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Mercer at Bethune-Cookman

Saturday, September 7, 2024

Mercer beat Bethune-Cookman 31–⁠2. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayMercer11–⁠3 in 2024
31
HomeBethune-Cookman2–⁠10 in 2024
2

Final at Municipal Stadium, Daytona BeachAttendance 8,484

At kickoff
87°F, light rain, wind 9 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB), 4 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Charles GreenGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mercer0217331
Bethune-Cookman00202

Standouts

Player stats

Mercer

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
D.J. Smith17/2223731
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dwayne McGee2074119
Micah Bell433014
D.J. Smith820011
Kendall Harris114014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kelin Parsons254135
Brayden Smith150150
Adjatay Dabbs129029
Parker Wroble221114
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
T.J. Moore0001

Bethune-Cookman

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cam Ransom12/227001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Courtney Reese101104
Jouvensly Bazil49011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Maleek Huggins333027
Kevin Washington Jr.118018
Thomas Nance113013
Courtney Reese5907
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Raymond Woodie III0001

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

Team stats

MercerBethune-Cookman
407Total yards89
237Passing yards70
170Rushing yards19
10.8Yards per pass3.2
4.5Yards per rush0.9
22First downs9
3–⁠10Third downs0–⁠8
1–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers3
14–⁠128Penalties4–⁠30
25:44Possession21:49

Efficiency

MercerBethune-Cookman
50%Success rate15%
0.03EPA per play−0.44
1.02Explosiveness1.61
−0.01Rushing EPA−0.40
0.23Passing EPA−0.30
27%Passing-down success15%
6%Havoc by its defense2%

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 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Mercer −21.5, 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.

