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Duquesne at Mercyhurst

Saturday, October 18, 2025

Duquesne beat Mercyhurst 37–⁠0. It was their second meeting; Duquesne leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayDuquesne7–⁠5 in 2025
37
HomeMercyhurst5–⁠7 in 2025
0

Final at Saxon Stadium, ErieAttendance 2,213

At kickoff
74°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Erie International Airport, 10 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Official
Travis BartaGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Duquesne141301037
Mercyhurst00000

Standouts

Player stats

Duquesne

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tyler Riddell6/137911
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Johness Davis16158159
Shawn Solomon Jr.977019
Dazhaun Hopkins1041116
Taj Butts740010
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joey Isabella355131
Noah Canty222013
Khiryn Boyd1202

Mercyhurst

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Adam Urena10/298300
Alex Gevaudan4/62300
Brian Trobel0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Brian Trobel123809
Ayron Rodriguez1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rylan Davison648016
Evan Van Dyke320010
Taylor Wright-Rawls114014
Joe Kerbacher21109
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Patrick Carter0001

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

Team stats

DuquesneMercyhurst
439Total yards118
79Passing yards106
360Rushing yards12
6.1Yards per pass2.9
7.5Yards per rush0.6
24First downs11
4–⁠9Third downs5–⁠15
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠3
1Turnovers1
5–⁠40Penalties4–⁠40
36:30Possession23:30

Efficiency

DuquesneMercyhurst
56%Success rate28%
0.43EPA per play−0.32
1.13Explosiveness1.06
0.47Rushing EPA−0.03
0.26Passing EPA−0.42
42%Passing-down success17%

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)

Duquesne 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Duquesne −3, over/under 51.5.

