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Merrimack at Bucknell

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Merrimack beat Bucknell 31–⁠21. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayMerrimack5–⁠6 in 2024
31
HomeBucknell6–⁠6 in 2024
21

Final at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium, LewisburgTV: ESPN+Attendance 1,943

At kickoff
81°F, clear, wind 8 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Penn Valley Airport (KSEG), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Merrimack31414031
Bucknell770721

Standouts

Player stats

Merrimack

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ayden Pereira11/1514710
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jermaine Corbett19166129
Brendon Wyatt94007
Ayden Pereira731018
Matthias Latham51508
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Donovan Wadley373057
Ty Yocum226030
Jelani Mason215015
Brendon Wyatt113113
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Donte Williams0001
Grant Jackson0001

Bucknell

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ralph Rucker16/2714112
Michael Hardyway1/32310
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tariq Thomas751015
Michael Cadden536015
Logan Bush21109
Eric Weatherly1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eric Weatherly677038
Sam Milligan123123
Nate Anderson221012
Josh Gary317110

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

Team stats

MerrimackBucknell
405Total yards260
147Passing yards164
258Rushing yards96
9.8Yards per pass5.5
5.7Yards per rush2.9
21First downs21
7–⁠13Third downs6–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers2
7–⁠65Penalties4–⁠32
35:28Possession24:32

Efficiency

MerrimackBucknell
48%Success rate42%
0.35EPA per play0.07
1.34Explosiveness1.22
0.24Rushing EPA0.33
0.64Passing EPA0.06
64%Passing-down success35%

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)

Bucknell 56% to win. Merrimack won as Elo’s underdog.

