Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 VMI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 MER | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
Game Leaders
Braden Atkinson
· QB
CJ Miller
· RB
Collin Shannon
· QB
Aslin Shipe
· RB
Team Stats
71st Downs30
1-153rd down efficiency6-12
0-04th down efficiency0-0
155Total Yards834
105Passing586
11/29Comp/Att33/39
3.6Yards per pass15.0
50Rushing248
26Rushing Attempts31
1.9Yards per rush8.0
2-25Penalties5-40
0Turnovers0
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:34
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 K.Johnson rush middle for 0 yards to the VMI45 (#90 T.Wilson)
0:28
#97 K.Arnold punt 35 yards to the VMI45 fair catch by #6 N.Grevious at VMI45
0:34
Timeout Mercer, clock 00:34
1:15
(01:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Benjamin rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MER20 (#97 C.Gue; #34 J.Garbett)
1:22
PENALTY MER False Start (#84 Z.Lowe) 5 yards from MER20 to MER15. NO PLAY
1:48
(01:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Benjamin rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER20 (#24 J.Ham)
2:00
Timeout , clock 02:00
2:00
(02:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Benjamin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER17 (#94 J.Foster)
2:09
(02:19) #99 B.Shrewsbury punt 54 yards to the MER15 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER15
2:46
(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 N.Utsey rush left for 8 yards gain to the VMI31 (#34 M.Bradley), out of bounds
2:57
(03:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 N.Utsey pass incomplete deep left to #80 H.Hardnett thrown to MER40
3:30
(03:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 N.Utsey rush middle for 4 yards loss to the VMI23 (#96 M.Dixon; #46 I.Prince)
3:46
(03:52) #93 R.Griffith kickoff 59 yards to the VMI06 #25 A.Shipe return 21 yards to the VMI27 (#82 C.Shaw), out of bounds
3:52
(04:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Benjamin rush left for 58 yards gain to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:52, 1ST DOWN #93 R.Griffith kick attempt good (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
4:39
(04:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Benjamin rush left for 2 yards loss to the MER42 (#0 N.Land)
5:20
(05:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER44 (#14 E.Wilborne)
6:01
(06:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #83 C.Simmons caught at MER36, for 15 yards to the MER41 (#11 R.Powell), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
6:31
(06:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 C.Benjamin rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER26 (#21 C.Clinton)
6:53
(06:57) #99 B.Shrewsbury punt 50 yards to the MER27 fair catch by #9 B.Smith at MER27
7:23
(07:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Wilson pass complete short right to #3 C.Cox caught at VMI21, for 1 yard to the VMI23 (#16 C.Davis)
7:35
(07:35) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Wilson pass incomplete short middle to #84 T.Slaughter thrown to VMI28
7:35
(08:07) No Huddle-Shotgun VMI rush middle for 7 yards loss to the VMI22 fumbled by VMI at VMI22 recovered by VMI #11 C.Wilson at VMI22, End Of Play
8:09
(08:16) #93 R.Griffith kickoff 57 yards to the VMI08 #9 L.Boehling return 21 yards to the VMI29 (#82 C.Shaw)
8:16
(08:19) Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 15 yards gain to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:16, 1ST DOWN #93 R.Griffith kick attempt good (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
8:40
(08:56) Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #83 C.Simmons caught at VMI16, for 8 yards to the VMI15 (#7 C.Knight), 1ST DOWN
9:31
(09:35) Shotgun #80 T.Doughty rush middle for 5 yards gain to the VMI23 (#11 R.Powell; #43 H.Berling)
10:10
(10:21) Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 17 yards gain to the VMI28 (#4 I.Grevious; #21 L.Schalow), 1ST DOWN
10:45
(10:51) Shotgun #17 T.Jones rush middle for 13 yards gain to the VMI45 (#11 R.Powell), 1ST DOWN
11:26
(11:36) Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short left to #25 T.Coard caught at MER34, for 6 yards to the MER42 (#43 H.Berling), 1ST DOWN
11:52
(12:06) Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MER36 (#26 K.Crump)
12:42
(12:48) Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush left for 1 yard loss to the MER28 (#4 I.Grevious)
13:14
(13:27) Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #3 A.Cook caught at MER13, for 19 yards to the MER29 (#90 E.Brooks), 1ST DOWN
13:52
(14:01) Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER10 (#18 S.Dean III)
14:06
(14:13) #99 B.Shrewsbury punt 56 yards to the MER06, out of bounds at MER06
14:13
(14:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 N.Utsey pass incomplete short right to #6 N.Grevious thrown to VMI44
14:48
(14:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush middle for 2 yards gain to the VMI38 (#51 D.Clare)
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:13
(00:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush right for 2 yards gain to the VMI36 (#12 T.Bliss; #98 K.Wellington)
0:37
(00:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #9 L.Boehling rush middle for 13 yards gain to the VMI34 (#21 F.Scott), 1ST DOWN
0:46
(00:50) #93 R.Griffith kickoff 63 yards to the VMI02 #25 A.Shipe return 19 yards to the VMI21 (#13 J.Johnson)
0:53
(00:59) Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete deep right to #2 A.McDaniel caught at VMI12, for 51 yards to the VMI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:53, 1ST DOWN #93 R.Griffith kick attempt good (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
1:26
(01:31) Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 1 yard loss to the MER49 (#18 S.Dean III)
1:55
(02:07) Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MER50 (#3 A.Parker; #11 R.Powell), 1ST DOWN
2:18
(02:34) Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #3 A.Cook caught at MER23, for 14 yards to the MER38 (#3 A.Parker), 1ST DOWN
2:38
(02:47) #99 B.Shrewsbury punt 30 yards to the MER24
3:24
(03:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon sacked for loss of 9 yards to the VMI46 (#33 A.Butts Jr.)
3:31
(03:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete short right to #20 O.Sweeney thrown to MER40 broken up by #91 J.Swain QB hurried by #91 J.Swain
3:33
(03:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 C.Shannon pass incomplete deep middle to #20 O.Sweeney thrown to MER14 broken up by #8 K.Thomas
4:05
(04:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #25 A.Shipe rush right for 33 yards gain to the MER45 (#12 T.Bliss), 1ST DOWN
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