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

Every drive

Mercyhurst end zoneDuquesne end zoneQ1 DuquesneTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 DuquesneField goal, 13 playsQ1 MercyhurstPunt, 3 playsQ1 DuquesneTouchdown, 1 playQ1 MercyhurstPunt, 3 playsQ2 MercyhurstPunt, 3 playsQ2 DuquesneInterception, 4 playsQ2 MercyhurstTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 MercyhurstMissed FG, 18 playsQ3 DuquesneField goal, 12 playsQ4 MercyhurstPunt, 3 playsQ4 DuquesnePunt, 6 playsQ4 MercyhurstTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 DuquesneTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 MercyhurstPunt, 3 playsQ4 DuquesneEnd of game, 6 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Mercyhurst drives left to right, Duquesne 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 DuquesneTouchdown, 10 plays, 72 yards
  2. Q1 DuquesneField goal, 13 plays, 68 yards
  3. Q1 MercyhurstPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  4. Q1 DuquesneTouchdown, 1 play, 56 yards
  5. Q1 MercyhurstPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  6. Q2 MercyhurstPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  7. Q2 DuquesneInterception, 4 plays, −8 yards
  8. Q2 MercyhurstTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 5 yards
  9. Q3 MercyhurstMissed FG, 18 plays, 56 yards
  10. Q3 DuquesneField goal, 12 plays, 67 yards
  11. Q4 MercyhurstPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
  12. Q4 DuquesnePunt, 6 plays, 31 yards
  13. Q4 MercyhurstTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 31 yards
  14. Q4 DuquesneTouchdown, 5 plays, 51 yards
  15. Q4 MercyhurstPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  16. Q4 DuquesneEnd of game, 6 plays, 14 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Duquesne 14, Mercyhurst 0
Duquesne Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Mark Harrington Jr. kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ness Davis run for 7 yds to the DUQ 32
15:002nd & 3 at own 32Ness Davis run for 7 yds to the DUQ 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 39Ness Davis run for 3 yds to the DUQ 42
15:002nd & 7 at own 42Ness Davis run for 6 yds to the DUQ 48
15:003rd & 1 at own 48Ness Davis run for 5 yds to the MERC 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Taj Butts run for 10 yds to the MERC 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 37Taj Butts run for 5 yds to the MERC 32
15:002nd & 5 at opp 32Taj Butts run for 7 yds to the MERC 25 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 25Taj Butts run for 5 yds to the MERC 20
Duquesne Field goal, 13 plays
15:002nd & 7 at opp 36Tyler Riddell pass complete to Joey Isabella for 4 yds to the MERC 32
Duquesne Touchdown, 10 plays
8:582nd & 5 at opp 20Tyler Riddell pass complete to Joey Isabella for 20 yds for a TD (Matt Clark KICK)Duquesne 7, Mercyhurst 0
Mercyhurst Punt, 3 plays
8:511st & 10 at own 35Matt Clark kickoff for 60 yds , Jason Woods return for 19 yds to the MERC 24
8:511st & 10 at own 24Brian Trobel run for no gain to the MERC 24
8:512nd & 10 at own 24Mercyhurst Penalty, false start (Joey Balgo) to the MERC 19
8:512nd & 15 at own 19Adam Urena pass incomplete to Ashton Wilson
8:513rd & 15 at own 19Adam Urena pass incomplete to Braydon Black
7:514th & 15 at own 19Garrett McGuire punt for 40 yds
Duquesne Touchdown, 1 play
7:401st & 10 at own 41Ness Davis run for 59 yds for a TD (Matt Clark KICK)Duquesne 14, Mercyhurst 0
5:304th & 4 at own 41Garrett McGuire punt for 39 yds , Joey Isabella returns for 3 yds to the DUQ 23
Duquesne Field goal, 13 plays
5:301st & 10 at own 23Taj Butts run for 8 yds to the DUQ 31
5:302nd & 2 at own 31Taj Butts run for 3 yds to the DUQ 34 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 34Taj Butts run for 2 yds to the DUQ 36
5:302nd & 8 at own 36Tyler Riddell pass complete to Noah Canty for 9 yds to the DUQ 45 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 45Ness Davis run for 6 yds to the MERC 49
5:302nd & 4 at opp 49Ness Davis run for 10 yds to the MERC 39 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 39Ness Davis run for 3 yds to the MERC 36
Mercyhurst Punt, 3 plays
0:401st & 10 at own 35Matt Clark kickoff for 51 yds
