Mercer at Princeton

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Mercer beat Princeton 38–⁠14. It was their second meeting; Mercer leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayMercer9–⁠3 in 2025
38
HomePrinceton3–⁠7 in 2025
14

Final at Princeton University Stadium, PrincetonTV: ESPN+Attendance 2,970

At kickoff
61°F, wind 8 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Trenton-Mercer Airport, 16 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Henry WimbergGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Mercer14714338
Princeton070714

Standouts

Player stats

Mercer

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Braden Atkinson27/4234731
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyrell Coard754034
Ty Doughty1043010
C.J. Miller938110
Adjatay Dabbs110110
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Adjatay Dabbs378040
Adonis McDaniel378056
Kendall Harris236020
Sam Albee231123

Princeton

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kai Coln13/2112420
Blaine Hipa5/136700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kai Honda839013
Christian Lynch320013
Ethan Clark618011
Asher Weiner21309
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Josh Robinson660038
Jackson Green240129
Joe Harris331013
Roman Laurio225013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Evan Haynie0001

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

Team stats

MercerPrinceton
503Total yards257
347Passing yards191
156Rushing yards66
8.3Yards per pass5.6
5.0Yards per rush2.2
28First downs18
7–⁠12Third downs5–⁠14
1–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠3
1Turnovers2
7–⁠65Penalties4–⁠40
31:43Possession28:17

Efficiency

MercerPrinceton
52%Success rate33%
0.30EPA per play−0.07
1.18Explosiveness1.34
0.07Rushing EPA−0.30
0.47Passing EPA0.11
30%Passing-down success29%

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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Mercer −9.5, over/under 53.5.

