Sat, Nov 25, 2023Five Star Stadium at the Moye ComplexMacon, GA
HOW IT WENT
FCS Championship - First Round · 2023| FINAL | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mercer | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
PLAY-BY-PLAY
196 playsQ4Mercer1 play · -1 yds · 0:24 · End of Game7–17
- 0:00End of 4th Quarter
- 0:001st & 10 at MER 37run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 36
Q4Gardner-Webb2 plays · 6 yds · 0:29 · Interception7–17
- 0:242nd & 4 at GWEB 31Jaylen King pass intercepted Myles Weston return for no gain to the MER 37
- 0:531st & 10 at GWEB 25Jaylen King pass complete to Narii Gaither for 6 yds to the GWEB 31
Q4Mercer5 plays · 18 yds · 1:55 · Punt7–17
- 0:534th & 2 at MER 42Reice Griffith punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Maleek Huggins at the GWEB 25
- 0:594th & 7 at MER 37Gardner-Webb Penalty, Offsides (5 Yards) to the MER 42
- 0:593rd & 8 at MER 36Tyrell Coard run for 1 yd to the MER 37
- 0:594th & 7 at MER 37Timeout Mercer, clock 00:59
- 1:462nd & 8 at MER 36Al Wooten II run for no gain to the MER 36
- 1:463rd & 8 at MER 36Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 01:46
- 1:501st & 10 at MER 34Brayden Smith run for 2 yds to the MER 36
- 1:502nd & 8 at MER 36Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 01:50
- 1:562nd & 10 at MER 24Al Wooten II run for 10 yds to the MER 34 for a 1ST down
- 1:561st & 10 at MER 34Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 01:56
- 2:481st & 10 at MER 24Al Wooten II run for no gain to the MER 24
Q4Gardner-Webb9 plays · 44 yds · 2:397–17
- 2:481st & 10 at MER 47KING, Jaylen pass up the middle intercepted by WISE, Lance at the MER36 intended for FLOYD, Ephraim. Wise return for -6 yards to the MER30 (FLOYD, Ephraim), clock 02:48. PENALTY MER Unnecessary Roughness on MANLEY, Brayden enforced 15 yards after the change of possession from the MER39 to the MER24 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
- 5:274th & 1 at GWEB 49Jaylen King pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 4 yds to the MER 47 for a 1ST down
- 5:273rd & 10 at GWEB 40Jaylen King pass complete to Narii Gaither for 9 yds to the GWEB 49
- 5:272nd & 10 at GWEB 40Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 5:271st & 10 at GWEB 40Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 5:271st & 10 at GWEB 27Jaylen King pass complete to Karim Page for 13 yds to the GWEB 40 for a 1ST down
- 5:274th & 2 at GWEB 17Jaylen King run for 10 yds to the GWEB 27 for a 1ST down
- 5:273rd & 3 at GWEB 16Jaylen King run for 1 yd to the GWEB 17
- 5:272nd & 3 at GWEB 16Jaylen King pass complete to Jayden Brown for no gain to the GWEB 16
- 5:271st & 10 at GWEB 9Jaylen King pass complete to Jonathan Burns for 7 yds to the GWEB 16
Q4Mercer6 plays · 39 yds · 2:53 · Punt7–17
- 5:274th & 9 at GWEB 33Reice Griffith punt for 24 yds, downed at the GWEB 9
- 8:203rd & 9 at GWEB 33Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 8:202nd & 10 at GWEB 34Devron Harper run for 1 yd to the GWEB 33
- 8:201st & 10 at GWEB 34Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 8:201st & 10 at GWEB 47Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 13 yds to the GWEB 34 for a 1ST down
- 8:202nd & 13 at MER 25Tyrell Coard run for 28 yds to the GWEB 47 for a 1ST down
- 8:201st & 10 at MER 28Al Wooten II run for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 25
Q4Gardner-Webb3 plays · 0 yds · 0:20 · Punt7–17
- 8:204th & 10 at GWEB 27Ian Sauter punt for 45 yds
- 8:403rd & 10 at GWEB 27Gino English pass incomplete
- 8:402nd & 10 at GWEB 27Gino English pass incomplete
- 8:401st & 10 at GWEB 27Gino English pass incomplete
- 8:40Bryce Addison kickoff for 50 yds
