Football vs Mercer on 10/19/2024 - Box Score - Samford University Athletics

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Mercer (6-1 , 3-1) -VS- Samford (3-3 , 2-1)

Team Score By Quarter
Team	1 1st	2 2nd	3 3rd	4 4th	F Total
MERMercer	7	0	21	7	35
Winner SAMSamford	28	14	0	13	55

MER:: Smith,DJ (263),; Newbauer,Whitt (39),; Parsons,Kelin (106)

SAM:: Crittendon,Quincy (378),; Witherspoon,Damonta (47),; Cousin,Iaan (79)

Date:: 10/19/2024
Site:: Homewood, Ala., Alabama
Stadium:: Pete Hanna Stadium
Attendance:: 4216
Kickoff Time:: 02:02 PM
End of Game:: 05:21 PM
Duration:: 03:19
Temperature:: 73
Weather:: Sunny
VIEW: Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time	Qtr	Time	Scoring Play	MER	SAM
1st - 12:15	1st	12:15	SAM - Rias,DJ 15 yd pass from Crittendon,Quincy (Beaverstock,Wilson kick) 5 plays, 30 yards, TOP 01:22	0	7
1st - 11:32	1st	11:32	SAM - Rias,DJ 15 yd pass from Crittendon,Quincy (Beaverstock,Wilson kick) 1 plays, 15 yards, TOP 00:08	0	14
1st - 10:59	1st	10:59	SAM - Mason,E. Jai 24 yd pass from Crittendon,Quincy (Beaverstock,Wilson kick) 3 plays, 26 yards, TOP 00:28	0	21
1st - 08:25	1st	08:25	SAM - Cousin,Iaan 77 yd pass from Crittendon,Quincy (Beaverstock,Wilson kick) 1 plays, 77 yards, TOP 00:10	0	28
1st - 00:18	1st	00:18	MER - Smith,DJ 1 yd run (Griffith,Reice kick), 8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 04:20	7	28
2nd - 04:22	2nd	04:22	SAM - Witherspoon,Damonta 2 yd run (Beaverstock,Wilson kick), 15 plays, 73 yards, TOP 05:53	7	35
2nd - 00:22	2nd	00:22	SAM - Witherspoon,Damonta 4 yd run (Beaverstock,Wilson kick), 6 plays, 89 yards, TOP 01:45	7	42
3rd - 11:38	3rd	11:38	MER - McGee,Dwayne 1 yd run (Griffith,Reice kick), 5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:52	14	42
3rd - 05:38	3rd	05:38	MER - McGee,Dwayne 2 yd run (Griffith,Reice kick), 1 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:04	21	42
3rd - 02:25	3rd	02:25	MER - Albee,Sam 5 yd pass from Smith,DJ (Griffith,Reice kick) 4 plays, 67 yards, TOP 01:31	28	42
4th - 11:43	4th	11:43	SAM - Morris,Gavin 55 yd fumble recovery ( )	28	48
4th - 06:33	4th	06:33	SAM - Martin,Noah 26 yd interception (Beaverstock,Wilson kick)	28	55
4th - 01:42	4th	01:42	MER - Smith,Brayden 5 yd pass from Newbauer,Whitt (Griffith,Reice kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:51	35	55
				35	55

Referee: Page,Jeff	Line Judge: Purvis,Paul	Side Judge: Arnold,Alford
Umpire: Yunker,Cam	Back Judge: Doolittle,Todd	Score Keeper:
Linesman: Kennedy,Doug	Field Judge: Allen,Clyde

Team Statistics
Statistic	MER	SAM
First Downs
Total	17	19
Rushing	4	4
Passing	12	15
Penalty	1	0
Rushing
Total (Net)	39	68
Attempts	34	33
Avg. Per Rush	1.1	2.1
Rushing TDs	3	2
Yds. Gained	101	101
Yds. Lost	62	33
Passing
Total (Net)	352	378
Comp.-Att.-Int.	24-39-2	23-37-3
Avg. / Att.	9.0	10.2
Avg. / Comp.	14.7	16.4
TDs	2	4
Total Offense
Yards	391	446
Plays	73	70
Avg. / Play	5.4	6.4
Fumbles - Lost	4-3	0-0
Penalties - Yds.	5-50	3-24
Punting
Punts - Yds.	7-281	7-233
Avg. / Punt	40.1	33.3
Inside 20	2	1
50+ Yds.	1	0
Touchbacks	1	0
Fair Catch	3	2
Kickoffs
Total - Yds.	6-324	9-558
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff	54.0	62.0
Touchbacks	0	2
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs	2--2-0	2-24-0
Punt: Avg. / Return	-1.0	12.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs	5-98-0	1-21-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return	19.6	21.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs	3-104-0	2-30-1
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs	0-0-0	1-55-1
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards	0	0
Poss. Time	31:13	28:47
3rd. Down Conv.	7 of 16	2 of 13
4th. Down Conversions	1 of 1	2 of 2
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances	5-5	4-5
Sacks: Total - Yds.	3-18	6-53
PAT: Total - Made	5-5	7-8
2PT Conversion: Total - Made	0-0	0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made	0-1	0-0

Offensive

MER - Passing
Player	Cmp	Att.	Yds.	TD	INT	Long	Sack
Smith,DJ	17	28	263	1	1	38	5
Newbauer,Whitt	7	11	89	1	1	38	1
Totals	24	39	352	2	2	38	6

SAM - Passing
Player	Cmp	Att.	Yds.	TD	Int.	Long	Sack
Crittendon,Quincy	23	37	378	4	3	77	3
Totals	23	37	378	4	3	77	3

MER - Rushing
Player	Att.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg.	Avg.
Newbauer,Whitt	7	52	13	39	0	28	5.6
McGee,Dwayne	11	23	8	15	2	5	1.4
Bell,Micah	1	6	0	6	0	6	6.0
Miller,CJ	2	5	0	5	0	3	2.5
Smith,Brayden	1	2	0	2	0	2	2.0
TEAM	1	0	1	-1	0	0	-1.0
Smith,DJ	11	13	40	-27	1	4	-2.5
Totals	34	101	62	39	3	28	1.1

SAM - Rushing
Player	Att.	Gain	Loss	Net	TD	Lg.	Avg.
Witherspoon,Damonta	19	51	4	47	2	9	2.5
Crittendon,Quincy	10	47	23	24	0	38	2.4
Kelly,Micah	3	3	1	2	0	3	0.7
TEAM	1	0	5	-5	0	0	-5.0
Totals	33	101	33	68	2	38	2.1

MER - Receiving
Player	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Long
Parsons,Kelin	6	106	0	32
Smith,Brayden	3	49	1	38
Dabbs,Adjatay	2	39	0	38
Cook,Apollos	2	34	0	24
McGee,Dwayne	2	31	0	30
Wroble,Parker	3	28	0	14
Albee,Sam	2	27	1	22
Harris,Kendall	3	23	0	12
Miller,CJ	1	15	0	15
Everson,Ty	0	0	0	0
Totals	24	352	2	38

