Sat, Oct 4, 2025Five Star Stadium at the Moye ComplexMacon, GA
HOW IT WENT
Week 6 · 2025| FINAL | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| Mercer | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
PLAY-BY-PLAY
194 playsQ4Samford7 plays · 48 yds · 2:56 · Downs21–45
- 2:334th & 7 at MER 45Brady Stober run for 3 yds to the MER 42
- 5:163rd & 12 at SAM 50Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 5 yds to the MER 45
- 5:162nd & 4 at MER 42Brady Stober sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 8 yards to the 50 yard line
- 5:161st & 10 at MER 48Brady Stober pass complete to Ken Cherry for 6 yds to the MER 42
- 5:161st & 10 at SAM 42Ken Cherry run for 10 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
- 5:162nd & 8 at SAM 27Brady Stober pass complete to Jackson Beatty for 15 yds to the SAM 42 for a 1ST down
- 5:161st & 10 at SAM 25Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 27
- 5:161st & 10 at SAM 10Shotgun Stober,Brady pass intercepted by Bliss,Tommy at SAM32 Bliss,Tommy return 24 yards to the SAM08 (Stober,Brady) PENALTY MER Pass Interference (Jones,Trenton) 15 yards from SAM10 to SAM25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
- 5:291st & 10 at SAM 10Brady Stober pass intercepted Tommy Bliss return for 24 yds to the SAM 8
Q4Mercer4 plays · 1 yds · 1:26 · Field Goal21–42
- 5:291st & 10 at MER 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 63 yds , Calvin Jones return for 25 yds to the SAM 40 Samford Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the SAM 10
- 5:364th & 9 at SAM 17Reice Griffith 34 yd FG GOOD
- 7:023rd & 9 at SAM 17Ty Doughty run for no gain to the SAM 17
- 7:022nd & 9 at SAM 17JP Pickles pass incomplete to Ty Doughty
- 7:021st & 10 at SAM 18Ty Doughty run for 1 yd to the SAM 17
Q4Samford4 plays · -2 yds · 1:07 · Downs21–42
- 7:024th & 5 at SAM 25Brady Stober sacked by Kobe McInnis for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 18
- 8:093rd & 9 at SAM 21Brady Stober run for 4 yds to the SAM 25
- 8:092nd & 9 at SAM 21Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
- 8:091st & 10 at SAM 20Cam Bland run for 1 yd to the SAM 21
- 8:092nd & 9 at SAM 21Timeout Mercer, clock 08:09
Q4Mercer7 plays · 65 yds · 3:20 · Missed FG21–42
- 8:094th & 7 at SAM 10Reice Griffith 27 yd FG MISSED
- 11:293rd & 7 at SAM 10Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
- 11:292nd & 7 at SAM 10Billy Martin run for no gain to the SAM 10
- 11:291st & 10 at SAM 13Billy Martin run for 3 yds to the SAM 10
- 11:292nd & 5 at SAM 38Billy Martin run for 25 yds to the SAM 13 for a 1ST down
- 11:291st & 10 at SAM 43Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 5 yds to the SAM 38
- 11:291st & 10 at MER 25Ty Doughty run for 32 yds to the SAM 43 for a 1ST down
- 11:291st & 10 at SAM 35Colton Pace kickoff for 60 yds
Q4Samford3 plays · 74 yds · 0:27 · Touchdown21–42
- 11:293rd & 13 at SAM 23Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 77 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)
- 11:562nd & 15 at SAM 21Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 23
- 11:561st & 15 at SAM 21Brady Stober pass incomplete to Nick Crayton
- 11:561st & 10 at SAM 26PENALTY SAM False Start (Loving,Jadon) 5 yards from SAM26 to SAM21. NO PLAY.
