry554029
Patrick McSweeney125025
Ha’Keem Monroe124124
Malachi Taylor31909

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

Team stats

MercerThe Citadel
302Total yards259
147Passing yards139
155Rushing yards120
8.6Yards per pass5.1
4.1Yards per rush3.0
14First downs13
5–⁠12Third downs9–⁠19
1–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠2
0Turnovers3
4–⁠25Penalties5–⁠50
27:54Possession32:06

Efficiency

MercerThe Citadel
39%Success rate31%
0.16EPA per play−0.03
1.33Explosiveness1.25
0.07Rushing EPA0.20
0.36Passing EPA−0.24
39%Passing-down success24%

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 80% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Mercer −20, over/under 45.5.

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

Every drive

The Citadel end zoneMercer end zoneQ1 The CitadelDefensive TD, 3 plays (Mercer scores)Q1 The CitadelField goal, 18 playsQ1 MercerPunt, 6 playsQ1 The CitadelTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 MercerPunt, 5 playsQ2 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 The CitadelEnd of half, 1 playQ3 MercerField goal, 9 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ3 MercerPunt, 5 playsQ3 The CitadelFumble, 4 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ3 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ3 The CitadelPunt, 3 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 The CitadelPunt, 4 playsQ4 MercerTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 The CitadelTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ4 The CitadelInterception, 6 playsQ4 MercerResult not recorded, 8 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. The Citadel drives left to right, Mercer right to left.
  1. Q1 The CitadelDefensive TD, 3 plays (Mercer scores), −16 yards
  2. Q1 The CitadelField goal, 18 plays, 74 yards
  3. Q1 MercerPunt, 6 plays, −1 yard
  4. Q1 The CitadelTouchdown, 11 plays, 56 yards
  5. Q2 MercerPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  6. Q2 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  7. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 8 plays, 37 yards
  8. Q2 The CitadelEnd of half, 1 play, 0 yards
  9. Q3 MercerField goal, 9 plays, 61 yards
  10. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  11. Q3 MercerPunt, 5 plays, 20 yards
  12. Q3 The CitadelFumble, 4 plays, 11 yards
  13. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 3 plays, 12 yards
  14. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  15. Q3 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  16. Q3 The CitadelPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  17. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 4 plays, 60 yards
  18. Q4 The CitadelPunt, 4 plays, −9 yards
  19. Q4 MercerTouchdown, 5 plays, 30 yards
  20. Q4 The CitadelTouchdown, 10 plays, 72 yards
  21. Q4 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  22. Q4 The CitadelInterception, 6 plays, 9 yards
  23. Q4 MercerResult not recorded, 8 plays, −30 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Mercer 7, The Citadel 3
The Citadel Defensive TD, 3 plays (Mercer scores)
15:001st & 10 at own 19Hi’keem Elmore run for 2 yds to the CIT 21
15:002nd & 8 at own 21Jay Graves-Billips run for a loss of 3 yards to the CIT 18
14:541st & 10 at own 35Bryce Addison kickoff for 62 yds , Romello Jones return for 16 yds to the CIT 19
13:293rd & 11 at own 18Ken Standley 27 Yd Interception Return (Reice Griffith Kick)Mercer 7, The Citadel 0
The Citadel Field goal, 18 plays
13:231st & 10 at own 35Bryce Addison kickoff for 65 yds , Romello Jones return for 12 yds to the CIT 12
13:231st & 10 at own 12Johnny Crawford III run for 4 yds to the CIT 16
13:232nd & 6 at own 16Johnny Crawford III run for 2 yds to the CIT 18
13:233rd & 4 at own 18Graeson Underwood run for 5 yds to the CIT 23 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at own 23Graeson Underwood pass incomplete to Tyler Cherry, broken up by Jordan Swain
11:172nd & 10 at own 23Hayden Johnson run for 4 yds to the CIT 27
11:173rd & 6 at own 27Graeson Underwood pass complete to Pat McSweeney for 25 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
11:171st & 10 at opp 48Hi’keem Elmore run for 5 yds to the MER 43
11:172nd & 5 at opp 43Hi’keem Elmore run for 3 yds to the MER 40
11:173rd & 2 at opp 40Graeson Underwood run for 5 yds to the MER 35 for a 1ST down
11:171st & 10 at opp 35Hayden Johnson run for 2 yds to the MER 33