Q4Mercer5 plays · 22 yds · 2:08 · Field Goal7–14
- 8:48Timeout Mercer, clock 08:48
- 8:484th & 4 at GWEB 12Reice Griffith 29 yd FG GOOD
- 10:563rd & 4 at GWEB 12Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 10:562nd & 6 at GWEB 14Al Wooten II run for 2 yds to the GWEB 12
- 10:561st & 10 at GWEB 18Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the GWEB 14
- 10:561st & 10 at GWEB 34Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 16 yds to the GWEB 18 for a 1ST down
Q4Gardner-Webb3 plays · 0 yds · 0:28 · Punt7–14
- 10:561st & 10 at GWEB 34Timeout Mercer, clock 10:56
- 10:564th & 10 at GWEB 1Austin Hendley punt for 40 yds
- 11:243rd & 10 at GWEB 1Gino English pass incomplete
- 11:242nd & 10 at GWEB 1Gino English pass incomplete
- 11:241st & 10 at GWEB 1Gino English pass incomplete
Q3Mercer10 plays · 21 yds · 4:58 · Punt7–14
- 11:244th & 25 at GWEB 29punt for 28 yds
- 15:003rd & 25 at GWEB 29Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 15:002nd & 20 at GWEB 24Carter Peevy sacked by Ty French for a loss of 5 yards to the GWEB 29
- 15:002nd & 15 at GWEB 19Mercer Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the GWEB 24
- 15:002nd & 10 at GWEB 14Mercer Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the GWEB 19
- 15:001st & 10 at GWEB 14Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 15:004th & 1 at GWEB 15Carter Peevy run for 1 yd to the GWEB 14 for a 1ST down
- 15:003rd & 6 at GWEB 20Tyrell Coard run for 5 yds to the GWEB 15
- 15:002nd & 9 at GWEB 23Al Wooten II run for 3 yds to the GWEB 20
- 15:001st & 20 at GWEB 34Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 11 yds to the GWEB 23
- 15:001st & 10 at GWEB 24HARPER, Devron rush up the middle for a gain of 13 yards to the GWU11 (MCRAINEY, William), out of bounds. PENALTY MER Holding on ALBEE, Sam enforced 10 yards from the GWU24 to the GWU34 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
- 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
- 0:002nd & 7 at GWEB 33Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 9 yds to the GWEB 24 for a 1ST down
- 1:221st & 10 at GWEB 36Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 3 yds to the GWEB 33
- 1:221st & 10 at MER 50Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 14 yds to the GWEB 36 for a 1ST down
Q3Gardner-Webb6 plays · 20 yds · 2:10 · Downs7–14
- 1:224th & 3 at MER 39Jaylen King sacked by Solomon Zubairu for a loss of 11 yards to the 50 yard line
- 3:323rd & 14 at GWEB 50Jaylen King pass complete to Narii Gaither for 11 yds to the MER 39
- 3:323rd & 9 at MER 45Gardner-Webb Penalty, False Start (JaQuan Adams) to the 50 yard line
- 3:322nd & 9 at MER 45Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 3:321st & 10 at MER 46Narii Gaither run for 1 yd to the MER 45
- 3:322nd & 11 at GWEB 29Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 25 yds to the MER 46 for a 1ST down
- 3:321st & 10 at GWEB 30Narii Gaither run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 29
Q3Mercer4 plays · -6 yds · 1:28 · Missed FG7–14
- 3:324th & 16 at GWEB 30Reice Griffith 47 yd FG MISSED
- 5:003rd & 8 at GWEB 22Carter Peevy pass complete to Gavin McKay for a loss of 8 yards to the GWEB 30
- 5:002nd & 10 at GWEB 24Parker Wroble run for 2 yds to the GWEB 22
- 5:001st & 10 at GWEB 24Carter Peevy pass incomplete
Q3Gardner-Webb2 plays · 5 yds · 0:38 · Fumble7–14
- 5:002nd & 10 at GWEB 19Jaylen King run for 5 yds to the GWEB 24 Jaylen King fumbled, recovered by MER Caden Camese [NHSG] QB Keeper KING, Jaylen rush up the middle for a gain of 5 yards, KING, Jaylen fumbled at GWU22 forced by WASHBURN, Isaiah, recovered by MER CAMESE, Caden at the GWU24, returned 0 yards to the GWU24, End of Play, clock 05:00.