Q4Mercer5 plays · 21 yds · 2:22 · Interception14–42
- 11:563rd & 2 at SAM 44JP Pickles pass intercepted LaShon Young return for no gain to the SAM 26
- 14:182nd & 4 at SAM 46Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 44
- 14:181st & 10 at MER 48JP Pickles run for 6 yds to the SAM 46
- 14:182nd & 2 at MER 43Ty Doughty run for 5 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down
- 14:181st & 10 at MER 35JP Pickles run for 8 yds to the MER 43
Q4Mercer5 plays · 14 yds · 2:33 · End of Game21–45
- 0:003rd & 7 at SAM 43Kneel down by Mercer at SAM44 for loss of 1 yard.
- 0:00End of 4th Quarter
- 2:002nd & 7 at SAM 43Ty Doughty run for no gain to the SAM 43
- 2:001st & 10 at SAM 46Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the SAM 43
- 2:002nd & 2 at MER 50Ty Doughty run for 4 yds to the SAM 46 for a 1ST down
- 2:331st & 10 at MER 42Ty Doughty run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line
- 2:002nd & 2 at MER 50Timeout Mercer, clock 02:00
Q3Samford3 plays · -14 yds · 1:55 · Punt14–42
- 14:184th & 24 at SAM 26Noah Jones punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 35
- 15:003rd & 22 at SAM 28Brady Stober pass complete to Ken Cherry for 2 yds to the SAM 26
- 0:002nd & 15 at SAM 35Brady Stober sacked by Ean Johnson-Kelley for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 28
- 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
- 1:131st & 10 at SAM 40Calvin Jones run for a loss of 5 yards to the SAM 35
Q3Mercer3 plays · 7 yds · 1:24 · Punt14–42
- 1:134th & 3 at MER 24John McConnell punt for 52 yds , Preston Bird returns for 16 yds to the SAM 40
- 2:373rd & 3 at MER 24Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
- 2:372nd & 3 at MER 24Billy Martin run for no gain to the MER 24
- 2:371st & 10 at MER 17Billy Martin run for 7 yds to the MER 24
Q3Samford9 plays · 75 yds · 2:46 · Touchdown7–42
- 2:371st & 10 at SAM 35Colton Pace kickoff for 55 yds , Brayden Smith return for 30 yds to the MER 35 Mercer Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the MER 17
- 2:441st & 10 at MER 17Timeout Mercer, clock 02:44
- 2:442nd & 1 at MER 13Cam Bland run for 13 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)
- 5:301st & 10 at MER 22Cam Bland run for 9 yds to the MER 13
- 5:303rd & 8 at MER 30Brady Stober pass complete to Nick Crayton for 8 yds to the MER 22 for a 1ST down
- 5:302nd & 10 at MER 32Brady Stober run for 2 yds to the MER 30
- 5:301st & 10 at MER 32Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
- 5:301st & 10 at MER 46Brady Stober pass complete to Teddy Davenport for 14 yds to the MER 32 for a 1ST down
- 5:302nd & 3 at SAM 43Cam Bland run for 11 yds to the MER 46 for a 1ST down
- 5:301st & 10 at SAM 36Cam Bland run for 7 yds to the SAM 43
- 5:301st & 10 at SAM 25Brady Stober pass complete to Nick Crayton for 11 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down
- 5:301st & 10 at MER 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 60 yds
Q3Mercer1 play · 66 yds · 0:10 · Touchdown7–42
- 5:301st & 10 at MER 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 66 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)
Q3Samford3 plays · -8 yds · 0:51 · Punt7–35
- 5:404th & 18 at SAM 12Noah Jones punt for 54 yds
- 6:313rd & 18 at SAM 12Brady Stober pass incomplete
- 6:312nd & 20 at SAM 10Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 12
- 6:312nd & 10 at SAM 20PENALTY SAM UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Ward,Torrey) 10 yards from SAM20 to SAM10. NO PLAY.