0:401st & 10 at own 35Adam Urena pass complete to Evan Van Dyke for 2 yds to the MERC 37
0:402nd & 8 at own 37Brian Trobel run for a loss of 6 yards to the MERC 31
0:403rd & 14 at own 31Adam Urena pass complete to Evan Van Dyke for 10 yds to the MERC 41
2nd quarter5 drives, then Duquesne 27, Mercyhurst 0
Duquesne Field goal, 13 plays
15:003rd & 3 at opp 32Shawn Solomon Jr. run for 19 yds to the MERC 13 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 13Shawn Solomon Jr. run for 2 yds to the MERC 11
15:002nd & 8 at opp 11Ness Davis run for 2 yds to the MERC 9
15:003rd & 6 at opp 9Tyler Riddell pass incomplete to Joey Isabella
12:424th & 6 at opp 9M. Clark 21 yd FG GOODDuquesne 17, Mercyhurst 0
Mercyhurst Punt, 3 plays
12:421st & 10 at own 35Matt Clark kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:421st & 10 at own 25Jameir Gamble run for a loss of 4 yards to the MERC 21
12:422nd & 14 at own 21Adam Urena pass incomplete to Colin Melendez, broken up by Kevin Kurzinger
12:423rd & 14 at own 21Adam Urena pass incomplete
Duquesne Interception, 4 plays
12:422nd & 2 at own 42Ness Davis run for 3 yds to the DUQ 45 for a 1ST down
12:421st & 10 at own 45Tyler Riddell pass incomplete to Jermaine Johnson
10:162nd & 10 at own 45Patrick Carter return for no gain to the DUQ 35
Mercyhurst Turnover on downs, 4 plays
10:162nd & 15 at opp 40Adam Urena pass incomplete to Rylan Davison, broken up by Ish Findlayter
10:163rd & 15 at opp 40Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 3 yds to the DUQ 37
8:454th & 12 at opp 37Adam Urena pass incomplete to Evan Van Dyke, broken up by Henry Pickens
0:004th & 14 at own 21Garrett McGuire punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the DUQ 34 , Joey Isabella returns for 4 yds to the DUQ 34
Duquesne Interception, 4 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 34Tyler Riddell run for 8 yds to the DUQ 42
3rd quarter2 drives, then Duquesne 27, Mercyhurst 0
Mercyhurst Missed FG, 18 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matt Clark kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Adam Urena pass incomplete to Braydon Black, broken up by DJ Cerisier
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Brian Trobel run for 9 yds to the MERC 34
15:003rd & 1 at own 34Brian Trobel run for 4 yds to the MERC 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 8 yds to the MERC 46
15:002nd & 2 at own 46Brian Trobel run for 7 yds to the DUQ 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 47Adam Urena pass incomplete to Evan Van Dyke
15:002nd & 10 at opp 47Brian Trobel run for 1 yd to the DUQ 46
15:003rd & 9 at opp 46Adam Urena pass complete to Rylan Davison for 16 yds to the DUQ 30 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 30Adam Urena pass incomplete to Braydon Black
15:002nd & 10 at opp 30Brian Trobel run for 9 yds to the DUQ 21
15:003rd & 1 at opp 21Adam Urena pass complete to Ashton Wilson for 10 yds to the DUQ 11 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 11Brian Trobel run for 7 yds to the DUQ 4
15:002nd & 3 at opp 4Brian Trobel run for 3 yds to the DUQ 1 for a 1ST down
15:001st & goal at opp 16Brian Trobel pass incomplete to Rylan Davison
15:002nd & goal at opp 16Adam Urena sacked by Kevin Kurzinger for a loss of 3 yards to the DUQ 19
6:523rd & goal at opp 19Adam Urena pass incomplete to Evan Van Dyke
6:521st & goal at opp 1Adam Urena pass incomplete to Alejandro Vazquez Mercyhurst Penalty, illegal block (Eugene Avei) to the DUQ 16
6:484th & goal at opp 19Max Young 36 yd FG MISSED
Duquesne Field goal, 12 plays
6:481st & 10 at own 20Duquesne Penalty, false start (Kahini Austin) to the DUQ 15
6:481st & 15 at own 15Duquesne Penalty, false start (Kahini Austin) to the DUQ 10
6:481st & 20 at own 10Ness Davis run for 7 yds to the DUQ 17
6:482nd & 13 at own 17Ness Davis run for 22 yds to the DUQ 39 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at own 39Ness Davis run for 4 yds to the DUQ 43
6:482nd & 6 at own 43Tyler Riddell pass complete to Khiryn Boyd for 2 yds to the DUQ 45
6:483rd & 4 at own 45Shawn Solomon Jr. run for 15 yds to the MERC 40 for a 1ST down
6:481st & 10 at opp 40Shawn Solomon Jr. run for no gain to the MERC 40