SAM - Receiving
Player	Rec.	Yds.	TD	Long
Cousin,Iaan	2	79	1	77
Rias,DJ	5	61	2	15
Jenkins,Brendan	3	56	0	41
Witherspoon,Damonta	3	52	0	35
Mason,E. Jai	3	41	1	24
Bird,Preston	2	33	0	23
Vinson,Rayf	2	24	0	16
Martin,Stephen	2	22	0	12
Taylor,Tate	1	10	0	10
Kelly,Micah	0	0	0	0
Carlock,Wesley	0	0	0	0
Totals	23	378	4	77

Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics

Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL/Yds	TFL	Sack/Yds	Sacks	FF	FR-Yds	Fumbl	INT	INT	BrUp	Blkd	QH
Nash,Arias	1	7	8	1.0/1	1.0	1.0/1	1.0	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	2
Redding,Myles	4	4	8	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	2-75	2	-	-	1
Thomas,Marques	2	5	7	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Joines,Chris	1	6	7	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Manley,Brayden	1	4	5	2.0/8	2.0	0.5/5	0.5	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Dowling,Isaac	-	5	5	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	1	-	-
Standley,Ken	4	1	5	1.0/1	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Johnson,Juwan	3	1	4	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Watkins,Donovan	1	2	3	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	1-29	1	1	-	-
Moore,TJ	3	-	3	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Zock,Andrew	1	2	3	1.5/12	1.5	1.5/12	1.5	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Weston,Myles	2	-	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	1	-	-
Hanson,Christian	1	1	2	1.0/1	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Hill,Chris	-	2	2	0.5/2	0.5	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Miller,Dainsus	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Wasson,Mic	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Camese,Caden	1	-	1	1.0/1	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Smith,DJ	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
McGee,Dwayne	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Newbauer,Whitt	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Smith,Brayden	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Albee,Sam	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Griffith,Reice	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-

Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL/Yds	TFL	Sack/Yds	Sacks	FF	FR-Yds	Fumbl	INT	INT	BrUp	Blkd	QH
Martin,Noah	5	5	10	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-1	1/-	1-26	1	-	-	-
Mosley,Jaden	2	4	6	1.0/8	1.0	1.0/8	1.0	-	0-0	-/-	1-4	1	-	-	-
Russell,Jordan	-	6	6	0.5/1	0.5	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Johnson,Johnny	-	6	6	1.5/8	1.5	1.0/7	1.0	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Cunningham,Conroy	3	3	6	2.5/19	2.5	1.5/16	1.5	1	1-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	4
Pollard,Dontae	3	2	5	1.0/7	1.0	1.0/7	1.0	1	1-1	1/-	-	-	-	-	-
Smith,Kamron	3	2	5	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Nelson,Jalen	2	2	4	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Gaither,Mailk	-	4	4	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Morris,Gavin	2	2	4	1.0/3	1.0	-/-	-	-	0-1	1/55	-	-	-	-	1
Nurse,Xavier	1	2	3	1.0/13	1.0	1.0/13	1.0	1	1-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Dearman,Edwin	2	1	3	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Coltrane,David	1	1	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Douglas,C.J.	-	2	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	3	-	-
Caldwell,Deuce	-	2	2	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Yancey,Jalik	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	1	-	-
Lanier,Xavier	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Wattenbarger,Luke	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Cousin,Iaan	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Parker,Seth	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Kuhn,Camden	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Sloan,Carson	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Witherspoon,Damonta	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
White,Wade	1	-	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Noble,Chris	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Carlock,Wesley	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Gilbert,Makhi	-	1	1	0.5/2	0.5	0.5/2	0.5	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	1
Mathiasen,Joshua	-	1	1	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Mason,E. Jai	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Rias,DJ	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-
Beaverstock,Wilson	-	-	-	-/-	-	-/-	-	-	0-0	-/-	-	-	-	-	-

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics

MER - Punting
Player	Punts	Yds.	Avg.	Long	In. 20	TB	50+ Yds.
McConnell,John	7	281	40.1	53	2	1	1

SAM - Punting
Player	Punts	Yds.	Avg.	Long	In. 20	TB	50+ Yds.
Thorley,Will	7	233	33.3	46	1	0	0

MER - All Returns
Player	Punts			Kickoffs			Interceptions
Player	Ret.	Yds.	Lg	Ret.	Yds.	Lg	Ret.	Yds.	Lg
Smith,Brayden	2	-2	1	5	98	23	0	0	0
Redding,Myles	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	75	48
Watkins,Donovan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	29

SAM - All Returns
Player	Punts			Kickoffs			Interceptions
Player	Ret.	Yds.	Lg	Ret.	Yds.	Lg	Ret.	Yds.	Lg
Barden,Jaylon	2	24	15	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rias,DJ	0	0	0	1	21	21	0	0	0
Martin,Noah	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	26
Mosley,Jaden	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4

MER - Field Goals
Player	Qtr.	Clock	Yds.	Result
Griffith,Reice	2nd	10:15	44	MISSED

SAM - Field Goals
Player	Qtr.	Clock	Yds.	Result

MER - Kickoffs
Player	No.	Yds.	TB	OB	Avg.
Addison,Bryce	3	163	0	0	54.3
Croker,Sully	3	161	0	1	53.7

SAM - Kickoffs
Player	No.	Yds.	TB	OB	Avg.
Beaverstock,Wilson	9	558	2	0	62.0

MER - PATs
Player	Kicks		Rushes		Passes
Player	ATT	Made	ATT	Made	ATT	Made
Griffith,Reice	5	5	0	0	0	0

SAM - PATs
Player	Kicks		Rushes		Passes
Player	ATT	Made	ATT	Made	ATT	Made
Beaverstock,Wilson	8	7	0	0	0	0

