MercerBears

9-1
1st in Southern

Regular Season

11/222:00 pmSECN+

Bears

NCAAF

Seven players score TDs as Mercer beats Chattanooga 63-17

— Braden Atkinson threw five touchdowns to four different receivers, tallying 326 yards passing, and seven different players found the end zone as Mercer defeated Chattanooga 63-17 in a rout on Saturday.

2d

Bears

NCAAF

Atkinson leads Mercer in 49-47 win over Western Carolina, which gets 7 TD passes from Dickens

— Braden Atkinson threw three touchdown passes, CJ Miller ran for three scores, and Mercer defeated Western Carolina 49-47 on Saturday in a shootout to win the Southern Conference title.

9d

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.

17d

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.

23d

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.

1M

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.

2M

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.

3M

Bears

NCAAF

UC Davis-Mercer deemed no contest after delay

3M

UC Davis-Mercer deemed no contest after delay

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Team	CONF	OVR
Mercer	8-0	9-1
Western Carolina	5-2	6-5
Chattanooga	4-3	5-6
East Tennessee State	4-3	6-5
Wofford	4-3	5-6
Furman	4-4	6-5
The Citadel	3-4	4-7
Samford	1-7	1-10
VMI	0-7	1-10

Passing Yards

Braden AtkinsonQB #11

Rushing Yards

CJ MillerRB #22

Receiving Yards

Adjatay DabbsWR #18

Points For

41.7

4th

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