- 6:311st & 10 at SAM 20Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
Q3Mercer6 plays · 25 yds · 1:56 · Punt7–35
- 6:314th & 15 at MER 35John McConnell punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 20 , Preston Bird returns for 7 yds to the SAM 20
- 8:273rd & 15 at MER 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
- 8:272nd & 15 at MER 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Travion Solomon
- 8:271st & 10 at MER 40Ty Doughty run for a loss of 5 yards to the MER 35
- 8:271st & 10 at MER 28Ty Doughty run for 12 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
- 8:272nd & 5 at MER 15Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 13 yds to the MER 28 for a 1ST down
- 8:271st & 10 at MER 10Braden Atkinson pass complete to Malik Simmons for 5 yds to the MER 15
Q3Samford6 plays · 38 yds · 2:24 · Punt7–35
- 8:274th & 11 at MER 45Noah Jones punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 10
- 10:513rd & 11 at MER 45Cam Bland run for no gain to the MER 45
- 10:512nd & 15 at MER 49Brady Stober run for 4 yds to the MER 45
- 10:512nd & 10 at MER 44PENALTY SAM False Start (Crayton,Nick) 5 yards from MER44 to MER49. NO PLAY.
- 10:511st & 10 at MER 44Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
- 10:513rd & 1 at SAM 26Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 30 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down
- 10:512nd & 8 at SAM 19Brady Stober pass complete to Calvin Jones for 7 yds to the SAM 26
- 10:511st & 10 at SAM 17Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 19
- 10:511st & 10 at MER 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds , Calvin Jones return for 17 yds to the SAM 17
Q3Mercer5 plays · 76 yds · 1:47 · Touchdown7–35
- 10:572nd & 10 at SAM 38Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 38 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)
- 12:441st & 10 at SAM 38Braden Atkinson pass incomplete
- 12:442nd & 7 at MER 38Billy Martin run for 24 yds to the SAM 38 for a 1ST down
- 12:441st & 10 at MER 35Billy Martin run for 3 yds to the MER 38
- 12:441st & 10 at MER 24Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 11 yds to the MER 35 for a 1ST down
- 12:441st & 10 at SAM 35Colton Pace kickoff for 54 yds , Brayden Smith return for 13 yds to the MER 24
Q3Samford7 plays · 75 yds · 2:10 · Touchdown0–28
- 12:501st & 10 at MER 24Timeout Mercer, clock 12:50
- 12:503rd & 11 at SAM 37Brady Stober pass complete to Preston Bird for 63 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)
- 15:002nd & 10 at SAM 38Brady Stober run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 37
- 15:001st & 10 at SAM 38Brady Stober pass incomplete to Preston Bird
- 15:004th & 1 at SAM 34Ken Cherry run for 4 yds to the SAM 38 for a 1ST down
- 15:003rd & 2 at SAM 33Brady Stober run for 1 yd to the SAM 34
- 15:002nd & 5 at SAM 30Ken Cherry run for 3 yds to the SAM 33
- 15:001st & 10 at SAM 25Brady Stober pass complete to Calvin Jones for 5 yds to the SAM 30
- 15:001st & 10 at MER 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Mercer1 play · 2 yds · 0:29 · End of Half0–28
- 0:001st & 10 at MER 1Braden Atkinson run for 2 yds to the MER 3
- 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
Q2Mercer9 plays · 63 yds · 4:01 · Touchdown0–21
- 6:001st & 10 at SAM 25Timeout Mercer, clock 06:00
- 6:002nd & 6 at SAM 7Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 7 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)
- 10:011st & 10 at SAM 11JP Pickles run for 4 yds to the SAM 7
- 10:013rd & 5 at SAM 21Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 10 yds to the SAM 11 for a 1ST down
- 10:012nd & 5 at SAM 21Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
- 10:011st & 10 at SAM 26Billy Martin run for 5 yds to the SAM 21
- 10:013rd & 8 at SAM 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 8 yds to the SAM 26 for a 1ST down
- 10:012nd & 8 at SAM 34Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Sawyer Burt
- 10:011st & 10 at SAM 36Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 34
- 10:011st & 10 at MER 37Braden Atkinson pass complete to Malik Simmons for 27 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down
Q2Samford3 plays · 4 yds · 1:08 · Punt0–21
- 10:014th & 6 at SAM 29Noah Jones punt for 34 yds
- 11:093rd & 6 at SAM 29Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
- 11:092nd & 7 at SAM 28Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 1 yd to the SAM 29
- 11:091st & 10 at SAM 25Cam Bland run for 3 yds to the SAM 28
- 11:091st & 10 at MER 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Samford10 plays · 44 yds · 5:31 · Interception0–28
- 0:294th & 12 at MER 31Brady Stober pass intercepted Tommy Bliss return for no gain to the MER 1
- 0:354th & 12 at MER 31Timeout Samford, clock 00:35
- 2:003rd & 15 at MER 34Brady Stober run for 3 yds to the MER 31
- 2:002nd & 14 at MER 33Brady Stober pass complete to Cam Bland for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 34
- 6:001st & 10 at MER 29Brady Stober pass complete to Cam Bland for 4 yds to the MER 33
- 6:003rd & 3 at MER 33Ken Cherry run for 4 yds to the MER 29 for a 1ST down
- 6:002nd & 5 at MER 35Ken Cherry run for 2 yds to the MER 33
- 6:001st & 15 at MER 45Ken Cherry run for 10 yds to the MER 35
- 6:001st & 10 at MER 40PENALTY SAM False Start (Crittendon,Quincy) 5 yards from MER40 to MER45. NO PLAY.