Drive Chart

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All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Drive Started			Drive Ended			Consumed
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time	How Lost	Plays-Yds.	TOP
1st/14:55	MER	1st	MER20	14:55	KO	MER13	13:37	PUNT	3-(-7)	01:18
1st/13:37	SAM	1st	MER30	13:37	PUNT	MER0	12:15	TD	5-30	01:22
1st/12:15	MER	1st	MER25	12:15	KO	MER15	11:40	FUMB	2-(-10)	00:35
1st/11:40	SAM	1st	MER15	11:40	FUMB	MER0	11:32	TD	1-15	00:08
1st/11:32	MER	1st	MER25	11:32	KO	MER25	11:27	INT	1-0	00:05
1st/11:27	SAM	1st	MER26	11:27	INT	MER0	10:59	TD	3-26	00:28
1st/10:53	MER	1st	MER27	10:53	KO	MER46	08:35	PUNT	4-19	02:18
1st/08:35	SAM	1st	SAM23	08:35	PUNT	MER0	08:25	TD	1-77	00:10
1st/08:25	MER	1st	MER25	08:25	KO	MER33	05:54	PUNT	4-8	02:31
1st/05:54	SAM	1st	SAM35	05:54	PUNT	SAM34	04:38	PUNT	3-(-1)	01:16
1st/04:38	MER	1st	MER45	04:38	PUNT	SAM0	00:18	TD	8-55	04:20
1st/00:18	SAM	1st	SAM25	00:18	KO	SAM30	13:18	PUNT	3-5	02:00
2nd/13:18	MER	2nd	SAM45	13:18	PUNT	SAM40	12:01	PUNT	3-5	01:17
2nd/12:01	SAM	2nd	SAM20	12:01	PUNT	SAM46	10:56	INT	4-26	01:05
2nd/10:56	MER	2nd	SAM33	10:56	INT	SAM27	10:15	FGA	4-6	00:41
2nd/10:15	SAM	2nd	SAM27	10:15	FGA	MER0	04:22	TD	15-73	05:53
2nd/04:17	MER	2nd	MER28	04:17	KO	MER36	02:07	PUNT	3-8	02:10
2nd/02:07	SAM	2nd	SAM11	02:07	PUNT	MER0	00:22	TD	6-89	01:45
2nd/00:16	MER	2nd	MER22	00:16	KO	MER21	00:00	HALF	1-(-1)	00:16
3rd/15:00	SAM	3rd	SAM25	15:00	KO	SAM11	13:30	PUNT	3-(-14)	01:30
3rd/13:30	MER	3rd	MER40	13:30	PUNT	SAM0	11:38	TD	5-60	01:52
3rd/11:33	SAM	3rd	SAM24	11:33	KO	SAM47	09:59	PUNT	4-23	01:34
3rd/09:59	MER	3rd	MER14	09:59	PUNT	MER33	07:41	PUNT	5-19	02:18
3rd/07:41	SAM	3rd	SAM30	07:41	PUNT	SAM45	05:42	INT	5-15	01:59
3rd/05:42	MER	3rd	SAM2	05:42	INT	SAM0	05:38	TD	1-2	00:04
3rd/05:38	SAM	3rd	SAM25	05:38	KO	SAM23	03:56	PUNT	3-(-2)	01:42
3rd/03:56	MER	3rd	MER33	03:56	PUNT	SAM0	02:25	TD	4-67	01:31
3rd/02:25	SAM	3rd	SAM35	02:25	KO	MER15	00:05	INT	5-50	02:20
3rd/00:05	MER	3rd	MER39	00:05	INT	MER40	14:41	PUNT	3-1	00:24
4th/14:41	SAM	4th	SAM13	14:41	PUNT	SAM20	12:51	PUNT	3-7	01:50
4th/12:51	MER	4th	MER36	12:51	PUNT	SAM45	11:43	FUMB	4-19	01:08
4th/11:37	MER	4th	MER17	11:37	KO	SAM41	08:46	FUMB	8-42	02:51
4th/08:46	SAM	4th	SAM41	08:46	FUMB	SAM44	06:48	PUNT	3-3	01:58
4th/06:48	MER	4th	MER23	06:48	PUNT	MER23	06:33	INT	2-0	00:15
4th/06:33	MER	4th	MER25	06:33	KO	SAM0	01:42	TD	9-75	04:51
4th/01:42	SAM	4th	SAM25	01:42	KO	SAM32	00:00	HALF	3-7	01:42

Mercer Drives
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Drive Started			Drive Ended			Consumed
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time	How Lost	Plays-Yds.	TOP
1st/14:55	MER	1st	MER20	14:55	KO	MER13	13:37	PUNT	3-(-7)	01:18
1st/12:15	MER	1st	MER25	12:15	KO	MER15	11:40	FUMB	2-(-10)	00:35
1st/11:32	MER	1st	MER25	11:32	KO	MER25	11:27	INT	1-0	00:05
1st/10:53	MER	1st	MER27	10:53	KO	MER46	08:35	PUNT	4-19	02:18
1st/08:25	MER	1st	MER25	08:25	KO	MER33	05:54	PUNT	4-8	02:31
1st/04:38	MER	1st	MER45	04:38	PUNT	SAM0	00:18	TD	8-55	04:20
2nd/13:18	MER	2nd	SAM45	13:18	PUNT	SAM40	12:01	PUNT	3-5	01:17
2nd/10:56	MER	2nd	SAM33	10:56	INT	SAM27	10:15	FGA	4-6	00:41
2nd/04:17	MER	2nd	MER28	04:17	KO	MER36	02:07	PUNT	3-8	02:10
2nd/00:16	MER	2nd	MER22	00:16	KO	MER21	00:00	HALF	1-(-1)	00:16
3rd/13:30	MER	3rd	MER40	13:30	PUNT	SAM0	11:38	TD	5-60	01:52
3rd/09:59	MER	3rd	MER14	09:59	PUNT	MER33	07:41	PUNT	5-19	02:18
3rd/05:42	MER	3rd	SAM2	05:42	INT	SAM0	05:38	TD	1-2	00:04
3rd/03:56	MER	3rd	MER33	03:56	PUNT	SAM0	02:25	TD	4-67	01:31
3rd/00:05	MER	3rd	MER39	00:05	INT	MER40	14:41	PUNT	3-1	00:24
4th/12:51	MER	4th	MER36	12:51	PUNT	SAM45	11:43	FUMB	4-19	01:08
4th/11:37	MER	4th	MER17	11:37	KO	SAM41	08:46	FUMB	8-42	02:51
4th/06:48	MER	4th	MER23	06:48	PUNT	MER23	06:33	INT	2-0	00:15
4th/06:33	MER	4th	MER25	06:33	KO	SAM0	01:42	TD	9-75	04:51

Mercer
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Drive Started			Drive Ended			Consumed
Team - Yardline - Time	Team	Qtr.	Spot	Time	Obtained	Spot	Time	How Lost	Plays-Yds.	TOP
1st/13:37	SAM	1st	MER30	13:37	PUNT	MER0	12:15	TD	5-30	01:22
1st/11:40	SAM	1st	MER15	11:40	FUMB	MER0	11:32	TD	1-15	00:08
1st/11:27	SAM	1st	MER26	11:27	INT	MER0	10:59	TD	3-26	00:28
1st/08:35	SAM	1st	SAM23	08:35	PUNT	MER0	08:25	TD	1-77	00:10
1st/05:54	SAM	1st	SAM35	05:54	PUNT	SAM34	04:38	PUNT	3-(-1)	01:16
1st/00:18	SAM	1st	SAM25	00:18	KO	SAM30	13:18	PUNT	3-5	02:00
2nd/12:01	SAM	2nd	SAM20	12:01	PUNT	SAM46	10:56	INT	4-26	01:05
2nd/10:15	SAM	2nd	SAM27	10:15	FGA	MER0	04:22	TD	15-73	05:53
2nd/02:07	SAM	2nd	SAM11	02:07	PUNT	MER0	00:22	TD	6-89	01:45
3rd/15:00	SAM	3rd	SAM25	15:00	KO	SAM11	13:30	PUNT	3-(-14)	01:30
3rd/11:33	SAM	3rd	SAM24	11:33	KO	SAM47	09:59	PUNT	4-23	01:34
3rd/07:41	SAM	3rd	SAM30	07:41	PUNT	SAM45	05:42	INT	5-15	01:59
3rd/05:38	SAM	3rd	SAM25	05:38	KO	SAM23	03:56	PUNT	3-(-2)	01:42
3rd/02:25	SAM	3rd	SAM35	02:25	KO	MER15	00:05	INT	5-50	02:20
4th/14:41	SAM	4th	SAM13	14:41	PUNT	SAM20	12:51	PUNT	3-7	01:50
4th/08:46	SAM	4th	SAM41	08:46	FUMB	SAM44	06:48	PUNT	3-3	01:58
4th/01:42	SAM	4th	SAM25	01:42	KO	SAM32	00:00	HALF	3-7	01:42

Play By Play

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Samford wins toss and defers; MER will receive; SAM will defend South end-zone.
Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
(15:00) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 64 yards to the MER01 Smith,Brayden return 19 yards to the MER20 (Sloan,Carson).