Every drive

Bucknell end zoneMerrimack end zoneQ1 MerrimackField goal, 13 playsQ1 BucknellTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 MerrimackPunt, 5 playsQ1 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ2 MerrimackTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 MerrimackTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 BucknellTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 MerrimackPunt, 3 playsQ2 BucknellInterception, 4 playsQ2 BucknellEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ3 MerrimackTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 BucknellTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 BucknellPunt, 3 playsQ3 MerrimackPunt, 6 playsQ3 BucknellInterception, 7 playsQ4 MerrimackPunt, 7 playsQ4 BucknellPunt, 12 playsQ4 MerrimackPunt, 5 playsQ4 BucknellTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 MerrimackResult not recorded, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Bucknell drives left to right, Merrimack 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 MerrimackField goal, 13 plays, 65 yards
  2. Q1 BucknellTouchdown, 10 plays, 70 yards
  3. Q1 MerrimackPunt, 5 plays, 30 yards
  4. Q1 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  5. Q2 MerrimackTouchdown, 7 plays, 72 yards
  6. Q2 MerrimackTouchdown, 9 plays, 77 yards
  7. Q2 BucknellTouchdown, 5 plays, 62 yards
  8. Q2 MerrimackPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  9. Q2 BucknellInterception, 4 plays, 17 yards
  10. Q2 BucknellEnd of half, 4 plays, −5 yards
  11. Q3 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  12. Q3 MerrimackTouchdown, 6 plays, 67 yards
  13. Q3 BucknellTouchdown, 8 plays, −20 yards
  14. Q3 BucknellPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q3 MerrimackPunt, 6 plays, 35 yards
  16. Q3 BucknellInterception, 7 plays, 24 yards
  17. Q4 MerrimackPunt, 7 plays, 35 yards
  18. Q4 BucknellPunt, 12 plays, 33 yards
  19. Q4 MerrimackPunt, 5 plays, 23 yards
  20. Q4 BucknellTouchdown, 10 plays, 67 yards
  21. Q4 MerrimackResult not recorded, 1 play, 0 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Bucknell 7, Merrimack 3
Merrimack Field goal, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 33Jermaine Corbett run for 6 yds to the MRMK 39
15:002nd & 4 at own 39Ayden Pereira pass complete to Donovan Wadley for 1 yd to the MRMK 40
15:003rd & 3 at own 40Ayden Pereira run for 13 yds to the BUCK 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Jermaine Corbett run for 3 yds to the BUCK 44
15:002nd & 7 at opp 44Wadley,Donovan rush left (Hoying,Nick).
15:003rd & 7 at opp 44Ayden Pereira pass complete to Myles Wilson for 9 yds to the BUCK 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35Brendon Wyatt run for 4 yds to the BUCK 31
15:002nd & 6 at opp 31Brendon Wyatt run for 7 yds to the BUCK 24 for a 1ST down
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
15:003rd & 12 at the 50Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Nicholas Lenon for a loss of 6 yards to the BUCK 44
Merrimack Field goal, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 62 yds , Donovan Wadley return for 30 yds to the MRMK 33
10:061st & 10 at opp 24Jermaine Corbett run for 19 yds to the BUCK 5 for a 1ST down
10:061st & goal at opp 5Matthias Latham run for 3 yds to the BUCK 2
10:062nd & goal at opp 2Matthias Latham run for a loss of 2 yards to the BUCK 4
10:063rd & goal at opp 4Brendon Wyatt run for 2 yds to the BUCK 2
7:554th & goal at opp 2Lliam Davis 19 yd FG GOODMerrimack 3, Bucknell 0
Bucknell Touchdown, 10 plays
7:471st & 10 at own 35Lliam Davis kickoff for 65 yds , Tariq Thomas return for 27 yds to the BUCK 27
7:471st & 10 at own 27Tariq Thomas run for 12 yds to the BUCK 39 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at own 39Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to TJ Cadden
7:472nd & 10 at own 39Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 4 yds to the BUCK 43
7:473rd & 6 at own 43Ralph Rucker IV run for 13 yds to the MRMK 44 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at opp 44Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 5 yds to the MRMK 39 for a 1ST down Merrimack Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Garry Rosemond Jr.) to the MRMK 24 for a 1ST down
7:471st & 10 at opp 24Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Tariq Thomas for 9 yds to the MRMK 15
7:472nd & 1 at opp 15Thomas,Tariq rush right (Sims,Kendal).