- 5:381st & 10 at GWEB 19Jaylen King run for no gain to the GWEB 19
Q3Mercer3 plays · 8 yds · 1:24 · Punt7–14
- 5:384th & 2 at MER 36Reice Griffith punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Caleb Borders at the GWEB 19
- 7:023rd & 2 at MER 36Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 7:022nd & 9 at MER 29Carter Peevy pass complete to Scooter Risper for 7 yds to the MER 36
- 7:021st & 10 at MER 28Parker Wroble run for 1 yd to the MER 29
Q3Gardner-Webb4 plays · 4 yds · 1:15 · Missed FG7–14
- 7:024th & 6 at MER 28Jay Billingsley 45 yd FG MISSED
- 8:173rd & 6 at MER 28Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 8:172nd & 7 at MER 29Jaylen King run for 1 yd to the MER 28
- 8:171st & 10 at MER 32Jaylen King run for 3 yds to the MER 29
Q3Mercer3 plays · 8 yds · 2:14 · Punt7–14
- 8:174th & 2 at MER 8Reice Griffith punt for 42 yds
- 10:313rd & 6 at MER 4Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the MER 8
- 10:312nd & 7 at MER 3Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the MER 4
- 10:311st & 10 at MER 0Carter Peevy run for 3 yds to the MER 3
Q3Gardner-Webb10 plays · 32 yds · 4:11 · Punt7–14
- 10:314th & 11 at MER 45Austin Hendley punt for 45 yds, downed at the MER 0
- 14:423rd & 12 at MER 46Jaylen King sacked by Marques Thomas for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 45
- 14:422nd & 12 at MER 46Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 14:421st & 10 at MER 44Jayden Brown run for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 46
- 14:424th & 1 at MER 46Justin Franklin run for 2 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down
- 14:423rd & 9 at GWEB 46Jaylen King run for 8 yds to the MER 46
- 14:422nd & 9 at GWEB 46Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 14:421st & 10 at GWEB 45Narii Gaither run for 1 yd to the GWEB 46
- 14:421st & 10 at GWEB 34Jaylen King pass complete to Jonathan Burns for 11 yds to the GWEB 45 for a 1ST down
- 14:422nd & 13 at GWEB 20Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 14 yds to the GWEB 34 for a 1ST down
- 14:421st & 10 at GWEB 23Jaylen King run for a loss of 3 yards to the GWEB 20
- 14:42Bryce Addison kickoff for 55 yds
Q2Gardner-Webb4 plays · 16 yds · 0:37 · End of Half7–14
- 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
- 0:002nd & 9 at GWEB 41Jayden Brown run for 5 yds to the GWEB 46
- 0:091st & 10 at GWEB 40Jaylen King pass complete to Jayden Brown for 1 yd to the GWEB 41
- 0:092nd & 9 at GWEB 41Timeout Mercer, clock 00:09
- 0:372nd & 6 at GWEB 34Narii Gaither run for 6 yds to the GWEB 40 for a 1ST down
- 0:371st & 10 at GWEB 30Narii Gaither run for 4 yds to the GWEB 34
Q2Mercer4 plays · 1 yds · 1:00 · Punt7–14
- 0:374th & 20 at MER 28Reice Griffith punt for 42 yds
- 0:463rd & 27 at MER 21Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 00:46
- 0:562nd & 17 at MER 31Carter Peevy sacked by Ty French for a loss of 10 yards to the MER 21
- 1:371st & 10 at MER 38Carter Peevy sacked by Brandon Wilson and Rashad Whitehead for a loss of 7 yards to the MER 31
- 1:371st & 10 at MER 27Al Wooten II run for 11 yds to the MER 38 for a 1ST down
- 0:504th & 20 at MER 28Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 00:50
- 0:503rd & 27 at MER 21Al Wooten II run for 7 yds to the MER 28
Q2Gardner-Webb6 plays · 26 yds · 2:15 · Interception7–14
- 1:373rd & 11 at MER 41Jaylen King pass intercepted Myles Weston return for no gain to the MER 27
- 3:522nd & 11 at MER 41Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 3:521st & 10 at MER 40Narii Gaither run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 41
- 3:523rd & 3 at MER 45Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 5 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
