From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Gardner-Webb
Mercer
280
Total yards
289
231
Passing yards
122
49
Rushing yards
167
5.3
Yards per pass
4.7
1.6
Yards per rush
3.9
14
First downs
16
2–16
Third downs
2–16
3–5
Fourth downs
1–1
4
Turnovers
0
7–58
Penalties
6–52
25:59
Possession
34:01
Efficiency
Gardner-Webb
Mercer
26%
Success rate
29%
−0.25
EPA per play
−0.04
1.55
Explosiveness
1.30
−0.43
Rushing EPA
0.19
−0.14
Passing EPA
−0.31
16%
Passing-down success
24%
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 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Mercer −4, over/under 54.5.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Mercer drives left to right, Gardner-Webb right to left.
Q1 MercerPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
Q1 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q1 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q1 Gardner-WebbTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 8 yards
Q1 MercerPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
Q1 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q1 MercerPunt, 4 plays, 32 yards
Q1 Gardner-WebbPunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
Q1 MercerTouchdown, 8 plays, 67 yards
Q2 Gardner-WebbPunt, 5 plays, 27 yards
Q2 MercerTouchdown, 5 plays, 86 yards
Q2 Gardner-WebbTouchdown, 7 plays, 72 yards
Q2 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q2 Gardner-WebbInterception, 6 plays, 26 yards
Q2 MercerPunt, 4 plays, 1 yard
Q2 Gardner-WebbEnd of half, 4 plays, 16 yards
Q3 Gardner-WebbPunt, 10 plays, 32 yards
Q3 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q3 Gardner-WebbMissed FG, 4 plays, 4 yards
Q3 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
Q3 Gardner-WebbFumble, 2 plays, 5 yards
Q3 MercerMissed FG, 4 plays, −6 yards
Q3 Gardner-WebbTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 20 yards
Q3 MercerPunt, 10 plays, 21 yards
Q4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q4 MercerField goal, 5 plays, 22 yards
Q4 Gardner-WebbPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q4 MercerPunt, 6 plays, 39 yards
Q4 Gardner-WebbResult not recorded, 9 plays, −44 yards
Q4 MercerPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
Q4 Gardner-WebbInterception, 2 plays, 6 yards
Q4 MercerEnd of game, 1 play, −1 yard
Play by play
1st quarter9 drives, then Tied at 0
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
14:55
Ian Sauter kickoff for 59 yds
14:55
1st & 10 at own 24
Al Wooten II run for 8 yds to the MER 32
14:55
2nd & 2 at own 32
Carter Peevy sacked by Brice Bass for a loss of 13 yards to the MER 19
14:55
3rd & 15 at own 19
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
13:33
4th & 15 at own 19
Reice Griffith punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Maleek Huggins at the GWEB 44
Gardner-Webb Punt, 3 plays
13:33
1st & 10 at own 44
Jaylen King pass complete to Narii Gaither for 2 yds to the GWEB 46
13:33
2nd & 8 at own 46
Jaylen King run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 45
13:33
3rd & 9 at own 45
Jaylen King run for 3 yds to the GWEB 48
11:58
4th & 6 at own 48
Austin Hendley punt for 45 yds, downed at the MER 7
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
11:58
1st & 10 at own 7
Tyrell Coard run for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 5
11:58
2nd & 12 at own 5
Mercer Penalty, False Start (Sam Albee) to the MER 3
11:58
2nd & 14 at own 3
Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 7 yds to the MER 10
11:58
3rd & 7 at own 10
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
10:19
4th & 7 at own 10
Reice Griffith punt for 29 yds, downed at the MER 39
Gardner-Webb Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:19
1st & 10 at opp 39
Jaylen King pass complete to Jayden Brown for 4 yds to the MER 35
10:19
2nd & 6 at opp 35
Jaylen King pass incomplete
10:19
3rd & 6 at opp 35
