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# 19 Mercer (7-4 , 5-3) -VS- # 9 Samford (10-1 , 8-0)

Box Score

Mercer logo
44
vs
Samford logo
50

# 19 Mercer (7-4 , 5-3) -VS- # 9 Samford (10-1 , 8-0)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th 5 OT 6 OT F Total
MERMercer 17 0 3 17 7 0 44
Winner SAMSamford 14 6 7 10 7 6 50
MER:
Fred Payton (514),
Al Wooten (65),
Ty James (351)
SAM:
Michael Hiers (454),
Jay Stanton (62),
Chandler Smith (144)
Date:
11/19/2022
Site:
Birmingham, Ala.
Stadium:
Seibert Stadium
Attendance:
6033
Kickoff Time:
12 p.m.
End of Game:
3:51
Duration:
3:51
Temperature:
50
Weather:
Cloudy
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Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play MER SAM
1st - 11:05 1st 11:05 MER - Ty James 23 yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser kick) 7 plays, 91 yards, TOP 2:56 7 0
1st - 08:52 1st 08:52 SAM - D.J. Rias 29 yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:13 7 7
1st - 05:17 1st 05:17 MER - Al Wooten 1 yd run (Devin Folser kick), 9 plays, 86 yards, TOP 3:27 14 7
1st - 03:05 1st 03:05 SAM - D.J. Rias 8 yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:06 14 14
1st - 00:53 1st 00:53 MER - Devin Folser 22 yd field goal 7 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:08 17 14
2nd - 10:34 2nd 10:34 SAM - Zach Williams 33 yd field goal 17 plays, 62 yards, TOP 5:14 17 17
2nd - 00:00 2nd 00:00 SAM - Zach Williams 30 yd field goal 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:08 17 20
3rd - 12:42 3rd 12:42 MER - Devin Folser 30 yd field goal 7 plays, 52 yards, TOP 2:13 20 20
3rd - 04:12 3rd 04:12 SAM - Jaylan Thomas 8 yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams kick) 13 plays, 78 yards, TOP 5:12 20 27
4th - 14:24 4th 14:24 SAM - Michael Hiers 1 yd run (Zach Williams kick), 10 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:40 20 34
4th - 14:09 4th 14:09 MER - Ty James 55 yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser kick) 1 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:07 27 34
4th - 10:42 4th 10:42 SAM - Zach Williams 40 yd field goal 11 plays, 53 yards, TOP 3:27 27 37
4th - 05:31 4th 05:31 MER - Fred Payton 5 yd run (Devin Folser kick), 11 plays, 71 yards, TOP 5:06 34 37
4th - 00:07 4th 00:07 MER - Devin Folser 20 yd field goal 15 plays, 90 yards, TOP 3:47 37 37
OT - 00:00 OT 00:00 SAM - Judd Cockett 21 yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams kick) 2 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00 37 44
OT - 00:00 OT 00:00 MER - Al Wooten 19 yd run (Devin Folser kick), 2 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00 44 44
OT - 00:00 OT 00:00 SAM - Q. Crittendon 25 yd run ( ), 2 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00 44 50
44 50
Referee: Jeff Page Line Judge: Greg Zimmerman Side Judge: Roy Dowdy
Umpire: Jay Crockett Back Judge: Todd Doolittle
Linesman: Doug Kennedy Field Judge: Terry Troutt

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic MER SAM
First Downs
Total 33 34
Rushing 10 12
Passing 20 21
Penalty 3 1
Rushing
Total (Net) 181 179
Attempts 35 45
Avg. Per Rush 5.2 4.0
Rushing TDs 3 2
Yds. Gained 187 194
Yds. Lost 6 15
Passing
Total (Net) 514 454
Comp.-Att.-Int. 30-51-1 44-56-0
Avg. / Att. 10.1 8.1
Avg. / Comp. 17.1 10.3
TDs 2 4
Total Offense
Yards 695 633
Plays 86 101
Avg. / Play 8.1 6.3
Fumbles - Lost 2-1 1-0
Penalties - Yds. 5-82 4-41
Punting
Punts - Yds. 2-86 4-179
Avg. / Punt 43.0 44.8
Inside 20 1 3
50+ Yds. 0 1
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair Catch 2 1
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 8-424 7-393
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 53.0 56.1
Touchbacks 1 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1--1-0 0-0-0
Punt: Avg. / Return -1.0 0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 7-192-0 4-74-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 27.4 18.5
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 1-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 6
Poss. Time 30:13 59:47
3rd. Down Conv. 5 of 14 9 of 19
4th. Down Conversions 2 of 2 3 of 4
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 6-7 7-7
Sacks: Total - Yds. 0-0 0-0
PAT: Total - Made 5-5 5-5
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 3-5 3-3

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
MER - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Fred Payton 30 51 514 2 1 55 0
Totals 30 51 514 2 1 55 0
SAM - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Michael Hiers 43 55 454 4 0 42 0
Q. Crittendon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 56 454 4 0 42 0
Individual Rushing Statistics
MER - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Al Wooten 17 68 3 65 2 19 3.8
Brandon Marshal 6 53 0 53 0 18 8.8
Fred Payton 7 38 0 38 1 16 5.4
Devron. Harper 3 15 2 13 0 14 4.3
Ty James 1 13 0 13 0 13 13.0
Fred Jackson 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Totals 35 187 6 181 3 19 5.2
SAM - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Jay Stanton 19 73 11 62 0 15 3.3
Michael Hiers 14 45 1 44 1 9 3.1
Jaylan Thomas 9 30 3 27 0 9 3.0
Q. Crittendon 1 25 0 25 1 25 25.0
Judd Cockett 1 12 0 12 0 12 12.0
Chandler Smith 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0
Totals 45 194 15 179 2 25 4.0
Individual Receiving Statistics
MER - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Ty James 13 351 2 55
Devron. Harper 12 125 0 29
Drake Starks 2 25 0 16
Trey Adkins 1 12 0 12
Brandon Marshal 1 1 0 1
Al Wooten 1 0 0 0
Totals 30 514 2 55
SAM - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Chandler Smith 14 144 0 42
D.J. Rias 8 117 2 29
Kendall Watson 6 65 0 25
J.R. Tran-Reno 3 54 0 38
Judd Cockett 4 41 1 21
Jaylan Thomas 5 22 1 8
Jay Stanton 3 7 0 5
Wesley Carlock 1 4 0 4
Totals 44 454 4 42

