Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SAM | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
 MER | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
Game Leaders
Braden Atkinson
· QB
Ty Doughty
· WR
Brady Stober
· QB
Cam Bland
· RB
Team Stats
141st Downs24
6-193rd down efficiency4-13
1-44th down efficiency0-1
342Total Yards557
281Passing365
22/33Comp/Att22/37
8.5Yards per pass9.9
61Rushing192
37Rushing Attempts37
1.6Yards per rush5.2
7-55Penalties3-40
1Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
Kneel down by Mercer at SAM44 for loss of 1 yard.
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
2:00
Ty Doughty run for no gain to the SAM 43
2:00
Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the SAM 43
2:00
Ty Doughty run for 4 yds to the SAM 46 for a 1ST down
2:00
Timeout Mercer, clock 02:00
2:33
Ty Doughty run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
2:33
Brady Stober run for 3 yds to the MER 42
5:16
Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 5 yds to the MER 45
5:16
Brady Stober sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 8 yards to the 50 yard line
5:16
Brady Stober pass complete to Ken Cherry for 6 yds to the MER 42
5:16
Ken Cherry run for 10 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
5:16
Brady Stober pass complete to Jackson Beatty for 15 yds to the SAM 42 for a 1ST down
5:16
Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 27
5:16
Shotgun Stober,Brady pass intercepted by Bliss,Tommy at SAM32 Bliss,Tommy return 24 yards to the SAM08 (Stober,Brady) PENALTY MER Pass Interference (Jones,Trenton) 15 yards from SAM10 to SAM25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:29
Brady Stober pass intercepted Tommy Bliss return for 24 yds to the SAM 8
5:29
Reice Griffith kickoff for 63 yds , Calvin Jones return for 25 yds to the SAM 40 Samford Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the SAM 10
5:36
Reice Griffith 34 yd FG GOOD
7:02
Ty Doughty run for no gain to the SAM 17
7:02
JP Pickles pass incomplete to Ty Doughty
7:02
Ty Doughty run for 1 yd to the SAM 17
7:02
Brady Stober sacked by Kobe McInnis for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 18
8:09
Brady Stober run for 4 yds to the SAM 25
8:09
Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
8:09
Cam Bland run for 1 yd to the SAM 21
8:09
Timeout Mercer, clock 08:09
8:09
Reice Griffith 27 yd FG MISSED
11:29
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
11:29
Billy Martin run for no gain to the SAM 10
11:29
Billy Martin run for 3 yds to the SAM 10
11:29
Billy Martin run for 25 yds to the SAM 13 for a 1ST down
11:29
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 5 yds to the SAM 38
11:29
Ty Doughty run for 32 yds to the SAM 43 for a 1ST down
11:29
Colton Pace kickoff for 60 yds
11:29
Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 77 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)
11:56
Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 23
11:56
Brady Stober pass incomplete to Nick Crayton
11:56
PENALTY SAM False Start (Loving,Jadon) 5 yards from SAM26 to SAM21. NO PLAY.
11:56
JP Pickles pass intercepted LaShon Young return for no gain to the SAM 26
14:18
Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 44
14:18
JP Pickles run for 6 yds to the SAM 46
14:18
Ty Doughty run for 5 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
14:18
JP Pickles run for 8 yds to the MER 43
14:18
Noah Jones punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 35
15:00
Brady Stober pass complete to Ken Cherry for 2 yds to the SAM 26
0:00
Brady Stober sacked by Ean Johnson-Kelley for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 28
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
1:13
Calvin Jones run for a loss of 5 yards to the SAM 35
1:13
John McConnell punt for 52 yds , Preston Bird returns for 16 yds to the SAM 40
2:37
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
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