Presbyterian at Mercer

Saturday, September 5, 2026

Mercer beat Presbyterian 62–⁠3. It was their seventh meeting; Mercer leads the series 5–⁠2.

AwayPresbyterian4–⁠3 in 2026
3
HomeMercer6–⁠2 in 2026
62

Final at Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex, MaconTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,013

At kickoff
90°F, wind 11 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Macon Middle Ga Regional Airport, 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jake GrombachGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Presbyterian03003
Mercer202171462

Standouts

Player stats

Presbyterian

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Landon Sharpe17/2918400
Jayden Torres3/51400
Max Holtzclaw1/11800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Landon Sharpe1355013
Jayden Torres431018
Anton Smith4804
Brice Johnson1707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brice Johnson783030
Caleb Johnson241035
Tyree Pearson223018
Jalen Patrick321011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Shyne Johnson5000
Luke Armstrong5000
Chris Glover4110
Nick McGill4000
Ryan Largin4000

Mercer

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jaylen King12/1523640
J.P. Pickles3/53510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Devon Caldwell11152183
Zahmari Palode-Gary757021
J.P. Pickles552126
Jaylen King848216
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Brayden Smith5132151
Eric Rasheed238132
McCord Purdy236025
Travion Solomon231117
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Delano Marcelus7000
Jyarius Carter7000
Ronin Dangler7000
Ean Johnson-Kelley50.500
Aiden Holewski3110
Kehinde Akintunde3110
Aaryn Askew2110

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

Team stats

PresbyterianMercer
321Total yards600
216Passing yards271
105Rushing yards329
6.2Yards per pass13.6
2.7Yards per rush10.0
19First downs24
4–⁠16Third downs6–⁠9
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers0
2–⁠15Penalties7–⁠58
31:51Possession23:43
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

PresbyterianMercer
33%Success rate50%
−0.10EPA per play0.87
1.16Explosiveness2.03
−0.15Rushing EPA0.80
−0.03Passing EPA1.01
32%Passing-down success50%
4%Havoc by its defense16%

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 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Mercer −22.5, over/under 54.5.