Jaylen King pass complete to Jayden Brown for 4 yds to the MER 31
9:17
4th & 2 at opp 31
Jaylen King pass incomplete
Mercer Punt, 4 plays
9:17
1st & 10 at own 31
Carter Peevy pass complete to Parker Wroble for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 29
9:17
2nd & 12 at own 29
Gardner-Webb Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Brice Bass) to the MER 44 for a 1ST down
9:17
1st & 10 at own 44
Al Wooten II run for no gain to the MER 44
9:17
2nd & 10 at own 44
Carter Peevy run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
9:17
3rd & 4 at the 50
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
7:27
4th & 4 at the 50
Reice Griffith punt for 40 yds
Gardner-Webb Punt, 3 plays
7:27
1st & 10 at own 10
Jaylen King run for 5 yds to the GWEB 15
7:27
2nd & 5 at own 15
Jaylen King pass incomplete
7:27
3rd & 5 at own 15
Jaylen King pass incomplete
6:39
4th & 5 at own 15
Austin Hendley punt for 60 yds, downed at the MER 25
Mercer Punt, 4 plays
6:39
1st & 10 at own 25
Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 24 yds to the MER 49 for a 1ST down
6:39
1st & 10 at own 49
Al Wooten II run for 2 yds to the GWEB 49
6:39
2nd & 8 at opp 49
Al Wooten II run for 6 yds to the GWEB 43
6:39
3rd & 2 at opp 43
Carter Peevy pass complete to Parker Wroble for no gain to the GWEB 43
4:13
4th & 2 at opp 43
Reice Griffith punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Maleek Huggins at the GWEB 8
Gardner-Webb Punt, 4 plays
4:13
1st & 10 at own 8
Jayden Brown run for 15 yds to the GWEB 23 for a 1ST down
4:13
1st & 10 at own 23
Jayden Brown run for no gain to the GWEB 23
4:13
2nd & 10 at own 23
Jaylen King run for 1 yd to the GWEB 24
4:13
3rd & 9 at own 24
Jaylen King pass incomplete
2:15
4th & 9 at own 24
Austin Hendley punt for 43 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 8 plays
2:15
1st & 10 at own 33
Tyrell Coard run for 5 yds to the MER 38
2:15
2nd & 5 at own 38
Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 15 yds to the GWEB 47 for a 1ST down
2:15
1st & 10 at opp 47
Gardner-Webb Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Ja’Kai Young) to the GWEB 42
2:15
1st & 5 at opp 42
Carter Peevy run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 43
2:15
2nd & 6 at opp 43
Tyrell Coard run for 13 yds to the GWEB 30 for a 1ST down
2:15
1st & 10 at opp 30
Gardner-Webb Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (15 Yards) to the GWEB 15 for a 1ST down
2:15
1st & 10 at opp 15
Devron Harper run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 16
0:00
2nd & 11 at opp 16
Gardner-Webb Penalty, Face mask (0 yards) (Raequan Ousley) to the GWEB 8 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & goal at opp 8
Tyrell Coard run for no gain to the GWEB 8
Q2 15:00
2nd & goal at opp 8
Parker Wroble run for 6 yds to the GWEB 2
Q2 13:53
3rd & goal at opp 2
Carter Peevy run for 2 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 7, Gardner-Webb 0
2nd quarter7 drives, then Mercer 14, Gardner-Webb 7
Gardner-Webb Punt, 5 plays
13:53
Bryce Addison kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:53
1st & 10 at own 25
Narii Gaither run for 5 yds to the GWEB 30
13:53
2nd & 5 at own 30
Jaylen King pass complete to Karim Page for 29 yds to the MER 41 for a 1ST down
13:53
1st & 10 at opp 41
Narii Gaither run for 1 yd to the MER 40
13:53
2nd & 9 at opp 40
Jaylen King pass incomplete
13:53
3rd & 9 at opp 40
Jaylen King sacked by Richie Coffey and Solomon Zubairu for a loss of 8 yards to the MER 48
12:02
4th & 17 at opp 48
Austin Hendley punt for 34 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 5 plays
12:02
1st & 10 at own 14
Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the MER 18
12:02
2nd & 6 at own 18
Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the MER 22
12:02
3rd & 2 at own 22
Carter Peevy pass complete to Parker Wroble for 4 yds to the MER 26 for a 1ST down
12:02
1st & 10 at own 26
Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 2 yds to the MER 28
9:18
2nd & 8 at own 28
Carter Peevy run for 72 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 14, Gardner-Webb 0
Gardner-Webb Touchdown, 7 plays
9:11
Bryce Addison kickoff for 55 yds
9:11
1st & 10 at own 28
Jaylen King pass incomplete
9:11
2nd & 10 at own 28
Jaylen King pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 39 yds to the MER 33 for a 1ST down
9:11
1st & 10 at opp 33
Jayden Brown run for 2 yds to the MER 31
9:11
2nd & 8 at opp 31
Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 5 yds to the MER 26
9:11
3rd & 3 at opp 26
Gardner-Webb Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the MER 31
9:11
3rd & 8 at opp 31
Jaylen King pass complete to Jonathan Burns for 26 yds to the MER 5 for a 1ST down
9:11
1st & goal at opp 5
Jaylen King run for 2 yds to the MER 3
6:01
2nd & goal at opp 3
Jaylen King pass complete to Karim Page for 3 yds for a TD (Jay Billingsley KICK)Mercer 14, Gardner-Webb 7
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
5:56
Ian Sauter kickoff for 62 yds
5:56
1st & 10 at own 20
Carter Peevy sacked by Ty French for a loss of 5 yards to the MER 15
5:56
2nd & 15 at own 15
Tyrell Coard run for 1 yd to the MER 16
5:56
3rd & 14 at own 16
Carter Peevy pass complete to Travion Solomon for 7 yds to the MER 23
3:52
4th & 7 at own 23
Reice Griffith punt for 44 yds
Gardner-Webb Interception, 6 plays
3:52
1st & 10 at own 33
KING, Jaylen pass deep to the left incomplete intended for FLOYD, Ephraim broken up by MCCARTHY, Tavion at the MER43. PENALTY MER Pass Interference on MCCARTHY, Tavion enforced 15 yards to the GWU48 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
3:52
1st & 10 at own 48
Jaylen King run for a loss of 6 yards to the GWEB 42
3:52
2nd & 16 at own 42
Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 13 yds to the MER 45
3:52
3rd & 3 at opp 45
Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 5 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
3:52
1st & 10 at opp 40
Narii Gaither run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 41
3:52
2nd & 11 at opp 41
Jaylen King pass incomplete
1:37
3rd & 11 at opp 41
Jaylen King pass intercepted Myles Weston return for no gain to the MER 27
Mercer Punt, 4 plays
1:37
1st & 10 at own 27
Al Wooten II run for 11 yds to the MER 38 for a 1ST down
1:37
1st & 10 at own 38
Carter Peevy sacked by Brandon Wilson and Rashad Whitehead for a loss of 7 yards to the MER 31
0:56
2nd & 17 at own 31
Carter Peevy sacked by Ty French for a loss of 10 yards to the MER 21
0:50
3rd & 27 at own 21
Al Wooten II run for 7 yds to the MER 28
0:50
4th & 20 at own 28
Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 00:50
0:46
3rd & 27 at own 21
Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 00:46
0:37
4th & 20 at own 28
Reice Griffith punt for 42 yds
Gardner-Webb End of half, 4 plays
0:37
1st & 10 at own 30
Narii Gaither run for 4 yds to the GWEB 34
0:37
2nd & 6 at own 34
Narii Gaither run for 6 yds to the GWEB 40 for a 1ST down
0:09
2nd & 9 at own 41
Timeout Mercer, clock 00:09
0:09
1st & 10 at own 40
Jaylen King pass complete to Jayden Brown for 1 yd to the GWEB 41
0:00
2nd & 9 at own 41
Jayden Brown run for 5 yds to the GWEB 46
3rd quarter8 drives, then Mercer 14, Gardner-Webb 7
Gardner-Webb Punt, 10 plays
14:42
Bryce Addison kickoff for 55 yds
14:42
1st & 10 at own 23
Jaylen King run for a loss of 3 yards to the GWEB 20
14:42
2nd & 13 at own 20
Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 14 yds to the GWEB 34 for a 1ST down
14:42
1st & 10 at own 34
Jaylen King pass complete to Jonathan Burns for 11 yds to the GWEB 45 for a 1ST down
14:42
1st & 10 at own 45
Narii Gaither run for 1 yd to the GWEB 46
14:42
2nd & 9 at own 46
Jaylen King pass incomplete
14:42
3rd & 9 at own 46
Jaylen King run for 8 yds to the MER 46
14:42
4th & 1 at opp 46