Every drive

Bethune-Cookman end zoneMercer end zoneQ1 MercerInterception, 5 playsQ1 MercerTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 Bethune-CookmanFumble, 12 playsQ1 MercerPunt, 7 playsQ1 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ1 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 3 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 1 playQ2 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 8 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 4 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Bethune-CookmanInterception, 2 playsQ2 Bethune-CookmanResult not recorded, 3 playsQ3 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 5 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 5 playsQ3 MercerSafety, 3 plays (Bethune-Cookman scores)Q3 MercerTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 3 playsQ4 MercerTouchdown, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Bethune-Cookman drives left to right, Mercer right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 MercerInterception, 5 plays, 17 yards
  2. Q1 MercerTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 20 yards
  3. Q1 Bethune-CookmanFumble, 12 plays, 58 yards
  4. Q1 MercerPunt, 7 plays, 31 yards
  5. Q1 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  6. Q1 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  7. Q1 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  8. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 1 play, 32 yards
  9. Q2 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 8 plays, 26 yards
  10. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 8 plays, 82 yards
  11. Q2 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 4 plays, −1 yard
  12. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 6 plays, 52 yards
  13. Q2 Bethune-CookmanInterception, 2 plays, 2 yards
  14. Q2 Bethune-CookmanResult not recorded, 3 plays, 5 yards
  15. Q3 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
  16. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 11 plays, 91 yards
  17. Q3 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  18. Q3 MercerSafety, 3 plays (Bethune-Cookman scores), −7 yards
  19. Q3 MercerTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 42 yards
  20. Q4 Bethune-CookmanPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  21. Q4 MercerTouchdown, 6 plays, 60 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 0
Mercer Turnover on downs, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Cade Hechter kickoff for 21 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 44Dwayne Mcgee run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
15:002nd & 4 at the 50Dwayne Mcgee run for 5 yds to the BCU 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 45D.J. Smith run for 6 yds to the BCU 39
15:002nd & 4 at opp 39McGee,Dwayne rush middle (Woodie III,Raymond).
15:003rd & 4 at opp 39D.J. Smith pass complete to Dwayne Mcgee for 3 yds to the BCU 36
Mercer Interception, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 45Brayden Smith run for 12 yds to the BCU 43 for a 1ST down
Mercer Turnover on downs, 6 plays
12:044th & 1 at opp 36McGee,Dwayne rush middle (Greaves Jr.,Jeremy).
Bethune-Cookman Fumble, 12 plays
12:041st & 10 at own 36Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Maleek Huggins for 4 yds to the BCU 40
12:042nd & 6 at own 40Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Thomas Nance for 13 yds to the MER 47 for a 1ST down
12:041st & 10 at opp 47pass incomplete to Jouvensly Bazil
12:042nd & 10 at opp 47Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Maleek Huggins for 27 yds to the MER 20 for a 1ST down
12:041st & 10 at opp 20Jouvensly Bazil run for a loss of 4 yards to the MER 24
12:042nd & 14 at opp 24Cam’Ron Ransom pass incomplete to Omari Stewart, broken up by TJ Moore Bethune-Cookman Penalty, Offensive holding (Antuan Wells) to the MER 34
12:042nd & 24 at opp 34Ransom,Cam rush right (Dowling,Isaac).
12:043rd & 24 at opp 34Cam’Ron Ransom pass incomplete to Kevin Washington Jr. for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, Defensive holding (Israel Mukwiza) to the MER 24 for a 1ST down
12:041st & 10 at opp 24Courtney Reese run for 2 yds to the MER 22
12:042nd & 8 at opp 22Cam’Ron Ransom run for 16 yds to the MER 6 for a 1ST down
12:041st & goal at opp 6Reese,Courtney rush left (Nash,Arias;Manley,Brayden).
7:552nd & goal at opp 6Cam’Ron Ransom run for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 9 Cam’Ron Ransom fumbled, recovered by MER Brayden Manley
Mercer Punt, 7 plays
7:551st & 10 at own 9D.J. Smith pass complete to Kelin Parsons for 19 yds to the MER 28 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 28Dwayne Mcgee run for 6 yds to the MER 34
7:552nd & 4 at own 34Dwayne Mcgee run for 3 yds to the MER 37
7:553rd & 1 at own 37Dwayne Mcgee run for 2 yds to the MER 39 for a 1ST down
6:081st & 10 at own 39pass incomplete to Kendall Harris
6:082nd & 10 at own 39Micah Bell run for 4 yds to the MER 43
6:083rd & 6 at own 43D.J. Smith pass complete to Kendall Harris for 2 yds to the MER 45
6:084th & 4 at own 45Mercer Penalty, false start (John McConnell) to the MER 40
4:234th & 9 at own 40John McConnell punt for 45 yds
Bethune-Cookman Punt, 3 plays
4:231st & 10 at own 15Deas,Darnell rush right (Dowling,Isaac;Griffin,Carson).
