From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Mercer
Western Carolina
568
Total yards
599
443
Passing yards
551
125
Rushing yards
48
11.4
Yards per pass
11.2
4.0
Yards per rush
1.3
23
First downs
33
7–15
Third downs
10–18
0–0
Fourth downs
0–1
0
Turnovers
2
8–72
Penalties
5–55
30:32
Possession
29:28
Efficiency
Mercer
Western Carolina
39%
Success rate
40%
0.43
EPA per play
0.25
1.81
Explosiveness
1.66
0.04
Rushing EPA
−0.14
0.74
Passing EPA
0.71
39%
Passing-down success
35%
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 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Mercer −8, over/under 65.5.
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. Western Carolina drives left to right, Mercer right to left.
Q1 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 9 plays, 62 yards
Q1 MercerPunt, 7 plays, 43 yards
Q1 Western CarolinaPunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
Q1 MercerTouchdown, 5 plays, 65 yards
Q1 Western CarolinaPunt, 4 plays, 21 yards
Q1 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q1 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 6 plays, 51 yards
Q2 MercerPunt, 5 plays, 14 yards
Q2 Western CarolinaSafety, 1 play (Mercer scores), −4 yards
Q2 MercerTouchdown, 7 plays, 69 yards
Q2 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 11 plays, 76 yards
Q2 MercerField goal, 10 plays, 68 yards
Q2 Western CarolinaInterception, 7 plays, 77 yards
Q3 MercerTouchdown, 5 plays, 72 yards
Q3 Western CarolinaPunt, 6 plays, 12 yards
Q3 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q3 Western CarolinaFumble, 3 plays, −16 yards
Q3 MercerTouchdown, 4 plays, 32 yards
Q3 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 6 plays, 74 yards
Q3 MercerTouchdown, 6 plays, 72 yards
Q3 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 3 plays, 61 yards
Q4 MercerTouchdown, 3 plays, 79 yards
Q4 Western CarolinaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q4 MercerPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
Q4 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 8 plays, 70 yards
Q4 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q4 Western CarolinaTouchdown, 3 plays, 79 yards
Q4 MercerField goal, 6 plays, 47 yards
Q4 Western CarolinaMissed FG, 9 plays, 64 yards
Play by play
1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 7
Western Carolina Touchdown, 9 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 63 yards to the WCU02, out of bounds at WCU02
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #4 D.Dutton thrown to MER20
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush right for 3 yards gain to the WCU38 (#4 D.Watkins; #53 J.Gilbert), out of bounds
15:00
3rd & 7 at own 38
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #2 B.Adams caught at WCU41, for 3 yards to the WCU41 (#51 D.Clare) PENALTY MER Roughing The Passer 15 yards from WCU41 to MER44, 1ST DOWN
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 44
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Adams rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER40 (#17 K.Hutchinson)
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 40
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Adams rush left for 5 yards gain to the MER35 (#4 D.Watkins; #10 J.Fox)
15:00
3rd & 1 at opp 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Adams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER33 (#17 K.Hutchinson; #15 K.McInnis), 1ST DOWN
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 33
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER31 (#4 D.Watkins; #10 J.Fox)
15:00
2nd & 8 at opp 31
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Adams rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER27 (#51 D.Clare)
11:40
3rd & 4 at opp 27
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete deep right to #10 M.Rossin caught at MER01, for 27 yards to the MER00 QB hurried by #91 J.Swain TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:40, 1ST DOWN #84 M.Trout kick attempt good (H: #95 S.Brantley, LS: #62 E.Rhoades)Western Carolina 7, Mercer 0
Mercer Punt, 7 plays
11:37
1st & 10 at own 35
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 59 yards to the MER06 #25 T.Coard return 17 yards to the MER23 (#36 J.Downing; #7 E.Jones IV) PENALTY MER Illegal Block in Back 10 yards from MER23 to MER13
11:37
1st & 10 at own 13
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #2 A.McDaniel caught at MER17, for 4 yards to the MER17 (#21 C.Dabney)
11:37
2nd & 6 at own 17
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 1 yard gain to the MER18 (#0 K.Moore Jr.; #12 H.Sykes)
11:37
3rd & 5 at own 18
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #86 S.Albee caught at MER23, for 6 yards to the MER24 (#12 H.Sykes), 1ST DOWN
11:37
1st & 10 at own 24
