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Samford at Mercer

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Mercer beat Samford 45–⁠21. It was their 20th meeting; after it, Mercer led the series 10–⁠9–⁠1.

AwaySamford1–⁠11 in 2025
21
HomeMercer9–⁠3 in 2025
45

Final at Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex, MaconTV: ESPN+Attendance 9,461

At kickoff
80°F, wind 13 mph from the east, gusts to 20 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport, 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jeff PageGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Samford0014721
Mercer141414345

Standouts

Player stats

Samford

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Brady Stober14/2223421
Quincy Crittendon8/114700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Cam Bland1152113
Ken Cherry836010
C.J. Evans Jr.1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam Pickett III3112177
Preston Bird478163
Calvin Jones340028
Nick Crayton328011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
LaShon Young0001

Mercer

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Braden Atkinson22/3536550
J.P. Pickles0/2001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ty Doughty19105032
Billy Martin1167025
J.P. Pickles31808
Braden Atkinson1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ty Doughty277166
Brayden Smith465238
Sam Albee164164
Adonis McDaniel460021
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tommy Bliss0001

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

Team stats

SamfordMercer
342Total yards557
281Passing yards365
61Rushing yards192
8.5Yards per pass9.9
1.6Yards per rush5.2
14First downs24
6–⁠19Third downs4–⁠13
1–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
7–⁠55Penalties3–⁠40
28:19Possession31:41

Efficiency

SamfordMercer
30%Success rate47%
−0.05EPA per play0.29
1.77Explosiveness1.33
−0.18Rushing EPA−0.03
0.04Passing EPA0.60
16%Passing-down success35%
1%Havoc by its defense1%

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)

Mercer 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Mercer end zoneSamford end zoneQ1 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerTouchdown, 1 playQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 SamfordInterception, 10 playsQ2 MercerEnd of half, 1 playQ3 SamfordTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 SamfordPunt, 6 playsQ3 MercerPunt, 6 playsQ3 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 1 playQ3 SamfordTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ3 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ4 MercerInterception, 5 playsQ4 SamfordTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 MercerMissed FG, 7 playsQ4 SamfordTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 MercerField goal, 4 playsQ4 SamfordTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 MercerEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Mercer drives left to right, Samford right to left.
  1. Q1 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  3. Q1 MercerTouchdown, 1 play, 64 yards
  4. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  5. Q1 MercerTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  7. Q1 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  9. Q1 MercerTouchdown, 6 plays, 48 yards
  10. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  11. Q1 MercerTouchdown, 13 plays, 97 yards
  12. Q2 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  13. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 9 plays, 63 yards
  14. Q2 SamfordInterception, 10 plays, 44 yards
  15. Q2 MercerEnd of half, 1 play, 2 yards
  16. Q3 SamfordTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  17. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 5 plays, 76 yards
  18. Q3 SamfordPunt, 6 plays, 38 yards
  19. Q3 MercerPunt, 6 plays, 25 yards
  20. Q3 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  21. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 1 play, 66 yards
  22. Q3 SamfordTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q3 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  24. Q3 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  25. Q4 MercerInterception, 5 plays, 21 yards
  26. Q4 SamfordTouchdown, 3 plays, 74 yards
  27. Q4 MercerMissed FG, 7 plays, 65 yards
  28. Q4 SamfordTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −2 yards
  29. Q4 MercerField goal, 4 plays, 1 yard
  30. Q4 SamfordTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 48 yards
  31. Q4 MercerEnd of game, 5 plays, 14 yards

