VMI (2-6 , 1-3) -VS- Mercer (3-4 , 0-3)

Box Score

VMI logo
28
vs
Mercer logo
21

VMI (2-6 , 1-3) -VS- Mercer (3-4 , 0-3)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner VMIVMI 14 14 0 0 28
MERMercer 0 14 7 0 21
VMI:
Al Cobb (391),
Derrick Ziglar (104),
Aaron Sanders (218)
MER:
John Russ (201),
Alex Lakes (52),
Chandler Curtis (109)
Date:
10/24/2015
Site:
Macon, Ga.
Stadium:
Five Star Stadium
Attendance:
9754
Kickoff Time:
3:04 pm
End of Game:
6:05
Duration:
3:01
Temperature:
81
Wind:
4 mph
Weather:
Partly Sunny
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Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play VMI MER
1st - 10:31 1st 10:31 VMI - Derrick Ziglar 3 yd run (D. Christopher kick), 12 plays, 85 yards, TOP 4:29 7 0
1st - 06:22 1st 06:22 VMI - Sam Patterson 4 yd pass from Al Cobb (D. Christopher kick) 9 plays, 42 yards, TOP 3:59 14 0
2nd - 13:17 2nd 13:17 VMI - Derrick Ziglar 4 yd run (D. Christopher kick), 14 plays, 88 yards, TOP 5:57 21 0
2nd - 09:23 2nd 09:23 MER - John Russ 1 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:54 21 7
2nd - 07:36 2nd 07:36 VMI - Quan Myers 11 yd pass from Al Cobb (D. Christopher kick) 5 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:47 28 7
2nd - 06:32 2nd 06:32 MER - Alex Lakes 37 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:04 28 14
3rd - 07:30 3rd 07:30 MER - Chandler Curtis 2 yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb kick) 13 plays, 69 yards, TOP 7:27 28 21
28 21
Referee: Larry Saunders Line Judge: Brian Harless Side Judge: Rob Rance
Umpire: Scott Ray Back Judge: Jamal Shears Score Keeper:
Linesman: Robbie Spires Field Judge: Bryan Murphy

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic VMI MER
First Downs
Total 27 14
Rushing 10 7
Passing 16 7
Penalty 1 0
Rushing
Total (Net) 176 155
Attempts 44 31
Avg. Per Rush 4.0 5.0
Rushing TDs 2 2
Yds. Gained 196 173
Yds. Lost 20 18
Passing
Total (Net) 391 201
Comp.-Att.-Int. 28-40-3 14-22-0
Avg. / Att. 9.8 9.1
Avg. / Comp. 14.0 14.4
TDs 2 1
Total Offense
Yards 567 356
Plays 84 53
Avg. / Play 6.75 6.72
Fumbles - Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties - Yds. 4-35 3-15
Punting
Punts - Yds. 1-25 5-257
Avg. / Punt 0 0
Inside 20 1 2
50+ Yds. 0 2
Touchbacks 0 1
Fair Catch 1 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 5-316 4-231
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 63.2 57.8
Touchbacks 3 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-18-0 0-0-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 9.0 0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-51-0 2-51-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 17.0 25.5
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 3-20-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 33:52 26:08
3rd. Down Conv. 17 of 19 4 of 11
4th. Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 2
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 4-6 2-2
Sacks: Total - Yds. 2-15 3-13
PAT: Total - Made 4-4 3-3
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 0-0

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
VMI - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Al Cobb 28 40 391 2 3 49 3
Totals 28 40 391 2 3 49 3
MER - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
John Russ 14 22 201 1 0 40 2
Totals 14 22 201 1 0 40 2
Individual Rushing Statistics
VMI - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Derrick Ziglar 22 105 1 104 2 25 4.7
Al Cobb 8 60 13 47 0 20 5.9
Quan Myers 7 17 0 17 0 3 2.4
Dontae Mauck 1 9 0 9 0 9 9.0
Brice Tucker 4 5 2 3 0 3 0.8
TEAM 2 0 4 -4 0 0 -2.0
Totals 44 196 20 176 2 25 4.0
MER - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Alex Lakes 6 52 0 52 1 37 8.7
Tee Mitchell 12 54 3 51 0 13 4.3
John Russ 11 59 15 44 1 19 4.0
Payton Usher 2 8 0 8 0 6 4.0
Totals 31 173 18 155 2 37 5.0
Individual Receiving Statistics
VMI - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Aaron Sanders 16 218 0 49
Dane Forlines 3 86 0 49
Sam Patterson 4 32 1 10
Darrian Johnson 1 26 0 26
Dontae Mauck 1 12 0 12
Quan Myers 2 12 1 11
Chad Jacob 1 5 0 5
Totals 28 391 2 49
MER - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Chandler Curtis 7 109 1 36
Marquise Irvin 1 40 0 40
Avery Ward 2 20 0 16
Alex Lakes 1 14 0 14
Sam Walker 1 8 0 8
Jordan Marshall 1 5 0 5
Jimmie Robinson 1 5 0 5
Totals 14 201 1 40