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #9 B.Smith caught at MER23, for 0 yards to the MER24 (#21 C.Dabney) PENALTY WCU Illegal Substitution 5 yards from MER24 to MER29. NO PLAY
11:37
1st & 5 at own 29
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #7 K.Harris caught at MER34, for 26 yards to the WCU45 (#21 C.Dabney; #3 S.Dukes), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:37
1st & 10 at opp 45
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #7 K.Harris caught at WCU46, for 1 yard to the WCU44 (#12 H.Sykes; #3 S.Dukes)
11:37
2nd & 9 at opp 44
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep right to #18 A.Dabbs thrown to WCU03
11:37
3rd & 9 at opp 44
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep left to #9 B.Smith thrown to WCU16
8:50
4th & 9 at opp 44
#19 J.McConnell punt 43 yards to the WCU01
Western Carolina Punt, 7 plays
8:50
1st & 10 at own 1
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #15 J.Boyd thrown to WCU25 PENALTY MER Offside 5 yards from WCU01 to WCU06. NO PLAY
8:50
1st & 5 at own 6
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Reid rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU09 (#12 T.Bliss)
8:50
2nd & 2 at own 9
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU12, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
8:50
1st & 10 at own 12
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle thrown to WCU20 broken up by #91 J.Swain
8:50
2nd & 10 at own 12
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #14 J.Thomas caught at WCU20, for 11 yards to the WCU23 (#12 T.Bliss; #51 D.Clare), 1ST DOWN
8:50
1st & 10 at own 23
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Reid rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU25 (#51 D.Clare)
8:50
2nd & 8 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WCU26 (#10 J.Fox)
8:50
3rd & 7 at own 26
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #10 M.Rossin thrown to WCU48 broken up by #17 K.Hutchinson
5:55
4th & 7 at own 26
#95 S.Brantley punt 49 yards to the MER25 #9 B.Smith return 7 yards to the MER32, out of bounds at MER32
Mercer Touchdown, 5 plays
5:55
1st & 10 at own 32
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete deep right to #9 B.Smith caught at WCU30, for 50 yards to the WCU18 QB hurried by #4 J.Thompson (#3 S.Dukes; #12 H.Sykes), 1ST DOWN
5:55
1st & 10 at opp 18
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 0 yards to the WCU18 (#6 B.Simpson-Nealy)
5:55
2nd & 10 at opp 18
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 3 yards gain to the WCU15 (#5 H.McQueen Jr.; #45 S.Morris)
5:55
3rd & 7 at opp 15
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #86 S.Albee caught at WCU10, for 8 yards to the WCU07, out of bounds at WCU07, 1ST DOWN
3:31
1st & goal at opp 7
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:31 #93 R.Griffith kick attempt good (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Tied at 7
Western Carolina Punt, 4 plays
3:31
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
3:31
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at WCU19, for 18 yards to the WCU43 (#17 K.Hutchinson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3:31
1st & 10 at own 43
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at WCU41, for 3 yards to the WCU46 (#7 C.O’neal), out of bounds
3:31
2nd & 7 at own 46
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short right to #1 P.Boyd Jr. thrown to WCU50
3:31
3rd & 7 at own 46
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #8 P.Richards-Baker thrown to MER40
2:31
4th & 7 at own 46
#95 S.Brantley punt 40 yards to the MER14 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER14
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
2:31
1st & 10 at own 14
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep right to #7 K.Harris thrown to MER45
2:31
2nd & 10 at own 14
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 2 yards gain to the MER16 (#4 J.Thompson; #90 J.Wilson)
2:31
3rd & 8 at own 16
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep middle to #18 A.Dabbs thrown to MER40 QB hurried by #18 R.McKinnis
1:31
4th & 8 at own 16
#19 J.McConnell punt 38 yards to the WCU46 fair catch by #16 J.Tyre at WCU46
Western Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays
1:31
1st & 10 at own 46
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #9 J.Terzado caught at MER48, for 20 yards to the MER34 (#12 T.Bliss), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1:31
1st & 10 at opp 34
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MER42 (#0 A.Zock)
1:31
2nd & 18 at opp 42
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 3 yards gain to the MER39 (#10 J.Fox)
1:31
3rd & 15 at opp 39
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #9 J.Terzado thrown to MER06, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MER Pass Interference (#8 K.Thomas) 15 yards from MER39 to MER24, 1ST DOWN