Mercer at 14:55
Mercer at 14:55
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 14:55
1st and 10 at MER20	Mercer drive start at 14:55.
1st and 10 at MER20	(14:55) No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush left for 2 yards loss to the MER18 (Russell,Jordan; Johnson,Johnny).
2nd and 12 at MER18	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short right to McGee,Dwayne thrown to MER21.
3rd and 12 at MER18	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ sacked for loss of 5 yards to the MER13 (Johnson,Johnny, Gilbert,Makhi).
4th and 17 at MER13	McConnell,John punt 17 yards to the MER30, out of bounds at MER30.

Samford at 13:37
Samford at 13:37
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 13:37
1st and 10 at MER30	Samford drive start at 13:37.
1st and 10 at MER30	(13:37) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Vinson,Rayf caught at MER32, for 8 yards to the MER22 (Redding,Myles).
2nd and 2 at MER22	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER23 (Standley,Ken).
3rd and 3 at MER23	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER22 (Nash,Arias; Hill,Chris).
4th and 2 at MER22	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Mason,E. Jai caught at MER16, for 7 yards to the MER15 (Moore,TJ), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER15	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Rias,DJ caught at MER09, for 15 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:15, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER3	Beaverstock,Wilson kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	(12:15) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 65 yards to the MER00 fair catch by Smith,Brayden at MER00.

Score:: Mercer 0-7 Samford

Mercer at 12:15
Mercer at 12:15
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 12:15
1st and 10 at MER25	Mercer drive start at 12:15.
1st and 10 at MER25	(12:15) No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MER22 (Cunningham,Conroy).
2nd and 13 at MER22	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MER15 (Pollard,Dontae), fumble by Smith,DJ recovered by SAM Pollard,Dontae at MER15, End Of Play.

Samford at 11:40
Samford at 11:40
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 11:40
1st and 10 at MER15	Samford drive start at 11:40.
1st and 10 at MER15	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Rias,DJ caught at MER00, for 15 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:32, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER3	Beaverstock,Wilson kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	(11:32) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback.

Score:: Mercer 0-14 Samford

Mercer at 11:32
Mercer at 11:32
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 11:32
1st and 10 at MER25	Mercer drive start at 11:32.
1st and 10 at MER25	(11:32) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass intercepted by Mosley,Jaden at MER30 broken up by Yancey,Jalik Mosley,Jaden return 4 yards to the MER26, out of bounds at MER26.

Samford at 11:27
Samford at 11:27
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 11:27
1st and 10 at MER26	Samford drive start at 11:27.
1st and 10 at MER26	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush left for 2 yards gain to the MER24 (Johnson,Juwan; Standley,Ken).
2nd and 8 at MER24	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete deep right to Jenkins,Brendan thrown to MER00 broken up by Weston,Myles.
3rd and 8 at MER24	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Mason,E. Jai caught at MER16, for 24 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:59, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER3	Beaverstock,Wilson kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	(10:59) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 59 yards to the MER06 Smith,Brayden return 21 yards to the MER27 (Nelson,Jalen).

Score:: Mercer 0-21 Samford

Mercer at 10:53
Mercer at 10:53
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 10:53
1st and 10 at MER27	Mercer drive start at 10:53.
1st and 10 at MER27	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short right to Cook,Apollos caught at MER31, for 10 yards to the MER37 (Lanier,Xavier), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER37	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER41 (Martin,Noah; Yancey,Jalik).
2nd and 6 at MER41	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush right for 3 yards loss to the MER38 (Morris,Gavin).
3rd and 9 at MER38	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short left to Wroble,Parker caught at MER46, for 8 yards to the MER46 (Dearman,Edwin).
4th and 1 at MER46	McConnell,John punt 40 yards to the SAM14 Barden,Jaylon return 9 yards to the SAM23 (Standley,Ken), out of bounds.

Samford at 08:35
Samford at 08:35
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 08:35
1st and 10 at SAM23	Samford drive start at 08:35.
1st and 10 at SAM23	(08:35) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete deep middle to Cousin,Iaan caught at MER48, for 77 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:25, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER3	Beaverstock,Wilson kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	(08:25) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 64 yards to the MER01 fair catch by Smith,Brayden at MER01.

Score:: Mercer 0-28 Samford

Mercer at 08:25
Mercer at 08:25
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 08:25
1st and 10 at MER25	Mercer drive start at 08:25.
1st and 10 at MER25	(08:25) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short right to Parsons,Kelin caught at MER25, for 11 yards to the MER36 (Douglas,C.J.; Pollard,Dontae), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER36	No Huddle-Shotgun Miller,CJ rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER38 (Mosley,Jaden; Russell,Jordan).
2nd and 8 at MER38	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete deep middle to Smith,Brayden thrown to SAM30 PENALTY MER Holding (Hover,Ian) 10 yards from MER38 to MER28. NO PLAY.
2nd and 18 at MER28	(07:18) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short left to Harris,Kendall caught at MER35, for 12 yards to the MER40 (Martin,Noah; Mosley,Jaden).
3rd and 6 at MER40	Timeout Mercer, clock 06:42.
3rd and 6 at MER40	(06:42) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MER33 (Johnson,Johnny, Cunningham,Conroy).
4th and 13 at MER33	McConnell,John punt 47 yards to the SAM20 Barden,Jaylon return 15 yards to the SAM35 (Wasson,Mic), out of bounds.

Samford at 05:54
Samford at 05:54
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 05:54
1st and 10 at SAM35	Samford drive start at 05:54.
1st and 10 at SAM35	(05:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush right for 0 yards to the SAM35 (Thomas,Marques).
2nd and 10 at SAM35	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short left to Mason,E. Jai thrown to SAM49.
3rd and 10 at SAM35	(05:27) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy sacked for loss of 1 yard to the SAM34 (Nash,Arias).
4th and 11 at SAM34	Thorley,Will punt 21 yards to the MER45, out of bounds at MER45.