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

Before kickoff, the win chances were Mercer 94%, Presbyterian 6%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Mercer end zonePresbyterian end zoneQ1 PresbyterianPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 PresbyterianPunt, 3 playsQ1 MercerTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 PresbyterianPunt, 5 playsQ1 MercerTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 PresbyterianTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ1 MercerPunt, 3 playsQ2 PresbyterianMissed FG, 8 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 PresbyterianPunt, 8 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 PresbyterianField goal, 9 playsQ2 MercerTouchdown, 4 playsQ2 MercerEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 MercerMissed FG, 12 playsQ3 PresbyterianMissed FG, 9 playsQ3 MercerTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 PresbyterianFumble, 3 playsQ4 MercerTouchdown, 3 playsQ4 PresbyterianPunt, 5 playsQ4 MercerTouchdown, 1 playQ4 PresbyterianEnd of game, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Mercer drives left to right, Presbyterian right to left.
  1. Q1 PresbyterianPunt, 3 plays, 25 yards
  2. Q1 MercerTouchdown, 5 plays, 50 yards
  3. Q1 PresbyterianPunt, 3 plays, 32 yards
  4. Q1 MercerTouchdown, 3 plays, 57 yards
  5. Q1 PresbyterianPunt, 5 plays, 61 yards
  6. Q1 MercerTouchdown, 5 plays, 86 yards
  7. Q1 PresbyterianTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 70 yards
  8. Q1 MercerPunt, 3 plays, 49 yards
  9. Q2 PresbyterianMissed FG, 8 plays, 35 yards
  10. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 10 plays, 80 yards
  11. Q2 PresbyterianPunt, 8 plays, −11 yards
  12. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 2 plays, 14 yards
  13. Q2 PresbyterianField goal, 9 plays, 10 yards
  14. Q2 MercerTouchdown, 4 plays, 56 yards
  15. Q2 MercerEnd of half, 2 plays, 37 yards
  16. Q3 MercerMissed FG, 12 plays, 1 yard
  17. Q3 PresbyterianMissed FG, 9 plays, 68 yards
  18. Q3 MercerTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
  19. Q3 PresbyterianFumble, 3 plays, −8 yards
  20. Q4 MercerTouchdown, 3 plays, 15 yards
  21. Q4 PresbyterianPunt, 5 plays, 58 yards
  22. Q4 MercerTouchdown, 1 play, 83 yards
  23. Q4 PresbyterianEnd of game, 12 plays, 43 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Mercer 20, Presbyterian 0
Presbyterian Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short left to #9 D.Abercrombie caught at PRE29, for 4 yards to the PRE29 (#8 C.Goggins), out of bounds
15:002nd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE31 (#54 K.Wellington; #4 C.Moore)
15:003rd & 4 at own 31No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to PRE34
14:014th & 4 at own 31#27 T.Hutton punt 33 yards to the MER36 #9 B.Smith return 14 yards to the PRE50 (#14 M.Gordon)
Mercer Touchdown, 5 plays
14:011st & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass incomplete deep middle to #0 E.Rasheed thrown to PRE01 broken up by #7 B.Carstarphen
14:012nd & 10 at the 50No Huddle-Shotgun #0 E.Rasheed rush right for 18 yards gain to the PRE32 (#8 S.Johnson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
14:011st & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PRE29 (#8 S.Johnson)
14:012nd & 7 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at PRE16, for 13 yards to the PRE16 (#24 T.Durant), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
12:001st & 10 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush right for 16 yards gain to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:00, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 7, Presbyterian 0
Presbyterian Punt, 3 plays
12:001st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
12:001st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep middle to #2 C.Johnson thrown to PRE45
12:002nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Smith rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE29 (#15 K.McInnis)
12:003rd & 6 at own 29No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE45, for 0 yards to the PRE29 PENALTY PRE Pass Interference (#2 C.Johnson) 10 yards from PRE29 to PRE19. NO PLAY
12:003rd & 16 at own 19No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE17, for 7 yards to the PRE26 (#24 N.Gay; #13 M.Polke), out of bounds
10:544th & 9 at own 26#27 T.Hutton punt 31 yards to the MER43 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER43
Mercer Touchdown, 3 plays
10:541st & 10 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush left for 0 yards to the MER43 (#36 C.Glover)
10:542nd & 10 at own 43No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short left to #7 Z.Palode-Gary caught at MER45, for 6 yards to the MER49 (#36 C.Glover; #15 D.Dorsey)
9:503rd & 4 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at PRE49, for 51 yards to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:50, 1ST DOWN #19 J.Pickles pass attempt failedMercer 13, Presbyterian 0
Presbyterian Punt, 5 plays
9:501st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