- 3:522nd & 16 at GWEB 42Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 13 yds to the MER 45
- 3:521st & 10 at GWEB 48Jaylen King run for a loss of 6 yards to the GWEB 42
- 3:521st & 10 at GWEB 33KING, Jaylen pass deep to the left incomplete intended for FLOYD, Ephraim broken up by MCCARTHY, Tavion at the MER43. PENALTY MER Pass Interference on MCCARTHY, Tavion enforced 15 yards to the GWU48 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2Mercer3 plays · 3 yds · 2:04 · Punt7–14
- 3:524th & 7 at MER 23Reice Griffith punt for 44 yds
- 5:563rd & 14 at MER 16Carter Peevy pass complete to Travion Solomon for 7 yds to the MER 23
- 5:562nd & 15 at MER 15Tyrell Coard run for 1 yd to the MER 16
- 5:561st & 10 at MER 20Carter Peevy sacked by Ty French for a loss of 5 yards to the MER 15
- 5:56Ian Sauter kickoff for 62 yds
Q2Gardner-Webb7 plays · 72 yds · 3:10 · Touchdown7–14
- 6:012nd & 3 at MER 3Jaylen King pass complete to Karim Page for 3 yds for a TD (Jay Billingsley KICK)
- 9:111st & 5 at MER 5Jaylen King run for 2 yds to the MER 3
- 9:113rd & 8 at MER 31Jaylen King pass complete to Jonathan Burns for 26 yds to the MER 5 for a 1ST down
- 9:113rd & 3 at MER 26Gardner-Webb Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the MER 31
- 9:112nd & 8 at MER 31Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 5 yds to the MER 26
- 9:111st & 10 at MER 33Jayden Brown run for 2 yds to the MER 31
- 9:112nd & 10 at GWEB 28Jaylen King pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 39 yds to the MER 33 for a 1ST down
- 9:111st & 10 at GWEB 28Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 9:11Bryce Addison kickoff for 55 yds
Q2Mercer5 plays · 86 yds · 2:44 · Touchdown0–14
- 9:182nd & 8 at MER 28Carter Peevy run for 72 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)
- 12:021st & 10 at MER 26Carter Peevy pass complete to Devron Harper for 2 yds to the MER 28
- 12:023rd & 2 at MER 22Carter Peevy pass complete to Parker Wroble for 4 yds to the MER 26 for a 1ST down
- 12:022nd & 6 at MER 18Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the MER 22
- 12:021st & 10 at MER 14Al Wooten II run for 4 yds to the MER 18
Q2Gardner-Webb5 plays · 27 yds · 1:51 · Punt0–7
- 12:024th & 17 at MER 48Austin Hendley punt for 34 yds
- 13:533rd & 9 at MER 40Jaylen King sacked by Richie Coffey and Solomon Zubairu for a loss of 8 yards to the MER 48
- 13:532nd & 9 at MER 40Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 13:531st & 10 at MER 41Narii Gaither run for 1 yd to the MER 40
- 13:532nd & 5 at GWEB 30Jaylen King pass complete to Karim Page for 29 yds to the MER 41 for a 1ST down
- 13:531st & 10 at GWEB 25Narii Gaither run for 5 yds to the GWEB 30
- 13:53Bryce Addison kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q1Mercer8 plays · 67 yds · 3:22 · Touchdown0–7
- 13:533rd & 2 at GWEB 2Carter Peevy run for 2 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)
- 15:002nd & 8 at GWEB 8Parker Wroble run for 6 yds to the GWEB 2
- 15:001st & 8 at GWEB 8Tyrell Coard run for no gain to the GWEB 8
- 0:00End of 1st Quarter
- 0:002nd & 11 at GWEB 16Gardner-Webb Penalty, Face mask (0 yards) (Raequan Ousley) to the GWEB 8 for a 1ST down
- 2:151st & 10 at GWEB 15Devron Harper run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 16
- 2:151st & 10 at GWEB 30Gardner-Webb Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (15 Yards) to the GWEB 15 for a 1ST down
- 2:152nd & 6 at GWEB 43Tyrell Coard run for 13 yds to the GWEB 30 for a 1ST down
- 2:151st & 5 at GWEB 42Carter Peevy run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 43
