MercerBears

7-1
1st in Southern

Regular Season

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Bears

NCAAF

Braden Atkinson throws 4 touchdown passes in Mercer's 52-28 win over Furman

— Braden Atkinson threw for 426 yards, including four touchdowns, and Mercer defeated Furman 52-28 on Saturday.

1d

Bears

NCAAF

Mercer's Braden Atkinson sets school passing record in 62-0 victory over VMI

— Mercer quarterback Braden Atkinson threw five touchdown passes and broke a school record with 538 passing yards in the Bears' 62-0 win over VMI on Saturday afternoon.

8d

Bears

NCAAF

Braden Atkinson's 3 touchdown passes spark Mercer in 38-14 victory over Princeton

— Braden Atkinson threw for 347 yards with three touchdown passes, Julian Fox recovered two fumbles, and Mercer defeated Princeton 38-14 on Saturday.

22d

Bears

NCAAF

Freshman Atkinson throws 5 TD passes in Mercer's 45-21 win over Samford

— Braden Atkinson had his best day in his young career, throwing for career highs of 365 yards and five touchdowns in a 45-21 win over Samford on Saturday.

1M

Bears

NCAAF

Braden Atkinson throws 4 TD passes in second career start for Mercer, a 38-0 win over The Citadel

— Freshman Braden Atkinson threw four touchdown passes in his second career start and Mercer routed The Citadel 38-0 on Saturday.

1M

Bears

NCAAF

Braden Atkinson rallies Mercer to 22-21 victory over Wofford

— Braden Atkinson passed for 316 yards and connected with CJ Miller for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter as Mercer survived an upset bid from Wofford with a 22-21 victory in a Southern Conference opener Saturday night.

2M

Bears

NCAAF

Switzer scores game-winning touchdown, Presbyterian beats Mercer 15-10

— Zach Switzer capped an 80-yard drive with a 16-yard run with 56 seconds remaining to send Presbyterian past Mercer 15-10 on Saturday.

2M

Bears

NCAAF

UC Davis-Mercer deemed no contest after delay

2M

UC Davis-Mercer deemed no contest after delay

Bears

NCAAF

UC Davis-Mercer game declared a no contest after long weather delay

— The FCS Kickoff game between UC Davis and Mercer was declared a no contest after a weather delay of about 1 1/2 hours Saturday night.

2M

Bears

NCAAF

Miller throws for 2 TDs, runs for another as North Dakota State tops Mercer 31-7 in FCS quarterfinal

— Cam Miller threw a pair of touchdown passes to Bryce Lance and ran for another to lead North Dakota State over Mercer 31-7 on Saturday and into the FCS semifinals.

1Y

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Team	CONF	OVR
Mercer	6-0	7-1
Western Carolina	5-0	6-3
Chattanooga	3-2	4-5
Furman	3-3	5-4
The Citadel	3-3	4-5
East Tennessee State	2-3	4-5
Wofford	2-3	3-6
Samford	1-6	1-8
VMI	0-5	1-8

Passing Yards

Braden AtkinsonQB #11

Rushing Yards

CJ MillerRB #22

Receiving Yards

Adjatay DabbsWR #18

Points For

38.1

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