9:501st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE27 (#54 K.Wellington; #15 K.McInnis)
9:502nd & 8 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 12 yards gain to the PRE39 (#24 N.Gay), 1ST DOWN
9:501st & 10 at own 39No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush right for 1 yard gain to the PRE40 (#3 C.Favors; #10 E.Brantley Jr)
9:502nd & 9 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short middle to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE44, for 8 yards to the PRE48 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley; #19 A.Askew)
9:503rd & 1 at own 48No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep left to #14 A.Smith thrown to MER30 broken up by #5 J.Richardson
8:004th & 1 at own 48#27 T.Hutton punt 38 yards to the MER14 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER14
Mercer Touchdown, 5 plays
8:001st & 10 at own 14No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MER21 (#93 C.Freese)
8:002nd & 3 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 21 yards gain to the MER42 (#1 R.Pooler), 1ST DOWN
7:101st & 10 at own 42No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete deep middle to #9 B.Smith caught at PRE34, for 24 yards to the PRE34 (#21 R.Largin), 1ST DOWN
7:102nd & 3 at opp 21Timeout Presbyterian, clock 07:10
7:101st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #30 J.Bond rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE32 (#21 R.Largin; #5 A.Ruppe)
6:132nd & 8 at opp 32Eric Rasheed 32 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Simon Zeidan Kick)Mercer 20, Presbyterian 0
Presbyterian Turnover on downs, 12 plays
6:131st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
6:131st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short middle to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE25, for 5 yards to the PRE30 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley)
6:132nd & 5 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Burleson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the PRE36 (#14 E.McDowell; #0 J.Carter), 1ST DOWN
6:131st & 10 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush left for 1 yard gain to the PRE37 (#11 D.Marcelus) PENALTY MER Face Mask (#11 D.Marcelus) 15 yards from PRE37 to MER48, 1ST DOWN
6:131st & 10 at opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #9 D.Abercrombie caught at MER37, for 11 yards to the MER37, out of bounds at MER37, 1ST DOWN
6:131st & 10 at opp 37No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MER29 (#0 J.Carter; #14 E.McDowell)
6:132nd & 2 at opp 29No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #1 J.Patrick caught at MER22, for 7 yards to the MER22 (#5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
6:131st & 10 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Burleson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER20 (#3 C.Favors; #14 E.McDowell)
6:132nd & 8 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MER12 (#0 J.Carter), 1ST DOWN
6:131st & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #1 J.Patrick thrown to MER00
6:132nd & 10 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #2 C.Johnson caught at MER06, for 6 yards to the MER06 (#20 R.McNally)
6:133rd & 4 at opp 6PENALTY MER Offside (#99 K.Akintunde) 3 yards from MER06 to MER03. NO PLAY
6:133rd & 1 at opp 3No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 0 yards to the MER03 (#0 J.Carter; #10 E.Brantley Jr)
1:004th & 1 at opp 3No Huddle #20 J.Burleson rush middle for 2 yards loss to the MER05 (#16 M.Williams; #15 K.McInnis), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
Mercer Punt, 3 plays
1:001st & 10 at own 5No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER08 (#93 C.Freese; #3 J.Turner)
1:002nd & 7 at own 8No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER11 (#9 L.Cook; #0 N.Taylor)
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at own 11No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass incomplete deep middle to #9 B.Smith thrown to MER46
Q2 14:514th & 4 at own 11#96 S.Seymour punt 43 yards to the PRE46 fair catch by #18 B.Johnson at PRE46
2nd quarter6 drives, then Mercer 41, Presbyterian 3
Presbyterian Missed FG, 8 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush middle for 0 yards to the PRE46 (#35 J.Joseph; #4 C.Moore)
14:512nd & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush left for 13 yards gain to the MER41, out of bounds at MER41, 1ST DOWN
14:511st & 10 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #18 B.Johnson rush right for 7 yards gain to the MER34 (#48 R.Dangler; #1 B.Gunn), out of bounds
14:512nd & 3 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #5 D.Moate caught at MER31, for 10 yards to the MER24 (#14 E.McDowell), 1ST DOWN
14:511st & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short left to #9 D.Abercrombie caught at MER25, for 5 yards to the MER19 (#0 J.Carter; #24 N.Gay)
14:512nd & 5 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Moate rush middle for 0 yards to the MER19 (#0 J.Carter; #99 K.Akintunde)