Defensive

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
Ken Standley 9 9 18 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Marques Thomas 7 6 13 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Isaac Dowling 5 6 11 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Lance Wise 6 3 9 1.5/2 1.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
TJ Moore 6 1 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Christian Hanso 3 4 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cam Sims 4 2 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Myles Redding 4 2 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Solomon Zubairu 4 1 5 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - 1
Richie Coffey 5 - 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Jordan Swain 2 3 5 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tommy Pollack 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mike Campbell 2 - 2 1.0/8 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Shi'heem Watkin 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Robert Johnson 1 1 2 0.5/2 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Chris Joines 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mic Wasson 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carson Giffin - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Kourtlan Marsh 7 3 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Noah Martin 3 6 9 0.5/- 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Trey Elston 7 1 8 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 3 - -
Fred Flavors 6 2 8 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - 7 1 1
Nathan East 3 3 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 2 - -
Ty Hardimon 4 1 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
M. Steward 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Seth Simmer 3 2 5 1.5/2 1.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Josiah Cotton 3 - 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas Neville 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
David Coltrane 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Michael Hiers 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Devault-Smith 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Joseph Mera 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
T. Pollard - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
I. Richardson 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
J.T. Swanson 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Drew Mims - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Wade White 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nick Jackson - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
J. Mathiasen 1 - 1 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
MER - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Trey Turk 2 86 43.0 46 1 0 0
SAM - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
B. Porcellato 4 179 44.8 53 3 0 1
Individual Return Statistics
MER - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Devron. Harper 1 -1 0 6 175 45 0 0 0
Lance Wise 0 0 0 1 17 17 0 0 0
SAM - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Judd Cockett 0 0 0 4 74 24 0 0 0
M. Steward 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
MER - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Devin Folser 1st 00:53 22 GOOD
Devin Folser 2nd 03:21 40 MISSED
Devin Folser 3rd 12:42 30 GOOD
Devin Folser 4th 00:07 20 GOOD
Devin Folser OT 00:00 38 BLKD
SAM - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Zach Williams 2nd 10:34 33 GOOD
Zach Williams 2nd 00:00 30 GOOD
Zach Williams 4th 10:42 40 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
MER - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Devin Folser 8 424 1 0 53.0
SAM - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Henry Bishop 3 183 0 0 61.0
Zach Williams 4 210 0 0 52.5
Individual PAT Statistics
MER - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Devin Folser 5 5 0 0 0 0
SAM - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Zach Williams 5 5 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st SAM26 15:00 KO SAM50 14:01 PUNT 4-24 0:59
1st/14:01 MER 1st MER09 14:01 PUNT SAM00 11:05 TD 7-91 2:56
1st/11:05 SAM 1st SAM25 11:05 KO MER00 08:52 TD 8-75 2:13
1st/08:44 MER 1st MER14 08:44 KO SAM00 05:17 TD 9-86 3:27
1st/05:11 SAM 1st SAM25 05:11 KO MER00 03:05 TD 8-75 2:06
1st/03:01 MER 1st MER35 03:01 KO SAM05 00:53 FG 7-60 2:08
1st/00:48 SAM 1st SAM23 00:48 KO MER15 10:34 FG 17-62 5:14
2nd/10:26 MER 2nd MER23 10:26 KO SAM00 07:05 FUMB 8-77 3:21
2nd/07:05 SAM 2nd SAM20 07:05 FUMB MER40 04:48 DOWNS 9-40 2:17
2nd/04:48 MER 2nd MER40 04:48 DOWNS SAM23 03:21 FGA 5-37 1:27
2nd/03:21 SAM 2nd SAM23 03:21 FGA SAM30 02:30 PUNT 3-7 0:51
2nd/02:30 MER 2nd MER21 02:30 PUNT SAM49 01:08 INT 7-30 1:22
2nd/01:08 SAM 2nd SAM33 01:08 INT MER13 15:00 FG 7-54 1:08
3rd/14:55 MER 3rd MER35 14:55 KO SAM13 12:42 FG 7-52 2:13
3rd/12:35 SAM 3rd SAM20 12:35 KO SAM44 10:57 PUNT 4-24 1:38
3rd/10:57 MER 3rd MER19 10:57 PUNT MER32 09:24 PUNT 4-13 1:33
3rd/09:24 SAM 3rd SAM22 09:24 PUNT MER00 04:12 TD 13-78 5:12
3rd/04:02 MER 3rd MER21 04:02 KO MER41 02:04 PUNT 4-20 1:58
3rd/02:04 SAM 3rd SAM19 02:04 PUNT MER00 14:24 TD 10-81 2:40
4th/14:16 MER 4th MER45 14:16 KO SAM00 14:09 TD 1-55 0:07
4th/14:09 SAM 4th SAM25 14:09 KO MER22 10:42 FG 11-53 3:27
4th/10:37 MER 4th MER29 10:37 KO SAM00 05:31 TD 11-71 5:06
4th/05:31 SAM 4th SAM25 05:31 KO SAM40 03:54 PUNT 5-15 1:37
4th/03:54 MER 4th MER07 03:54 PUNT SAM03 00:07 FG 15-90 3:47
4th/00:06 SAM 4th SAM26 00:06 KO SAM26 00:00 HALF 1-0 15:06
OT/00:00 SAM OT MER25 00:00 POSS MER00 00:00 TD 2-25 0:00
OT/00:00 MER OT SAM25 00:00 POSS SAM00 00:00 TD 2-25 0:00
OT/00:00 MER OT SAM25 00:00 POSS SAM21 00:00 FGA 4-4 0:00
OT/00:00 SAM OT MER25 00:00 FGA MER00 00:00 TD 2-25 0:00

