Samford 55-35 Mercer (Oct 19, 2024) Box Score

Mercer Bears

6-1, 3-1 Conference

	1	2	3	4	T
MER	7	0	21	7	35
SAM	28	14	0	13	55

Samford Bulldogs

3-3, 2-1 Conference

Mercer Passing


D.J. Smith#1
Whitt Newbauer#8
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
17/28	263	9.4	1	1
7/11	89	8.1	1	1
24/39	352	9.0	2	2

Samford Passing


Quincy Crittendon#2
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
23/37	378	10.2	4	3
23/37	378	10.2	4	3

Mercer Rushing


Whitt Newbauer#8
Dwayne Mcgee#3
Micah Bell#27
CJ Miller#22
Brayden Smith#21
Team
D.J. Smith#1
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
7	39	5.6	0	28
11	15	1.4	2	5
1	6	6.0	0	6
2	5	2.5	0	3
1	2	2.0	0	2
1	-1	-1.0	0	0
11	-27	-2.5	1	4
34	39	1.1	3	28

Samford Rushing


Damonta Witherspoon#31
Quincy Crittendon#2
Micah Kelly#20
Team
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
19	47	2.5	2	9
10	24	2.4	0	38
3	2	0.7	0	3
1	-5	-5.0	0	0
33	68	2.1	2	38

Mercer Receiving


Kelin Parsons#13
Brayden Smith#21
Adjatay Dabbs#18
Apollos Cook#2
Dwayne Mcgee#3
Parker Wroble#10
Samuel Albee#86
Kendall Harris#7
CJ Miller#22
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	106	17.7	0	32
3	49	16.3	1	38
2	39	19.5	0	38
2	34	17.0	0	24
2	31	15.5	0	30
3	28	9.3	0	14
2	27	13.5	1	22
3	23	7.7	0	12
1	15	15.0	0	15
24	352	14.7	2	38

Samford Receiving


Iaan Cousin#15
D.J. Rias#7
Brendan Jenkins#12
Damonta Witherspoon#31
E. Jai Mason#3
Preston Bird#84
Rayf Vinson#11
Stephen Martin#18
Tate Taylor#41
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	79	39.5	1	77
5	61	12.2	2	15
3	56	18.7	0	41
3	52	17.3	0	35
3	41	13.7	1	24
2	33	16.5	0	23
2	24	12.0	0	16
2	22	11.0	0	12
1	10	10.0	0	10
23	378	16.4	4	77

Mercer Fumbles


D.J. Smith#1
Whitt Newbauer#8
Brayden Smith#21
team

FUM	LOST	REC
2	2	0
1	1	0
1	0	0
4	3	0

Samford Fumbles


Noah Martin#5
Dontae Pollard#1
Gavin Morris#39
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	1
0	0	3

Mercer Interceptions


Myles Redding#2
Donovan Watkins#4
team

INT	YDS	TD
2	75	0
1	29	0
3	104	0

Samford Interceptions


Noah Martin#5
Jaden Mosley#33
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	26	1
1	4	0
2	30	1

Mercer Kick Returns


Brayden Smith#21
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	98	19.6	23	0
5	98	19.6	23	0

Samford Kick Returns


D.J. Rias#7
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	21	21.0	21	0
1	21	21.0	21	0

Mercer Punt Returns


Brayden Smith#21
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	-2	-1.0	1	0
2	-2	-1.0	1	0

Samford Punt Returns


Jaylon Barden#82
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	24	12.0	15	0
2	24	12.0	15	0

Mercer Kicking


Reice Griffith#93
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5
0/0	0.0	0	5/5	5

Samford Kicking


Wilson Beaverstock#80
Gavin Morris#39
team

FG	XP	PTS
0/0	7/7	7
0/0	0/1	0
0/0	7/8	7

Mercer Punting


John McConnell#19
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	281	40.1	1	2	53
7	281	40.1	1	2	53

Samford Punting


Will Thorley#59
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	233	33.3	0	1	46
7	233	33.3	0	1	46

Seibert Stadium

3:00 PM, October 19, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Birmingham, AL

Line: MER -9

Over/Under: 49.5

Attendance: 4,216

Team	CONF	OVR
Mercer	6-1	9-1
Chattanooga	5-2	6-4
East Tennessee State	4-2	6-4
Western Carolina	4-2	5-5
Wofford	3-4	5-5
Samford	2-3	3-6
The Citadel	2-5	4-6
Furman	1-4	2-7
VMI	1-5	1-9

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