Mercer Bears @ The Citadel Bulldogs
1st Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 1st
Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4-yd Run
14:59 - 1st
Cobey Thompkins run for 4 yds to the CIT 29
1st & 10 at CIT 25
37-yd Run
14:19 - 1st
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 37 yds to the MER 34 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at CIT 29
0-yd Run
13:39 - 1st
Cobey Thompkins run for no gain to the MER 34
1st & 10 at MER 34
-1-yd Run
12:50 - 1st
Quentin Hayes run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 35
2nd & 10 at MER 34
5-yd Run
12:09 - 1st
Sebastien Boyle run for 5 yds to the MER 30
3rd & 11 at MER 35
1-yd Run
11:43 - 1st
Cobey Thompkins run for 1 yd to the MER 29
4th & 6 at MER 30
4-yd Run
11:38 - 1st
Micah Bell run for 4 yds to the MER 33
1st & 10 at MER 29
49-yd Pass
11:10 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 49 yds to the CIT 18 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at MER 33
18-yd Touchdown Pass
10:23 - 1st
Adjatay Dabbs 18 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick)
1st & 10 at CIT 18
Kickoff
10:23 - 1st
Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Incompletion
10:22 - 1st
Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Ha'Keem Monroe
1st & 10 at CIT 25
10-yd Run
10:18 - 1st
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 10 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at CIT 25
0-yd Run
9:41 - 1st
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for no gain to the CIT 35
1st & 10 at CIT 35
0-yd Pass
9:06 - 1st
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Beau Herrington for 10 yds to the CIT 45 The Citadel Penalty, illegal block (Braylon Knauth) to the CIT 35
2nd & 10 at CIT 35
3-yd Run
8:12 - 1st
Sebastien Boyle run for 3 yds to the CIT 38
2nd & 10 at CIT 35
5-yd Run
7:57 - 1st
Quentin Hayes run for 5 yds to the CIT 43
3rd & 7 at CIT 38
Punt
7:51 - 1st
James Platte punt for 48 yds
4th & 2 at CIT 43
4-yd Pass
7:45 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 4 yds to the MER 13
1st & 10 at MER 9
-2-yd Pass
7:22 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 11
2nd & 6 at MER 13
9-yd Pass
6:45 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 9 yds to the MER 20 for a 1ST down
3rd & 8 at MER 11
13-yd Pass
6:10 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 13 yds to the MER 33 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MER 20
4-yd Run
5:45 - 1st
CJ Miller run for 4 yds to the MER 37
1st & 10 at MER 33
16-yd Pass
5:11 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 16 yds to the CIT 47 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at MER 37
6-yd Pass
4:39 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 6 yds to the CIT 41
1st & 10 at CIT 47
9-yd Pass
4:08 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 9 yds to the CIT 32 for a 1ST down
2nd & 4 at CIT 41
-2-yd Run
3:30 - 1st
Brayden Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 34
1st & 10 at CIT 32
1-yd Run
2:52 - 1st
CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the CIT 33
2nd & 12 at CIT 34
Incompletion
2:12 - 1st
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
3rd & 11 at CIT 33
Field Goal Good
2:02 - 1st
Reice Griffith 51 Yd Field Goal
4th & 11 at CIT 33
Kickoff
2:02 - 1st
Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1-yd Run
2:00 - 1st
Cooper Tankersley run for 1 yd to the CIT 26
1st & 10 at CIT 25
1-yd Run
1:20 - 1st
Sebastien Boyle run for 1 yd to the CIT 27
2nd & 9 at CIT 26
Incompletion
0:36 - 1st
Cooper Tankersley pass incomplete to Beau Herrington
3rd & 8 at CIT 27
Punt
0:33 - 1st
James Platte punt for 34 yds
4th & 8 at CIT 27
2nd Quarter
1-yd Run
0:23 - 1st
Micah Bell run for 1 yd to the MER 40
1st & 10 at MER 39
End of 1st Quarter
4-yd Pass
14:58 - 2nd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Micah Bell for 4 yds to the MER 44
2nd & 9 at MER 40