Play by play

1st quarter11 drives, then Mercer 14, Samford 0
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Colton Pace kickoff for 57 yds , Brayden Smith return for 18 yds to the MER 26
14:551st & 10 at own 26Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs
14:552nd & 10 at own 26CJ Miller run for no gain to the MER 26
14:553rd & 10 at own 26Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 7 yds to the MER 33
13:334th & 3 at own 33John McConnell punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 36
Samford Punt, 3 plays
13:331st & 10 at own 36Quincy Crittendon run for 1 yd to the SAM 37
13:332nd & 9 at own 37Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
13:333rd & 9 at own 37Quincy Crittendon sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 30
12:274th & 16 at own 30Noah Jones punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MER 36
Mercer Touchdown, 1 play
12:181st & 10 at own 36Braden Atkinson pass complete to Samuel Albee for 64 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 7, Samford 0
Samford Punt, 3 plays
12:101st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 64 yds , C.J. Evans return for 30 yds to the SAM 31
12:101st & 10 at own 31Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Torrey Ward for 1 yd to the SAM 32
12:102nd & 9 at own 32C.J. Evans run for 5 yds to the SAM 37
12:103rd & 4 at own 37Quincy Crittendon pass complete to C.J. Evans for 5 yds to the SAM 32
10:374th & 9 at own 32Noah Jones punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 44 , Brayden Smith returns for 28 yds to the SAM 44
Mercer Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:372nd & 13 at opp 47Timeout Mercer, clock 10:37
10:371st & 10 at opp 44Ty Doughty run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAM 47
10:372nd & 13 at opp 47Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Ty Doughty
10:373rd & 13 at opp 47Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 11 yds to the SAM 36
9:154th & 2 at opp 36Billy Martin run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 38
Samford Punt, 3 plays
9:151st & 10 at own 38Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Ken Cherry for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 37
9:152nd & 11 at own 37Quincy Crittendon sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 35
9:153rd & 13 at own 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Nick Crayton for 9 yds to the SAM 44
7:474th & 4 at own 44Noah Jones punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 11
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
7:471st & 10 at own 11Billy Martin run for no gain to the MER 11
7:472nd & 10 at own 11Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
7:473rd & 10 at own 11Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
6:584th & 10 at own 11John McConnell punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Preston Bird at the SAM 42
Samford Punt, 3 plays
6:582nd & 7 at own 45Timeout Mercer, clock 06:58
6:581st & 10 at own 42Ken Cherry run for 3 yds to the SAM 45
6:582nd & 7 at own 45Quincy Crittendon sacked by Kobe McInnis for a loss of 10 yards to the SAM 35
6:583rd & 17 at own 35Quincy Crittendon sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the SAM 32
5:134th & 20 at own 32Noah Jones punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MER 37 for a 1ST down , Brayden Smith returns for 12 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down Samford Penalty, Personal Foul (Conroy Cunningham II) to the MER 37 for a 1ST down
5:134th & 20 at own 32Noah Jones punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 48 for a 1ST down , Brayden Smith returns for 12 yds to the SAM 44 for a 1ST down Samford Penalty, Personal Foul (Conroy Cunningham II) to the SAM 48 for a 1ST down
Mercer Touchdown, 6 plays
5:131st & 10 at opp 48Ty Doughty run for 6 yds to the SAM 42
5:132nd & 4 at opp 42Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 16 yds to the SAM 26 for a 1ST down
5:131st & 10 at opp 26Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 24
5:132nd & 8 at opp 24Ty Doughty run for 21 yds to the SAM 3 for a 1ST down
5:131st & goal at opp 3Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 1
2:362nd & goal at opp 1Antonio Butts Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 14, Samford 0
2:361st & 10 at the 50Timeout Mercer, clock 02:36
2:321st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 47 yds , Emerson Russell return for 17 yds to the SAM 48 Mercer Penalty, Personal Foul (Mike Polke) to the 50 yard line
Samford Punt, 3 plays
2:321st & 10 at the 50Quincy Crittendon run for no gain to the 50 yard line
2:322nd & 10 at the 50Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Jadon Loving