Mercer at 04:38
Mercer at 04:38
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 04:38
1st and 10 at MER45	Mercer drive start at 04:38.
1st and 10 at MER45	(04:38) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short left to McGee,Dwayne caught at MER44, for 30 yards to the SAM25 (Dearman,Edwin), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM25	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush right for 5 yards gain to the SAM20 (Mosley,Jaden).
2nd and 5 at SAM20	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ rush left for 4 yards gain to the SAM16 (Martin,Noah).
3rd and 1 at SAM16	No Huddle-Shotgun Bell,Micah rush left for 6 yards gain to the SAM10 (Smith,Kamron), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM10	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM08 (Martin,Noah; Russell,Jordan).
2nd and 8 at SAM8	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush middle for 5 yards gain to the SAM03 (Martin,Noah; Mathiasen,Joshua).
3rd and 3 at SAM3	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush left for 2 yards gain to the SAM01 (Johnson,Johnny; Martin,Noah).
4th and 1 at SAM1	No Huddle Smith,DJ rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:18, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at MER35	(00:18) Croker,Sully kickoff 55 yards to the SAM10 fair catch by Rias,DJ at SAM10.

Score:: Mercer 7-28 Samford

Samford at 00:18
Samford at 00:18
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 00:18
1st and 10 at SAM25	Samford drive start at 00:18.
1st and 10 at SAM25	(00:18) No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SAM26 (Redding,Myles) PENALTY MER Offside (Manley,Brayden) 5 yards from SAM25 to SAM30. NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at SAM25	SAM ball on SAM30.

Score:: Mercer 7-28 Samford

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance	Play

1st and 5 at SAM30	Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
1st and 5 at SAM30	(15:00) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy sacked for loss of 9 yards to the SAM21 (Manley,Brayden, Zock,Andrew).
2nd and 14 at SAM21	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Jenkins,Brendan caught at SAM29, for 9 yards to the SAM30 (Miller,Dainsus), out of bounds.
3rd and 5 at SAM30	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush left for 0 yards to the SAM30 (Standley,Ken).
4th and 5 at SAM30	Thorley,Will punt 15 yards to the SAM45, out of bounds at SAM45.

Mercer at 13:18
Mercer at 13:18
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 13:18
1st and 10 at SAM45	Mercer drive start at 13:18.
1st and 10 at SAM45	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,Brayden rush left for 2 yards gain to the SAM43 (Smith,Kamron).
2nd and 8 at SAM43	No Huddle-Shotgun Miller,CJ rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM40 (Nurse,Xavier; Cunningham,Conroy).
3rd and 5 at SAM40	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short middle to Parsons,Kelin thrown to SAM35 QB hurried by Cunningham,Conroy.
4th and 5 at SAM40	(12:09) McConnell,John punt 40 yards to the SAM00, Touchback.

Samford at 12:01
Samford at 12:01
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 12:01
1st and 10 at SAM20	Samford drive start at 12:01.
1st and 10 at SAM20	(12:01) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM20 (Standley,Ken).
2nd and 10 at SAM20	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete deep right to Bird,Preston caught at SAM42, for 23 yards to the SAM43, out of bounds at SAM43, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM43	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM46 (Dowling,Isaac; Joines,Chris).
2nd and 7 at SAM46	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass intercepted by Redding,Myles at MER40 QB hurried by Manley,Brayden Redding,Myles return 27 yards to the SAM33, out of bounds at SAM33.

Mercer at 10:56
Mercer at 10:56
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 10:56
1st and 10 at SAM33	Mercer drive start at 10:56.
1st and 10 at SAM33	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short middle to Parsons,Kelin caught at SAM35, for 6 yards to the SAM27 (Morris,Gavin; Smith,Kamron).
2nd and 4 at SAM27	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short middle to Smith,Brayden thrown to SAM20 broken up by Douglas,C.J..
3rd and 4 at SAM27	(10:23) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short right to Smith,Brayden thrown to SAM23.
4th and 4 at SAM27	(10:19) Griffith,Reice field goal attempt from 44 yards NO GOOD (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden), clock 10:15, End Of Play.

Samford at 10:15
Samford at 10:15
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 10:15
1st and 10 at SAM27	Samford drive start at 10:15.
1st and 10 at SAM27	(10:15) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Witherspoon,Damonta caught at SAM21, for 2 yards to the SAM29 (Johnson,Juwan).
2nd and 8 at SAM29	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short right to Jenkins,Brendan thrown to SAM45.
3rd and 8 at SAM29	(09:37) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Mason,E. Jai caught at SAM36, for 10 yards to the SAM39 (Johnson,Juwan), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM39	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 1 yard loss to the SAM38 (Camese,Caden).
2nd and 11 at SAM38	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Rias,DJ caught at SAM43, for 11 yards to the SAM49 (Thomas,Marques; Redding,Myles), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM49	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush left for 5 yards gain to the MER46 (Thomas,Marques; Nash,Arias).
2nd and 5 at MER46	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Bird,Preston caught at MER36, for 10 yards to the MER36 (Moore,TJ), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER36	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MER39 (Hill,Chris; Manley,Brayden).
2nd and 13 at MER39	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short right to Bird,Preston thrown to MER30 QB hurried by Nash,Arias.
3rd and 13 at MER39	(06:08) Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Martin,Stephen caught at MER27, for 12 yards to the MER27 (Watkins,Donovan).
4th and 1 at MER27	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MER22 (Thomas,Marques; Hanson,Christian), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER22	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Martin,Stephen caught at MER12, for 10 yards to the MER12, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER12	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short right to Rias,DJ thrown to MER06 broken up by Watkins,Donovan. SAM is challenging the ruling on the field - "Incomplete pass". PLAY STANDS.
2nd and 10 at MER12	(05:09) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short middle to Taylor,Tate caught at MER07, for 10 yards to the MER02 (Dowling,Isaac; Joines,Chris), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 2 at MER2	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:22.
1st and 10 at MER3	Beaverstock,Wilson kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	(04:22) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 56 yards to the MER09 Smith,Brayden return 19 yards to the MER28 (White,Wade).

Score:: Mercer 7-35 Samford

Mercer at 04:17
Mercer at 04:17
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 04:17
1st and 10 at MER28	Mercer drive start at 04:17.
2nd and 10 at MER28	Timeout Mercer, clock 04:17.
1st and 10 at MER28	(04:17) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short left to Parsons,Kelin caught at MER26, for 0 yards to the MER28 (Gaither,Mailk; Russell,Jordan).
2nd and 10 at MER28	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER30 (Russell,Jordan; Douglas,C.J.).
3rd and 8 at MER30	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short middle to Smith,Brayden caught at MER34, for 6 yards to the MER36 (Gaither,Mailk; Mosley,Jaden).
4th and 2 at MER36	McConnell,John punt 53 yards to the SAM11 fair catch by Barden,Jaylon at SAM11.