- 2:151st & 10 at GWEB 47Gardner-Webb Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Ja'Kai Young) to the GWEB 42
- 2:152nd & 5 at MER 38Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 15 yds to the GWEB 47 for a 1ST down
- 2:151st & 10 at MER 33Tyrell Coard run for 5 yds to the MER 38
Q1Gardner-Webb4 plays · 16 yds · 1:58 · Punt0–0
- 2:154th & 9 at GWEB 24Austin Hendley punt for 43 yds
- 4:133rd & 9 at GWEB 24Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 4:132nd & 10 at GWEB 23Jaylen King run for 1 yd to the GWEB 24
- 4:131st & 10 at GWEB 23Jayden Brown run for no gain to the GWEB 23
- 4:131st & 10 at GWEB 8Jayden Brown run for 15 yds to the GWEB 23 for a 1ST down
Q1Mercer4 plays · 32 yds · 2:26 · Punt0–0
- 4:134th & 2 at GWEB 43Reice Griffith punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Maleek Huggins at the GWEB 8
- 6:393rd & 2 at GWEB 43Carter Peevy pass complete to Parker Wroble for no gain to the GWEB 43
- 6:392nd & 8 at GWEB 49Al Wooten II run for 6 yds to the GWEB 43
- 6:391st & 10 at MER 49Al Wooten II run for 2 yds to the GWEB 49
- 6:391st & 10 at MER 25Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 24 yds to the MER 49 for a 1ST down
Q1Gardner-Webb3 plays · 5 yds · 0:48 · Punt0–0
- 6:394th & 5 at GWEB 15Austin Hendley punt for 60 yds, downed at the MER 25
- 7:273rd & 5 at GWEB 15Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 7:272nd & 5 at GWEB 15Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 7:271st & 10 at GWEB 10Jaylen King run for 5 yds to the GWEB 15
Q1Mercer4 plays · 19 yds · 1:50 · Punt0–0
- 7:274th & 4 at MER 50Reice Griffith punt for 40 yds
- 9:173rd & 4 at MER 50Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 9:172nd & 10 at MER 44Carter Peevy run for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
- 9:171st & 10 at MER 44Al Wooten II run for no gain to the MER 44
- 9:172nd & 12 at MER 29Gardner-Webb Penalty, Unnecessary Roughness (Brice Bass) to the MER 44 for a 1ST down
- 9:171st & 10 at MER 31Carter Peevy pass complete to Parker Wroble for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 29
Q1Gardner-Webb4 plays · 8 yds · 1:02 · Downs0–0
- 9:174th & 2 at MER 31Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 10:193rd & 6 at MER 35Jaylen King pass complete to Jayden Brown for 4 yds to the MER 31
- 10:192nd & 6 at MER 35Jaylen King pass incomplete
- 10:191st & 10 at MER 39Jaylen King pass complete to Jayden Brown for 4 yds to the MER 35
Q1Mercer3 plays · 3 yds · 1:39 · Punt0–0
- 10:194th & 7 at MER 10Reice Griffith punt for 29 yds, downed at the MER 39
- 11:583rd & 7 at MER 10Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 11:582nd & 14 at MER 3Carter Peevy pass complete to Ty James for 7 yds to the MER 10
- 11:582nd & 12 at MER 5Mercer Penalty, False Start (Sam Albee) to the MER 3
- 11:581st & 10 at MER 7Tyrell Coard run for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 5
Q1Gardner-Webb3 plays · 4 yds · 1:35 · Punt0–0
- 13:333rd & 9 at GWEB 45Jaylen King run for 3 yds to the GWEB 48
- 13:332nd & 8 at GWEB 46Jaylen King run for a loss of 1 yard to the GWEB 45
- 13:331st & 10 at GWEB 44Jaylen King pass complete to Narii Gaither for 2 yds to the GWEB 46
- 11:584th & 6 at GWEB 48Austin Hendley punt for 45 yds, downed at the MER 7
Q1Mercer3 plays · -5 yds · 1:22 · Punt0–0
- 13:334th & 15 at MER 19Reice Griffith punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Maleek Huggins at the GWEB 44
- 14:553rd & 15 at MER 19Carter Peevy pass incomplete
- 14:552nd & 2 at MER 32Carter Peevy sacked by Brice Bass for a loss of 13 yards to the MER 19
- 14:551st & 10 at MER 24Al Wooten II run for 8 yds to the MER 32
- 14:55Ian Sauter kickoff for 59 yds
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