Mercer Drives

Mercer Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/14:01 MER 1st MER09 14:01 PUNT SAM00 11:05 TD 7-91 2:56
1st/08:44 MER 1st MER14 08:44 KO SAM00 05:17 TD 9-86 3:27
1st/03:01 MER 1st MER35 03:01 KO SAM05 00:53 FG 7-60 2:08
2nd/10:26 MER 2nd MER23 10:26 KO SAM00 07:05 FUMB 8-77 3:21
2nd/04:48 MER 2nd MER40 04:48 DOWNS SAM23 03:21 FGA 5-37 1:27
2nd/02:30 MER 2nd MER21 02:30 PUNT SAM49 01:08 INT 7-30 1:22
3rd/14:55 MER 3rd MER35 14:55 KO SAM13 12:42 FG 7-52 2:13
3rd/10:57 MER 3rd MER19 10:57 PUNT MER32 09:24 PUNT 4-13 1:33
3rd/04:02 MER 3rd MER21 04:02 KO MER41 02:04 PUNT 4-20 1:58
4th/14:16 MER 4th MER45 14:16 KO SAM00 14:09 TD 1-55 0:07
4th/10:37 MER 4th MER29 10:37 KO SAM00 05:31 TD 11-71 5:06
4th/03:54 MER 4th MER07 03:54 PUNT SAM03 00:07 FG 15-90 3:47
OT/00:00 MER OT SAM25 00:00 POSS SAM00 00:00 TD 2-25 0:00
OT/00:00 MER OT SAM25 00:00 POSS SAM21 00:00 FGA 4-4 0:00

Samford Drives

Mercer
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st SAM26 15:00 KO SAM50 14:01 PUNT 4-24 0:59
1st/11:05 SAM 1st SAM25 11:05 KO MER00 08:52 TD 8-75 2:13
1st/05:11 SAM 1st SAM25 05:11 KO MER00 03:05 TD 8-75 2:06
1st/00:48 SAM 1st SAM23 00:48 KO MER15 10:34 FG 17-62 5:14
2nd/07:05 SAM 2nd SAM20 07:05 FUMB MER40 04:48 DOWNS 9-40 2:17
2nd/03:21 SAM 2nd SAM23 03:21 FGA SAM30 02:30 PUNT 3-7 0:51
2nd/01:08 SAM 2nd SAM33 01:08 INT MER13 15:00 FG 7-54 1:08
3rd/12:35 SAM 3rd SAM20 12:35 KO SAM44 10:57 PUNT 4-24 1:38
3rd/09:24 SAM 3rd SAM22 09:24 PUNT MER00 04:12 TD 13-78 5:12
3rd/02:04 SAM 3rd SAM19 02:04 PUNT MER00 14:24 TD 10-81 2:40
4th/14:09 SAM 4th SAM25 14:09 KO MER22 10:42 FG 11-53 3:27
4th/05:31 SAM 4th SAM25 05:31 KO SAM40 03:54 PUNT 5-15 1:37
4th/00:06 SAM 4th SAM26 00:06 KO SAM26 00:00 HALF 1-0 15:06
OT/00:00 SAM OT MER25 00:00 POSS MER00 00:00 TD 2-25 0:00
OT/00:00 SAM OT MER25 00:00 FGA MER00 00:00 TD 2-25 0:00