Samford at 02:07
Samford at 02:07
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 02:07
1st and 10 at SAM11	Samford drive start at 02:07.
1st and 10 at SAM11	(02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush right for 1 yard gain to the SAM12 (Nash,Arias; Redding,Myles).
2nd and 9 at SAM12	Timeout Other, clock 02:00.
2nd and 9 at SAM12	(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush middle for 38 yards gain to the SAM50 (Redding,Myles), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM50	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Witherspoon,Damonta caught at SAM45, for 35 yards to the MER15 (Manley,Brayden; Redding,Myles), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER15	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Rias,DJ caught at MER10, for 7 yards to the MER08 (Redding,Myles).
2nd and 3 at MER8	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER04 (Zock,Andrew; Nash,Arias), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 4 at MER4	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:22.
1st and 10 at MER3	Beaverstock,Wilson kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	(00:22) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 59 yards to the MER06 Smith,Brayden return 16 yards to the MER22 (Caldwell,Deuce; Kuhn,Camden).

Score:: Mercer 7-42 Samford

Mercer at 00:16
Mercer at 00:16
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 00:16
1st and 10 at MER22	Mercer drive start at 00:16.
1st and 10 at MER22	(00:16) Kneel down by Mercer at MER21 for loss of 1 yard.
2nd and 11 at MER21	End of game, clock 00:00.

Score:: Mercer 7-42 Samford

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
SAM will receive; MER will defend North end-zone.
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
(15:00) Addison,Bryce kickoff 57 yards to the SAM08 fair catch by Rias,DJ at SAM08.

Samford at 15:00
Samford at 15:00
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 15:00
1st and 10 at SAM25	Samford drive start at 15:00.
1st and 10 at SAM25	(15:00) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Rias,DJ caught at SAM21, for 1 yard to the SAM26 (Standley,Ken) PENALTY SAM Chop Block (Byrne,Luke) 12 yards from SAM25 to SAM13. NO PLAY.
1st and 22 at SAM13	(14:53) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short left to Vinson,Rayf thrown to SAM28.
2nd and 22 at SAM13	(14:24) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush right for 2 yards loss to the SAM11, End Of Play.
3rd and 24 at SAM11	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short right to Witherspoon,Damonta thrown to SAM10 broken up by Dowling,Isaac.
4th and 24 at SAM11	(13:39) Thorley,Will punt 46 yards to the MER43 Smith,Brayden return for loss of 3 yards to the MER40 (Cousin,Iaan).

Mercer at 13:30
Mercer at 13:30
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 13:30
1st and 10 at MER40	Mercer drive start at 13:30.
1st and 10 at MER40	(13:30) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ rush right for 3 yards gain to the MER43 (Martin,Noah), out of bounds.
2nd and 7 at MER43	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short right to Albee,Sam thrown to MER46.
3rd and 7 at MER43	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete deep left to Parsons,Kelin caught at SAM28, for 32 yards to the SAM25, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM25	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short left to Albee,Sam caught at SAM20, for 22 yards to the SAM03, out of bounds at SAM03, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 3 at SAM3	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM03 (Dearman,Edwin) PENALTY SAM Illegal Use Of Hands (Rainey,Jaylin) 2 yards from SAM03 to SAM01, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
1st and 1 at SAM1	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:38.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at MER35	(11:38) Croker,Sully kickoff 62 yards to the SAM03 Rias,DJ return 21 yards to the SAM24 (Johnson,Juwan).

Score:: Mercer 14-42 Samford

Samford at 11:33
Samford at 11:33
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 11:33
1st and 10 at SAM24	Samford drive start at 11:33.
1st and 10 at SAM24	(11:33) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Vinson,Rayf caught at SAM40, for 16 yards to the SAM40, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM40	No Huddle-Shotgun Kelly,Micah rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM40 (Dowling,Isaac; Nash,Arias).
2nd and 10 at SAM40	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short right to Kelly,Micah thrown to SAM38.
3rd and 10 at SAM40	(10:53) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy rush right for 7 yards gain to the SAM47 (Watkins,Donovan; Thomas,Marques).
4th and 3 at SAM47	Thorley,Will punt 39 yards to the MER14 fair catch by Smith,Brayden at MER14.

Mercer at 09:59
Mercer at 09:59
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 09:59
1st and 10 at MER14	Mercer drive start at 09:59.
1st and 10 at MER14	(09:59) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short middle to McGee,Dwayne caught at MER14, for 1 yard to the MER15 (Martin,Noah).
2nd and 9 at MER15	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete deep left to Parsons,Kelin caught at MER38, for 26 yards to the MER41 (Pollard,Dontae), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER41	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ rush middle for 0 yards to the MER41 (Cunningham,Conroy; Mosley,Jaden).
2nd and 10 at MER41	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MER33 (Mosley,Jaden).
3rd and 18 at MER33	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short right to Smith,Brayden thrown to MER36.
4th and 18 at MER33	(07:47) McConnell,John punt 37 yards to the SAM30 fair catch by Barden,Jaylon at SAM30.

Samford at 07:41
Samford at 07:41
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 07:41
1st and 10 at SAM30	Samford drive start at 07:41.
1st and 10 at SAM30	(07:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Kelly,Micah rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM33 (Thomas,Marques; Joines,Chris).
2nd and 7 at SAM33	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Rias,DJ caught at SAM46, for 13 yards to the SAM46, out of bounds at SAM46, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM46	No Huddle-Shotgun Kelly,Micah rush middle for 1 yard loss to the SAM45 (Hanson,Christian).
2nd and 11 at SAM45	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short left to Rias,DJ thrown to MER46.
3rd and 11 at SAM45	(05:56) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass intercepted by Redding,Myles at MER50 QB hurried by Nash,Arias and Camese,Caden Redding,Myles return 48 yards to the SAM02 (Noble,Chris; Carlock,Wesley).

Mercer at 05:42
Mercer at 05:42
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 05:42
1st and 2 at SAM2	Mercer drive start at 05:42.
1st and 2 at SAM2	No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:38.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at MER35	(05:38) Addison,Bryce kickoff 54 yards to the SAM11 fair catch by Cousin,Iaan at SAM11.

Score:: Mercer 21-42 Samford

Samford at 05:38
Samford at 05:38
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 05:38
1st and 10 at SAM25	Samford drive start at 05:38.
1st and 10 at SAM25	(05:38) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy sacked for loss of 8 yards to the SAM17 (Zock,Andrew).
2nd and 18 at SAM17	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short middle to Carlock,Wesley thrown to SAM30.
3rd and 18 at SAM17	(04:48) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short right to Jenkins,Brendan caught at SAM23, for 6 yards to the SAM23 (Weston,Myles).
4th and 12 at SAM23	Thorley,Will punt 35 yards to the MER42 muffed by Smith,Brayden at MER42, out of bounds at MER43 PENALTY MER Illegal Block in Back (Miller,Dainsus) 10 yards from MER43 to MER33.
4th and 12 at SAM23	MER ball on MER33.