1:31
1st & 10 at opp 24
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER21 (#4 D.Watkins; #10 J.Fox)
Q2 14:55
2nd & 7 at opp 21
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at MER05, for 21 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:55, 1ST DOWN #84 M.Trout kick attempt good (H: #95 S.Brantley, LS: #62 E.Rhoades)Western Carolina 14, Mercer 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then Western Carolina 21, Mercer 18
Mercer Punt, 5 plays
14:55
1st & 10 at own 35
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
14:55
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER26 (#12 H.Sykes; #3 S.Dukes)
14:55
2nd & 9 at own 26
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #2 A.McDaniel caught at MER25, for 11 yards to the MER37, out of bounds at MER37, 1ST DOWN
14:55
1st & 10 at own 37
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep left to #9 B.Smith thrown to WCU25
14:55
2nd & 10 at own 37
No Huddle-Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush left for 2 yards gain to the MER39 (#6 B.Simpson-Nealy)
14:55
3rd & 8 at own 39
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep middle to #14 M.Simmons thrown to WCU35
13:14
4th & 8 at own 39
#19 J.McConnell punt 56 yards to the WCU05 #16 J.Tyre return for loss of 1 yard to the WCU04, End Of Play
13:06
1st & 10 at own 4
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 4 yards to the WCU00 (#91 J.Swain). #91 J.Swain SAFETY, clock 13:06. The previous play is under automatic review - “”. CALL UPHELDWestern Carolina 14, Mercer 9
Mercer Touchdown, 7 plays
13:00
1st & 10 at own 20
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 65 yards to the MER15 #9 B.Smith return 16 yards to the MER31 (#13 M.Taylor)
13:00
1st & 10 at own 31
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #18 A.Dabbs caught at MER35, for 9 yards to the MER40 (#21 C.Dabney), out of bounds
13:00
2nd & 1 at own 40
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER41 (#3 S.Dukes; #4 J.Thompson), 1ST DOWN
13:00
1st & 10 at own 41
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep right to #7 K.Harris thrown to WCU15
13:00
2nd & 10 at own 41
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 2 yards loss to the MER39 (#2 M.Nelson)
13:00
3rd & 12 at own 39
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #2 A.McDaniel caught at WCU43, for 29 yards to the WCU32 (#24 Z.Wells), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Face Mask 15 yards from WCU32 to WCU17, 1ST DOWN
13:00
1st & 10 at opp 17
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #2 A.McDaniel caught at WCU11, for 11 yards to the WCU06 QB hurried by #10 J.Wallace and #2 M.Nelson (#5 H.McQueen Jr.), 1ST DOWN
10:18
1st & goal at opp 6
Kendall Harris 6 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Mercer 15, Western Carolina 14
Western Carolina Touchdown, 11 plays
10:13
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 60 yards to the WCU05 #4 D.Dutton return 16 yards to the WCU21 (#34 M.Bradley)
10:13
1st & 10 at own 21
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush right for 2 yards gain to the WCU23 (#1 D.Hicks)
10:13
2nd & 8 at own 23
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at WCU20, for 5 yards to the WCU28 (#51 D.Clare; #0 A.Zock)
10:13
3rd & 3 at own 28
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WCU33 (#51 D.Clare), 1ST DOWN
10:13
1st & 10 at own 33
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 4 yards loss to the WCU29 (#10 J.Fox; #12 T.Bliss)
10:13
2nd & 14 at own 29
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #8 P.Richards-Baker thrown to MER45 QB hurried by #0 A.Zock
10:13
3rd & 14 at own 29
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete deep left to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at MER46, for 25 yards to the MER46, out of bounds at MER46, 1ST DOWN
10:13
1st & 10 at opp 46
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 11 yards gain to the MER35, out of bounds at MER35, 1ST DOWN
10:13
1st & 10 at opp 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush right for 2 yards gain to the MER33 (#94 M.Landsfeld; #14 M.Simmons)
10:13
2nd & 8 at opp 33
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 1 yard gain to the MER32, out of bounds at MER32
10:13
3rd & 7 at opp 32
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #2 B.Adams caught at MER24, for 7 yards to the MER25 (#51 D.Clare), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
5:25
1st & 10 at opp 25
Michael Rossin 25 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)Western Carolina 21, Mercer 15
Mercer Field goal, 10 plays
5:25
1st & 10 at own 35
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
5:25
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER27 (#5 H.McQueen Jr.)