2:323rd & 10 at the 50Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 7 yds to the MER 43
1:454th & 3 at opp 43Noah Jones punt for 40 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 13 plays
1:451st & 10 at own 3Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 11 yds to the MER 14 for a 1ST down
1:451st & 10 at own 14Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 5 yds to the MER 19
1:452nd & 5 at own 19Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 3 yds to the MER 16
1:453rd & 8 at own 16PENALTY SAM Offside (Cunningham,Conroy) 5 yards from MER16 to MER21. NO PLAY.
0:003rd & 3 at own 21Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 11 yds to the MER 32 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 32Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the MER 35
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at own 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Apollos Cook
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 35Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 17 yds to the SAM 48 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 48Billy Martin run for 2 yds to the SAM 46
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 46Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 12 yds to the SAM 34 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 21 yds to the SAM 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 13Braden Atkinson pass incomplete
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 13Ty Doughty run for 10 yds to the SAM 3 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:091st & goal at opp 3Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 3 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 21, Samford 0
Q2 11:091st & 10 at own 25Timeout Mercer, clock 11:09
2nd quarter4 drives, then Mercer 28, Samford 0
Samford Punt, 3 plays
11:091st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:091st & 10 at own 25Cam Bland run for 3 yds to the SAM 28
11:092nd & 7 at own 28Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 1 yd to the SAM 29
11:093rd & 6 at own 29Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
10:014th & 6 at own 29Noah Jones punt for 34 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 9 plays
10:011st & 10 at own 37Braden Atkinson pass complete to Malik Simmons for 27 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down
10:011st & 10 at opp 36Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 34
10:012nd & 8 at opp 34Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Sawyer Burt
10:013rd & 8 at opp 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 8 yds to the SAM 26 for a 1ST down
10:011st & 10 at opp 26Billy Martin run for 5 yds to the SAM 21
10:012nd & 5 at opp 21Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
10:013rd & 5 at opp 21Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 10 yds to the SAM 11 for a 1ST down
10:011st & 10 at opp 11JP Pickles run for 4 yds to the SAM 7
6:002nd & 6 at opp 7Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 7 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 28, Samford 0
6:001st & 10 at own 25Timeout Mercer, clock 06:00
Samford Interception, 10 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:001st & 10 at own 25Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 7 yds to the SAM 32
6:002nd & 3 at own 32Ken Cherry run for no gain to the SAM 32
6:003rd & 3 at own 32Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 28 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 40PENALTY SAM False Start (Crittendon,Quincy) 5 yards from MER40 to MER45. NO PLAY.
6:001st & 15 at opp 45Ken Cherry run for 10 yds to the MER 35
6:002nd & 5 at opp 35Ken Cherry run for 2 yds to the MER 33
6:003rd & 3 at opp 33Ken Cherry run for 4 yds to the MER 29 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 29Brady Stober pass complete to Cam Bland for 4 yds to the MER 33
2:002nd & 14 at opp 33Timeout Mercer, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 14 at opp 33Brady Stober pass complete to Cam Bland for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 34
2:003rd & 15 at opp 34Brady Stober run for 3 yds to the MER 31
0:354th & 12 at opp 31Timeout Samford, clock 00:35
0:294th & 12 at opp 31Brady Stober pass intercepted Tommy Bliss return for no gain to the MER 1
Mercer End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 1Braden Atkinson run for 2 yds to the MER 3
3rd quarter9 drives, then Mercer 42, Samford 14
Samford Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Brady Stober pass complete to Calvin Jones for 5 yds to the SAM 30
15:002nd & 5 at own 30Ken Cherry run for 3 yds to the SAM 33