14:513rd & 5 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 0 yards to the MER19 (#4 C.Moore; #0 J.Carter)
10:554th & 5 at opp 19#32 K.Bailey field goal attempt from 36 yards NO GOOD (H: #3 M.Holtzclaw, LS: #52 Z.Bennaim), clock 10:55
Mercer Touchdown, 10 plays
10:551st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #14 J.Kostmayer caught at MER20, for 10 yards to the MER30 (#4 D.Hall), 1ST DOWN
10:551st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short middle to #9 B.Smith caught at MER45, for 42 yards to the PRE28 (#8 S.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
10:551st & 10 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King sacked for loss of 8 yards to the PRE36 (#36 C.Glover)
10:552nd & 18 at opp 36No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 6 yards gain to the PRE30 (#8 S.Johnson; #5 A.Ruppe)
10:553rd & 12 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 13 yards gain to the PRE17 (#4 D.Hall; #7 B.Carstarphen), 1ST DOWN
10:551st & 10 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass incomplete short left to #4 M.Calixte thrown to PRE00
10:552nd & 10 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short left to #0 E.Rasheed caught at PRE11, for 6 yards to the PRE11, End Of Play
7:273rd & 4 at opp 11No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE09 (#10 N.McGill)
7:272nd & 10 at own 17Timeout Presbyterian, clock 07:27
7:274th & 2 at opp 9No Huddle #2 J.King rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PRE06 (#93 C.Freese), 1ST DOWN
6:071st & goal at opp 6No Huddle #2 J.King pass complete short middle to #18 S.Albee caught at PRE00, for 6 yards to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:07 #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 27, Presbyterian 0
Presbyterian Punt, 8 plays
6:071st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
6:071st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush right for 5 yards gain to the PRE30 (#13 M.Polke)
6:072nd & 5 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PRE33, End Of Play
6:073rd & 2 at own 33No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short middle to #1 J.Patrick thrown to PRE36 broken up by #5 J.Richardson
6:074th & 2 at own 33PENALTY MER Offside (#2 E.Lane) 5 yards from PRE33 to PRE38, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
6:071st & 10 at own 38No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 6 yards gain to the PRE44 (#3 C.Favors; #13 M.Polke)
6:072nd & 4 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete deep middle to #18 B.Johnson caught at MER35, for 22 yards to the MER34 (#5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
6:071st & 10 at opp 34No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Smith rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER33 (#11 D.Marcelus; #16 M.Williams)
6:072nd & 9 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MER41 (#99 K.Akintunde)
6:073rd & 17 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep middle to #1 J.Patrick thrown to MER17
2:394th & 17 at opp 41#27 T.Hutton punt 0 yards to the MER41 blocked by #4 C.Moore recovered by MER #19 A.Askew at PRE25 #19 A.Askew return 11 yards to the PRE14, End Of Play
Mercer Touchdown, 2 plays
2:391st & 10 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short left to #9 B.Smith caught at PRE12, for 2 yards to the PRE12, End Of Play
2:102nd & 8 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush middle for 12 yards gain to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:10, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 34, Presbyterian 0
Presbyterian Field goal, 9 plays
2:101st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
2:101st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE33, for 9 yards to the PRE34 (#13 M.Polke)
2:002nd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right thrown to PRE36 QB hurried by #99 K.Akintunde
2:001st & 10 at own 25Timeout Presbyterian, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 1 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short left to #14 A.Smith caught at PRE35, for 7 yards to the PRE41 fumbled by #14 A.Smith at PRE42 forced by #18 J.Ferguson recovered by PRE #1 J.Patrick at PRE41, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep right to #1 J.Patrick thrown to MER23
2:002nd & 10 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete deep middle to #2 C.Johnson caught at MER25, for 35 yards to the MER24, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
2:001st & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete deep right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to MER00 broken up by #18 J.Ferguson
2:002nd & 10 at opp 24No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short middle to #1 J.Patrick caught at MER21, for 3 yards to the MER21 (#5 J.Richardson)
2:003rd & 7 at opp 21No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to MER13 broken up by #8 C.Goggins
0:434th & 7 at opp 21#32 K.Bailey field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #3 M.Holtzclaw, LS: #52 Z.Bennaim), clock 00:43Mercer 34, Presbyterian 3