7:473rd & 1 at opp 15Rucker IV,Ralph rush left (Sims,Kendal;Wilborn Jr.,James).
4:324th & 1 at opp 15for a 1ST down Merrimack Penalty, substitution infraction (Malek Sabri) to the MRMK 10 for a 1ST down
4:041st & goal at opp 10Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 10 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)Bucknell 7, Merrimack 3
Merrimack Punt, 5 plays
3:561st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 62 yds , Donovan Wadley return for 19 yds to the MRMK 22
3:561st & 10 at own 22Jermaine Corbett run for 10 yds to the MRMK 32 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at own 32Jermaine Corbett run for 17 yds to the MRMK 49 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at own 49Ayden Pereira sacked by Brad Jamison for a loss of 2 yards to the MRMK 47
3:562nd & 12 at own 47Brendon Wyatt run for 5 yds to the BUCK 48
3:563rd & 7 at opp 48pass incomplete to Jelani Mason
0:584th & 7 at opp 48Cole Peterson punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 48 , TJ Cadden returns for 37 yds to the MRMK 48
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
0:581st & 10 at opp 48Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Eric Weatherly
0:582nd & 10 at opp 48Bucknell Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the BUCK 47
0:582nd & 15 at own 47Ralph Rucker IV run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line
2nd quarter8 drives, then Merrimack 17, Bucknell 14
Merrimack Touchdown, 9 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 20Donovan Wadley run for a loss of 3 yards to the MRMK 17
15:002nd & 13 at own 17Ayden Pereira pass complete to Donovan Wadley for 57 yds to the BUCK 26 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 26Corbett,Jermaine rush left (Schlendorf,John).
15:002nd & 10 at opp 26Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jermaine Corbett for 1 yd to the BUCK 25
15:003rd & 9 at opp 25Ayden Pereira pass complete to Trevor Shorter for 10 yds to the BUCK 15 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 15Matthias Latham run for 4 yds to the BUCK 11
15:002nd & 6 at opp 11Brendon Wyatt run for 3 yds to the BUCK 8
15:003rd & 3 at opp 8Jermaine Corbett run for 6 yds to the BUCK 2 for a 1ST down
Bucknell End of half, 4 plays
15:003rd & 15 at own 20Tariq Thomas run for 5 yds to the MRMK 35
14:504th & 18 at own 44Matt Schearer punt for 56 yds
Merrimack Touchdown, 9 plays
9:231st & goal at opp 2Malakai Anthony run for 2 yds for a TD (Lliam Davis KICK)Merrimack 10, Bucknell 7
Bucknell Touchdown, 5 plays
9:231st & 10 at own 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 53 yds
9:231st & 10 at own 35Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Eric Weatherly
9:232nd & 10 at own 35Paul Neel run for 1 yd to the MRMK 36 for a 1ST down Merrimack Penalty, personal foul (Marc Christian Georges) to the MRMK 49 for a 1ST down
9:231st & 10 at opp 49Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 38 yds to the MRMK 11 for a 1ST down
9:231st & 10 at opp 11Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Josh Gary
8:352nd & 10 at opp 11Ralph Rucker IV run for 11 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)Bucknell 14, Merrimack 10
Merrimack Punt, 3 plays
8:291st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 62 yds , Jalen McDonald return for 22 yds to the MRMK 25
8:291st & 10 at own 25Donovan Wadley run for 7 yds to the MRMK 32
8:292nd & 3 at own 32Corbett,Jermaine rush right (Hoying,Nick).
8:293rd & 3 at own 32Ayden Pereira pass complete to Ty Yocum for a loss of 4 yards to the MRMK 28
6:244th & 7 at own 28Cole Peterson punt for 45 yds
Bucknell Interception, 4 plays
6:241st & 10 at own 27Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Nate Anderson
6:242nd & 10 at own 27Eric Weatherly run for 5 yds to the BUCK 32
6:243rd & 5 at own 32Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Nate Anderson for 12 yds to the BUCK 44 for a 1ST down
5:181st & 10 at own 44Ralph Rucker IV pass intercepted
Merrimack Touchdown, 7 plays
5:181st & 10 at own 27Jermaine Corbett run for 6 yds to the MRMK 33
5:182nd & 4 at own 33Ayden Pereira run for 2 yds to the MRMK 35
5:183rd & 2 at own 35Matthias Latham run for 8 yds to the MRMK 43 for a 1ST down
5:181st & 10 at own 43McDonald,Jalen rush left (Hoying,Nick).
5:182nd & 10 at own 43Ayden Pereira pass complete to Ty Yocum for 30 yds to the BUCK 27 for a 1ST down
5:181st & 10 at opp 27Jermaine Corbett run for 2 yds to the BUCK 25