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
Mercer wins toss and defers. Samford will receive to open game.
Devin Folser kickoff 63 yards to the SAM2, Judd Cockett return 24 yards to the SAM26 (Tommy Pollack).
Samford at 15:00
Samford at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 15:00
1st and 10 at SAM26 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 19 yards to the SAM45, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore).
1st and 10 at SAM45 Jaylan Thomas rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline (Marques Thomas;Ken Standley).
2nd and 5 at SAM50 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Jaylan Thomas.
3rd and 5 at SAM50 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett (Myles Redding).
4th and 5 at SAM50 B. Porcellato punt 41 yards to the MER9, out-of-bounds.
Total 4 plays , 24 yards Time of Possession: 0:59
Mercer at 14:01
Mercer at 14:01
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 14:01
1st and 10 at MER09 MERCER drive start at 14:01.
1st and 10 at MER09 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 8 yards to the MER17 (Kourtlan Marsh).
2nd and 2 at MER17 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 7 yards to the MER24, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston).
1st and 10 at MER24 Devron. Harper rush for 14 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Hardimon), PENALTY SAM face mask (Ty Hardimon) 15 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at SAM47 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at SAM47 Brandon Marshal rush for 3 yards to the SAM44 (Fred Flavors).
2nd and 7 at SAM44 Fred Payton rush for 5 yards to the SAM39 (Fred Flavors).
3rd and 2 at SAM39 Devron. Harper rush for 1 yard to the SAM38 (Thomas Neville), PENALTY SAM face mask (Tay Berry) 15 yards to the SAM23, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at SAM23 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at SAM23 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 23 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:05.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Devin Folser kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Devin Folser kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Total 7 plays , 91 yards Time of Possession: 2:56
Score:
Mercer 7-0 Samford
Samford at 11:05
Samford at 11:05
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 11:05
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 11:05.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Jaylan Thomas rush for 6 yards to the SAM31 (Myles Redding;Marques Thomas).
2nd and 4 at SAM31 Jaylan Thomas rush for 1 yard to the SAM32 (Ken Standley).
3rd and 3 at SAM32 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 8 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN SAM (Myles Redding).
1st and 10 at SAM40 Michael Hiers pass complete to J.R. Tran-Reno for 3 yards to the SAM43 (Isaac Dowling).
2nd and 7 at SAM43 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 26 yards to the MER31, 1ST DOWN SAM (Richie Coffey).
1st and 10 at MER31 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for loss of 1 yard to the MER32 (Solomon Zubairu).
2nd and 11 at MER32 Michael Hiers pass complete to J.R. Tran-Reno for 13 yards to the MER19, 1ST DOWN SAM (Cam Sims).
1st and 10 at MER19 PENALTY MER IS declined.
1st and 10 at MER19 Jaylan Thomas rush for loss of 3 yards to the MER22 (Carson Giffin;Isaac Dowling), PENALTY SAM holding (Austin Guyse) 10 yards to the MER29, NO PLAY.
1st and 20 at MER29 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 29 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:52.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Zach Williams kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Zach Williams kickoff 59 yards to the MER6, Devron. Harper return 45 yards to the SAM49 (David Coltrane), PENALTY MER holding (Shi'heem Watkin) 37 yards to the MER14, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER14.
Total 8 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 2:13
Score:
Mercer 7-7 Samford
Mercer at 08:44
Mercer at 08:44
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 08:44
1st and 10 at MER14 MERCER drive start at 08:44.
1st and 10 at MER14 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 11 yards to the MER25, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors;Kourtlan Marsh).
1st and 10 at MER25 Fred Jackson rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER24 (J. Mathiasen).
2nd and 11 at MER24 Brandon Marshal rush for 18 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors).
1st and 10 at MER42 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 34 yards to the SAM24, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston).
1st and 10 at SAM24 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 4 yards to the SAM20 (Ty Hardimon).
2nd and 6 at SAM20 Ty James rush for 13 yards to the SAM7, 1ST DOWN MER (I. Richardson).
1st and GOAL at SAM07 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Fred Flavors).
2nd and GOAL at SAM07 Fred Payton rush for 6 yards to the SAM1 (Seth Simmer).
3rd and GOAL at SAM01 Al Wooten rush for 1 yard to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:17.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Devin Folser kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Devin Folser kickoff 59 yards to the SAM6, Judd Cockett return 19 yards to the SAM25 (Tommy Pollack).
Total 9 plays , 86 yards Time of Possession: 3:27
Score:
Mercer 14-7 Samford
Samford at 05:11
Samford at 05:11
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 05:11
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 05:11.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for no gain to the SAM25 (Marques Thomas).
2nd and 10 at SAM25 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett (Shi'heem Watkin).
3rd and 10 at SAM25 Michael Hiers pass complete to J.R. Tran-Reno for 38 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN SAM (Chris Joines).
1st and 10 at MER37 Jay Stanton rush for 5 yards to the MER32 (Ken Standley).
2nd and 5 at MER32 Michael Hiers rush for 5 yards to the MER27, 1ST DOWN SAM (Ken Standley;Lance Wise).
1st and 10 at MER27 Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the MER23 (Christian Hanso).
2nd and 6 at MER23 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 15 yards to the MER8, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and GOAL at MER08 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 8 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:05.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Zach Williams kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Zach Williams kickoff 47 yards to the MER18, Lance Wise return 17 yards to the MER35 (Michael Hiers).
Total 8 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 2:06
Score:
Mercer 14-14 Samford
Mercer at 03:01
Mercer at 03:01
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 03:01
1st and 10 at MER35 MERCER drive start at 03:01.
1st and 10 at MER35 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 45 yards to the SAM20, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at SAM20 Al Wooten rush for 4 yards to the SAM16 (Joseph Mera).
2nd and 6 at SAM16 Al Wooten rush for 12 yards to the SAM4, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh;Thomas Neville).
1st and GOAL at SAM04 Al Wooten rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM5 (Seth Simmer).
2nd and GOAL at SAM05 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Fred Flavors).
3rd and GOAL at SAM05 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Trey Elston).
4th and GOAL at SAM05 Devin Folser field goal attempt from 22 GOOD, clock 00:53.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Devin Folser kickoff 58 yards to the SAM7, Judd Cockett return 16 yards to the SAM23 (Tommy Pollack).
Total 7 plays , 60 yards Time of Possession: 2:08
Score:
Mercer 17-14 Samford
Samford at 00:48
Samford at 00:48
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 00:48
1st and 10 at SAM23 SAMFORD drive start at 00:48.
1st and 10 at SAM23 Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM26 (Ken Standley).
2nd and 7 at SAM26 Michael Hiers pass complete to Wesley Carlock for 4 yards to the SAM30 (Ken Standley).
3rd and 3 at SAM30 Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the SAM30, fumble forced by Solomon Zubairu, fumble by Jay Stanton recovered by SAM Kendall Watson at SAM32.