6:482nd & 10 at opp 40Tyler Riddell run for 23 yds to the MERC 17 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 10 at opp 17Tyler Riddell pass complete to Noah Canty for 14 yds to the MERC 17 for a 1ST down
1:411st & 20 at opp 27Tyler Riddell pass incomplete to Noah Canty
1:412nd & 20 at opp 27Ness Davis run for 8 yds to the MERC 19
0:013rd & 12 at opp 19Ness Davis run for 6 yds to the MERC 13
Q4 15:004th & 6 at opp 13M. Clark 31 yd FG GOOD
4th quarter6 drives, then Duquesne 37, Mercyhurst 0
Mercyhurst Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Matt Clark kickoff for 58 yds
14:521st & 10 at own 25Adam Urena pass incomplete to Evan Van Dyke
14:522nd & 10 at own 25Adam Urena pass incomplete to Dylan Evans
14:523rd & 10 at own 25Mercyhurst Penalty, personal foul (Carter Lance) to the MERC 25
14:523rd & 10 at own 25Adam Urena pass incomplete to Dylan Evans
14:524th & 10 at own 25Mercyhurst Penalty, false start (Camariyon Bridges) to the MERC 20
14:344th & 15 at own 20Garrett McGuire punt for 52 yds
Duquesne Punt, 6 plays
14:341st & 10 at own 28Tyler Riddell pass complete to Noah Canty for 13 yds to the DUQ 41 for a 1ST down
14:341st & 10 at own 41Shawn Solomon Jr. run for 6 yds to the DUQ 47
14:342nd & 4 at own 47Shawn Solomon Jr. run for 6 yds to the MERC 47 for a 1ST down
14:341st & 10 at opp 47Ryan Petras run for 7 yds to the MERC 40
14:342nd & 3 at opp 40Dazhaun Hopkins run for a loss of 1 yard to the MERC 41
14:343rd & 4 at opp 41Tyler Riddell pass incomplete to Joey Isabella
10:284th & 4 at opp 41Michael Berarducci punt for 41 yds
Mercyhurst Turnover on downs, 8 plays
10:281st & 10 at own 20Adam Urena pass incomplete to Shakile Ferguson Duquesne Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Donovan Stanley) to the MERC 35
10:281st & 10 at own 35Adam Urena sacked by Kevin Kurzinger and Adrian Ramirez for a loss of 7 yards to the MERC 28
10:282nd & 17 at own 28Alex Gevaudan pass complete to Taylor Wright-Rawls for 14 yds to the MERC 42
10:283rd & 3 at own 42Alex Gevaudan pass complete to Joe Kerbacher for 9 yds to the DUQ 49 for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at opp 49Alex Gevaudan pass complete to Joe Kerbacher for 2 yds to the DUQ 47
10:282nd & 8 at opp 47Alex Gevaudan pass complete to Rylan Davison for a loss of 2 yards to the DUQ 49
10:283rd & 10 at opp 49Adam Urena pass incomplete to Taylor Wright-Rawls, broken up by Jaelen Carson
6:504th & 10 at opp 49Adam Urena pass complete to Ayron Rodriguez for 3 yds to the DUQ 46
Duquesne Touchdown, 5 plays
6:501st & 10 at own 46Dazhaun Hopkins run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
6:502nd & 6 at the 50Dazhaun Hopkins run for 7 yds to the MERC 43 for a 1ST down
6:501st & 10 at opp 43Dazhaun Hopkins run for no gain to the MERC 43
6:502nd & 10 at opp 43Dazhaun Hopkins run for 12 yds to the MERC 31 Mercyhurst Penalty, personal foul (Amir Lemmons) to the MERC 16
4:001st & 10 at opp 16Dazhaun Hopkins run for 16 yds for a TD (Matt Clark KICK)
Mercyhurst Punt, 3 plays
3:521st & 10 at own 35Matt Marcinko kickoff for 50 yds , Jonathan Askew return for 22 yds to the MERC 37
3:521st & 10 at own 37Jameir Gamble run for 1 yd to the MERC 38
3:522nd & 9 at own 38Alex Gevaudan pass incomplete to Shakile Ferguson, broken up by Quan Rhodes-McKee
3:523rd & 9 at own 38Alex Gevaudan pass incomplete to Shakile Ferguson, broken up by Jaelen Carson
2:584th & 9 at own 38Garrett McGuire punt for 42 yds , Lamere Byrd returns for no gain to the DUQ 20
Duquesne End of game, 6 plays
2:581st & 10 at own 20Dazhaun Hopkins run for a loss of 2 yards to the DUQ 18
2:582nd & 12 at own 18Dazhaun Hopkins run for 3 yds to the DUQ 21
2:003rd & 9 at own 21Logan Kushner run for 11 yds to the DUQ 32 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 32Dazhaun Hopkins run for no gain to the DUQ 32
2:002nd & 10 at own 32Dazhaun Hopkins run for 2 yds to the DUQ 34
2:003rd & 8 at own 34Lamere Byrd run for a loss of 5 yards to the DUQ 34

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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Duquesne leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

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2025Duquesne 37, Mercyhurst 0
2024Duquesne 31, Mercyhurst 24

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