1:462nd & 8 at opp 25Jermaine Corbett run for 25 yds for a TD (Lliam Davis KICK)Merrimack 17, Bucknell 14
1:461st & goal at opp 3Bucknell Penalty, off-side (2 Yards) to the BUCK 1
Bucknell End of half, 4 plays
1:461st & 10 at own 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:461st & 10 at own 25Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Favor Bate and DJ Frazier for a loss of 5 yards to the BUCK 20
1:382nd & 15 at own 20Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Nicholas Lenon for a loss of 5 yards to the BUCK 15
1:383rd & 20 at own 15Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Tariq Thomas for no gain to the BUCK 15 Merrimack Penalty, off-side (Jay Thompson) to the BUCK 20
3rd quarter7 drives, then Merrimack 31, Bucknell 14
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Rucker IV,Ralph rush left (Thompson,Jay).
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 1 yd to the BUCK 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Eric Weatherly
Bucknell Interception, 7 plays
15:003rd & 2 at own 40Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Tariq Thomas for 4 yds to the BUCK 44 for a 1ST down
13:544th & 9 at own 26Matt Schearer punt for 44 yds
Merrimack Touchdown, 6 plays
13:541st & 10 at own 30Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jelani Mason for 15 yds to the MRMK 45 for a 1ST down
13:541st & 10 at own 45Jermaine Corbett run for 29 yds to the BUCK 26 for a 1ST down
13:541st & 10 at opp 26Jermaine Corbett run for 7 yds to the BUCK 19
13:542nd & 3 at opp 19Pereira,Ayden rush right (Jamison,Brad).
13:543rd & 3 at opp 19Brendon Wyatt run for 6 yds to the BUCK 13 for a 1ST down
10:431st & 10 at opp 13Ayden Pereira pass complete to Brendon Wyatt for 13 yds for a TD (Lliam Davis KICK)Merrimack 24, Bucknell 14
Bucknell Touchdown, 8 plays
10:351st & 10 at own 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 62 yds , Tariq Thomas return for 20 yds to the BUCK 23
10:351st & 10 at own 23Tariq Thomas run for 5 yds to the BUCK 28
10:352nd & 5 at own 28Ralph Rucker IV run for 6 yds to the BUCK 34 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 34Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Eric Weatherly
10:352nd & 10 at own 34Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Josh Gary Merrimack Penalty, off-side (Jay Thompson) to the BUCK 39
10:352nd & 5 at own 39Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Nicholas Lenon for a loss of 1 yard to the BUCK 38
10:353rd & 6 at own 38Tariq Thomas run for 10 yds to the BUCK 48 Tariq Thomas fumbled, recovered by BUCK for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at own 48Tariq Thomas run for 15 yds to the MRMK 37 for a 1ST down
8:041st & 10 at opp 37Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Jay Thompson for a loss of 11 yards, fumbled, recovered by MRMK Nicholas Lenon, return for 0 yards for a TD (Lliam Davis KICK)Merrimack 31, Bucknell 14
Bucknell Punt, 3 plays
7:581st & 10 at own 35Mike Ryan kickoff for 61 yds , TJ Cadden return for 21 yds to the BUCK 25
7:581st & 10 at own 25Paul Neel run for a loss of 1 yard to the BUCK 24
7:582nd & 11 at own 24Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Josh Gary for 3 yds to the BUCK 27
7:583rd & 8 at own 27Tariq Thomas run for 4 yds to the BUCK 31
5:514th & 4 at own 31Matt Schearer punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 9 , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for no gain to the MRMK 9 , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for 9 yds to the MRMK 9
Merrimack Punt, 6 plays
5:511st & 10 at own 9Jermaine Corbett run for 2 yds to the MRMK 11
5:512nd & 8 at own 11Jermaine Corbett run for 9 yds to the MRMK 20 for a 1ST down
5:051st & 10 at own 20Ayden Pereira sacked by Aneesh Vyas for 0 yards to the MRMK 20 for a 1ST down Bucknell Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Aneesh Vyas) to the MRMK 35 for a 1ST down
5:051st & 10 at own 35Brendon Wyatt run for 7 yds to the MRMK 42
5:052nd & 3 at own 42Wyatt,Brendon rush left (Schlendorf,John).
5:053rd & 3 at own 42Matthias Latham run for 2 yds to the MRMK 44
2:334th & 1 at own 44Cole Peterson punt for 37 yds , TJ Cadden returns for 1 yd to the BUCK 20
Bucknell Interception, 7 plays
2:331st & 10 at own 20Paul Neel run for 2 yds to the BUCK 22
2:332nd & 8 at own 22Paul Neel run for 1 yd to the BUCK 23
2:333rd & 7 at own 23Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Paul Neel for 9 yds to the BUCK 32 for a 1ST down