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
4th and 1 at SAM32 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
4th and 1 at SAM32 Jay Stanton rush for 2 yards to the SAM34, 1ST DOWN SAM (Isaac Dowling;Carson Giffin).
1st and 10 at SAM34 Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM37 (Cam Sims;Lance Wise).
2nd and 7 at SAM37 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Kendall Watson.
3rd and 7 at SAM37 Michael Hiers rush for 9 yards to the SAM46, 1ST DOWN SAM (Marques Thomas).
1st and 10 at SAM46 Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM49 (Marques Thomas;Ken Standley).
2nd and 7 at SAM49 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Chandler Smith.
3rd and 7 at SAM49 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 11 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN SAM (Cam Sims).
1st and 10 at MER40 Michael Hiers rush for 6 yards to the MER34 (Ken Standley).
2nd and 4 at MER34 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for 2 yards to the MER32 (Christian Hanso).
3rd and 2 at MER32 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 13 yards to the MER19, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore).
1st and 10 at MER19 Jay Stanton rush for 2 yards to the MER17 (Isaac Dowling).
2nd and 8 at MER17 Jay Stanton rush for loss of 8 yards to the MER25 (Mike Campbell).
3rd and 16 at MER25 Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 10 yards to the MER15 (Myles Redding).
4th and 6 at MER15 Zach Williams field goal attempt from 33 GOOD, clock 10:34.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Henry Bishop kickoff 62 yards to the MER3, Devron. Harper return 20 yards to the MER23 (Michael Hiers;M. Steward).
Total 17 plays , 62 yards Time of Possession: 5:14
Score:
Mercer 17-17 Samford
Mercer at 10:26
Mercer at 10:26
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:26
1st and 10 at MER23 MERCER drive start at 10:26.
1st and 10 at MER23 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 20 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston).
1st and 10 at MER43 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 8 yards to the SAM49 (Kourtlan Marsh).
2nd and 2 at SAM49 Al Wooten rush for 2 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston;Ty Hardimon).
1st and 10 at SAM47 Fred Payton pass complete to Brandon Marshal for 1 yard to the SAM46 (Ty Hardimon).
2nd and 9 at SAM46 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Trey Elston).
3rd and 9 at SAM46 PENALTY MER false start (Drake Starks) 5 yards to the MER49.
3rd and 14 at MER49 Fred Payton pass complete to Trey Adkins for 12 yards to the SAM39 (Nathan East).
4th and 2 at SAM39 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 29 yards to the SAM10, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and GOAL at SAM10 Brandon Marshal rush for 9 yards to the SAM1, fumble forced by Fred Flavors, fumble by Brandon Marshal recovered by SAM Kourtlan Marsh at SAM0.
Total 8 plays , 77 yards Time of Possession: 3:21
Samford at 07:05
Samford at 07:05
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 07:05
1st and 10 at SAM00 SAMFORD drive start at 07:05.
1st and 10 at SAM00 SAM ball on SAM20.
1st and 10 at SAM20 Chandler Smith rush for 9 yards to the SAM29 (Lance Wise).
2nd and 1 at SAM29 Jaylan Thomas rush for 3 yards to the SAM32, 1ST DOWN SAM (Solomon Zubairu).
1st and 10 at SAM32 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 2 yards to the SAM34 (Marques Thomas).
2nd and 8 at SAM34 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to D.J. Rias (Isaac Dowling).
3rd and 8 at SAM34 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 17 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lance Wise).
1st and 10 at MER49 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 5 yards to the MER44 (Isaac Dowling;Marques Thomas).
2nd and 5 at MER44 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 1 yard to the MER43 (Richie Coffey).
3rd and 4 at MER43 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 3 yards to the MER40 (Shi'heem Watkin;Christian Hanso).
4th and 1 at MER40 Michael Hiers rush for no gain to the MER40 (Ken Standley;Jordan Swain).
Total 9 plays , 40 yards Time of Possession: 2:17
Mercer at 04:48
Mercer at 04:48
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 04:48
1st and 10 at MER40 MERCER drive start at 04:48.
1st and 10 at MER40 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 35 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Al Wooten rush for 2 yards to the SAM23 (Trey Elston).
2nd and 8 at SAM23 Al Wooten rush for no gain to the SAM23 (Josiah Cotton).
3rd and 8 at SAM23 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper.
4th and 8 at SAM23 Devin Folser field goal attempt from 40 MISSED - wide left, spot at SAM23, clock 03:21.
Total 5 plays , 37 yards Time of Possession: 1:27
Samford at 03:21
Samford at 03:21
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 03:21
1st and 10 at SAM23 SAMFORD drive start at 03:21.
1st and 10 at SAM23 Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the SAM23 (Lance Wise).
2nd and 10 at SAM23 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 7 yards to the SAM30 (Ken Standley).
3rd and 3 at SAM30 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Kendall Watson.
4th and 3 at SAM30 B. Porcellato punt 48 yards to the MER22, Devron. Harper return -1 yards to the MER21 (Nathan East).
Total 3 plays , 7 yards Time of Possession: 0:51
Mercer at 02:30
Mercer at 02:30
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 02:30
1st and 10 at MER21 MERCER drive start at 02:30.
1st and 10 at MER21 Brandon Marshal rush for 9 yards to the MER30 (Kourtlan Marsh).
2nd and 1 at MER30 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 3 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh).
1st and 10 at MER33 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Fred Flavors).
2nd and 10 at MER33 Devron. Harper rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER31 (Trey Elston).
3rd and 12 at MER31 Timeout Samford, clock 01:25.
3rd and 12 at MER31 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 20 yards to the SAM49, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors).
1st and 10 at SAM49 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper.
2nd and 10 at SAM49 Fred Payton pass intercepted by M. Steward at the SAM33, M. Steward return 0 yards to the SAM33.
Total 7 plays , 30 yards Time of Possession: 1:22
Samford at 01:08
Samford at 01:08
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 01:08
1st and 10 at SAM33 SAMFORD drive start at 01:08.
1st and 10 at SAM33 Jay Stanton rush for 9 yards to the SAM42 (Marques Thomas).
2nd and 1 at SAM42 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 4 yards to the SAM46, 1ST DOWN SAM (Cam Sims).
1st and 10 at SAM46 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to D.J. Rias, QB hurry by Marques Thomas.
2nd and 10 at SAM46 Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 5 yards to the MER49 (Ken Standley;Cam Sims).
3rd and 5 at MER49 Michael Hiers rush for 6 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at MER43 Timeout Samford, clock 00:15.
1st and 10 at MER43 PENALTY MER face mask (Caden Camese) 15 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at MER28 Jay Stanton rush for 15 yards to the MER13, 1ST DOWN SAM (Shi'heem Watkin).
1st and 10 at MER13 Timeout Samford, clock 00:04.
1st and 10 at MER13 Timeout Mercer, clock 00:04.
1st and 10 at MER13 Timeout Mercer, clock 00:04.
1st and 10 at MER13 Zach Williams field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 00:00.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 7 plays , 54 yards Time of Possession: 1:08
Score:
Mercer 17-20 Samford