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

Every drive

Princeton end zoneMercer end zoneQ1 MercerTouchdown, 13 playsQ1 PrincetonFumble, 6 playsQ1 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ1 PrincetonPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 PrincetonPunt, 10 playsQ2 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ2 PrincetonPunt, 3 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 PrincetonPunt, 3 playsQ2 MercerInterception, 7 playsQ2 PrincetonTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 MercerEnd of half, 3 playsQ3 PrincetonFumble, 4 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 PrincetonTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 PrincetonTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ3 MercerField goal, 7 playsQ4 PrincetonTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 MercerPunt, 6 playsQ4 PrincetonPunt, 3 playsQ4 MercerEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Princeton drives left to right, Mercer right to left.
  1. Q1 MercerTouchdown, 13 plays, 72 yards
  2. Q1 PrincetonFumble, 6 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 PrincetonPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  5. Q1 MercerTouchdown, 9 plays, 47 yards
  6. Q1 PrincetonPunt, 10 plays, 26 yards
  7. Q2 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  8. Q2 PrincetonPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  9. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 3 plays, 84 yards
  10. Q2 PrincetonPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  11. Q2 MercerInterception, 7 plays, 46 yards
  12. Q2 PrincetonTouchdown, 6 plays, 43 yards
  13. Q2 MercerEnd of half, 3 plays, 31 yards
  14. Q3 PrincetonFumble, 4 plays, 21 yards
  15. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 7 plays, 46 yards
  16. Q3 PrincetonTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 56 yards
  17. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 7 plays, 81 yards
  18. Q3 PrincetonTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 50 yards
  19. Q3 MercerField goal, 7 plays, 52 yards
  20. Q4 PrincetonTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  21. Q4 MercerPunt, 6 plays, 7 yards
  22. Q4 PrincetonPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  23. Q4 MercerEnd of game, 6 plays, 21 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then Mercer 14, Princeton 0
Mercer Touchdown, 13 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Will Cluskey kickoff for 62 yds , Brayden Smith return for 25 yds to the MER 28
15:001st & 10 at own 28Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Ty Doughty
15:002nd & 10 at own 28Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the MER 31
15:003rd & 7 at own 31Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 9 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Tyrell Coard run for 3 yds to the MER 43
15:002nd & 7 at own 43Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 13 yds to the PRIN 44 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 44Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 10 yds to the PRIN 34 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 7 yds to the PRIN 27
15:002nd & 3 at opp 27Ty Doughty run for 4 yds to the PRIN 23 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 23Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
15:002nd & 10 at opp 23Ty Doughty run for 1 yd to the PRIN 22
15:003rd & 9 at opp 22Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 16 yds to the PRIN 6 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 6Tyrell Coard run for 4 yds to the PRIN 2
9:312nd & goal at opp 2Braden Atkinson pass complete to Malik Simmons for 2 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 7, Princeton 0
9:311st & 10 at opp 43Timeout Princeton, clock 09:31
Princeton Fumble, 6 plays
9:311st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 62 yds , Kenny Jordan return for 54 yds to the MER 43
9:311st & 10 at opp 43Kai Colon pass complete to Josh Robinson for 6 yds to the MER 37
9:312nd & 4 at opp 37Kai Colon pass incomplete to Ethan Clark
9:313rd & 4 at opp 37Kai Colon pass complete to Ethan Clark for 4 yds to the MER 33 for a 1ST down
9:311st & 10 at opp 33Kai Colon pass complete to Josh Robinson for 2 yds to the MER 35
9:312nd & 12 at opp 35Kai Colon pass incomplete to Roman Laurio
7:343rd & 12 at opp 35Kai Colon sacked by Kobe McInnis for a loss of 4 yards to the MER 39 Kai Colon fumbled, recovered by MER Julian Fox , return for 0 yards
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
7:342nd & 10 at own 39Timeout Princeton, clock 07:34
7:341st & 10 at own 39Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to CJ Miller
7:342nd & 10 at own 39Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
7:343rd & 10 at own 39Braden Atkinson run for 7 yds to the MER 46
6:294th & 3 at own 46John McConnell punt for 52 yds
Princeton Punt, 3 plays
6:291st & 10 at own 2Dareion Murphy run for 2 yds to the PRIN 4