Incompletion
14:26 - 2nd
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
3rd & 5 at MER 44
Punt
14:21 - 2nd
John McConnell punt for 55 yds
4th & 5 at MER 44
0-yd Run
14:06 - 2nd
Sebastien Boyle run for no gain to the CIT 1
1st & 10 at CIT 1
2-yd Run
13:31 - 2nd
Sebastien Boyle run for 2 yds to the CIT 3
2nd & 10 at CIT 1
21-yd Pass
12:50 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 21 yds to the CIT 24 for a 1ST down
3rd & 8 at CIT 3
5-yd Run
12:14 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes run for 5 yds to the CIT 29
1st & 10 at CIT 24
4-yd Run
11:40 - 2nd
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 4 yds to the CIT 33
2nd & 5 at CIT 29
-1-yd Run
11:00 - 2nd
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 32
3rd & 1 at CIT 33
Punt
10:15 - 2nd
Jack Weil punt for 50 yds
4th & 2 at CIT 32
2-yd Run
10:07 - 2nd
CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the MER 20
1st & 10 at MER 18
6-yd Pass
9:26 - 2nd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 6 yds to the MER 26
2nd & 8 at MER 20
5-yd Run
8:43 - 2nd
CJ Miller run for no gain to the MER 26 for a 1ST down The Citadel Penalty, off-side (Phillip Collins) to the MER 31 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at MER 26
1-yd Run
8:07 - 2nd
Micah Bell run for 1 yd to the MER 32
1st & 10 at MER 31
11-yd Pass
7:49 - 2nd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 11 yds to the MER 43 for a 1ST down
2nd & 9 at MER 32
0-yd Run
7:09 - 2nd
Micah Bell run for no gain to the MER 43
1st & 10 at MER 43
6-yd Pass
6:35 - 2nd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 6 yds to the MER 49
2nd & 10 at MER 43
6-yd Pass
5:52 - 2nd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 6 yds to the CIT 45 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at MER 49
Sack
5:10 - 2nd
Braden Atkinson sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the CIT 49 Mercer Penalty, intentional grounding (Braden Atkinson) to the MER 49
1st & 10 at CIT 45
2-yd Run
5:02 - 2nd
JP Pickles run for 2 yds to the CIT 49
2nd & 16 at MER 49
20-yd Pass
4:18 - 2nd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 20 yds to the CIT 29 for a 1ST down The Citadel Penalty, off-side (Chris Benton) to the CIT 29 for a 1ST down
3rd & 14 at CIT 49
29-yd Touchdown Pass
3:55 - 2nd
B. Atkinson pass to A. Dabbs for 29 yds for a TD (R. Griffith KICK) (Reice Griffith KICK)
1st & 10 at CIT 29
Kickoff
3:55 - 2nd
Reice Griffith kickoff for 54 yds
4-yd Run
3:54 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes run for 4 yds to the CIT 39
1st & 10 at CIT 35
9-yd Run
3:20 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes run for 9 yds to the CIT 48 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at CIT 39
Incompletion
2:43 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Ha'Keem Monroe for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Carmelo O'neal) to the MER 37 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 48
3-yd Run
2:35 - 2nd
Javonte Graves-Billips run for 3 yds to the MER 34
1st & 10 at MER 37
2-yd Run
2:00 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes run for 2 yds to the MER 32
2nd & 7 at MER 34
6-yd Pass
1:54 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 6 yds to the MER 26 for a 1ST down
3rd & 5 at MER 32
Incompletion
1:40 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor
1st & 10 at MER 26
5-yd Run
1:36 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes run for 5 yds to the MER 21
2nd & 10 at MER 26
4-yd Run
0:56 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes run for 4 yds to the MER 17
3rd & 5 at MER 21
0-yd Run
0:37 - 2nd
Quentin Hayes run for no gain to the MER 17
4th & 1 at MER 17
3-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Micah Bell run for 3 yds to the CIT 35
1st & 10 at MER 17
3rd Quarter
Incompletion
15:00 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Travion Solomon
1st & 10 at CIT 44