2:331st & 10 at own 32Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 7 yds to the BUCK 39
2:332nd & 3 at own 39Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Charlie Kreinbucher for 1 yd to the BUCK 40
4th quarter6 drives, then Merrimack 31, Bucknell 21
Merrimack Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 24Ayden Pereira pass complete to Jelani Mason for no gain to the MRMK 24
15:002nd & 10 at own 24Ayden Pereira pass incomplete to Cade Callahan, broken up by Aneesh Vyas Merrimack Penalty, Offensive holding (Jermaine Corbett) to the MRMK 24
15:003rd & 10 at own 24Jermaine Corbett run for 14 yds to the MRMK 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Ayden Pereira pass complete to Donovan Wadley for 15 yds to the BUCK 47 for a 1ST down
14:531st & 10 at own 44Ralph Rucker IV pass intercepted Bucknell Penalty, inelgible downfield on pass (Yards) to the MRMK 24
Merrimack Punt, 7 plays
12:411st & 10 at opp 47Jermaine Corbett run for 3 yds to the BUCK 44
12:412nd & 7 at opp 44Ayden Pereira run for 3 yds to the BUCK 41
12:413rd & 4 at opp 41pass incomplete to Jermaine Corbett
11:094th & 4 at opp 41Cole Peterson punt for 31 yds
Bucknell Punt, 12 plays
11:091st & 10 at own 10Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Nate Anderson for 9 yds to the BUCK 19
11:092nd & 1 at own 19Meuser,Danny rush right (Johnson,Cidney;Wilborn Jr.,James).
11:093rd & 1 at own 19Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Derrick Anderson Jr.
11:094th & 1 at own 19for a 1ST down Merrimack Penalty, substitution infraction (Malek Sabri) to the BUCK 24 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at own 24Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Nate Anderson for a 1ST down Merrimack Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Grant Jackson) to the BUCK 39 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at own 39Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Nicholas Lenon for a loss of 7 yards to the BUCK 32
11:092nd & 17 at own 32Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 12 yds to the BUCK 44
11:093rd & 5 at own 44Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Eric Weatherly for 14 yds to the MRMK 42 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at opp 42Ralph Rucker IV pass complete to Derrick Anderson Jr. for 3 yds to the MRMK 39
11:092nd & 7 at opp 39Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete Bucknell Penalty, Offensive holding (Mason Jones) to the MRMK 49
11:092nd & 17 at opp 49Ralph Rucker IV pass incomplete to Derrick Anderson Jr.
11:093rd & 17 at opp 49Ralph Rucker IV sacked by Jay Thompson for a loss of 8 yards to the BUCK 43
6:124th & 25 at own 43Matt Schearer punt for 47 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MRMK 12 , Garry Rosemond Jr. returns for 2 yds to the MRMK 45 Merrimack Penalty, substitution infraction (Malek Sabri) to the MRMK 12
Merrimack Punt, 5 plays
6:121st & 10 at own 12Jermaine Corbett run for 4 yds to the MRMK 16
6:122nd & 6 at own 16Ayden Pereira run for 18 yds to the MRMK 34 for a 1ST down
6:121st & 10 at own 34Jermaine Corbett run for 4 yds to the MRMK 38
6:122nd & 6 at own 38Ayden Pereira run for a loss of 3 yards to the MRMK 35
3:044th & 9 at own 35Cole Peterson punt for 35 yds
Bucknell Touchdown, 10 plays
3:041st & 10 at own 30Michael Cadden run for 7 yds to the BUCK 37
3:042nd & 3 at own 37Michael Cadden run for 4 yds to the BUCK 41 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at own 41Michael Cadden run for 7 yds to the BUCK 48
1:572nd & 3 at own 48Michael Cadden run for 15 yds to the MRMK 37 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at opp 37Michael Cadden run for 3 yds to the MRMK 34
1:572nd & 7 at opp 34Logan Bush run for 9 yds to the MRMK 25 for a 1ST down
1:571st & 10 at opp 25Logan Bush run for 2 yds to the MRMK 23
1:022nd & 8 at opp 23pass incomplete
1:023rd & 8 at opp 23Michael Hardyway pass incomplete to TJ Cadden, broken up by Cidney Johnson
0:464th & 8 at opp 23Michael Hardyway pass complete to Sam Milligan for 23 yds for a TD (Matt Schearer KICK)Merrimack 31, Bucknell 21
Merrimack Result not recorded, 1 play
0:461st & 10 at own 35Juan Garanton kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:461st & 10 at own 25Brendon Wyatt run for 6 yds to the MRMK 25

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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