6:292nd & 8 at own 4Kai Colon pass incomplete to Landon DePrima
6:293rd & 8 at own 4Kai Colon pass incomplete to Josh Robinson
5:314th & 8 at own 4Brady Clark punt for 49 yds , Brayden Smith returns for 6 yds to the PRIN 47
Mercer Touchdown, 9 plays
5:312nd & 6 at opp 43Timeout Princeton, clock 05:31
5:311st & 10 at opp 47Ty Doughty run for 4 yds to the PRIN 43
5:072nd & 6 at opp 43Timeout Princeton, clock 05:07
5:072nd & 6 at opp 43Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the PRIN 40
5:073rd & 3 at opp 40Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 6 yds to the PRIN 34 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 34Ty Doughty run for 10 yds to the PRIN 24 for a 1ST down
5:071st & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun Doughty,Ty rush right for 5 yards gain to the PRIN19 (Hill,Nasir; Sather,Will) PENALTY Mercer Illegal Formation 5 yards from PRIN24 to PRIN29. NO PLAY.
5:071st & 15 at opp 29CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the PRIN 26
5:072nd & 12 at opp 26PENALTY Mercer False Start (Burt,Sawyer) 5 yards from PRIN26 to PRIN31. NO PLAY.
5:072nd & 17 at opp 31Braden Atkinson pass complete to CJ Miller for 1 yd to the PRIN 30
5:073rd & 16 at opp 30Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Travion Solomon
1:334th & 16 at opp 30Reice Griffith 47 yd FG MISSED
1:334th & 11 at opp 25Timeout Princeton, clock 01:33
1:334th & 11 at opp 25Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 20 yds to the PRIN 5 for a 1ST down
1:111st & goal at opp 5CJ Miller run for 5 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 14, Princeton 0
Princeton Punt, 10 plays
1:111st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 60 yds , Kenny Jordan return for 19 yds to the PRIN 24
1:111st & 10 at own 24Kai Honda run for 1 yd to the PRIN 25
0:002nd & 9 at own 25Kai Honda run for 12 yds to the PRIN 37 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 37Kai Honda run for 1 yd to the PRIN 38
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 38Blaine Hipa pass incomplete to Josh Robinson
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at own 38Blaine Hipa pass complete to Roman Laurio for 13 yds to the MER 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 49Blaine Hipa pass incomplete to Rashad Caldwell
Q2 15:002nd & 10 at opp 49Kai Honda run for 13 yds to the MER 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 36Blaine Hipa sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 8 yards to the MER 44 Blaine Hipa fumbled, recovered by MER Oyintare Porbeni , return for 0 yards
Q2 12:422nd & 18 at opp 44Timeout Princeton, clock 12:42
Q2 12:422nd & 18 at opp 44Blaine Hipa sacked by Jordan Swain for a loss of 6 yards to the 50 yard line
Q2 12:423rd & 24 at the 50Blaine Hipa pass incomplete to Joey Wassler
Q2 11:464th & 24 at the 50Brady Clark punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 16
2nd quarter7 drives, then Mercer 21, Princeton 7
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
11:462nd & 6 at own 20Timeout Princeton, clock 11:46
11:461st & 10 at own 16CJ Miller run for 4 yds to the MER 20
11:462nd & 6 at own 20Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs
11:463rd & 6 at own 20Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Kendall Harris
10:524th & 6 at own 20John McConnell punt for 49 yds
Princeton Punt, 3 plays
10:521st & 10 at own 31Blaine Hipa run for 2 yds to the PRIN 33
10:522nd & 8 at own 33Blaine Hipa pass complete to Joe Harris for 6 yds to the PRIN 39
10:523rd & 2 at own 39Ethan Clark run for a loss of 1 yard to the PRIN 38
8:474th & 3 at own 38Brady Clark punt for 46 yds
Mercer Touchdown, 3 plays
8:472nd & 5 at own 21Timeout Princeton, clock 08:47
8:471st & 10 at own 16Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 5 yds to the MER 21
8:472nd & 5 at own 21Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 56 yds to the PRIN 23 for a 1ST down
7:491st & 10 at opp 23Braden Atkinson pass complete to Samuel Albee for 23 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 21, Princeton 0
Princeton Punt, 3 plays
7:491st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:491st & 10 at own 25Dareion Murphy run for 2 yds to the PRIN 27
7:492nd & 8 at own 27Kai Colon pass incomplete to Dareion Murphy
7:493rd & 8 at own 27Kai Colon sacked by Ethan McDowell for a loss of 12 yards to the PRIN 15 Kai Colon fumbled, recovered by MER Cooper Koers , return for 0 yards
6:284th & 20 at own 15Brady Clark punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 35
Mercer Interception, 7 plays
6:281st & 10 at own 35Tyrell Coard run for 1 yd to the MER 36
6:282nd & 9 at own 36Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 5 yds to the MER 41
6:283rd & 4 at own 41Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 6 yds to the MER 47 for a 1ST down
6:281st & 10 at own 47CJ Miller run for 10 yds to the PRIN 43 for a 1ST down
6:281st & 10 at opp 43Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 24 yds to the PRIN 19 for a 1ST down
