| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MER | 7 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 49 |
 WCU | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 47 |
Game Leaders
Taron Dickens
· QB
Branson Adams
· RB
Braden Atkinson
· QB
CJ Miller
· RB
Team Stats
231st Downs33
7-153rd down efficiency10-18
0-04th down efficiency0-1
568Total Yards599
443Passing551
23/39Comp/Att33/49
11.4Yards per pass11.2
125Rushing48
31Rushing Attempts36
4.0Yards per rush1.3
8-72Penalties5-55
0Turnovers2
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:03
#84 M.Trout field goal attempt from 33 yards NO GOOD (H: #95 S.Brantley, LS: #62 E.Rhoades), clock 00:00
0:03
Timeout Mercer, clock 00:03
0:03
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:03
1:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush middle for 4 yards loss to the MER15, End Of Play
1:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens rush left for 4 yards gain to the MER11, out of bounds at MER11
1:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 0 yards to the MER15 (#91 J.Swain)
1:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete deep left to #7 M.Knight caught at MER15, for 20 yards to the MER15, out of bounds at MER15, 1ST DOWN
1:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #16 J.Tyre caught at MER42, for 19 yards to the MER35 (#12 T.Bliss), 1ST DOWN
1:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at WCU42, for 7 yards to the WCU46 (#51 D.Clare; #46 I.Prince)
1:10
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #4 D.Dutton thrown to MER42. The previous play is under automatic review - "Incomplete pass". CALL OVERTURNED. (Original Play: No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #4 D.Dutton caught at MER42, for 19 yards to the MER42, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN)
1:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #1 P.Boyd Jr. caught at WCU30, for 14 yards to the WCU39 (#17 K.Hutchinson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1:30
#93 R.Griffith kickoff 65 yards to the WCU00, Touchback
1:30
#93 R.Griffith field goal attempt from 37 yards GOOD (H: #19 J.McConnell, LS: #56 J.Hamilton), clock 01:30
1:35
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:35
1:38
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short left to #22 C.Miller caught at WCU22, for 2 yards loss to the WCU20 (#0 K.Moore Jr.)
1:38
Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:38
2:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #22 C.Miller caught at WCU30, for 10 yards to the WCU18 (#3 S.Dukes)
2:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #7 K.Harris caught at WCU11, for 13 yards to the WCU00 TOUCHDOWN nullified by penalty, clock 01:51 PENALTY MER Pass Interference 15 yards from WCU13 to WCU28. NO PLAY
2:00
Timeout , clock 02:00
3:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #25 T.Coard rush middle for 3 yards gain to the WCU13 (#45 S.Morris)
3:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass complete short right to #22 C.Miller caught at MER34, for 49 yards to the WCU16 (#3 S.Dukes), 1ST DOWN
3:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short right to #2 A.McDaniel thrown to WCU49
3:13
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 59 yards to the MER06, out of bounds at MER06
3:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #16 J.Tyre caught at MER23, for 42 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:13, 1ST DOWN #5 T.Dickens pass attempt failed
4:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 P.Boyd Jr. rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MER42 (#91 J.Swain)
4:36
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete deep right to #4 D.Dutton caught at WCU45, for 39 yards to the MER43 (#8 K.Thomas), 1ST DOWN
4:36
#19 J.McConnell punt 55 yards to the WCU13 #16 J.Tyre return 5 yards to the WCU18 (#21 F.Scott)
6:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson pass incomplete short right to #18 A.Dabbs thrown to MER38 broken up by #12 H.Sykes
6:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 3 yards gain to the MER32 (#3 S.Dukes; #5 H.McQueen Jr.)
6:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 4 yards gain to the MER29 (#2 M.Nelson)
6:13
#95 S.Brantley kickoff 65 yards to the MER00, Touchback
6:13
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #15 J.Boyd caught at MER05, for 10 yards to the MER00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:13, 1ST DOWN #84 M.Trout kick attempt good (H: #95 S.Brantley, LS: #62 E.Rhoades)
8:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #10 M.Rossin caught at MER12, for 13 yards to the MER10 (#7 C.O'neal), 1ST DOWN
8:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #20 C.Reid caught at MER44, for 24 yards to the MER23 (#8 K.Thomas), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
8:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #15 J.Boyd caught at MER46, for 11 yards to the MER47 QB hurried by #1 D.Hicks (#13 J.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
8:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete deep left to #7 M.Knight thrown to MER20
8:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short left to #9 J.Terzado caught at WCU41, for 5 yards to the WCU42 (#10 J.Fox)
8:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #14 J.Thomas caught at WCU36, for 6 yards to the WCU37 (#7 C.O'neal), 1ST DOWN
8:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short right to #20 C.Reid caught at WCU30, for 4 yards to the WCU31 (#12 T.Bliss)
8:56
#19 J.McConnell punt 41 yards to the WCU27 fair catch by #16 J.Tyre at WCU27
12:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush right for 1 yard gain to the MER32 (#6 B.Simpson-Nealy; #10 J.Wallace)
12:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER31 (#91 J.Banks)
12:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 B.Atkinson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER29 (#6 B.Simpson-Nealy; #1 C.Fisher)
12:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 A.McDaniel rush right for 8 yards gain to the MER25 (#3 S.Dukes; #12 H.Sykes), 1ST DOWN
12:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 C.Miller rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER17 (#4 J.Thompson; #6 B.Simpson-Nealy)
12:30
#95 S.Brantley punt 59 yards to the MER18 #9 B.Smith return for loss of 4 yards to the MER14 (#25 N.Ashenafi)
13:25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #7 M.Knight thrown to WCU35 broken up by #7 C.O'neal
13:25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass complete short middle to #86 B.Blackmon caught at WCU24, for 2 yards loss to the WCU23 (#51 D.Clare)
13:25
No Huddle-Shotgun #5 T.Dickens pass incomplete short middle to #10 M.Rossin thrown to WCU35
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