- 6:003rd & 3 at SAM 32Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 28 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down
- 6:002nd & 3 at SAM 32Ken Cherry run for no gain to the SAM 32
- 6:001st & 10 at SAM 25Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 7 yds to the SAM 32
- 6:001st & 10 at MER 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
- 2:002nd & 14 at MER 33Timeout Mercer, clock 02:00
Q1Samford3 plays · 7 yds · 0:47 · Punt0–14
- 1:454th & 3 at MER 43Noah Jones punt for 40 yds
- 2:323rd & 10 at SAM 50Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 7 yds to the MER 43
- 2:322nd & 10 at SAM 50Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Jadon Loving
- 2:321st & 10 at SAM 50Quincy Crittendon run for no gain to the 50 yard line
Q1Mercer6 plays · 48 yds · 2:37 · Touchdown0–7
- 2:321st & 10 at MER 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 47 yds , Emerson Russell return for 17 yds to the SAM 48 Mercer Penalty, Personal Foul (Mike Polke) to the 50 yard line
- 2:361st & 10 at SAM 50Timeout Mercer, clock 02:36
- 2:362nd & 1 at SAM 1Antonio Butts Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)
- 5:131st & 3 at SAM 3Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 1
- 5:132nd & 8 at SAM 24Ty Doughty run for 21 yds to the SAM 3 for a 1ST down
- 5:131st & 10 at SAM 26Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 24
- 5:132nd & 4 at SAM 42Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 16 yds to the SAM 26 for a 1ST down
- 5:131st & 10 at SAM 48Ty Doughty run for 6 yds to the SAM 42
Q1Samford3 plays · -10 yds · 1:45 · Punt0–7
- 5:134th & 20 at SAM 32Noah Jones punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 48 for a 1ST down , Brayden Smith returns for 12 yds to the SAM 44 for a 1ST down Samford Penalty, Personal Foul (Conroy Cunningham II) to the SAM 48 for a 1ST down
- 5:134th & 20 at SAM 32Noah Jones punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MER 37 for a 1ST down , Brayden Smith returns for 12 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down Samford Penalty, Personal Foul (Conroy Cunningham II) to the MER 37 for a 1ST down
- 6:583rd & 17 at SAM 35Quincy Crittendon sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the SAM 32
- 6:582nd & 7 at SAM 45Quincy Crittendon sacked by Kobe McInnis for a loss of 10 yards to the SAM 35
- 6:581st & 10 at SAM 42Ken Cherry run for 3 yds to the SAM 45
- 6:582nd & 7 at SAM 45Timeout Mercer, clock 06:58
Q1Mercer3 plays · 0 yds · 0:49 · Punt0–7
- 6:584th & 10 at MER 11John McConnell punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Preston Bird at the SAM 42
- 7:473rd & 10 at MER 11Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel
- 7:472nd & 10 at MER 11Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith
- 7:471st & 10 at MER 11Billy Martin run for no gain to the MER 11
Q1Samford3 plays · 6 yds · 1:28 · Punt0–7
- 7:474th & 4 at SAM 44Noah Jones punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 11
- 9:153rd & 13 at SAM 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Nick Crayton for 9 yds to the SAM 44
- 9:152nd & 11 at SAM 37Quincy Crittendon sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 35
- 9:151st & 10 at SAM 38Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Ken Cherry for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 37
Q1Mercer4 plays · 6 yds · 1:22 · Downs0–7
- 9:154th & 2 at SAM 36Billy Martin run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 38