6:281st & 10 at opp 19Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
3:292nd & 10 at opp 19Braden Atkinson pass intercepted Evan Haynie return for 55 yds to the MER 43
Princeton Touchdown, 6 plays
3:291st & 10 at opp 43Kai Colon pass complete to Josh Robinson for 8 yds to the MER 35
3:292nd & 2 at opp 35Kai Colon pass complete to Jackson Green for 29 yds to the MER 6 for a 1ST down
3:291st & goal at opp 6Ethan Clark run for 1 yd to the MER 5
2:002nd & goal at opp 5Timeout Princeton, clock 02:00
2:002nd & goal at opp 5Ethan Clark run for 2 yds to the MER 3
2:003rd & goal at opp 3Ethan Clark run for 1 yd to the MER 2
0:374th & goal at opp 2Timeout Princeton, clock 00:37
0:334th & goal at opp 2Aidan Besselman 2 Yd pass from Kai Colón (Esteban Nunez Perez Kick)Mercer 21, Princeton 7
Mercer End of half, 3 plays
0:331st & 10 at own 35Will Cluskey kickoff for 58 yds , Brayden Smith return for 29 yds to the MER 36
0:331st & 10 at own 36Ty Doughty run for 8 yds to the MER 44
0:142nd & 2 at own 44Timeout Mercer, clock 00:14
0:142nd & 2 at own 44Braden Atkinson pass complete to Samuel Albee for 8 yds to the PRIN 48 for a 1ST down
0:101st & 10 at opp 48Timeout Mercer, clock 00:10
0:101st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete deep middle to Albee,Samuel thrown to PRIN15 PENALTY PRIN Pass Interference (Ronquillo,Kyler) 15 yards from PRIN48 to PRIN33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 10 at opp 33Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
3rd quarter6 drives, then Mercer 35, Princeton 7
Princeton Fumble, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ethan Clark run for 11 yds to the PRIN 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Kai Colon pass complete to Roman Laurio for 12 yds to the PRIN 48 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 48Ethan Clark run for 4 yds to the MER 48
13:292nd & 6 at opp 48Kai Colon sacked by Carmelo O’neal for a loss of 6 yards to the PRIN 46 Kai Colon fumbled, recovered by MER Julian Fox , return for 0 yards
Mercer Touchdown, 7 plays
13:291st & 10 at opp 46Ty Doughty run for 4 yds to the PRIN 42
13:292nd & 6 at opp 42Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 6 yds to the PRIN 36 for a 1ST down
13:291st & 10 at opp 36Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 8 yds to the PRIN 28
13:292nd & 2 at opp 28Ty Doughty run for 4 yds to the PRIN 24 for a 1ST down
13:291st & 10 at opp 24Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 14 yds to the PRIN 10 for a 1ST down
13:291st & goal at opp 10Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs
10:332nd & goal at opp 10Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 10 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 28, Princeton 7
10:331st & 10 at own 25Timeout Princeton, clock 10:33
Princeton Turnover on downs, 8 plays
10:331st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:331st & 10 at own 25Mercer Penalty, Defensive Holding (10 Yards) to the PRIN 37 for a 1ST down
10:331st & 10 at own 37Blaine Hipa pass incomplete to Roman Laurio
10:332nd & 10 at own 37Blaine Hipa pass incomplete to Aidan Besselman
10:333rd & 10 at own 37Blaine Hipa pass complete to Josh Robinson for 38 yds to the MER 25 for a 1ST down
10:331st & 10 at opp 25Blaine Hipa pass incomplete to Paul Kuhner
10:332nd & 10 at opp 25Dareion Murphy run for 2 yds to the MER 23
10:333rd & 8 at opp 23Blaine Hipa pass complete to Josh Robinson for 4 yds to the MER 19
8:274th & 4 at opp 19Blaine Hipa pass incomplete
Mercer Touchdown, 7 plays
8:272nd & 5 at own 24Timeout Princeton, clock 08:27
8:271st & 10 at own 19Braden Atkinson pass complete to Apollos Cook for 5 yds to the MER 24
8:272nd & 5 at own 24CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the MER 25
8:273rd & 4 at own 25Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 15 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at own 40CJ Miller run for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 38
8:272nd & 12 at own 38Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 40 yds to the PRIN 22 for a 1ST down
8:271st & 10 at opp 22Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 12 yds to the PRIN 10 for a 1ST down
4:391st & goal at opp 10Adjatay Dabbs run for 10 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)Mercer 35, Princeton 7
4:391st & 10 at own 15Timeout Princeton, clock 04:39
Princeton Turnover on downs, 7 plays
4:391st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds , Kenny Jordan return for 15 yds to the PRIN 15
4:391st & 10 at own 15Kai Honda run for 6 yds to the PRIN 21
4:392nd & 4 at own 21Blaine Hipa pass complete to Josh Robinson for 6 yds to the PRIN 27 for a 1ST down
4:391st & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun Hipa,Blaine pass incomplete deep left to Weiner,Asher thrown to Mercer40 PENALTY Mercer Pass Interference (Watkins,Donovan) 15 yards from PRIN27 to PRIN42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:391st & 10 at own 42Kai Honda run for 1 yd to the PRIN 43
