| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MER | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
 CIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Leaders
Quentin Hayes
· QB
Garrison Johnson Sr.
· RB
Braden Atkinson
· QB
CJ Miller
· RB
Team Stats
241st Downs10
5-93rd down efficiency3-13
0-04th down efficiency0-5
457Total Yards194
305Passing76
29/35Comp/Att10/16
8.7Yards per pass4.8
152Rushing118
27Rushing Attempts37
5.6Yards per rush3.2
6-45Penalties4-40
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:23
Billy Martin run for 5 yds to the CIT 45
1:07
JP Pickles run for no gain to the CIT 45
1:59
Billy Martin run for 10 yds to the CIT 45 for a 1ST down
2:12
JP Pickles run for 2 yds to the MER 45
2:21
Cooper Tankersley run for 3 yds to the MER 43
2:58
Cooper Tankersley pass complete to Xavier Hill for 2 yds to the MER 46
3:24
Cooper Tankersley sacked by Antonio Butts Jr. for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 48
3:56
Cooper Tankersley pass complete to JJ Hudson for 5 yds to the MER 45
4:02
Cooper Tankersley pass incomplete to JJ Hudson for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Fabian Scott) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
4:28
Sebastien Boyle run for 2 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down
5:09
Cooper Tankersley pass complete to JJ Hudson for 9 yds to the CIT 33
5:41
Cooper Tankersley run for no gain to the CIT 24
5:48
Reice Griffith kickoff for 58 yds , Braylon Knauth return for 17 yds to the CIT 24
6:06
Kendall Harris 8 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick)
6:37
Micah Bell run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 8
6:53
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Samuel Albee for 8 yds to the CIT 7 for a 1ST down
7:16
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 4 yds to the CIT 15
7:33
Micah Bell run for 11 yds to the CIT 19 for a 1ST down
8:11
CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down
9:21
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Apollos Cook for 9 yds to the CIT 32
9:40
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 10 yds to the CIT 41 for a 1ST down
10:15
Quentin Hayes pass intercepted Julian Fox return for no gain to the MER 49
11:00
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for a loss of 4 yards to the MER 41 The Citadel Penalty, Offensive holding (Mike Bartilucci) to the MER 47
11:18
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 3 yds to the MER 37
12:03
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for no gain to the MER 40
12:26
Quentin Hayes run for 1 yd to the MER 40
13:15
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Jihad Marks for 18 yds to the MER 41 for a 1ST down
13:32
Reice Griffith kickoff for 24 yds , Braylon Knauth return for no gain to the CIT 41
13:34
CJ Miller 79 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
14:12
CJ Miller run for 9 yds to the MER 21 for a 1ST down
15:00
James Platte punt for 70 yds
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:06
Quentin Hayes pass incomplete
0:56
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Sebastien Boyle for 6 yds to the CIT 24
1:35
Quentin Hayes sacked by Kaleb Hutchinson for a loss of 7 yards to the CIT 18
1:36
Reice Griffith kickoff for 70 yds for a touchback
1:36
Reice Griffith kickoff Mercer Penalty, delay of game (Reice Griffith) to the MER 30
1:39
B. Atkinson pass to A. McDaniel for 12 yds for a TD (R. Griffith KICK) (Reice Griffith KICK)
2:18
CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the CIT 12
2:27
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete
2:56
Micah Bell run for 7 yds to the CIT 15 for a 1ST down
3:31
Micah Bell run for 6 yds to the CIT 22
4:04
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Micah Bell for 10 yds to the CIT 28 for a 1ST down
4:09
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Micah Bell
4:43
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Micah Bell for 11 yds to the CIT 38
4:44
Mercer Penalty, false start (Tyler Murray) to the CIT 49
4:51
James Platte punt for 38 yds
4:56
Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Jihad Marks, broken up by Kaleb Hutchinson
5:34
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 3 yds to the CIT 6
6:15
Quentin Hayes run for 1 yd to the CIT 3
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