Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MER | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
 AUB | 14 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 62 |
Game Leaders
Deuce Knight
· QB
Deuce Knight
· QB
Braden Atkinson
· QB
CJ Miller
· RB
Team Stats
191st Downs21
8-193rd down efficiency7-11
1-14th down efficiency0-0
338Total Yards547
223Passing270
21/36Comp/Att18/25
6.2Yards per pass10.8
115Rushing277
41Rushing Attempts31
2.8Yards per rush8.9
2-15Penalties4-40
3Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:21
(00:00) Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete deep left to #7 K.Harris thrown to AUB02
0:21
(00:31) Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AUB24 (#18 J.Faulk)
0:58
(01:04) Shotgun #9 B.Smith rush left for 2 yards loss to the AUB27 (#18 J.Faulk)
1:06
(01:12) Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #25 T.Coard caught at AUB30, for 13 yards to the AUB25 (#21 A.Fegans), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1:53
(01:57) Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the AUB38 (#25 E.Winters; #95 J.Crawford)
2:00
Timeout Mercer, clock 02:00
2:15
(02:26) Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 5 yards gain to the AUB42 (#18 J.Faulk)
2:54
(03:03) Shotgun #20 C.Benjamin rush right for 3 yards loss to the AUB47 (#42 C.Granberry)
3:39
(03:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 21 yards gain to the AUB44 (#18 J.Faulk), 1ST DOWN
4:19
(04:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 B.Smith rush right for 9 yards gain to the MER35, out of bounds at MER35, 1ST DOWN
5:00
(05:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 M.Bell rush left for 1 yard gain to the MER26 (#44 D.Smith; #96 M.Autry)
5:09
(05:09) #41 C.Gibbs kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
5:11
(05:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Arnold rush right for 56 yards gain to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:11, 1ST DOWN #38 A.McPherson kick attempt good (H: #14 H.Kaak, LS: #46 K.McNutt)
5:51
(05:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 J.Jones rush middle for 3 yards gain to the AUB44 (#34 M.Bradley), 1ST DOWN
6:27
(06:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #35 J.Jones rush middle for 8 yards gain to the AUB41 (#13 J.Johnson)
6:46
(06:53) #19 J.McConnell punt 37 yards to the AUB33, out of bounds at AUB33
6:56
(07:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Smith pass incomplete short right to #9 B.Smith thrown to MER30 broken up by #21 A.Fegans
7:35
(07:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 M.Bell rush middle for 0 yards to the MER30 (#3 C.Murray)
8:16
(08:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 M.Bell rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MER30 (#16 B.Deas)
8:23
(08:23) #41 C.Gibbs kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
8:24
(08:27) #38 A.McPherson field goal attempt from 49 yards GOOD (H: #14 H.Kaak, LS: #44 R.Hughes), clock 08:24
9:06
(09:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 D.Knight rush middle for 5 yards loss to the MER31 (#0 A.Zock)
9:30
PENALTY AUB False Start (#65 X.Chaplin) 5 yards from MER21 to MER26. NO PLAY
9:55
(10:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 D.Knight pass complete short right to #35 J.Jones caught at MER25, for 3 yards to the MER21 (#8 K.Thomas)
10:30
(10:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 D.Smith rush right for 5 yards loss to the MER24 (#12 T.Bliss)
10:40
(10:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Smith sacked for loss of 9 yards to the MER19 (#3 C.Murray), fumble by #1 D.Smith recovered by AUB #92 J.Hardy at MER19, End Of Play
11:19
(11:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER28 (#43 C.Wheatland)
11:51
(12:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Smith rush middle for 0 yards to the MER25, End Of Play
12:03
(12:03) #41 C.Gibbs kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
12:03
(12:06) #38 A.McPherson field goal attempt from 47 yards GOOD (H: #14 H.Kaak, LS: #44 R.Hughes), clock 12:03
12:46
(12:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 D.Knight sacked for loss of 8 yards to the MER29 (#46 I.Prince)
13:28
(13:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 D.Knight rush right for 2 yards gain to the MER21 (#51 D.Clare)
14:01
(14:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Cobb rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER23 (#53 J.Gilbert)
14:23
(14:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 D.Knight pass complete short middle to #8 C.Coleman caught at MER26, for 12 yards to the MER26, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
14:45
(14:58) Shotgun #9 D.Knight pass complete short left to #8 C.Coleman caught at MER40, for 13 yards to the MER38 (#7 C.O'neal), 1ST DOWN
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:29
(00:29) Shotgun #23 J.Cobb rush middle for 3 yards loss to the AUB49 (#46 I.Prince; #0 A.Zock)
0:31
(00:36) #19 J.McConnell punt 36 yards to the AUB46 #4 M.Simmons return 6 yards to the MER48 (#83 C.Simmons)
1:08
(01:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #27 M.Bell caught at MER15, for 1 yard to the MER18 (#41 J.Smith)
2:00
(02:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 M.Bell rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER17 (#0 R.Woodyard Jr.)
2:37
(02:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 M.Bell rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MER15 (#25 E.Winters)
2:45
(02:48) #14 H.Kaak punt 41 yards to the MER10 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER10
3:22
(03:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass complete short right to #1 E.Singleton Jr. caught at AUB45, for 2 yards to the AUB49 (#1 D.Hicks)
3:31
(03:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass incomplete short middle to #8 C.Coleman thrown to MER42
3:38
(03:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass incomplete short middle to #4 M.Simmons thrown to MER40
4:00
(04:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass complete short middle to #23 J.Cobb caught at AUB40, for 10 yards to the AUB47 (#12 T.Bliss), 1ST DOWN
4:42
(04:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #23 J.Cobb rush middle for 7 yards gain to the AUB37 (#13 J.Johnson; #12 T.Bliss)
5:17
(05:24) Shotgun #11 J.Arnold sacked for loss of 6 yards to the AUB30 (#1 D.Hicks)
5:40
(05:47) Shotgun #11 J.Arnold pass complete short left to #8 C.Coleman caught at AUB25, for 19 yards to the AUB36 (#4 D.Watkins), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
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