Defensive

VMI - Individual Defensive Statistics
VMI - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Ryan Francis 4 4 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - 1 - -
A. Cratsenberg 2 5 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Chris Copeland 2 4 6 1.0/9 1.0 1.0/9 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Greg Sanders 4 1 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Alijah Robinson 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brian Lipscomb 3 1 4 2.0/9 2.0 1.0/6 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Amon-Ra Clay 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Joe Nelson - 4 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Tony Richardson 2 1 3 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jon Strozyk 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
J.C. Garvin 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Zack Baker - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
M. Nicholson - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Caleb Furlow - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Damian Jones 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Alex James - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mic. Williams - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
I. Roseborough 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Casey Phillips - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics
Mercer - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Lee Bennett 2 12 14 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Mike Gray 5 6 11 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tyler Ward 1 9 10 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Lendell Arnold 2 6 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tosin Aguebor 4 3 7 1.5/5 1.5 1.0/4 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Alex Avant 5 2 7 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 3 - -
Brandon Coney 2 4 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tripp Patterson 1 5 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Devin Davidson - 6 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Austin Barrett 2 4 6 2.0/9 2.0 2.0/9 2.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jeremy James 2 3 5 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - 1 1-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Brandon Gurley - 3 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Isaiah Buehler - 3 3 0.5/- 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Stephen Houzah 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-20 1 - - -
Corey Lockett 1 1 2 0.5/2 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Sytavious Brown 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kyle Williams - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kelly Brooks - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Jalen Penn - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jordan Marshall - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jimmie Robinson - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Zach Jackson 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tunde Ayinla - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jeff Bowens - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Marvin Davis - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
VMI - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Hayden Alford 1 25 0 25 1 0 0
MER - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Matt Shiel 5 257 0 73 2 1 2
Individual Return Statistics
VMI - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Dane Forlines 2 18 13 1 21 21 0 0 0
Greg Sanders 0 0 0 2 30 15 0 0 0
MER - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Chandler Curtis 0 0 0 1 28 28 0 0 0
Jimmie Robinson 0 0 0 1 23 23 0 0 0
Stephen Houzah 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 20
Jeremy James 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Kelly Brooks 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
VMI - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
MER - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Individual Kickoff Statistics
VMI - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
D. Christopher 5 316 3 0 63.2
MER - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Tyler Zielenske 3 176 0 1 58.7
Cole Fisher 1 55 0 0 55.0
Individual PAT Statistics
VMI - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
D. Christopher 4 4 0 0 0 0
MER - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Jagger Lieb 3 3 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 VMI 1st 15 15:00 KO 100 10:31 TD 12-85 4:29
1st/10:31 MER 1st 25 10:31 KO 42 10:21 FUMB 1-17 0:10
1st/10:21 VMI 1st 58 10:21 FUMB 100 06:22 TD 9-42 3:59
1st/06:15 MER 1st 29 06:15 KO 32 04:14 PUNT 3-3 2:01
1st/04:14 VMI 1st 12 04:14 PUNT 100 13:17 TD 14-88 5:57
2nd/13:17 MER 2nd 25 13:17 KO 100 09:23 TD 9-75 3:54
2nd/09:23 VMI 2nd 35 09:23 KO 100 07:36 TD 5-65 1:47
2nd/07:36 MER 2nd 25 07:36 KO 100 06:32 TD 3-75 1:04
2nd/06:25 VMI 2nd 25 06:25 KO 92 03:17 FUMB 7-67 3:08
2nd/03:17 MER 2nd 8 03:17 FUMB 8 01:37 PUNT 3-0 1:40
2nd/01:37 VMI 2nd 53 01:37 PUNT 95 00:00 DOWNS 8-42 1:37
2nd/00:00 MER 2nd 5 00:00 DOWNS 5 00:00 HALF 0-0 0:00
3rd/14:57 MER 3rd 31 14:57 KO 100 07:30 TD 13-69 7:27
3rd/07:22 VMI 3rd 11 07:22 KO 82 03:21 INT 10-71 4:01
3rd/03:21 MER 3rd 12 03:21 INT 17 01:48 PUNT 3-5 1:33
3rd/01:48 VMI 3rd 10 01:48 PUNT 58 13:17 INT 10-48 3:31
4th/13:17 MER 4th 7 13:17 INT 15 11:55 PUNT 3-8 1:22
4th/11:55 VMI 4th 58 11:55 PUNT 58 11:39 INT 1-0 0:16
4th/11:39 MER 4th 29 11:39 INT 56 07:58 PUNT 6-27 3:41
4th/07:58 VMI 4th 20 07:58 PUNT 63 04:32 PUNT 6-43 3:26
4th/04:32 MER 4th 12 04:32 PUNT 79 01:26 DOWNS 9-67 3:06
4th/01:26 VMI 4th 21 01:26 DOWNS 17 00:00 HALF 2-(-4) 1:26

