MercerBears

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.

7d

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.

21d

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.

1M

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.

1M

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.

10M

Bears

NCAAF

FCS quarterfinals preview: Will chalk continue to carry the day?

10M
Bill Connelly

FCS quarterfinals preview: Will chalk continue to carry the day?

Bears

NCAAF

No. 7 Mercer stages 4th-quarter comeback to top No. 10 Rhode Island 17-10, advances to FCS semifinal

— Myles Redding returned an interception 25 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and Whitt Newbauer threw a four-yard touchdown pass to start the fourth quarter as No. 7-seeded Mercer beat No. 10 Rhode Island 17—10 on Saturday.

10M

Bears

NCAAF

Newbauer, Dabbs help Mercer wrap up 1st outright Southern Conference title, beat Furman 49-23

— Whitt Newbauer threw three touchdown passes, two to Adjatay Dabbs, and Mercer defeated Furman 49-23 to win the outright Southern Conference title on Saturday.

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

Passing Yards

Braden AtkinsonQB #11

Rushing Yards

CJ MillerRB #22

Receiving Yards

Adjatay DabbsWR #18

Points For

30.6

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