4:232nd & 10 at own 15Jouvensly Bazil run for a loss of 2 yards to the BCU 13
4:233rd & 12 at own 13pass incomplete to Lorenzo Jenkins
2:584th & 12 at own 13Anthony Frederique punt for 48 yds , Victor Pless returns for 1 yd to the MER 40
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
2:581st & 10 at own 40D.J. Smith pass incomplete to Kendall Harris, broken up by Antwone Watts
2:582nd & 10 at own 40D.J. Smith pass incomplete Mercer Penalty, intentional grounding (D.J. Smith) to the MER 40
2:583rd & 10 at own 40Dwayne Mcgee run for 1 yd to the MER 41
1:524th & 9 at own 41John McConnell punt for 52 yds , Maleek Huggins returns for 7 yds to the BCU 14
Bethune-Cookman Punt, 3 plays
1:521st & 10 at own 14Reese,Courtney rush middle (Joines,Chris;Manley,Brayden).
1:522nd & 10 at own 14Mercer Penalty, off-side (Brayden Manley) to the BCU 19
1:522nd & 5 at own 19Courtney Reese run for 3 yds to the BCU 22
1:523rd & 2 at own 22pass incomplete to Maleek Huggins
0:134th & 2 at own 22Anthony Frederique punt for 43 yds , Victor Pless returns for 10 yds to the MER 45
2nd quarter8 drives, then Mercer 21, Bethune-Cookman 0
Mercer Interception, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at opp 43McGee,Dwayne rush left (Volmar,Andrew;Woodie III,Raymond), PENALTY MER personal foul (Burt,Sawyer) 15 yards to the BCU28. Mercer Penalty, personal foul (Sawyer Burt) to the BCU 40
15:001st & 7 at opp 40Tyrell Coard run for 2 yds to the BCU 38
15:002nd & 5 at opp 38pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
13:573rd & 5 at opp 38D.J. Smith pass intercepted
Bethune-Cookman Punt, 8 plays
13:571st & 10 at own 29Jouvensly Bazil run for 11 yds to the BCU 40 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at own 40Courtney Reese run for a loss of 1 yard to the BCU 39
13:572nd & 11 at own 39pass incomplete to Terrance Alexander
13:573rd & 16 at own 34Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Jouvensly Bazil for a loss of 8 yards to the BCU 26 for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Marques Thomas) to the BCU 41 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at own 41Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Kevin Washington Jr. for 18 yds to the MER 41 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at opp 41Jouvensly Bazil run for 4 yds to the MER 37
13:572nd & 6 at opp 37Cam’Ron Ransom sacked for a loss of 8 yards to the MER 45
13:573rd & 14 at opp 45pass incomplete Bethune-Cookman Penalty, Offensive holding (Amarie Jones) to the MER 45
10:264th & 14 at opp 45Anthony Frederique punt for 30 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 8 plays
10:261st & 10 at own 15D.J. Smith run for 8 yds to the MER 23
10:262nd & 2 at own 23Dwayne Mcgee run for 4 yds to the MER 27 for a 1ST down
10:261st & 10 at own 27Mercer Penalty, false start (Samuel Albee) to the MER 22
10:261st & 15 at own 22D.J. Smith run for 6 yds to the MER 28
10:262nd & 9 at own 28D.J. Smith pass complete to Tyrell Coard for 2 yds to the MER 30
10:263rd & 7 at own 30D.J. Smith pass complete to Parker Wroble for 7 yds to the MER 37 for a 1ST down
10:261st & 10 at own 37Dwayne Mcgee run for 11 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
10:261st & 10 at own 48Dwayne Mcgee run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
6:062nd & 8 at the 50D.J. Smith pass complete to Brayden Smith for 50 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 7, Bethune-Cookman 0
Bethune-Cookman Punt, 4 plays
6:061st & 10 at own 35Sully Croker kickoff for 58 yds , Jouvensly Bazil return for 17 yds to the BCU 24
6:061st & 10 at own 24Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Maleek Huggins for no gain to the BCU 24 Bethune-Cookman Penalty, Offensive holding (Antuan Wells) to the BCU 14
6:061st & 20 at own 14Courtney Reese run for 2 yds to the BCU 16
6:062nd & 18 at own 16Ransom,Cam rush left , out-of-bounds.
6:063rd & 18 at own 16Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Courtney Reese for 7 yds to the BCU 23
3:514th & 11 at own 23Anthony Frederique punt for 32 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 6 plays
3:511st & 10 at own 45Dwayne Mcgee run for 2 yds to the MER 47
3:512nd & 8 at own 47Micah Bell run for 14 yds to the BCU 39 for a 1ST down
3:511st & 10 at opp 39Kelin Parsons run for 9 yds to the BCU 30
3:512nd & 1 at opp 30Micah Bell run for 2 yds to the BCU 28 for a 1ST down
1:591st & 10 at opp 28Kendall Harris run for 14 yds to the BCU 14 for a 1ST down
1:251st & 10 at opp 14D.J. Smith pass complete to Parker Wroble for 14 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 14, Bethune-Cookman 0
Bethune-Cookman Interception, 2 plays
1:201st & 10 at own 35Sully Croker kickoff for 57 yds , Darnell Deas return for 21 yds to the BCU 29
1:201st & 10 at own 29Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Courtney Reese for 2 yds to the BCU 31
1:072nd & 8 at own 31Cam’Ron Ransom pass intercepted
Mercer Touchdown, 1 play
1:021st & 10 at opp 35D.J. Smith pass complete to Kelin Parsons for 35 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 21, Bethune-Cookman 0
Bethune-Cookman Result not recorded, 3 plays
0:571st & 10 at own 35Sully Croker kickoff for 60 yds , Darnell Deas return for 19 yds to the BCU 24
0:571st & 10 at own 24pass incomplete to Marcus Velez
0:572nd & 10 at own 24Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Omari Stewart for 5 yds to the BCU 29