2-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Micah Bell run for 2 yds to the CIT 42
2nd & 10 at CIT 44
Incompletion
15:00 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs, broken up by Sayre Smothers
3rd & 8 at CIT 42
Kickoff
14:58 - 3rd
Ben Barnes kickoff for 9 yds
Punt
13:53 - 3rd
John McConnell punt for 42 yds
4th & 8 at CIT 42
10-yd Run
13:53 - 3rd
Quentin Hayes run for 10 yds to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 20
3-yd Run
13:53 - 3rd
Javonte Graves-Billips run for 3 yds to the CIT 33
1st & 10 at CIT 30
3-yd Run
13:53 - 3rd
Sebastien Boyle run for 3 yds to the CIT 36
2nd & 7 at CIT 33
-1-yd Run
13:53 - 3rd
Sebastien Boyle run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 35
3rd & 4 at CIT 36
Punt
11:08 - 3rd
James Platte punt for 50 yds
4th & 5 at CIT 35
4-yd Run
11:07 - 3rd
Micah Bell run for 4 yds to the MER 19
1st & 10 at MER 15
11-yd Pass
10:32 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to CJ Miller for 11 yds to the MER 30 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at MER 19
6-yd Pass
9:56 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 6 yds to the MER 36
1st & 10 at MER 30
4-yd Run
9:17 - 3rd
Micah Bell run for 4 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
2nd & 4 at MER 36
15-yd Pass
8:41 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for no gain to the CIT 40 for a 1ST down The Citadel Penalty, roughing passer (Darryle Ware) to the CIT 45 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MER 40
0-yd Run
7:42 - 3rd
Adjatay Dabbs run for no gain to the CIT 45
1st & 10 at CIT 45
Sack
6:59 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson sacked by Mikey Rosa for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 46
2nd & 10 at CIT 45
6-yd Pass
6:48 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 6 yds to the CIT 40
3rd & 11 at CIT 46
5-yd Penalty
6:30 - 3rd
Mercer Penalty, delay of game (John McConnell) to the CIT 45
4th & 5 at CIT 40
Punt
6:16 - 3rd
John McConnell punt for 43 yds , Braylon Knauth returns for no gain to the CIT 2
4th & 10 at CIT 45
1-yd Run
6:15 - 3rd
Quentin Hayes run for 1 yd to the CIT 3
1st & 10 at CIT 2
3-yd Run
5:34 - 3rd
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 3 yds to the CIT 6
2nd & 9 at CIT 3
Incompletion
4:56 - 3rd
Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Jihad Marks, broken up by Kaleb Hutchinson
3rd & 6 at CIT 6
Punt
4:51 - 3rd
James Platte punt for 38 yds
4th & 6 at CIT 6
5-yd Penalty
4:44 - 3rd
Mercer Penalty, false start (Tyler Murray) to the CIT 49
1st & 10 at CIT 44
11-yd Pass
4:43 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Micah Bell for 11 yds to the CIT 38
1st & 15 at CIT 49
Incompletion
4:09 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Micah Bell
2nd & 4 at CIT 38
10-yd Pass
4:04 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Micah Bell for 10 yds to the CIT 28 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at CIT 38
6-yd Run
3:31 - 3rd
Micah Bell run for 6 yds to the CIT 22
1st & 10 at CIT 28
7-yd Run
2:56 - 3rd
Micah Bell run for 7 yds to the CIT 15 for a 1ST down
2nd & 4 at CIT 22
Incompletion
2:27 - 3rd
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete
1st & 10 at CIT 15
3-yd Run
2:18 - 3rd
CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the CIT 12
2nd & 10 at CIT 15
12-yd Touchdown Pass
1:39 - 3rd
B. Atkinson pass to A. McDaniel for 12 yds for a TD (R. Griffith KICK) (Reice Griffith KICK)
3rd & 7 at CIT 12
4th Quarter
Kickoff
1:36 - 3rd
Reice Griffith kickoff Mercer Penalty, delay of game (Reice Griffith) to the MER 30
Kickoff
1:36 - 3rd
Reice Griffith kickoff for 70 yds for a touchback
Sack
1:35 - 3rd
Quentin Hayes sacked by Kaleb Hutchinson for a loss of 7 yards to the CIT 18
1st & 10 at CIT 25
6-yd Pass
0:56 - 3rd
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Sebastien Boyle for 6 yds to the CIT 24
2nd & 17 at CIT 18
Incompletion
0:06 - 3rd