5:25
2nd & 8 at own 27
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush left for 2 yards gain to the MER29 (#12 H.Sykes; #4 J.Thompson)
5:25
3rd & 6 at own 29
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #18 A.Dabbs caught at MER35, for 12 yards to the MER41 (#21 C.Dabney), 1ST DOWN
5:25
1st & 10 at own 41
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #9 B.Smith caught at MER38, for 5 yards to the MER46 (#12 H.Sykes)
5:25
2nd & 5 at own 46
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at WCU40, for 19 yards to the WCU35 (#3 S.Dukes), 1ST DOWN
5:25
1st & 10 at opp 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 26 yards gain to the WCU09 (#12 H.Sykes; #11 K.Partridge), 1ST DOWN
2:00
1st & goal at opp 9
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU07 (#14 V.Baptiste III; #3 S.Dukes)
2:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Timeout , clock 02:00
1:55
2nd & goal at opp 7
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short left to #22 C.Kermott thrown to WCU11 QB hurried by #4 J.Thompson
1:55
1st & 9 at own 9
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:55
1:55
3rd & goal at opp 7
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short middle to #9 B.Smith thrown to WCU00 broken up by #3 S.Dukes
1:43
4th & goal at opp 7
#93 R.Griffith field goal attempt from 24 yards GOOD (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton), clock 01:43Western Carolina 21, Mercer 18
1:47
3rd & goal at opp 7
Timeout Mercer, clock 01:47
Western Carolina Interception, 7 plays
1:38
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 60 yards to the WCU05 #4 D.Dutton return 18 yards to the WCU23 (#10 J.Fox)
1:38
1st & 10 at own 23
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 B.Adams rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU25 (#53 J.Gilbert)
1:38
2nd & 8 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #2 B.Adams caught at WCU30, for 11 yards to the WCU36 (#4 D.Watkins), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1:38
1st & 10 at own 36
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #16 J.Tyre caught at MER47, for 17 yards to the MER47 QB hurried by #15 K.McInnis, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
1:38
1st & 10 at opp 47
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short left to #2 B.Adams thrown to MER30
1:38
2nd & 10 at opp 47
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #7 M.Knight thrown to MER05 broken up by #7 C.O’neal
0:58
3rd & 10 at opp 47
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #9 J.Terzado caught at MER48, for 26 yards to the MER21, out of bounds at MER21 PENALTY WCU Ineligible Downfield on Pass 5 yards from MER47 to WCU48. NO PLAY
0:58
2nd & 10 at own 47
Timeout Mercer, clock 00:58
0:58
3rd & 15 at own 48
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MER46 (#17 K.Hutchinson)
0:04
4th & 9 at opp 46
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep right to #15 J.Boyd thrown to MER05 broken up by #8 K.Thomas PENALTY MER Offside 5 yards from MER46 to MER41. NO PLAY
0:04
4th & 4 at opp 41
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass intercepted by #17 K.Hutchinson at MER00, Touchback
0:04
4th & 9 at opp 46
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:04
3rd quarter8 drives, then Mercer 39, Western Carolina 27
Mercer Touchdown, 5 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MER30 (#45 S.Morris; #3 S.Dukes)
15:00
2nd & 5 at own 30
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER32 (#11 K.Partridge; #45 S.Morris)
15:00
3rd & 3 at own 32
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short middle to #7 K.Harris thrown to MER33 broken up by #3 S.Dukes QB hurried by #11 K.Partridge PENALTY WCU Roughing The Passer 15 yards from MER32 to MER47, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
15:00
1st & 10 at own 47
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete deep left to #18 A.Dabbs caught at WCU10, for 45 yards to the WCU08 (#12 H.Sykes), 1ST DOWN
15:00
1st & goal at opp 8
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #7 K.Harris caught at WCU05, for 3 yards to the WCU05, End Of Play
12:09
2nd & goal at opp 5
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush left for 5 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:09. #63 J.Freeman injured on the play #93 R.Griffith kick attempt good (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 25, Western Carolina 21
Western Carolina Punt, 6 plays
12:05
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 61 yards to the WCU04 #4 D.Dutton return 24 yards to the WCU28 (#10 J.Fox)