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Brady Stober run for 1 yd to the SAM 34
15:004th & 1 at own 34Ken Cherry run for 4 yds to the SAM 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Brady Stober pass incomplete to Preston Bird
15:002nd & 10 at own 38Brady Stober run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 37
12:503rd & 11 at own 37Brady Stober pass complete to Preston Bird for 63 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)Mercer 28, Samford 7
12:501st & 10 at own 24Timeout Mercer, clock 12:50
Mercer Touchdown, 5 plays
12:441st & 10 at own 35Colton Pace kickoff for 54 yds , Brayden Smith return for 13 yds to the MER 24
12:441st & 10 at own 24Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 11 yds to the MER 35 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at own 35Billy Martin run for 3 yds to the MER 38
12:442nd & 7 at own 38Billy Martin run for 24 yds to the SAM 38 for a 1ST down
12:441st & 10 at opp 38Braden Atkinson pass incomplete
10:572nd & 10 at opp 38Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 38 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 35, Samford 7
Samford Punt, 6 plays
10:511st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds , Calvin Jones return for 17 yds to the SAM 17
10:511st & 10 at own 17Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 19
10:512nd & 8 at own 19Brady Stober pass complete to Calvin Jones for 7 yds to the SAM 26
10:513rd & 1 at own 26Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 30 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at opp 44Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
10:512nd & 10 at opp 44PENALTY SAM False Start (Crayton,Nick) 5 yards from MER44 to MER49. NO PLAY.
10:512nd & 15 at opp 49Brady Stober run for 4 yds to the MER 45
10:513rd & 11 at opp 45Cam Bland run for no gain to the MER 45
8:274th & 11 at opp 45Noah Jones punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 10
Mercer Punt, 6 plays
8:271st & 10 at own 10Braden Atkinson pass complete to Malik Simmons for 5 yds to the MER 15
8:272nd & 5 at own 15Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 13 yds to the MER 28 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at own 28Ty Doughty run for 12 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at own 40Ty Doughty run for a loss of 5 yards to the MER 35
8:272nd & 15 at own 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Travion Solomon
8:273rd & 15 at own 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
6:314th & 15 at own 35John McConnell punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 20 , Preston Bird returns for 7 yds to the SAM 20
Samford Punt, 3 plays
6:311st & 10 at own 20Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
6:312nd & 10 at own 20PENALTY SAM UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Ward,Torrey) 10 yards from SAM20 to SAM10. NO PLAY.
6:312nd & 20 at own 10Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 12
6:313rd & 18 at own 12Brady Stober pass incomplete
5:404th & 18 at own 12Noah Jones punt for 54 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 1 play
5:301st & 10 at own 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 66 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 42, Samford 7
Samford Touchdown, 9 plays
5:301st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 60 yds
5:301st & 10 at own 25Brady Stober pass complete to Nick Crayton for 11 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 36Cam Bland run for 7 yds to the SAM 43
5:302nd & 3 at own 43Cam Bland run for 11 yds to the MER 46 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 46Brady Stober pass complete to Teddy Davenport for 14 yds to the MER 32 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 32Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
5:302nd & 10 at opp 32Brady Stober run for 2 yds to the MER 30
5:303rd & 8 at opp 30Brady Stober pass complete to Nick Crayton for 8 yds to the MER 22 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 22Cam Bland run for 9 yds to the MER 13
2:442nd & 1 at opp 13Cam Bland run for 13 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)Mercer 42, Samford 14
2:441st & 10 at own 17Timeout Mercer, clock 02:44
2:371st & 10 at own 35Colton Pace kickoff for 55 yds , Brayden Smith return for 30 yds to the MER 35 Mercer Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the MER 17
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
2:371st & 10 at own 17Billy Martin run for 7 yds to the MER 24
2:372nd & 3 at own 24Billy Martin run for no gain to the MER 24
2:373rd & 3 at own 24Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
1:134th & 3 at own 24John McConnell punt for 52 yds , Preston Bird returns for 16 yds to the SAM 40