Quentin Hayes pass incomplete
3rd & 11 at CIT 24
End of 3rd Quarter
Punt
15:00 - 4th
James Platte punt for 70 yds
4th & 11 at CIT 24
9-yd Run
14:12 - 4th
CJ Miller run for 9 yds to the MER 21 for a 1ST down
2nd & 4 at MER 12
79-yd Touchdown Run
13:34 - 4th
CJ Miller 79 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
1st & 10 at MER 21
Kickoff Return (Offense)
13:32 - 4th
Reice Griffith kickoff for 24 yds , Braylon Knauth return for no gain to the CIT 41
18-yd Pass
13:15 - 4th
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Jihad Marks for 18 yds to the MER 41 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 41
1-yd Run
12:26 - 4th
Quentin Hayes run for 1 yd to the MER 40
1st & 10 at MER 41
0-yd Run
12:03 - 4th
Garrison Johnson Sr. run for no gain to the MER 40
2nd & 9 at MER 40
3-yd Pass
11:18 - 4th
Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 3 yds to the MER 37
3rd & 9 at MER 40
-14-yd Pass
11:00 - 4th
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
4th & 6 at MER 37
Interception
10:15 - 4th
Quentin Hayes pass intercepted Julian Fox return for no gain to the MER 49
4th & 16 at MER 47
10-yd Pass
9:40 - 4th
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 10 yds to the CIT 41 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MER 49
9-yd Pass
9:21 - 4th
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Apollos Cook for 9 yds to the CIT 32
1st & 10 at CIT 41
2-yd Run
8:11 - 4th
CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at CIT 32
11-yd Run
7:33 - 4th
Micah Bell run for 11 yds to the CIT 19 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 30
4-yd Pass
7:16 - 4th
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 4 yds to the CIT 15
1st & 10 at CIT 19
8-yd Pass
6:53 - 4th
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Samuel Albee for 8 yds to the CIT 7 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at CIT 15
-1-yd Run
6:37 - 4th
Micah Bell run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 8
1st & Goal at CIT 7
8-yd Touchdown Pass
6:06 - 4th
Kendall Harris 8 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick)
2nd & Goal at CIT 8
Kickoff Return (Offense)
5:48 - 4th
Reice Griffith kickoff for 58 yds , Braylon Knauth return for 17 yds to the CIT 24
0-yd Run
5:41 - 4th
Cooper Tankersley run for no gain to the CIT 24
1st & 10 at CIT 24
9-yd Pass
5:09 - 4th
Cooper Tankersley pass complete to JJ Hudson for 9 yds to the CIT 33
2nd & 10 at CIT 24
2-yd Run
4:28 - 4th
Sebastien Boyle run for 2 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at CIT 33
Incompletion
4:02 - 4th
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
1st & 10 at CIT 35
5-yd Pass
3:56 - 4th
Cooper Tankersley pass complete to JJ Hudson for 5 yds to the MER 45
1st & 10 at 50
Sack
3:24 - 4th
Cooper Tankersley sacked by Antonio Butts Jr. for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 48
2nd & 5 at MER 45
2-yd Pass
2:58 - 4th
Cooper Tankersley pass complete to Xavier Hill for 2 yds to the MER 46
3rd & 8 at MER 48
3-yd Run
2:21 - 4th
Cooper Tankersley run for 3 yds to the MER 43
4th & 6 at MER 46
2-yd Run
2:12 - 4th
JP Pickles run for 2 yds to the MER 45
1st & 10 at MER 43
10-yd Run
1:59 - 4th
Billy Martin run for 10 yds to the CIT 45 for a 1ST down
2nd & 8 at MER 45
0-yd Run
1:07 - 4th
JP Pickles run for no gain to the CIT 45
1st & 10 at CIT 45
5-yd Run
0:23 - 4th
Billy Martin run for 5 yds to the CIT 45
2nd & 10 at CIT 45
Game Information
Charleston, SC
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2025 Standings
FCS (I-AA)
Southern Conference | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Mercer | 2-0 | 2-1 |
Western Carolina | 1-0 | 1-3 |
The Citadel | 1-1 | 1-3 |
Furman | 0-0 | 2-1 |
East Tennessee State | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Chattanooga | 0-0 | 1-3 |
VMI | 0-0 | 1-3 |
Wofford | 0-1 | 0-4 |
Samford | 0-2 | 0-4 |
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