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00.
Henry Bishop kickoff 56 yards to the MER9, Devron. Harper return 26 yards to the MER35 (J.T. Swanson).
Mercer at 14:55
Mercer at 14:55
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 14:55
1st and 10 at MER35 MERCER drive start at 14:55.
1st and 10 at MER35 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 11 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors;Noah Martin).
1st and 10 at MER46 Al Wooten rush for 1 yard to the MER47 (Noah Martin).
2nd and 9 at MER47 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 38 yards to the SAM15, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh).
1st and 10 at SAM15 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Drake Starks (Nathan East).
2nd and 10 at SAM15 Al Wooten rush for 2 yards to the SAM13 (Kourtlan Marsh;Nathan East).
3rd and 8 at SAM13 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Fred Flavors).
4th and 8 at SAM13 Devin Folser field goal attempt from 30 GOOD, clock 12:42.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Devin Folser kickoff 60 yards to the SAM5, Judd Cockett return 15 yards to the SAM20 (Mic Wasson).
Total 7 plays , 52 yards Time of Possession: 2:13
Score:
Mercer 20-20 Samford
Samford at 12:35
Samford at 12:35
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 12:35
1st and 10 at SAM20 SAMFORD drive start at 12:35.
1st and 10 at SAM20 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 17 yards to the SAM37, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore).
1st and 10 at SAM37 Michael Hiers rush for 3 yards to the SAM40 (Solomon Zubairu).
2nd and 7 at SAM40 Jaylan Thomas rush for 2 yards to the SAM42 (Robert Johnson).
3rd and 5 at SAM42 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 2 yards to the SAM44 (Mike Campbell).
4th and 3 at SAM44 B. Porcellato punt 37 yards to the MER19, fair catch by Devron. Harper.
Total 4 plays , 24 yards Time of Possession: 1:38
Mercer at 10:57
Mercer at 10:57
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:57
1st and 10 at MER19 MERCER drive start at 10:57.
1st and 10 at MER19 Brandon Marshal rush for 11 yards to the MER30, 1ST DOWN MER (Josiah Cotton).
1st and 10 at MER30 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Fred Flavors).
2nd and 10 at MER30 Brandon Marshal rush for 2 yards to the MER32 (Nathan East;M. Steward).
3rd and 8 at MER32 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Trey Adkins (I. Richardson), QB hurry by Seth Simmer.
4th and 8 at MER32 Trey Turk punt 46 yards to the SAM22, fair catch by Judd Cockett.
Total 4 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 1:33
Samford at 09:24
Samford at 09:24
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 09:24
1st and 10 at SAM22 SAMFORD drive start at 09:24.
1st and 10 at SAM22 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 3 yards to the SAM25 (Jordan Swain).
2nd and 7 at SAM25 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 8 yards to the SAM33, 1ST DOWN SAM (Ken Standley;Isaac Dowling).
1st and 10 at SAM33 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 5 yards to the SAM38 (Marques Thomas).
2nd and 5 at SAM38 Jaylan Thomas rush for loss of 3 yards to the SAM35 (Jordan Swain).
3rd and 8 at SAM35 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 17 yards to the MER48, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lance Wise).
1st and 10 at MER48 Michael Hiers rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER49 (Lance Wise).
2nd and 11 at MER49 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Chandler Smith.
3rd and 11 at MER49 Michael Hiers rush for 8 yards to the MER41 (Ken Standley).
4th and 3 at MER41 Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 12 yards to the MER29, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore).
1st and 10 at MER29 Jaylan Thomas rush for 9 yards to the MER20 (Christian Hanso;Marques Thomas).
2nd and 1 at MER20 Jaylan Thomas rush for 3 yards to the MER17, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jordan Swain;Christian Hanso).
1st and 10 at MER17 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 9 yards to the MER8 (Isaac Dowling).
2nd and 1 at MER08 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 8 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:12.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Zach Williams kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Henry Bishop kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Devron. Harper return 36 yards to the MER36 (Wade White), PENALTY MER personal foul (Brandon Marshal) 15 yards to the MER21, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER21.
Total 13 plays , 78 yards Time of Possession: 5:12
Score:
Mercer 20-27 Samford
Mercer at 04:02
Mercer at 04:02
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 04:02
1st and 10 at MER21 MERCER drive start at 04:02.
1st and 10 at MER21 Al Wooten rush for 16 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN MER (Ty Hardimon).
1st and 10 at MER37 Al Wooten rush for 4 yards to the MER41 (Nathan East).
2nd and 6 at MER41 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Trey Adkins, QB hurry by Fred Flavors.
3rd and 6 at MER41 Fred Payton pass complete to Al Wooten for no gain to the MER41 (Devault-Smith).
4th and 6 at MER41 Trey Turk punt 40 yards to the SAM19, fair catch by Judd Cockett.
Total 4 plays , 20 yards Time of Possession: 1:58
Samford at 02:04
Samford at 02:04
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 02:04
1st and 10 at SAM19 SAMFORD drive start at 02:04.
1st and 10 at SAM19 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Kendall Watson (Mike Campbell).
2nd and 10 at SAM19 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 10 yards to the SAM29, 1ST DOWN SAM (Isaac Dowling;Myles Redding).
1st and 10 at SAM29 Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 5 yards to the SAM34 (Ken Standley).
2nd and 5 at SAM34 Jay Stanton rush for 9 yards to the SAM43, 1ST DOWN SAM (Christian Hanso;TJ Moore).
1st and 10 at SAM43 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 42 yards to the MER15, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore).
1st and 10 at MER15 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 2 yards to the MER13 (Myles Redding).
2nd and 8 at MER13 Judd Cockett rush for 12 yards to the MER1, 1ST DOWN SAM (Christian Hanso).
1st and GOAL at MER01 Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the MER1 (Ken Standley;Jordan Swain).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
2nd and GOAL at MER01 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2nd and GOAL at MER01 Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the MER1 (Ken Standley;Isaac Dowling).
3rd and GOAL at MER01 Michael Hiers rush for 1 yard to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:24.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Zach Williams kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Zach Williams kickoff 50 yards to the MER15, Devron. Harper return 30 yards to the MER45 (M. Steward).
Total 10 plays , 81 yards Time of Possession: 2:40
Score:
Mercer 20-34 Samford
Mercer at 14:16
Mercer at 14:16
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 14:16
1st and 10 at MER45 MERCER drive start at 14:16.
1st and 10 at MER45 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 55 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:09.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Devin Folser kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Devin Folser kickoff 61 yards to the SAM4, fair catch by Judd Cockett.
Total 1 plays , 55 yards Time of Possession: 0:07
Score:
Mercer 27-34 Samford
Samford at 14:09
Samford at 14:09
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 14:09
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 14:09.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for 5 yards to the SAM30 (Isaac Dowling).
2nd and 5 at SAM30 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 4 yards to the SAM34 (Richie Coffey).
3rd and 1 at SAM34 Michael Hiers rush for no gain to the SAM34 (Marques Thomas).
4th and 1 at SAM34 Michael Hiers rush for 1 yard to the SAM35, 1ST DOWN SAM (Marques Thomas;Isaac Dowling).
1st and 10 at SAM35 Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the SAM35 (Ken Standley).
2nd and 10 at SAM35 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 25 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN SAM (TJ Moore).
1st and 10 at MER40 Jay Stanton rush for 12 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lance Wise).
1st and 10 at MER28 Michael Hiers rush for 3 yards to the MER25 (Myles Redding).
2nd and 7 at MER25 Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 6 yards to the MER19 (Richie Coffey).
3rd and 1 at MER19 Jay Stanton rush for loss of 3 yards to the MER22 (Robert Johnson;Lance Wise).
4th and 4 at MER22 Zach Williams field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 10:42.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Zach Williams kickoff 54 yards to the MER11, Devron. Harper return 18 yards to the MER29 (T. Pollard;David Coltrane).
Total 11 plays , 53 yards Time of Possession: 3:27
Score:
Mercer 27-37 Samford
Mercer at 10:37
Mercer at 10:37
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:37
1st and 10 at MER29 MERCER drive start at 10:37.
1st and 10 at MER29 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 14 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN MER (Fred Flavors).
1st and 10 at MER43 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 14 yards to the SAM43, 1ST DOWN MER (Joseph Mera).
1st and 10 at SAM43 Al Wooten rush for no gain to the SAM43 (Seth Simmer).
2nd and 10 at SAM43 Timeout Mercer, clock 09:07.
2nd and 10 at SAM43 Fred Payton rush for 2 yards to the SAM41 (Noah Martin).
3rd and 8 at SAM41 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Andrew May (Nathan East).
4th and 8 at SAM41 Fred Payton rush for 16 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN MER (Noah Martin).
1st and 10 at SAM25 Fred Payton pass incomplete, PENALTY MER holding (Cedric Richards) 10 yards to the SAM35, NO PLAY.
1st and 20 at SAM35 Fred Payton pass complete to Drake Starks for 9 yards to the SAM26 (Thomas Neville;Drew Mims).
2nd and 11 at SAM26 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 14 yards to the SAM12, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston).
1st and 10 at SAM12 Al Wooten rush for 4 yards to the SAM8 (M. Steward).
2nd and 6 at SAM08 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 3 yards to the SAM5 (Noah Martin;M. Steward).
3rd and 3 at SAM05 Fred Payton rush for 5 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:31.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Devin Folser kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Devin Folser kickoff 60 yards to the SAM5, fair catch by Judd Cockett.
Total 11 plays , 71 yards Time of Possession: 5:06
Score:
Mercer 34-37 Samford
Samford at 05:31
Samford at 05:31
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 05:31
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 05:31.
1st and 10 at SAM25 Michael Hiers rush for 3 yards to the SAM28 (Cam Sims).
2nd and 7 at SAM28 Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 11 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN SAM (Richie Coffey).
1st and 10 at SAM39 Jaylan Thomas rush for 1 yard to the SAM40 (Isaac Dowling).
2nd and 9 at SAM40 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett (Richie Coffey).
3rd and 9 at SAM40 Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Jaylan Thomas, QB hurry by Solomon Zubairu.
4th and 9 at SAM40 B. Porcellato punt 53 yards to the MER7, downed.
Total 5 plays , 15 yards Time of Possession: 1:37
Mercer at 03:54
Mercer at 03:54
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 03:54
1st and 10 at MER07 MERCER drive start at 03:54.
1st and 10 at MER07 Al Wooten rush for 1 yard to the MER8 (Noah Martin;Nathan East).
2nd and 9 at MER08 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Fred Flavors).
3rd and 9 at MER08 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 24 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh).
1st and 10 at MER32 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James.
2nd and 10 at MER32 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron. Harper (Joseph Mera).
3rd and 10 at MER32 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 14 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Trey Elston).
1st and 10 at MER46 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 5 yards to the SAM49 (Noah Martin;Seth Simmer).
2nd and 5 at SAM49 Fred Payton pass complete to Drake Starks for 16 yards to the SAM33, 1ST DOWN MER (Josiah Cotton).
1st and 10 at SAM33 Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 31 yards to the SAM2, 1ST DOWN MER (Kourtlan Marsh).
1st and GOAL at SAM02 Al Wooten rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM3.
2nd and GOAL at SAM03 Timeout Samford, clock 00:50.
2nd and GOAL at SAM03 Fred Payton rush for no gain to the SAM3 (Nick Jackson;Noah Martin).
3rd and GOAL at SAM03 Timeout Samford, clock 00:45.
3rd and GOAL at SAM03 Timeout Samford, clock 00:45.
3rd and GOAL at SAM03 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James, PENALTY SAM pass interference (Trey Elston) 1 yards to the SAM2, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
1st and GOAL at SAM02 Al Wooten rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM3 (Seth Simmer;Noah Martin).
2nd and GOAL at SAM03 Timeout Mercer, clock 00:21.
2nd and GOAL at SAM03 Fred Payton pass incomplete, QB hurry by Noah Martin.
3rd and GOAL at SAM03 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Fred Flavors).
4th and GOAL at SAM03 Devin Folser field goal attempt from 20 GOOD, clock 00:07.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Devin Folser kickoff 39 yards to the SAM26, downed.
Total 15 plays , 90 yards Time of Possession: 3:47
Score:
Mercer 37-37 Samford
Samford at 00:06
Samford at 00:06
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 00:06
1st and 10 at SAM26 SAMFORD drive start at 00:06.
1st and 10 at SAM26 Seth Simmer rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM25.
2nd and 11 at SAM25 Michael Hiers rush for 1 yard to the SAM26.
3rd and 10 at SAM26 End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 2 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 15:06