12:05
1st & 10 at own 28
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WCU29 (#10 J.Fox; #12 T.Bliss)
12:05
2nd & 9 at own 29
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #86 B.Blackmon caught at WCU31, for 8 yards to the WCU37, out of bounds at WCU37
12:05
3rd & 1 at own 37
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU39 (#10 J.Fox), 1ST DOWN
12:05
1st & 10 at own 39
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush left for 2 yards loss to the WCU37 (#1 D.Hicks)
12:05
2nd & 12 at own 37
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 9 yards to the WCU28 (#1 D.Hicks)
12:05
3rd & 21 at own 28
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #7 M.Knight caught at WCU27, for 12 yards to the WCU40 (#91 J.Swain)
8:39
4th & 9 at own 40
#95 S.Brantley punt 51 yards to the MER09 PENALTY MER Chop Block (#9 B.Smith) 5 yards from MER09 to MER04
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
8:39
1st & 10 at own 4
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 60 yards gain to the WCU36 (#12 H.Sykes), out of bounds PENALTY MER Holding 2 yards from MER04 to MER02. NO PLAY
8:39
1st & 12 at own 2
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER04 (#90 J.Wilson; #4 J.Thompson)
8:39
2nd & 10 at own 4
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short left to #2 A.McDaniel thrown to MER10
8:39
3rd & 10 at own 4
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep left to #2 A.McDaniel thrown to MER25
7:23
4th & 10 at own 4
#19 J.McConnell punt 45 yards to the MER49 fair catch by #16 J.Tyre at MER49
Western Carolina Fumble, 3 plays
7:23
1st & 10 at opp 49
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 J.Terzado rush right for 0 yards to the MER49 (#0 A.Zock)
7:23
2nd & 10 at opp 49
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #9 J.Terzado thrown to MER10
6:43
3rd & 10 at opp 49
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens sacked for loss of 6 yards to the WCU45 (#53 J.Gilbert), fumble by #5 T.Dickens recovered by MER #51 D.Clare at WCU45 #51 D.Clare return 10 yards to the WCU35 (#53 Z.Watson). The previous play is under automatic review - “”. CALL UPHELD
Mercer Touchdown, 4 plays
6:43
1st & 10 at opp 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short right to #80 T.Doughty thrown to WCU30
6:43
2nd & 10 at opp 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson rush middle for 8 yards gain to the WCU27 (#6 B.Simpson-Nealy)
6:43
3rd & 2 at opp 27
No Huddle-Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU24 (#93 A.Stone), 1ST DOWN
5:12
1st & 10 at opp 24
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete deep middle to #7 K.Harris caught at WCU03, for 24 yards to the WCU00 QB hurried by #21 C.Dabney TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:12, 1ST DOWN #93 R.Griffith kick attempt good (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 32, Western Carolina 21
Western Carolina Touchdown, 6 plays
5:12
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
5:12
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #7 M.Knight caught at WCU42, for 23 yards to the WCU48 (#17 K.Hutchinson; #7 C.O’neal), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
5:12
1st & 10 at own 48
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WCU50 (#10 J.Fox)
5:12
2nd & 8 at the 50
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #86 B.Blackmon caught at MER40, for 17 yards to the MER33 QB hurried by #0 A.Zock and #1 D.Hicks (#7 C.O’neal), 1ST DOWN
5:12
1st & 10 at opp 33
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER32 (#46 I.Prince; #10 J.Fox)
5:12
2nd & 9 at opp 32
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #15 J.Boyd thrown to MER10
2:56
3rd & 9 at opp 32
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #7 M.Knight caught at MER19, for 32 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:56, 1ST DOWN #5 T.Dickens pass attempt failedMercer 32, Western Carolina 27
2:56
3rd & 9 at own 32
Timeout Mercer, clock 02:56
Mercer Touchdown, 6 plays
2:56
1st & 10 at own 35
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
2:56
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush left for 3 yards loss to the MER22 (#1 C.Fisher)
2:56
2nd & 13 at own 22
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #2 A.McDaniel caught at MER38, for 23 yards to the MER45 (#21 C.Dabney), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Personal Foul (#21 C.Dabney) 15 yards from MER45 to WCU40, 1ST DOWN
2:56
1st & 10 at opp 40
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WCU39 (#5 H.McQueen Jr.)