11:172nd & 8 at opp 33Varney Layman run for 5 yds to the MER 28
11:173rd & 3 at opp 28Graeson Underwood run for 2 yds to the MER 26
11:174th & 1 at opp 26Graeson Underwood run for 1 yd to the MER 25 for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, off-side (Lance Wise) to the MER 20 for a 1ST down
11:171st & 10 at opp 20Graeson Underwood pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 7 yds to the MER 13 The Citadel Penalty, illegal block (Hayden Johnson) to the MER 28
11:171st & 18 at opp 28Graeson Underwood pass complete to Dervon Pesnell for 7 yds to the MER 21
5:052nd & 11 at opp 21Graeson Underwood run for 4 yds to the MER 17
5:053rd & 7 at opp 17Graeson Underwood pass complete to Malachi Taylor for 3 yds to the MER 14
3:424th & 4 at opp 14Colby Kintner 32 yd FG GOODMercer 7, The Citadel 3
Mercer Punt, 6 plays
3:421st & 10 at own 35Colby Kintner kickoff for 46 yds
3:421st & 10 at own 25Al Wooten II run for 7 yds to the MER 32
3:422nd & 3 at own 32Micah Bell run for 2 yds to the MER 34
3:423rd & 1 at own 34Carter Peevy run for 1 yd to the MER 35 for a 1ST down
3:421st & 10 at own 35Micah Bell run for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 32
3:422nd & 13 at own 32Carter Peevy sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the MER 24
3:423rd & 21 at own 24pass incomplete to Devron Harper
The Citadel Touchdown, 11 plays
0:141st & 10 at own 41Underwood,Graeson rush middle (Standley,Ken;Hill,Chris).
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at own 41Johnny Crawford III run for 3 yds to the CIT 44
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 44Graeson Underwood run for 11 yds to the MER 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 45Varney Layman run for 3 yds to the MER 42
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 42Hi’keem Elmore run for 3 yds to the MER 39
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 39Varney Layman run for 4 yds to the MER 35 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 35Jay Graves-Billips run for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 37
Q2 15:002nd & 12 at opp 37Graeson Underwood pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 29 yds Graeson Underwood fumbled, recovered by CIT Jay Graves-Billips for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 8Graeson Underwood run for 2 yds to the MER 6
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 6Hi’keem Elmore run for 4 yds to the MER 2
Q2 8:373rd & goal at opp 2Hi’keem Elmore run for 2 yds for a TD (Colby Kintner KICK)The Citadel 10, Mercer 7
2nd quarter4 drives, then Mercer 14, The Citadel 10
Mercer Punt, 5 plays
8:371st & 10 at own 35Colby Kintner kickoff The Citadel Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-15 Yards) to the CIT 20
8:301st & 10 at own 20Colby Kintner kickoff for 59 yds , Brayden Smith return for 35 yds to the CIT 44
8:301st & 10 at opp 44Tyrell Coard run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 46
8:302nd & 12 at opp 46Tyrell Coard run for 6 yds to the CIT 40
8:303rd & 6 at opp 40Tyrell Coard run for 7 yds to the CIT 33 for a 1ST down
8:301st & 10 at opp 33Carter Peevy sacked for a loss of 9 yards to the CIT 42
8:302nd & 19 at opp 42Al Wooten II run for 8 yds to the CIT 34
4:403rd & 11 at opp 34Carter Peevy punt for 30 yds
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
4:401st & 10 at own 4Elmore,Hi’Keem rush left (Hanson,Christian).
4:402nd & 10 at own 4Hi’keem Elmore run for 4 yds to the CIT 8
4:403rd & 6 at own 8Hi’keem Elmore run for 1 yd to the CIT 9
3:004th & 5 at own 9James Platte punt for 31 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 8 plays
3:001st & 10 at opp 40Wooten II,Al rush middle (Pierce,KJ).
3:002nd & 10 at opp 40pass incomplete to Ty James
3:003rd & 10 at opp 40Carter Peevy pass complete to Sam Albee for 7 yds to the CIT 33
3:004th & 3 at opp 33Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 7 yds to the CIT 26 for a 1ST down
3:001st & 10 at opp 26Carter Peevy pass complete to Parker Wroble for 2 yds to the CIT 24
3:002nd & 8 at opp 24Carter Peevy pass complete to Sam Albee for 12 yds to the CIT 12 for a 1ST down
0:321st & 10 at opp 12Al Wooten II run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 14
0:252nd & 12 at opp 14Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 14 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 14, The Citadel 10
The Citadel End of half, 1 play