Justin Franklin run for 2 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down
14:42
1st & 10 at opp 44
Jayden Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 46
14:42
2nd & 12 at opp 46
Jaylen King pass incomplete
14:42
3rd & 12 at opp 46
Jaylen King sacked by Marques Thomas for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 45
10:31
4th & 11 at opp 45
Austin Hendley punt for 45 yds, downed at the MER 0
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
10:31
1st & 10 at own 0
Carter Peevy run for 3 yds to the MER 3
10:31
2nd & 7 at own 3
Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the MER 4
10:31
3rd & 6 at own 4
Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the MER 8
8:17
4th & 2 at own 8
Reice Griffith punt for 42 yds
Gardner-Webb Missed FG, 4 plays
8:17
1st & 10 at opp 32
Jaylen King run for 3 yds to the MER 29
8:17
2nd & 7 at opp 29
Jaylen King run for 1 yd to the MER 28
8:17
3rd & 6 at opp 28
Jaylen King pass incomplete
7:02
4th & 6 at opp 28
Jay Billingsley 45 yd FG MISSED
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
7:02
1st & 10 at own 28
Parker Wroble run for 1 yd to the MER 29
7:02
2nd & 9 at own 29
Carter Peevy pass complete to Scooter Risper for 7 yds to the MER 36
7:02
3rd & 2 at own 36
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
5:38
4th & 2 at own 36
Reice Griffith punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Caleb Borders at the GWEB 19
Gardner-Webb Fumble, 2 plays
5:38
1st & 10 at own 19
Jaylen King run for no gain to the GWEB 19
5:00
2nd & 10 at own 19
Jaylen King run for 5 yds to the GWEB 24 Jaylen King fumbled, recovered by MER Caden Camese [NHSG] QB Keeper KING, Jaylen rush up the middle for a gain of 5 yards, KING, Jaylen fumbled at GWU22 forced by WASHBURN, Isaiah, recovered by MER CAMESE, Caden at the GWU24, returned 0 yards to the GWU24, End of Play, clock 05:00.
Mercer Missed FG, 4 plays
5:00
1st & 10 at opp 24
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
5:00
2nd & 10 at opp 24
Parker Wroble run for 2 yds to the GWEB 22
5:00
3rd & 8 at opp 22
Carter Peevy pass complete to Gavin McKay for a loss of 8 yards to the GWEB 30
3:32
4th & 16 at opp 30
Reice Griffith 47 yd FG MISSED
Gardner-Webb Turnover on downs, 6 plays
3:32
1st & 10 at own 30
Narii Gaither run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 29
3:32
2nd & 11 at own 29
Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 25 yds to the MER 46 for a 1ST down
3:32
1st & 10 at opp 46
Narii Gaither run for 1 yd to the MER 45
3:32
2nd & 9 at opp 45
Jaylen King pass incomplete
3:32
3rd & 9 at opp 45
Gardner-Webb Penalty, False Start (JaQuan Adams) to the 50 yard line
3:32
3rd & 14 at the 50
Jaylen King pass complete to Narii Gaither for 11 yds to the MER 39
1:22
4th & 3 at opp 39
Jaylen King sacked by Solomon Zubairu for a loss of 11 yards to the 50 yard line
Mercer Punt, 10 plays
1:22
1st & 10 at the 50
Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 14 yds to the GWEB 36 for a 1ST down
1:22
1st & 10 at opp 36
Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 3 yds to the GWEB 33
0:00
2nd & 7 at opp 33
Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 9 yds to the GWEB 24 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 24
HARPER, Devron rush up the middle for a gain of 13 yards to the GWU11 (MCRAINEY, William), out of bounds. PENALTY MER Holding on ALBEE, Sam enforced 10 yards from the GWU24 to the GWU34 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q4 15:00
1st & 20 at opp 34
Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 11 yds to the GWEB 23
Q4 15:00
2nd & 9 at opp 23
Al Wooten II run for 3 yds to the GWEB 20
Q4 15:00
3rd & 6 at opp 20
Tyrell Coard run for 5 yds to the GWEB 15
Q4 15:00
4th & 1 at opp 15
Carter Peevy run for 1 yd to the GWEB 14 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 14
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
Q4 15:00
2nd & 10 at opp 14