Mercer Touchdown, 4 plays
0:341st & 10 at own 35#32 K.Bailey kickoff 55 yards to the MER10 #0 E.Rasheed return 34 yards to the MER44 (#47 L.Armstrong; #2 J.Patton)
0:341st & 10 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short middle to #23 M.Purdy caught at PRE37, for 25 yards to the PRE31 (#21 R.Largin), 1ST DOWN
0:341st & 10 at opp 31No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short left to #23 M.Purdy caught at PRE21, for 11 yards to the PRE20 (#10 N.McGill), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
0:341st & 10 at opp 20No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King rush right for 6 yards gain to the PRE14, out of bounds at PRE14
0:012nd & 4 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #1 T.Solomon caught at PRE00, for 14 yards to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:01, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - “Incomplete pass”. CALL UPHELD #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 41, Presbyterian 3
0:071st & 10 at opp 20Timeout Mercer, clock 00:07
0:071st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 58 yards to the PRE07 #2 C.Johnson return 21 yards to the PRE28 (#30 J.Bond), out of bounds
3rd quarter5 drives, then Mercer 48, Presbyterian 3
Mercer Missed FG, 12 plays
11:451st & 10 at own 35(12:00) #32 K.Bailey kickoff 55 yards to the MER10 #7 Z.Palode-Gary return 13 yards to the MER23 (#3 J.Turner) PENALTY MER Holding 10 yards from MER23 to MER13
11:451st & 10 at own 13No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 17 yards gain to the MER30 (#10 N.McGill; #7 B.Carstarphen), 1ST DOWN
11:451st & 10 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #1 T.Solomon caught at MER35, for 17 yards to the MER47 (#7 B.Carstarphen), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
11:451st & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE49 (#47 L.Armstrong; #24 T.Durant)
11:452nd & 6 at opp 49No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE45 (#47 L.Armstrong)
11:453rd & 2 at opp 45No Huddle #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE41 (#97 G.Danner), 1ST DOWN
11:451st & 10 at opp 41No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE39 (#9 L.Cook; #97 G.Danner)
11:452nd & 8 at opp 39No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE35 (#5 A.Ruppe)
8:393rd & 4 at opp 35(08:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 13 yards gain to the PRE22 (#8 S.Johnson; #10 N.McGill), 1ST DOWN
8:391st & 10 at opp 22No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PRE19 (#24 T.Durant)
8:392nd & 7 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete short right to #1 T.Solomon thrown to PRE11
8:393rd & 7 at opp 19No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 5 yards gain to the PRE14 (#47 L.Armstrong; #36 C.Glover)
6:354th & 2 at opp 14#37 S.Zeidan field goal attempt from 32 yards NO GOOD (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton), clock 06:35
Presbyterian Missed FG, 9 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE24 (#48 R.Dangler)
6:354th & 2 at opp 14Timeout Mercer, clock 06:35
Presbyterian Missed FG, 9 plays
6:352nd & 6 at own 24No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #1 J.Patrick caught at PRE27, for 11 yards to the PRE35 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley), 1ST DOWN
6:351st & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to PRE45 broken up by #55 E.Johnson-Kelley
6:352nd & 10 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short middle to #18 B.Johnson caught at PRE47, for 30 yards to the MER35 (#5 J.Richardson), 1ST DOWN
6:351st & 10 at opp 35No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER32 (#11 D.Marcelus; #48 R.Dangler) PENALTY MER Horse Collar Tackle (#11 D.Marcelus) 15 yards from MER32 to MER17, 1ST DOWN
6:351st & 10 at opp 17No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Burleson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER16 (#48 R.Dangler; #99 K.Akintunde)
6:352nd & 9 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass complete short right to #80 R.Guillory caught at MER11, for 4 yards to the MER12 (#13 M.Polke; #25 E.McDowell)
6:353rd & 5 at opp 12No Huddle-Shotgun #0 L.Sharpe pass incomplete short right to #2 C.Johnson thrown to MER00
3:344th & 5 at opp 12#32 K.Bailey field goal attempt from 30 yards NO GOOD (H: #3 M.Holtzclaw, LS: #52 Z.Bennaim), clock 03:34
Mercer Touchdown, 6 plays
3:341st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER21 (#4 D.Hall; #18 H.Wilkinson)
3:342nd & 9 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush right for 33 yards gain to the PRE46 (#13 C.Makovsky), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
3:341st & 10 at opp 46No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush left for 14 yards gain to the PRE32 (#13 C.Makovsky), 1ST DOWN
3:341st & 10 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE28 (#18 H.Wilkinson; #21 R.Largin)
3:342nd & 6 at opp 28No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE26 (#47 L.Armstrong)