0:181st & 10 at own 35Bryce Addison kickoff for 50 yds , Landon Owens return for 12 yds to the CIT 27
0:181st & 10 at own 27Graeson Underwood pass complete to Malachi Taylor for 9 yds to the CIT 35
3rd quarter9 drives, then Mercer 24, The Citadel 10
Mercer Field goal, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Colby Kintner kickoff for 38 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 27Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 7 yds to the MER 34
15:002nd & 3 at own 34Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Devron Harper run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 49
15:002nd & 11 at own 49Al Wooten II run for 6 yds to the CIT 45
15:003rd & 5 at opp 45Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 35 yds to the CIT 10 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 10Mercer Penalty, false start (Riley Adcock) to the CIT 15
15:001st & goal at opp 15Al Wooten II run for 3 yds to the CIT 12
15:002nd & goal at opp 12Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Ty James, broken up by Dominick Poole
15:003rd & goal at opp 12pass incomplete to Ty James
11:314th & goal at opp 12Reice Griffith 29 yd FG GOODMercer 17, The Citadel 10
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
11:261st & 10 at own 35Bryce Addison kickoff for 59 yds , Landon Owens return for 28 yds to the CIT 34
11:261st & 10 at own 34Hi’keem Elmore run for 5 yds to the CIT 39
11:262nd & 5 at own 39Hi’keem Elmore run for 2 yds to the CIT 41
11:263rd & 3 at own 41pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor
9:514th & 3 at own 41James Platte punt for 52 yds
Mercer Punt, 5 plays
9:511st & 10 at own 7Al Wooten II run for 3 yds to the MER 10
9:512nd & 7 at own 10Al Wooten II run for 8 yds to the MER 18 for a 1ST down
9:511st & 10 at own 18Al Wooten II run for 5 yds to the MER 23
9:512nd & 5 at own 23Carter Peevy run for 4 yds to the MER 27
9:513rd & 1 at own 27Bell,Micah rush right (Black,Hasan).
6:414th & 1 at own 27Reice Griffith punt for 44 yds
The Citadel Fumble, 4 plays
6:411st & 10 at own 29pass incomplete to Jay Graves-Billips
6:412nd & 10 at own 29Graeson Underwood pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 9 yds to the CIT 38
6:413rd & 1 at own 38Hi’keem Elmore run for 2 yds to the CIT 40 for a 1ST down
5:181st & 10 at own 40Hayden Johnson run for a loss of 7 yards to the CIT 15 Hayden Johnson fumbled, recovered by MER Richie Coffey Johnson,Hayden rush left for loss of 7 yards to the CIT33, fumble by Johnson,Hayden recovered by MER Coffey,Richie, Coffey,Richie rush (Johnson,Hayden). Johnson,Hayden rush left for loss of 7 yards to the CIT33, fumble by Johnson,Hayden recovered by MER Coffey,Richie, Coffey,Richie rush (Johnson,Hayden).
Mercer Touchdown, 3 plays
5:181st & 10 at opp 15Brayden Smith run for 10 yds to the CIT 5 for a 1ST down
4:401st & goal at opp 5Wooten II,Al rush , TOUCHDOWN, PENALTY MER holding (Robinson,Demetri) 10 yards to the CIT-5. Mercer Penalty, Offensive holding (Demetri Robinson) to the CIT 15
4:341st & goal at opp 15Carter Peevy pass complete to Al Wooten II for 15 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 24, The Citadel 10
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
4:341st & 10 at own 35Bryce Addison kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:341st & 10 at own 25The Citadel Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the CIT 20
4:341st & 15 at own 20pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor
4:342nd & 15 at own 20pass incomplete to Landon Owens
4:343rd & 15 at own 20pass incomplete to Landon Owens
4:124th & 15 at own 20James Platte punt for 45 yds , Devron Harper returns for 2 yds to the MER 37
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 37Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the MER 41
4:122nd & 6 at own 41Tyrell Coard run for 2 yds to the MER 43
4:123rd & 4 at own 43Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Ty James, broken up by Jamond DuBose
2:454th & 4 at own 43Reice Griffith punt for 40 yds
The Citadel Punt, 3 plays
2:451st & 10 at own 17Johnny Crawford III run for 3 yds to the CIT 20
2:452nd & 7 at own 20Monroe,Ha’Keem rush left (Moore,TJ).
2:453rd & 7 at own 20pass incomplete to Pat McSweeney
1:094th & 7 at own 20James Platte punt for 44 yds , Devron Harper returns for 1 yd to the MER 37
Mercer Touchdown, 4 plays
1:091st & 10 at own 37Carter Peevy run for 5 yds to the MER 42
1:092nd & 5 at own 42Carter Peevy pass incomplete to Ty James, broken up by Bradlee Jones