Quarter #5 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of OT quarter, clock 0:00.
Change of possession, SAM ball on MER25, 1st and 10.
Samford at 00:00
Samford at 00:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 00:00
1st and 10 at MER25 Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the MER21 (Ken Standley;Solomon Zubairu).
2nd and 6 at MER21 Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 21 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Zach Williams kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM35 Change of possession, MER ball on SAM25, 1st and 10.
Total 2 plays , 25 yards Time of Possession: 0:00
Score:
Mercer 37-44 Samford
Mercer at 00:00
Mercer at 00:00
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 00:00
1st and 10 at SAM25 Fred Payton pass complete to Devron. Harper for 4 yards to the SAM21, fumble by Devron. Harper recovered by MER TM at SAM19.
2nd and 4 at SAM19 Al Wooten rush for 19 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00.
1st and GOAL at SAM03 Devin Folser kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Change of possession, MER ball on SAM25, 1st and 10.
Total 2 plays , 25 yards Time of Possession: 0:00
Score:
Mercer 44-44 Samford
Mercer at 00:00
Mercer at 00:00
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 00:00
1st and 10 at SAM25 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James (Trey Elston).
2nd and 10 at SAM25 Fred Payton pass incomplete to Trey Adkins.
3rd and 10 at SAM25 Fred Payton rush for 4 yards to the SAM21 (Devault-Smith).
4th and 6 at SAM21 Devin Folser field goal attempt from 38 BLOCKED, recovered by SAM Fred Flavors at SAM17 spot at SAM17, clock 00:00 (blocked by Fred Flavors), Nathan East for 6 yards to the SAM23.
Total 4 plays , 4 yards Time of Possession: 0:00
Samford at 00:00
Samford at 00:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 00:00
1st and 10 at SAM23 SAM ball on MER25.
1st and 10 at MER25 Q. Crittendon pass complete to Chandler Smith for no gain to the MER25 (Marques Thomas).
2nd and 10 at MER25 Q. Crittendon rush for 25 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00.
1st and GOAL at MER03 End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 2 plays , 25 yards Time of Possession: 0:00
Score:
Mercer 44-50 Samford