VMI Drives

VMI Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 VMI 1st 15 15:00 KO 100 10:31 TD 12-85 4:29
1st/10:21 VMI 1st 58 10:21 FUMB 100 06:22 TD 9-42 3:59
1st/04:14 VMI 1st 12 04:14 PUNT 100 13:17 TD 14-88 5:57
2nd/09:23 VMI 2nd 35 09:23 KO 100 07:36 TD 5-65 1:47
2nd/06:25 VMI 2nd 25 06:25 KO 92 03:17 FUMB 7-67 3:08
2nd/01:37 VMI 2nd 53 01:37 PUNT 95 00:00 DOWNS 8-42 1:37
3rd/07:22 VMI 3rd 11 07:22 KO 82 03:21 INT 10-71 4:01
3rd/01:48 VMI 3rd 10 01:48 PUNT 58 13:17 INT 10-48 3:31
4th/11:55 VMI 4th 58 11:55 PUNT 58 11:39 INT 1-0 0:16
4th/07:58 VMI 4th 20 07:58 PUNT 63 04:32 PUNT 6-43 3:26
4th/01:26 VMI 4th 21 01:26 DOWNS 17 00:00 HALF 2-(-4) 1:26

Mercer Drives

VMI
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/10:31 MER 1st 25 10:31 KO 42 10:21 FUMB 1-17 0:10
1st/06:15 MER 1st 29 06:15 KO 32 04:14 PUNT 3-3 2:01
2nd/13:17 MER 2nd 25 13:17 KO 100 09:23 TD 9-75 3:54
2nd/07:36 MER 2nd 25 07:36 KO 100 06:32 TD 3-75 1:04
2nd/03:17 MER 2nd 8 03:17 FUMB 8 01:37 PUNT 3-0 1:40
2nd/00:00 MER 2nd 5 00:00 DOWNS 5 00:00 HALF 0-0 0:00
3rd/14:57 MER 3rd 31 14:57 KO 100 07:30 TD 13-69 7:27
3rd/03:21 MER 3rd 12 03:21 INT 17 01:48 PUNT 3-5 1:33
4th/13:17 MER 4th 7 13:17 INT 15 11:55 PUNT 3-8 1:22
4th/11:39 MER 4th 29 11:39 INT 56 07:58 PUNT 6-27 3:41
4th/04:32 MER 4th 12 04:32 PUNT 79 01:26 DOWNS 9-67 3:06