1:093rd & 5 at own 42Carter Peevy run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q4 14:511st & 10 at the 50Brayden Smith run for 50 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 31, The Citadel 10
4th quarter6 drives, then Mercer 38, The Citadel 16
The Citadel Punt, 4 plays
14:471st & 10 at own 35Bryce Addison kickoff for 55 yds , Landon Owens return for 14 yds to the CIT 24
14:471st & 10 at own 24Hi’keem Elmore run for 5 yds to the CIT 29
14:472nd & 5 at own 29Graeson Underwood pass complete to Tyler Cherry The Citadel Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Tyler Cherry) to the CIT 15
14:472nd & 19 at own 15Graeson Underwood pass incomplete, broken up by Arias Nash
14:473rd & 19 at own 15pass incomplete to Romello Jones
13:374th & 19 at own 15James Platte punt for 55 yds , Devron Harper returns for 37 yds to the CIT 33
Mercer Touchdown, 5 plays
13:371st & 10 at opp 33Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 32 yds to the CIT 1 for a 1ST down
13:371st & goal at opp 1Peevy,Carter rush (), PENALTY MER false start 5 yards to the CIT-4. Mercer Penalty, false start (Devron Harper) to the CIT 6
13:371st & goal at opp 6Al Wooten II run for 2 yds to the CIT 4
13:371st & goal at opp 1Peevy,Carter rush , TOUCHDOWN, PENALTY CIT substitution infraction (Walter,Carson). The Citadel Penalty, substitution infraction (Carson Walter) to the CIT 1
12:042nd & goal at opp 4Al Wooten II run for 4 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 38, The Citadel 10
The Citadel Touchdown, 10 plays
12:001st & 10 at own 35Bryce Addison kickoff for 53 yds , Landon Owens return for 13 yds to the CIT 25
12:001st & 10 at own 25Graeson Underwood run for 9 yds to the CIT 34
12:002nd & 1 at own 34Graeson Underwood pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 4 yds to the CIT 38 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at own 38pass incomplete to Jay Graves-Billips
12:002nd & 10 at own 38Graeson Underwood run for 4 yds to the CIT 42
12:003rd & 6 at own 42Graeson Underwood pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 5 yds to the CIT 47
12:004th & 1 at own 47Elijah Bass run for 15 yds to the MER 38 for a 1ST down
12:001st & 10 at opp 38Graeson Underwood pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor, broken up by Dainsus Miller
12:002nd & 10 at opp 38Graeson Underwood pass complete to Landon Owens for 5 yds to the MER 33
12:003rd & 5 at opp 33Graeson Underwood run for 9 yds to the MER 24 for a 1ST down
8:191st & 10 at opp 24Graeson Underwood pass complete to Ha’Keem Monroe for 24 yds for a TD Mercer Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Devron Harper) to the MER 0Mercer 38, The Citadel 16
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
8:181st & 10 at own 35Jack Weil kickoff for 14 yds , Ty James return for no gain to the CIT 49
8:181st & 10 at opp 49Al Wooten II run for 2 yds to the CIT 47
8:182nd & 8 at opp 47pass incomplete to Sawyer Burt
8:183rd & 8 at opp 47Al Wooten II run for 5 yds to the CIT 42
6:384th & 3 at opp 42Reice Griffith punt for 41 yds
The Citadel Interception, 6 plays
6:381st & 10 at own 1pass incomplete to Tyler Cherry
6:382nd & 10 at own 1Hi’keem Elmore run for 3 yds to the CIT 4
6:383rd & 7 at own 4Graeson Underwood pass complete to Malachi Taylor for 7 yds to the CIT 11 for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at own 11Graeson Underwood pass complete to Hayden Johnson for 5 yds to the CIT 16
6:382nd & 5 at own 16Graeson Underwood sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the CIT 10
4:323rd & 11 at own 10Graeson Underwood pass intercepted
Mercer Result not recorded, 8 plays
4:321st & 10 at opp 44Parker Wroble run for 2 yds to the CIT 42
4:322nd & 8 at opp 42Mike McGowan run for 6 yds to the CIT 36
4:323rd & 2 at opp 36Mike McGowan run for 3 yds to the CIT 33 for a 1ST down
4:321st & 10 at opp 33Mike McGowan run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 34
2:212nd & 11 at opp 34Hess Horne run for 13 yds to the CIT 21 for a 1ST down
2:211st & 10 at opp 21Mike McGowan run for 3 yds to the CIT 18
2:212nd & 7 at opp 18Parker Wroble run for 4 yds to the CIT 14

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 Mercer–The Citadel game

Mercer leads 8–⁠7–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the two 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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