Mercer Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the GWEB 19
Q4 15:00
2nd & 15 at opp 19
Mercer Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the GWEB 24
Q4 15:00
2nd & 20 at opp 24
Carter Peevy sacked by Ty French for a loss of 5 yards to the GWEB 29
Q4 15:00
3rd & 25 at opp 29
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
Q4 11:24
4th & 25 at opp 29
punt for 28 yds
4th quarter8 drives, then Mercer 17, Gardner-Webb 7
Gardner-Webb Punt, 3 plays
11:24
1st & 10 at own 1
Gino English pass incomplete
11:24
2nd & 10 at own 1
Gino English pass incomplete
11:24
3rd & 10 at own 1
Gino English pass incomplete
10:56
4th & 10 at own 1
Austin Hendley punt for 40 yds
10:56
1st & 10 at opp 34
Timeout Mercer, clock 10:56
Mercer Field goal, 5 plays
10:56
1st & 10 at opp 34
Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 16 yds to the GWEB 18 for a 1ST down
Al Wooten II run for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 25
8:20
2nd & 13 at own 25
Tyrell Coard run for 28 yds to the GWEB 47 for a 1ST down
8:20
1st & 10 at opp 47
Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 13 yds to the GWEB 34 for a 1ST down
8:20
1st & 10 at opp 34
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
8:20
2nd & 10 at opp 34
Devron Harper run for 1 yd to the GWEB 33
8:20
3rd & 9 at opp 33
Carter Peevy pass incomplete
5:27
4th & 9 at opp 33
Reice Griffith punt for 24 yds, downed at the GWEB 9
Gardner-Webb Result not recorded, 9 plays
5:27
1st & 10 at own 9
Jaylen King pass complete to Jonathan Burns for 7 yds to the GWEB 16
5:27
2nd & 3 at own 16
Jaylen King pass complete to Jayden Brown for no gain to the GWEB 16
5:27
3rd & 3 at own 16
Jaylen King run for 1 yd to the GWEB 17
5:27
4th & 2 at own 17
Jaylen King run for 10 yds to the GWEB 27 for a 1ST down
5:27
1st & 10 at own 27
Jaylen King pass complete to Karim Page for 13 yds to the GWEB 40 for a 1ST down
5:27
1st & 10 at own 40
Jaylen King pass incomplete
5:27
2nd & 10 at own 40
Jaylen King pass incomplete
5:27
3rd & 10 at own 40
Jaylen King pass complete to Narii Gaither for 9 yds to the GWEB 49
5:27
4th & 1 at own 49
Jaylen King pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 4 yds to the MER 47 for a 1ST down
2:48
1st & 10 at opp 47
KING, Jaylen pass up the middle intercepted by WISE, Lance at the MER36 intended for FLOYD, Ephraim. Wise return for -6 yards to the MER30 (FLOYD, Ephraim), clock 02:48. PENALTY MER Unnecessary Roughness on MANLEY, Brayden enforced 15 yards after the change of possession from the MER39 to the MER24 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Mercer Punt, 5 plays
2:48
1st & 10 at own 24
Al Wooten II run for no gain to the MER 24
1:56
1st & 10 at own 34
Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 01:56
1:56
2nd & 10 at own 24
Al Wooten II run for 10 yds to the MER 34 for a 1ST down
1:50
2nd & 8 at own 36
Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 01:50
1:50
1st & 10 at own 34
Brayden Smith run for 2 yds to the MER 36
1:46
3rd & 8 at own 36
Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 01:46
1:46
2nd & 8 at own 36
Al Wooten II run for no gain to the MER 36
0:59
4th & 7 at own 37
Timeout Mercer, clock 00:59
0:59
3rd & 8 at own 36
Tyrell Coard run for 1 yd to the MER 37
0:59
4th & 7 at own 37
Gardner-Webb Penalty, Offsides (5 Yards) to the MER 42
0:53
4th & 2 at own 42
Reice Griffith punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Maleek Huggins at the GWEB 25
Gardner-Webb Interception, 2 plays
0:53
1st & 10 at own 25
Jaylen King pass complete to Narii Gaither for 6 yds to the GWEB 31
0:24
2nd & 4 at own 31
Jaylen King pass intercepted Myles Weston return for no gain to the MER 37
Mercer End of game, 1 play
0:00
1st & 10 at own 37
run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 36
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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