Mercer at 03:56
Mercer at 03:56
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 03:56
1st and 10 at MER33	Mercer drive start at 03:56.
1st and 10 at MER33	(03:56) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short left to Dabbs,Adjatay caught at MER50, for 38 yards to the SAM29 (Martin,Noah), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM29	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short right to Everson,Ty thrown to SAM22 QB hurried by Cunningham,Conroy.
2nd and 10 at SAM29	(03:11) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short middle to Cook,Apollos caught at SAM14, for 24 yards to the SAM05 (Dearman,Edwin; Pollard,Dontae), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 5 at SAM5	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short right to Albee,Sam caught at SAM02, for 5 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:25.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at MER35	(02:25) Croker,Sully kickoff 44 yards to the SAM21, out of bounds at SAM21.
1st and 10 at MER35	SAM ball on SAM35.

Score:: Mercer 28-42 Samford

Samford at 02:25
Samford at 02:25
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 02:25
1st and 10 at SAM35	Samford drive start at 02:25.
1st and 10 at SAM35	(02:25) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Witherspoon,Damonta caught at SAM29, for 9 yards to the SAM44 (Moore,TJ), out of bounds.
2nd and 1 at SAM44	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete deep right to Jenkins,Brendan caught at MER17, for 41 yards to the MER15 (Weston,Myles), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER15	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete short left to Mason,E. Jai thrown to MER00 PENALTY SAM Holding (King,Darrian) 10 yards from MER15 to MER25. NO PLAY.
1st and 20 at MER25	(01:29) No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass complete short left to Cousin,Iaan caught at MER21, for 8 yards to the MER17 lateral to Witherspoon,Damonta for 6 yards gain to the MER17 (Redding,Myles).
2nd and 12 at MER17	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER15 (Joines,Chris).
3rd and 10 at MER15	Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass intercepted by Watkins,Donovan at MER10 QB hurried by Redding,Myles Watkins,Donovan return 29 yards to the MER39 (Witherspoon,Damonta).

Mercer at 00:05
Mercer at 00:05
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 00:05
1st and 10 at MER39	Mercer drive start at 00:05.
1st and 10 at MER39	(00:05) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ rush left for 1 yard gain to the MER40 (Johnson,Johnny; Morris,Gavin).

Score:: Mercer 28-42 Samford

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance	Play

2nd and 9 at MER40	Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2nd and 9 at MER40	(15:00) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete deep left to Harris,Kendall thrown to SAM40.
3rd and 9 at MER40	(14:54) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short left to Harris,Kendall thrown to MER50 QB hurried by Gilbert,Makhi.
4th and 9 at MER40	(14:49) McConnell,John punt 47 yards to the SAM13 fair catch by Barden,Jaylon at SAM13.

Samford at 14:41
Samford at 14:41
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 14:41
1st and 10 at SAM13	Samford drive start at 14:41.
1st and 10 at SAM13	(14:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 9 yards gain to the SAM22 (Watkins,Donovan; Nash,Arias).
2nd and 1 at SAM22	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 0 yards to the SAM22 (Nash,Arias; Manley,Brayden).
3rd and 1 at SAM22	No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush left for 2 yards loss to the SAM20 (Manley,Brayden).
4th and 3 at SAM20	Thorley,Will punt 44 yards to the MER36 fair catch by Smith,Brayden at MER36.

Mercer at 12:51
Mercer at 12:51
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 12:51
1st and 10 at MER36	Mercer drive start at 12:51.
1st and 10 at MER36	(12:51) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass incomplete short middle to Parsons,Kelin thrown to MER45 broken up by Douglas,C.J. QB hurried by Cunningham,Conroy.
2nd and 10 at MER36	(12:46) No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete short left to Dabbs,Adjatay caught at MER35, for 1 yard to the MER37 (Nurse,Xavier; Smith,Kamron) PENALTY MER Illegal Shift declined.
3rd and 9 at MER37	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ pass complete deep middle to Parsons,Kelin caught at SAM35, for 31 yards to the SAM32 (Pollard,Dontae), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM32	No Huddle-Shotgun Smith,DJ sacked for loss of 13 yards to the SAM45 (Cunningham,Conroy), fumble by Smith,DJ recovered by SAM Morris,Gavin at SAM45 Morris,Gavin return 55 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:43.
1st and 10 at MER3	Beaverstock,Wilson kick attempt failed (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	(11:43) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 61 yards to the MER04 Smith,Brayden return 23 yards to the MER27 (Nelson,Jalen; Caldwell,Deuce) PENALTY MER Holding (Hutchinson,Kaleb) 10 yards from MER27 to MER17.
1st and 10 at SAM35	MER ball on MER17.

Score:: Mercer 28-48 Samford

Mercer at 11:37
Mercer at 11:37
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 11:37
1st and 10 at MER17	Mercer drive start at 11:37.
1st and 10 at MER17	(11:37) No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass complete short right to Harris,Kendall caught at MER20, for 5 yards to the MER22 (Martin,Noah).
2nd and 5 at MER22	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER23 (Johnson,Johnny; Russell,Jordan).
3rd and 4 at MER23	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass complete short right to Wroble,Parker caught at MER27, for 14 yards to the MER37, out of bounds at MER37, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER37	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass incomplete short right to Parsons,Kelin thrown to MER42 QB hurried by Morris,Gavin.
2nd and 10 at MER37	(10:09) No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt rush right for 7 yards gain to the MER44 (Morris,Gavin).
3rd and 3 at MER44	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt rush right for 28 yards gain to the SAM28 (Nelson,Jalen), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM28	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass incomplete deep left to Parsons,Kelin thrown to SAM01 broken up by Douglas,C.J..
2nd and 10 at SAM28	(08:55) No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt sacked for loss of 13 yards to the SAM41 (Nurse,Xavier), fumble by Newbauer,Whitt recovered by SAM Martin,Noah at SAM41, End Of Play. The previous play is under automatic review - "Fumble". PLAY OVERTURNED. (Original Play: (08:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #8 W.Newbauer pass incomplete short middle thrown to SAM28).

Samford at 08:46
Samford at 08:46
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 08:46
1st and 10 at SAM41	Samford drive start at 08:46.
1st and 10 at SAM41	(08:46) No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush left for 0 yards to the SAM41 (Dowling,Isaac; Joines,Chris).
2nd and 10 at SAM41	No Huddle-Shotgun Crittendon,Quincy pass incomplete deep right to Jenkins,Brendan thrown to MER36.
3rd and 10 at SAM41	(07:57) No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SAM44 (Dowling,Isaac; Joines,Chris).
4th and 7 at SAM44	Thorley,Will punt 33 yards to the MER23, out of bounds at MER23.

Mercer at 06:48
Mercer at 06:48
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 06:48
1st and 10 at MER23	Mercer drive start at 06:48.
1st and 10 at MER23	(06:48) No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass incomplete deep middle to Smith,Brayden thrown to SAM29 QB hurried by Cunningham,Conroy.
2nd and 10 at MER23	(06:41) No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass intercepted by Martin,Noah at MER26 Martin,Noah return 26 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:33.
1st and 10 at MER3	Beaverstock,Wilson kick attempt good (H: Thorley,Will, LS: Applefield,Alex).
1st and 10 at SAM35	(06:33) Beaverstock,Wilson kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback.