Samford Punt, 3 plays
1:131st & 10 at own 40Calvin Jones run for a loss of 5 yards to the SAM 35
0:002nd & 15 at own 35Brady Stober sacked by Ean Johnson-Kelley for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 28
Q4 15:003rd & 22 at own 28Brady Stober pass complete to Ken Cherry for 2 yds to the SAM 26
Q4 14:184th & 24 at own 26Noah Jones punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 35
4th quarter7 drives, then Mercer 45, Samford 21
Mercer Interception, 5 plays
14:181st & 10 at own 35JP Pickles run for 8 yds to the MER 43
14:182nd & 2 at own 43Ty Doughty run for 5 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
14:181st & 10 at own 48JP Pickles run for 6 yds to the SAM 46
14:182nd & 4 at opp 46Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 44
11:563rd & 2 at opp 44JP Pickles pass intercepted LaShon Young return for no gain to the SAM 26
Samford Touchdown, 3 plays
11:561st & 10 at own 26PENALTY SAM False Start (Loving,Jadon) 5 yards from SAM26 to SAM21. NO PLAY.
11:561st & 15 at own 21Brady Stober pass incomplete to Nick Crayton
11:562nd & 15 at own 21Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 23
11:293rd & 13 at own 23Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 77 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)Mercer 42, Samford 21
Mercer Missed FG, 7 plays
11:291st & 10 at own 35Colton Pace kickoff for 60 yds
11:291st & 10 at own 25Ty Doughty run for 32 yds to the SAM 43 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 43Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 5 yds to the SAM 38
11:292nd & 5 at opp 38Billy Martin run for 25 yds to the SAM 13 for a 1ST down
11:291st & 10 at opp 13Billy Martin run for 3 yds to the SAM 10
11:292nd & 7 at opp 10Billy Martin run for no gain to the SAM 10
11:293rd & 7 at opp 10Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
8:094th & 7 at opp 10Reice Griffith 27 yd FG MISSED
Samford Turnover on downs, 4 plays
8:092nd & 9 at own 21Timeout Mercer, clock 08:09
8:091st & 10 at own 20Cam Bland run for 1 yd to the SAM 21
8:092nd & 9 at own 21Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
8:093rd & 9 at own 21Brady Stober run for 4 yds to the SAM 25
7:024th & 5 at own 25Brady Stober sacked by Kobe McInnis for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 18
Mercer Field goal, 4 plays
7:021st & 10 at opp 18Ty Doughty run for 1 yd to the SAM 17
7:022nd & 9 at opp 17JP Pickles pass incomplete to Ty Doughty
7:023rd & 9 at opp 17Ty Doughty run for no gain to the SAM 17
5:364th & 9 at opp 17Reice Griffith 34 yd FG GOODMercer 45, Samford 21
5:291st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 63 yds , Calvin Jones return for 25 yds to the SAM 40 Samford Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the SAM 10
Samford Turnover on downs, 7 plays
5:291st & 10 at own 10Brady Stober pass intercepted Tommy Bliss return for 24 yds to the SAM 8
5:161st & 10 at own 10Shotgun Stober,Brady pass intercepted by Bliss,Tommy at SAM32 Bliss,Tommy return 24 yards to the SAM08 (Stober,Brady) PENALTY MER Pass Interference (Jones,Trenton) 15 yards from SAM10 to SAM25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:161st & 10 at own 25Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 27
5:162nd & 8 at own 27Brady Stober pass complete to Jackson Beatty for 15 yds to the SAM 42 for a 1ST down
5:161st & 10 at own 42Ken Cherry run for 10 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
5:161st & 10 at opp 48Brady Stober pass complete to Ken Cherry for 6 yds to the MER 42
5:162nd & 4 at opp 42Brady Stober sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 8 yards to the 50 yard line
5:163rd & 12 at the 50Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 5 yds to the MER 45
2:334th & 7 at opp 45Brady Stober run for 3 yds to the MER 42
Mercer End of game, 5 plays
2:331st & 10 at own 42Ty Doughty run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
2:002nd & 2 at the 50Timeout Mercer, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 2 at the 50Ty Doughty run for 4 yds to the SAM 46 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at opp 46Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the SAM 43
2:002nd & 7 at opp 43Ty Doughty run for no gain to the SAM 43
0:003rd & 7 at opp 43Kneel down by Mercer at SAM44 for loss of 1 yard.

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 Samford–Mercer game

Mercer leads 11–⁠9–⁠1 in 21 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Mercer 31, Samford 21
2025Mercer 45, Samford 21
2024Samford 55, Mercer 35
2023Mercer 28, Samford 21
2022Samford 50, Mercer 44
2021Mercer 45, Samford 42

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