4:392nd & 9 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun Hipa,Blaine sacked for loss of 11 yards to the PRIN32 (Zock,Andrew) PENALTY Mercer Face Mask (Zock,Andrew) 15 yards from PRIN43 to Mercer42, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:391st & 10 at opp 42Kai Honda run for 1 yd to the MER 41
4:392nd & 9 at opp 41Kai Honda run for 4 yds to the MER 37
4:393rd & 5 at opp 37Blaine Hipa run for 2 yds to the MER 35
0:274th & 3 at opp 35Blaine Hipa pass incomplete to Josh Robinson
Mercer Field goal, 7 plays
0:271st & 10 at own 35Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 11 yds to the MER 46 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 46Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 7 yds to the PRIN 47
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 47Tyrell Coard run for 34 yds to the PRIN 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 13Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 13Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Malik Simmons
Q4 15:003rd & 10 at opp 13Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs
Q4 14:044th & 10 at opp 13Reice Griffith 30 yd FG GOODMercer 38, Princeton 7
4th quarter4 drives, then Mercer 38, Princeton 14
Princeton Touchdown, 11 plays
14:041st & 10 at own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:041st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Lynch,Christian rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRIN27 (Fox,Julian) PENALTY PRIN Holding 10 yards from PRIN25 to PRIN15. NO PLAY.
14:041st & 20 at own 15Kai Colon pass complete to Landon DePrima for 8 yds to the PRIN 23
14:042nd & 12 at own 23Kai Colon pass incomplete to Christian Lynch
14:043rd & 12 at own 23Kai Colon pass complete to Aidan Besselman for 16 yds to the PRIN 39 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at own 39Christian Lynch run for 13 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 48Christian Lynch run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 49
14:042nd & 11 at opp 49Kai Colon pass complete to Joe Harris for 13 yds to the MER 36 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 36Kai Colon pass complete to Joe Harris for 12 yds to the MER 24 for a 1ST down
14:041st & 10 at opp 24Asher Weiner run for 9 yds to the MER 15
14:042nd & 1 at opp 15Kai Colon pass incomplete to Roman Laurio
14:043rd & 1 at opp 15Asher Weiner run for 4 yds to the MER 11 for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at opp 11Jackson Green 11 Yd pass from Kai Colón (Esteban Nunez Perez Kick)Mercer 38, Princeton 14
8:541st & 10 at own 25Timeout Princeton, clock 08:54
Mercer Punt, 6 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 35Will Cluskey kickoff for 58 yds , Brayden Smith return for 18 yds to the MER 25
8:541st & 10 at own 25Tyrell Coard run for no gain to the MER 25
8:542nd & 10 at own 25Tyrell Coard run for 3 yds to the MER 28
8:543rd & 7 at own 28Braden Atkinson pass complete to Apollos Cook for 8 yds to the MER 36 for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun Pickles,JP rush right for 0 yards to the Mercer36 (Moore,Jake; Richard,Aaron) PENALTY Mercer Holding (Martin,Blake) 10 yards from Mercer36 to Mercer26. NO PLAY.
8:541st & 20 at own 26Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the MER 28
8:542nd & 18 at own 28Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs
8:543rd & 18 at own 28Tyrell Coard run for 9 yds to the MER 37
8:544th & 9 at own 37PENALTY Mercer Illegal Substitution 5 yards from Mercer37 to Mercer32. NO PLAY.
4:434th & 14 at own 32John McConnell punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Josh Robinson at the PRIN 23
Princeton Punt, 3 plays
4:431st & 20 at own 13Timeout Princeton, clock 04:43
4:431st & 10 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun Lynch,Christian rush middle for 24 yards gain to the PRIN47 (Polke,Michael), out of bounds PENALTY PRIN Illegal Block in Back (DePrima,Landon) 10 yards from PRIN23 to PRIN13. NO PLAY.
4:431st & 20 at own 13Christian Lynch run for 8 yds to the PRIN 21
4:432nd & 12 at own 21Kai Colon pass complete to Rashad Caldwell for 5 yds to the PRIN 26
4:433rd & 7 at own 26Kai Colon pass incomplete to Paul Kuhner
3:074th & 7 at own 26Brady Clark punt for 52 yds , Brayden Smith returns for 5 yds to the MER 27
Mercer End of game, 6 plays
3:072nd & 7 at own 30Timeout Princeton, clock 03:07
3:071st & 10 at own 27JP Pickles run for 3 yds to the MER 30
3:072nd & 7 at own 30CJ Miller run for 8 yds to the MER 38 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 38Timeout Princeton, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at own 38CJ Miller run for 6 yds to the MER 44
2:002nd & 4 at own 44JP Pickles run for 3 yds to the MER 47
2:003rd & 1 at own 47CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at the 50J. Pickles takes a knee

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.

Mercer leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
2025Mercer 38, Princeton 14
2024Mercer 34, Princeton 7

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