Score:: Mercer 28-55 Samford

Mercer at 06:33
Mercer at 06:33
Down & Distance	Play
Mercer at 06:33
1st and 10 at MER25	Mercer drive start at 06:33.
1st and 10 at MER25	(06:33) No Huddle-Shotgun McGee,Dwayne rush right for 4 yards gain to the MER29 (Cunningham,Conroy).
2nd and 6 at MER29	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER32 (Coltrane,David; Gaither,Mailk).
3rd and 3 at MER32	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt rush left for 13 yards gain to the MER45 (Coltrane,David), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at MER45	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass complete deep left to Dabbs,Adjatay caught at SAM22, for 55 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 04:33 PENALTY MER Pass Interference (Dabbs,Adjatay) 15 yards from MER45 to MER30. NO PLAY.
1st and 25 at MER30	(04:33) No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass complete short middle to Miller,CJ caught at MER27, for 15 yards to the MER45 (Nelson,Jalen; Gaither,Mailk).
2nd and 10 at MER45	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass complete deep right to Smith,Brayden caught at SAM18, for 38 yards to the SAM17, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM17	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt rush right for 0 yards to the SAM17 (Smith,Kamron).
2nd and 10 at SAM17	No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass complete short left to Wroble,Parker caught at SAM17, for 6 yards to the SAM11 (Parker,Seth).
3rd and 4 at SAM11	Timeout Other, clock 02:00.
3rd and 4 at SAM11	(02:00) No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass complete short left to Harris,Kendall caught at SAM06, for 6 yards to the SAM05 (Wattenbarger,Luke), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 5 at SAM5	(01:51) No Huddle-Shotgun Newbauer,Whitt pass complete short right to Smith,Brayden caught at SAM01, for 5 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:42.
1st and 10 at SAM3	Griffith,Reice kick attempt good (H: McConnell,John, LS: Hamilton,Jaiden).
1st and 10 at MER35	(01:42) Addison,Bryce kickoff 52 yards to the SAM13 fair catch by Rias,DJ at SAM13.

Score:: Mercer 35-55 Samford

Samford at 01:42
Samford at 01:42
Down & Distance	Play
Samford at 01:42
1st and 10 at SAM25	Samford drive start at 01:42.
1st and 10 at SAM25	(01:42) No Huddle-Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 8 yards gain to the SAM33 (Redding,Myles; Joines,Chris).
2nd and 2 at SAM33	Shotgun Witherspoon,Damonta rush middle for 4 yards gain to the SAM37 (Thomas,Marques), 1ST DOWN.
1st and 10 at SAM37	Kneel down by Samford at SAM32 for loss of 5 yards.
2nd and 15 at SAM32	End of game, clock 00:00.

Score:: Mercer 35-55 Samford

Starters

MER
#	Player	Pos.
8	Moore,TJ	CB
11	Miller,Dainsus	CB
4	Watkins,Donovan	DB
0	Manley,Brayden	DL
1	Nash,Arias	DL
94	Zock,Andrew	DL
98	Hill,Chris	DL
3	Dowling,Isaac	LB
15	Standley,Ken	LB
57	Murray,Tyler	OL
63	Edwards,Eli	OL
64	Adcock,Riley	OL
71	Mukwiza,Israel	OL
74	Atchison,Amarii	OL
1	Smith,DJ	QB
3	McGee,Dwayne	RB
2	Redding,Myles	S
14	Joines,Chris	S
86	Albee,Sam	TE
7	Harris,Kendall	WR
13	Parsons,Kelin	WR
21	Smith,Brayden	WR

SAM
#	Player	Pos.
2	Yancey,Jalik	CB
4	Lanier,Xavier	CB
1	Pollard,Dontae	DB
24	Dearman,Edwin	DB
42	Russell,Jordan	DL
55	Johnson,Johnny	DL
94	Gilbert,Makhi	DL
98	Mathiasen,Joshua	DL
5	Martin,Noah	LB
33	Mosley,Jaden	LB
57	Frazier,Cooper	OC
50	King,Darrian	OL
54	Byrne,Luke	OL
58	Noble,Chris	OL
77	Brown,Zach	OL
2	Crittendon,Quincy	QB
31	Witherspoon,Damonta	RB
29	Douglas,C.J.	S
3	Mason,E. Jai	WR
7	Rias,DJ	WR
11	Vinson,Rayf	WR
12	Jenkins,Brendan	WR

Player Participation

Mercer
#	Player
2	Cook,Apollos
6	Thomas,Marques
7	O'neal,Carmelo
8	Newbauer,Whitt
10	Wroble,Parker
17	Hutchinson,Kaleb
18	Dabbs,Adjatay
19	McConnell,John
22	Miller,CJ
27	Bell,Micah
30	Dudley,Brayden
31	Weston,Myles
32	Reyes,Kai
36	Addison,Bryce
38	Johnson,Juwan
41	Fox,Julian
42	Hanson,Christian
45	Bliss,Tommy
46	Prince,Isaac
48	Wasson,Mic
49	Griffin,Carson
51	Clare,Drew
53	Gilbert,Justin
55	Johnson,EJ
56	Hamilton,Jaiden
61	Ferris,Avery
78	Hover,Ian
81	Risper,Scooter
82	Shaw,Cole
85	Burt,Sawyer
88	Everson,Ty
92	Croker,Sully
93	Griffith,Reice
99	Camese,Caden

Samford
#	Player
0	Coltrane,David
6	Nelson,Jalen
8	Wattenbarger,Luke
11	Hold,William
15	Cousin,Iaan
16	Smith,Kamron
17	Parker,Seth
18	Martin,Stephen
20	Kelly,Micah
20	Kuhn,Camden
22	Nurse,Xavier
27	Gaskins,Quantaves
30	Sloan,Carson
32	Willoughby,Sam
33	Davenport,Teddy
34	Gaither,Mailk
35	Caldwell,Deuce
39	Morris,Gavin
40	White,Wade
41	Taylor,Tate
44	Warren,Corey
46	Northington,Trustin
48	Tayara,Nour
49	Nicklaus,Vance
59	Thorley,Will
61	Applefield,Alex
70	Johnson,Brett
74	Douthit,Tyler
78	Johnson,Duncan
79	Hawkins,Donovan
80	Beaverstock,Wilson
81	Thompson,Jamall
82	Barden,Jaylon
84	Bird,Preston
85	Carlock,Wesley
90	Cunningham,Conroy
91	Rainey,Jaylin
93	Bettis,Daniel
97	Jackson,Nick
99	Durant,Tyler

Samford University Athletics

Mercer (6-1 , 3-1) -VS- Samford (3-3 , 2-1)

Box Score

Mercer (6-1 , 3-1) -VS- Samford (3-3 , 2-1)

Scoring Summary

Game Statistics By Team

Individual Statistics

Offensive

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Defensive

Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics

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Special Teams

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Starters

Player Participation