3rd quarter6 drives, then Mercer 28, Bethune-Cookman 2
Bethune-Cookman Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Sully Croker kickoff for 54 yds , Darnell Deas return for 22 yds to the BCU 33
15:001st & 10 at own 33pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at own 33Cam’Ron Ransom run for a loss of 1 yard to the BCU 32 for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, personal foul (Myles Redding) to the BCU 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47Courtney Reese run for 4 yds to the MER 49
15:002nd & 6 at opp 49Courtney Reese run for a loss of 2 yards to the BCU 49
15:003rd & 8 at own 49Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Courtney Reese for a loss of 2 yards to the BCU 47
Mercer Turnover on downs, 7 plays
15:003rd & 4 at opp 6D.J. Smith run for 1 yd to the BCU 5
12:384th & 10 at own 47Anthony Frederique punt for 47 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 11 plays
12:381st & 10 at own 6D.J. Smith pass complete to Victor Pless for 15 yds to the MER 21 for a 1ST down
12:381st & 10 at own 21D.J. Smith pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 29 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
12:381st & 10 at the 50Dwayne Mcgee run for 19 yds to the BCU 31 for a 1ST down
12:381st & 10 at opp 31Dwayne Mcgee run for 6 yds to the BCU 25
12:382nd & 4 at opp 25McGee,Dwayne rush middle (Patu,Orin;Mejia-Paster,Tramayne).
12:383rd & 4 at opp 25D.J. Smith run for 11 yds to the BCU 14 for a 1ST down
12:381st & 10 at opp 14McGee,Dwayne rush middle (Mejia-Paster,Tramayne;Miller Jr.,Earl).
12:382nd & 10 at opp 14D.J. Smith pass complete to Victor Pless for 4 yds to the BCU 10
12:383rd & 6 at opp 10D.J. Smith pass complete to Ty Everson for 5 yds to the BCU 5
12:384th & 1 at opp 5Dwayne Mcgee run for 4 yds to the BCU 1 for a 1ST down
6:461st & goal at opp 1Dwayne Mcgee run for 1 yd for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 28, Bethune-Cookman 0
Bethune-Cookman Punt, 5 plays
6:401st & 10 at own 35Sully Croker kickoff for 61 yds , Darnell Deas return for 26 yds to the BCU 30
6:401st & 10 at own 30Courtney Reese run for 4 yds to the BCU 34
6:402nd & 6 at own 34Cam’Ron Ransom pass incomplete to Kevin Washington Jr. for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Donovan Watkins) to the BCU 49 for a 1ST down
6:401st & 10 at own 49Cam’Ron Ransom sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the BCU 44
6:402nd & 15 at own 44pass incomplete to Jostein Clarke
6:403rd & 15 at own 44Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Courtney Reese for a loss of 2 yards to the BCU 42
4:134th & 17 at own 42Anthony Frederique punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MER 8 , Victor Pless returns for 8 yds to the 50 yard line Mercer Penalty, Offensive holding (Scooter Risper) to the MER 8
Mercer Safety, 3 plays (Bethune-Cookman scores)
4:131st & 10 at own 8D.J. Smith sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the MER 2
4:132nd & 16 at own 2McGee,Dwayne rush (Watts,Antwone), PENALTY MER holding (Johnson,EJ) 1 yard to the MER03. Mercer Penalty, Offensive holding (EJ Johnson) to the MER 1
Mercer Turnover on downs, 7 plays
3:211st & 10 at own 20Sully Croker kickoff for 54 yds , Courtney Reese return for 21 yds to the BCU 47 Courtney Reese fumbled, recovered by MER Donovan Watkins , return for no gain to the BCU 47
3:211st & 10 at opp 47Dwayne Mcgee run for 2 yds to the BCU 45
3:212nd & 8 at opp 45D.J. Smith pass complete to for 16 yds to the BCU 29 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at opp 29D.J. Smith pass complete to Tyrell Coard for 17 yds to the BCU 12 for a 1ST down
3:211st & 10 at opp 12Tyrell Coard run for 6 yds to the BCU 6
3:212nd & 4 at opp 6Coard,Tyrell rush middle (Patu,Orin;Mejia-Paster,Tramayne).
4th quarter3 drives, then Mercer 31, Bethune-Cookman 2
Bethune-Cookman Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 11Courtney Reese run for a loss of 1 yard to the BCU 10
15:002nd & 11 at own 10Cam’Ron Ransom pass complete to Courtney Reese for 4 yds to the BCU 14
15:003rd & 7 at own 14pass incomplete to Maleek Huggins Mercer Penalty, Defensive holding (Brayden Manley) to the BCU 14
15:004th & 7 at own 14Bethune-Cookman Penalty, substitution infraction (-5 Yards) to the BCU 9
Mercer Turnover on downs, 7 plays
14:534th & 3 at opp 5D.J. Smith sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the BCU 11
12:294th & 12 at own 9Anthony Frederique punt for no gain Mercer Penalty, Offensive holding (Brayden Manley) to the MER 40
Mercer Touchdown, 6 plays
12:291st & 10 at own 40D.J. Smith pass complete to Dwayne Mcgee for 11 yds to the BCU 49 for a 1ST down
12:291st & 10 at opp 49Micah Bell run for 13 yds to the BCU 36 for a 1ST down
12:271st & 10 at opp 36D.J. Smith pass complete to Ty Everson for no gain Mercer Penalty, Offensive holding (Xavier Jennings) to the BCU 46
12:271st & 20 at opp 46Mercer Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Brayden Manley) to the MER 39
12:271st & 35 at own 39pass incomplete
12:272nd & 35 at own 39D.J. Smith pass complete to Micah Bell for 2 yds to the MER 41
12:273rd & 33 at own 41D.J. Smith pass complete to Javarius George for 6 yds to the MER 41

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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