- 10:373rd & 13 at SAM 47Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 11 yds to the SAM 36
- 10:372nd & 13 at SAM 47Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Ty Doughty
- 10:371st & 10 at SAM 44Ty Doughty run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAM 47
- 10:372nd & 13 at SAM 47Timeout Mercer, clock 10:37
Q1Mercer1 play · 64 yds · 0:09 · Touchdown0–7
- 12:181st & 10 at MER 36Braden Atkinson pass complete to Samuel Albee for 64 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)
Q1Samford3 plays · -6 yds · 1:06 · Punt0–0
- 12:274th & 16 at SAM 30Noah Jones punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MER 36
- 13:333rd & 9 at SAM 37Quincy Crittendon sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 30
- 13:332nd & 9 at SAM 37Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Calvin Jones
- 13:331st & 10 at SAM 36Quincy Crittendon run for 1 yd to the SAM 37
Q1Mercer13 plays · 97 yds · 5:36 · Touchdown0–14
- 11:091st & 10 at SAM 25Timeout Mercer, clock 11:09
- 11:091st & 3 at SAM 3Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 3 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)
- 15:002nd & 10 at SAM 13Ty Doughty run for 10 yds to the SAM 3 for a 1ST down
- 15:001st & 10 at SAM 13Braden Atkinson pass incomplete
- 15:001st & 10 at SAM 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 21 yds to the SAM 13 for a 1ST down
- 15:002nd & 8 at SAM 46Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 12 yds to the SAM 34 for a 1ST down
- 15:001st & 10 at SAM 48Billy Martin run for 2 yds to the SAM 46
- 15:003rd & 7 at MER 35Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 17 yds to the SAM 48 for a 1ST down
- 15:002nd & 7 at MER 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Apollos Cook
- 15:001st & 10 at MER 32Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the MER 35
- 0:003rd & 3 at MER 21Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 11 yds to the MER 32 for a 1ST down
- 1:453rd & 8 at MER 16PENALTY SAM Offside (Cunningham,Conroy) 5 yards from MER16 to MER21. NO PLAY.
- 1:452nd & 5 at MER 19Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 3 yds to the MER 16
- 1:451st & 10 at MER 14Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 5 yds to the MER 19
- 1:451st & 10 at MER 3Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 11 yds to the MER 14 for a 1ST down
- 0:00End of 1st Quarter
Q1Samford3 plays · 1 yds · 1:33 · Punt0–7
- 10:374th & 9 at SAM 32Noah Jones punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 44 , Brayden Smith returns for 28 yds to the SAM 44
- 12:103rd & 4 at SAM 37Quincy Crittendon pass complete to C.J. Evans for 5 yds to the SAM 32
- 12:102nd & 9 at SAM 32C.J. Evans run for 5 yds to the SAM 37
- 12:101st & 10 at SAM 31Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Torrey Ward for 1 yd to the SAM 32
- 12:101st & 10 at MER 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 64 yds , C.J. Evans return for 30 yds to the SAM 31
Q1Mercer3 plays · 7 yds · 1:22 · Punt0–0
- 13:334th & 3 at MER 33John McConnell punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 36
- 14:553rd & 10 at MER 26Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 7 yds to the MER 33
- 14:552nd & 10 at MER 26CJ Miller run for no gain to the MER 26
- 14:551st & 10 at MER 26Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs
- 14:551st & 10 at SAM 35Colton Pace kickoff for 57 yds , Brayden Smith return for 18 yds to the MER 26
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