2:56
2nd & 9 at opp 39
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep middle to #2 A.McDaniel thrown to WCU15 QB hurried by #1 C.Fisher and #10 J.Wallace
2:56
3rd & 9 at opp 39
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short middle to #7 K.Harris caught at WCU26, for 13 yards to the WCU26 (#3 S.Dukes), 1ST DOWN
0:24
1st & 10 at opp 26
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush left for 26 yards gain to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:24, 1ST DOWN #93 R.Griffith kick attempt good (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 39, Western Carolina 27
Western Carolina Touchdown, 3 plays
0:17
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00 #4 D.Dutton return 36 yards to the WCU36 (#13 J.Johnson), out of bounds
0:17
1st & 10 at own 36
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush right for 2 yards gain to the WCU38 (#7 C.O’neal)
Q4 15:00
2nd & 8 at own 38
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush right for 8 yards gain to the WCU46 (#51 D.Clare), 1ST DOWN
Q4 14:28
1st & 10 at own 46
Malik Knight 54 Yd pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout Kick)Mercer 39, Western Carolina 34
4th quarter8 drives, then Mercer 49, Western Carolina 47
Mercer Touchdown, 3 plays
14:23
1st & 10 at own 35
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 65 yards to the MER00 #9 B.Smith return 18 yards to the MER18 (#34 J.Collins; #33 L.Campbell)
14:23
1st & 10 at own 18
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER19 (#2 M.Nelson)
14:23
2nd & 9 at own 19
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete deep middle to #18 A.Dabbs thrown to WCU40
13:25
3rd & 9 at own 19
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete deep middle to #18 A.Dabbs caught at MER45, for 81 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:25, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY WCU Sideline Inteference declined #93 R.Griffith kick attempt good (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 46, Western Carolina 34
Western Carolina Punt, 3 plays
13:25
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
13:25
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #10 M.Rossin thrown to WCU35
13:25
2nd & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #86 B.Blackmon caught at WCU24, for 2 yards loss to the WCU23 (#51 D.Clare)
13:25
3rd & 12 at own 23
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #7 M.Knight thrown to WCU35 broken up by #7 C.O’neal
12:30
4th & 12 at own 23
#95 S.Brantley punt 59 yards to the MER18 #9 B.Smith return for loss of 4 yards to the MER14 (#25 N.Ashenafi)
Mercer Punt, 5 plays
12:30
1st & 10 at own 14
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER17 (#4 J.Thompson; #6 B.Simpson-Nealy)
12:30
2nd & 7 at own 17
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.McDaniel rush right for 8 yards gain to the MER25 (#3 S.Dukes; #12 H.Sykes), 1ST DOWN
12:30
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER29 (#6 B.Simpson-Nealy; #1 C.Fisher)
12:30
2nd & 6 at own 29
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER31 (#91 J.Banks)
12:30
3rd & 4 at own 31
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 1 yard gain to the MER32 (#6 B.Simpson-Nealy; #10 J.Wallace)
8:56
4th & 3 at own 32
#19 J.McConnell punt 41 yards to the WCU27 fair catch by #16 J.Tyre at WCU27
Western Carolina Touchdown, 8 plays
8:56
1st & 10 at own 27
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #20 C.Reid caught at WCU30, for 4 yards to the WCU31 (#12 T.Bliss)
8:56
2nd & 6 at own 31
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #14 J.Thomas caught at WCU36, for 6 yards to the WCU37 (#7 C.O’neal), 1ST DOWN
8:56
1st & 10 at own 37
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #9 J.Terzado caught at WCU41, for 5 yards to the WCU42 (#10 J.Fox)
8:56
2nd & 5 at own 42
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #7 M.Knight thrown to MER20
8:56
3rd & 5 at own 42
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #15 J.Boyd caught at MER46, for 11 yards to the MER47 QB hurried by #1 D.Hicks (#13 J.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
8:56
1st & 10 at opp 47
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #20 C.Reid caught at MER44, for 24 yards to the MER23 (#8 K.Thomas), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:56
1st & 10 at opp 23
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #10 M.Rossin caught at MER12, for 13 yards to the MER10 (#7 C.O’neal), 1ST DOWN
6:13
1st & goal at opp 10
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #15 J.Boyd caught at MER05, for 10 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:13, 1ST DOWN #84 M.Trout kick attempt good (H: #95 S.Brantley, LS: #62 E.Rhoades)Mercer 46, Western Carolina 41
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
6:13
1st & 10 at own 35
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
6:13
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 4 yards gain to the MER29 (#2 M.Nelson)
6:13
2nd & 6 at own 29
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 3 yards gain to the MER32 (#3 S.Dukes; #5 H.McQueen Jr.)