0:543rd & 4 at opp 26No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 26 yards gain to the PRE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:54, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #19 J.Pickles, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)Mercer 48, Presbyterian 3
Presbyterian Fumble, 3 plays
0:491st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00 #0 N.Taylor return 23 yards to the PRE23 (#48 R.Dangler; #24 N.Gay)
0:491st & 10 at own 23No Huddle-Shotgun #20 J.Burleson rush left for 1 yard loss to the PRE22 (#33 A.Butts Jr.; #55 E.Johnson-Kelley)
0:492nd & 11 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Holtzclaw sacked for loss of 5 yards to the PRE17 (#19 A.Askew)
Q4 11:483rd & 16 at own 17No Huddle-Shotgun Presbyterian rush middle for 2 yards loss to the PRE15 fumbled by Presbyterian at PRE15 recovered by MER #16 M.Williams at PRE15, End Of Play
4th quarter4 drives, then Mercer 62, Presbyterian 3
Mercer Touchdown, 3 plays
11:481st & 10 at opp 15No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete short left to #8 C.Goggins thrown to PRE00
11:482nd & 10 at opp 15No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush right for 3 yards gain to the PRE12 (#88 T.Chandler)
11:093rd & 7 at opp 12Kel Calixte 12 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)Mercer 55, Presbyterian 3
11:48PENALTY MER Delay Of Game (#19 J.Pickles) 5 yards from PRE03 to PRE08. NO PLAY
Presbyterian Punt, 5 plays
11:091st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
11:091st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #24 T.Pearson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE27 (#26 J.Jordan; #11 D.Marcelus)
11:092nd & 8 at own 27PENALTY PRE False Start (#74 K.Ferschke) 5 yards from PRE27 to PRE22. NO PLAY
11:092nd & 13 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Holtzclaw pass complete short left to #24 T.Pearson caught at PRE23, for 18 yards to the PRE40, out of bounds at PRE40, 1ST DOWN
11:091st & 10 at own 40No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Holtzclaw sacked for loss of 5 yards to the PRE35 (#90 A.Holewski)
11:092nd & 15 at own 35No Huddle-Shotgun #24 T.Pearson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the PRE36 (#90 A.Holewski; #11 D.Marcelus)
11:093rd & 14 at own 36No Huddle-Shotgun #3 M.Holtzclaw sacked for loss of 0 yards to the PRE36 (#26 J.Jordan, #34 M.Bradley) PENALTY MER Offside (#98 L.Wilkenson) 5 yards from PRE36 to PRE41. NO PLAY
11:093rd & 9 at own 41No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass complete short left to #24 T.Pearson caught at PRE45, for 5 yards to the PRE46, out of bounds at PRE46
7:544th & 4 at own 46#27 T.Hutton punt 37 yards to the MER17 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER17
Mercer Touchdown, 1 play
7:381st & 10 at own 17Devon Caldwell 83 Yd Run (Sully Croker Kick)Mercer 62, Presbyterian 3
Presbyterian End of game, 12 plays
7:381st & 10 at own 35#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the PRE00, Touchback
7:381st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Smith rush left for 1 yard gain to the PRE26, out of bounds at PRE26
7:382nd & 9 at own 26No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres rush middle for 4 yards gain to the PRE30 (#48 R.Dangler)
7:383rd & 5 at own 30No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres rush middle for 7 yards gain to the PRE37 (#48 R.Dangler; #9 J.Walker), 1ST DOWN
7:381st & 10 at own 37No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass complete short left to #21 T.O’Banner caught at PRE31, for 7 yards to the PRE44 (#22 C.Kermott)
7:382nd & 3 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun #21 T.O’Banner rush left for 1 yard gain to the PRE45 (#55 E.Johnson-Kelley; #33 A.Butts Jr.)
7:383rd & 2 at own 45No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres rush middle for 2 yards gain to the PRE47 (#90 A.Holewski; #11 D.Marcelus), 1ST DOWN
7:381st & 10 at own 47No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Smith rush right for 2 yards gain to the PRE49 (#2 E.Lane)
7:382nd & 8 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass incomplete deep right to #80 R.Guillory thrown to MER18
7:383rd & 8 at own 49No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres rush middle for 18 yards gain to the MER33 (#2 E.Lane; #26 J.Jordan), 1ST DOWN
7:381st & 10 at opp 33No Huddle-Shotgun #21 T.O’Banner rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER32 (#11 D.Marcelus; #26 J.Jordan)
7:382nd & 9 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass complete short right to #18 B.Johnson caught at MER30, for 2 yards to the MER30, End Of Play
2:003rd & 7 at opp 30No Huddle-Shotgun #10 J.Torres pass incomplete short left to #18 B.Johnson thrown to MER28
2:002nd & 9 at opp 32Timeout Presbyterian, clock 02:00

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Mercer leads 5–⁠2 in seven meetings.

Recent meetings
2026Mercer 62, Presbyterian 3
2025Presbyterian 15, Mercer 10
2024Mercer 63, Presbyterian 10
2019Mercer 45, Presbyterian 7
1936Mercer 19, Presbyterian 7
1935Mercer 14, Presbyterian 7

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