Participation

Starters

MER - Offense
# Player Pos.
8 Brandon Marshal A
5 Al Wooten B
64 Riley Adcock C
71 Israel Mukwiza LG
73 John Thomas LT
4 Fred Payton QB
50 Cedric Richards RG
68 Nate Howard RT
83 Drake Starks TE
13 Ty James XWR
1 Devron. Harper ZWR
MER - Defense
# Player Pos.
20 Richie Coffey BAN
9 Mike Campbell CB
25 TJ Moore CB
11 Solomon Zubairu DE
94 Savio Frazier DT
34 Myles Redding FS
42 Christian Hanso KAT
3 Isaac Dowling LB
15 Ken Standley LB
0 Lance Wise ROV
SAM - Offense
# Player Pos.
62 Jabari Brooks C
80 Judd Cockett HWR
58 Chris Noble LG
65 Austin Guyse LT
10 Michael Hiers QB
20 Jay Stanton RB
54 Luke Byrne RG
72 Gavin Orr RT
11 D.J. Rias XWR
0 Chandler Smith YWR
84 Kendall Watson ZWR
SAM - Defense
# Player Pos.
35 Joseph Mera BAN
27 Trey Elston CB
38 Fred Flavors CB
21 I. Richardson FREE
32 Noah Martin MIKE
4 Ty Hardimon NICK
99 Seth Simmer NOSE
1 Kourtlan Marsh ROV
5 Nathan East STIN
44 Tay Berry TACK
22 Devault-Smith WOLF

Player Participation

Mercer
# Player
6 Cam Sims
12 Fred Jackson
14 Chris Joines
16 Trey Adkins
18 Corey Barnes
22 Shi'heem Watkin
23 Travion Solomon
24 Danijah Gammage
26 Khay Loyd
36 Justin Coleman
38 Juwan Johnson
40 Isaiah WashBurn
41 Zach Hopkins
47 Tommy Pollack
48 Mic Wasson
55 Marques Thomas
56 Carson Giffin
57 Jose Gonzales
59 Clay Baker
62 Joe Miller
63 Eli Edwards
67 Ni Mansell
80 Reid Brass
82 Andrew May
86 Luke Szababos
89 Mac Johnson
91 Jordan Swain
93 Devin Folser
95 Robert Johnson
96 Arias Nash
97 Trey Turk
99 Caden Camese
Samford
# Player
2 Q. Crittendon
3 David Coltrane
6 Jaylan Thomas
7 B. Porcellato
8 J.R. Tran-Reno
9 M. Steward
13 David Coleman
14 T. Pollard
15 E. Flowers
18 Koi Freeman
19 Quadir Ismail
25 J.T. Swanson
28 Josiah Cotton
29 Drew Mims
30 Dakota Chapman
37 Peyton Ringer
40 Wade White
45 Thomas Neville
49 Henry Bishop
55 Johnny Johnson
56 Aidan Barr
57 Cooper Frazier
59 Zach Williams
60 Alex Jarrell
61 Alex Applefield
73 Justin Perritt
75 Motley-Simmons
77 Zach Brown
79 Donovan Hawkins
81 Jamall Thompson
83 Thomas D'Armond
85 Wesley Carlock
86 Nathan Barham
89 M. Mitchler
90 Luca Chuecos
91 Kobe Stewart
97 Nick Jackson
98 J. Mathiasen