6:13
3rd & 3 at own 32
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short right to #18 A.Dabbs thrown to MER38 broken up by #12 H.Sykes
4:36
4th & 3 at own 32
#19 J.McConnell punt 55 yards to the WCU13 #16 J.Tyre return 5 yards to the WCU18 (#21 F.Scott)
Western Carolina Touchdown, 3 plays
4:36
1st & 10 at own 18
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete deep right to #4 D.Dutton caught at WCU45, for 39 yards to the MER43 (#8 K.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
4:36
1st & 10 at opp 43
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER42 (#91 J.Swain)
3:13
2nd & 9 at opp 42
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #16 J.Tyre caught at MER23, for 42 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:13, 1ST DOWN #5 T.Dickens pass attempt failedWestern Carolina 47, Mercer 46
Mercer Field goal, 6 plays
3:13
1st & 10 at own 35
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 59 yards to the MER06, out of bounds at MER06
3:13
1st & 10 at own 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short right to #2 A.McDaniel thrown to WCU49
3:13
2nd & 10 at own 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #22 C.Miller caught at MER34, for 49 yards to the WCU16 (#3 S.Dukes), 1ST DOWN
3:13
1st & 10 at opp 16
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU13 (#45 S.Morris)
2:00
2nd & 7 at opp 13
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #7 K.Harris caught at WCU11, for 13 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 01:51 PENALTY MER Pass Interference 15 yards from WCU13 to WCU28. NO PLAY
2:00
1st & 10 at own 16
Timeout , clock 02:00
2:00
2nd & 22 at opp 28
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #22 C.Miller caught at WCU30, for 10 yards to the WCU18 (#3 S.Dukes)
1:38
2nd & 22 at own 28
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:38
1:38
3rd & 12 at opp 18
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #22 C.Miller caught at WCU22, for 2 yards loss to the WCU20 (#0 K.Moore Jr.)
1:30
4th & 14 at opp 20
#93 R.Griffith field goal attempt from 37 yards GOOD (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton), clock 01:30Mercer 49, Western Carolina 47
1:35
3rd & 12 at own 18
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:35
Western Carolina Missed FG, 9 plays
1:30
1st & 10 at own 35
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
1:30
1st & 10 at own 25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at WCU30, for 14 yards to the WCU39 (#17 K.Hutchinson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1:10
1st & 10 at own 39
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #4 D.Dutton thrown to MER42. The previous play is under automatic review - “Incomplete pass”. CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #4 D.Dutton caught at MER42, for 19 yards to the MER42, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN)
1:10
2nd & 10 at own 39
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at WCU42, for 7 yards to the WCU46 (#51 D.Clare; #46 I.Prince)
1:10
3rd & 3 at own 46
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #16 J.Tyre caught at MER42, for 19 yards to the MER35 (#12 T.Bliss), 1ST DOWN
1:10
1st & 10 at opp 35
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete deep left to #7 M.Knight caught at MER15, for 20 yards to the MER15, out of bounds at MER15, 1ST DOWN
1:10
1st & 10 at opp 15
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the MER15 (#91 J.Swain)
1:10
2nd & 10 at opp 15
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 4 yards gain to the MER11, out of bounds at MER11
1:10
3rd & 6 at opp 11
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 4 yards loss to the MER15, End Of Play
0:03
4th & 10 at opp 15
#84 M.Trout field goal attempt from 33 yards NO GOOD (H: #95 S.Brantley, LS: #62 E.Rhoades), clock 00:00
0:03
3rd & 6 at opp 11
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:03
0:03
3rd & 6 at own 11
Timeout Mercer, clock 00:03
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