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
VMI wins the toss and elects to receive.
MER ball on MER35.
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the VMI0, Greg Sanders return 15 yards to the VMI15 (Sytavious Brown;Jeff Bowens).
VMI at 15:00
VMI at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 15:00
Derrick Ziglar rush for 7 yards to the VMI22 (Lendell Arnold;Tunde Ayinla).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Dontae Mauck (Tosin Aguebor).
Al Cobb pass complete to Dane Forlines for 13 yards to the VMI35, 1ST DOWN VMI (Zach Jackson).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 2 yards to the VMI37 (Lee Bennett;Jalen Penn).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 1 yard to the VMI38 (Lee Bennett;Tripp Patterson).
Timeout Mercer, clock 13:07.
Al Cobb pass complete to Dontae Mauck for 12 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN VMI (Sytavious Brown).
Brice Tucker rush for 2 yards to the MER48 (Lee Bennett;Austin Barrett).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 29 yards to the MER19, 1ST DOWN VMI (Alex Avant;Lee Bennett).
Brice Tucker rush for 3 yards to the MER16 (Tripp Patterson;Austin Barrett).
Brice Tucker rush for no gain to the MER16 (Lee Bennett;Kelly Brooks).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 13 yards to the MER3, 1ST DOWN VMI (Brandon Coney).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 3 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:31.
D. Christopher kick attempt good.
D. Christopher kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, touchback.
Total 12 plays , 85 yards Time of Possession: 4:29
Score:
VMI 7-0 Mercer
Mercer at 10:31
Mercer at 10:31
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:31
MERCER drive start at 10:31.
Tee Mitchell rush for 12 yards to the MER37, fumble forced by J.C. Garvin, fumble by Tee Mitchell recovered by VMI Ryan Francis at MER42.
Total 1 plays , 17 yards Time of Possession: 0:10
VMI at 10:21
VMI at 10:21
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 10:21
VMI drive start at 10:21.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 3 yards to the MER39 (Lendell Arnold;Jeremy James).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Dontae Mauck, dropped pass.
Al Cobb pass complete to Dane Forlines for 24 yards to the MER15, 1ST DOWN VMI (Mike Gray).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 5 yards to the MER10 (Lendell Arnold;Lee Bennett).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 2 yards to the MER8 (Marvin Davis;Tripp Patterson).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 3 yards to the MER5, 1ST DOWN VMI (Lee Bennett;Jeremy James).
Derrick Ziglar rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER6 (Jeremy James;Isaiah Buehler).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 6 yards to the MER0, clock 06:59, PENALTY VMI ineligible downfield on pass 5 yards to the MER11, NO PLAY.
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 7 yards to the MER4 (Kyle Williams;Mike Gray).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 4 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:22.
D. Christopher kick attempt good.
D. Christopher kickoff 59 yards to the MER6, Jimmie Robinson return 23 yards to the MER29, out-of-bounds (M. Nicholson;Alijah Robinson).
Total 9 plays , 42 yards Time of Possession: 3:59
Score:
VMI 14-0 Mercer
Mercer at 06:15
Mercer at 06:15
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 06:15
MERCER drive start at 06:15.
Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER31 (Brian Lipscomb;Joe Nelson).
John Russ pass complete to Jordan Marshall for 5 yards to the MER36.
Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER37 (Amon-Ra Clay).
PENALTY MER false start 5 yards to the MER32.
Matt Shiel punt 56 yards to the VMI12, downed.
Total 3 plays , 3 yards Time of Possession: 2:01
VMI at 04:14
VMI at 04:14
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 04:14
VMI drive start at 04:14.
Brice Tucker rush for loss of 2 yards to the VMI10 (Tyler Ward;Tosin Aguebor).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 9 yards to the VMI19 (Tosin Aguebor).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 9 yards to the VMI28, 1ST DOWN VMI.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Dontae Mauck (Alex Avant).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 2 yards to the VMI30 (Tosin Aguebor).
Al Cobb rush for 11 yards to the VMI41, 1ST DOWN VMI (Devin Davidson;Lee Bennett).
Quan Myers rush for 3 yards to the VMI44 (Tyler Ward;Stephen Houzah).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for no gain to the VMI44 (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass complete to Darrian Johnson for 26 yards to the MER30, 1ST DOWN VMI (Brandon Coney;Lee Bennett).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Dontae Mauck.
Al Cobb rush for 17 yards to the MER13, 1ST DOWN VMI (Lee Bennett).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 4 yards to the MER9 (Lendell Arnold).
Al Cobb pass complete to Chad Jacob for 5 yards to the MER4 (Mike Gray).
Timeout VMI, clock 13:22.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 4 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN VMI, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:17.
D. Christopher kick attempt good.
D. Christopher kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, touchback.
Total 14 plays , 88 yards Time of Possession: 5:57
Score:
VMI 21-0 Mercer
Mercer at 13:17
Mercer at 13:17
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 13:17
MERCER drive start at 13:17.
John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
John Russ rush for 19 yards to the MER44, 1ST DOWN MER (Greg Sanders).
Payton Usher rush for 2 yards to the MER46 (Tony Richardson).
John Russ rush for 4 yards to the 50 yardline (Chris Copeland;Ryan Francis).
John Russ rush for 7 yards to the VMI43, 1ST DOWN MER (Greg Sanders).
John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 40 yards to the VMI3, 1ST DOWN MER (Jon Strozyk).
Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the VMI1 (Zack Baker;A. Cratsenberg).
Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the VMI1 (Zack Baker;Chris Copeland).
John Russ rush for 1 yard to the VMI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:23.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 46 yards to the VMI19, out-of-bounds, VMI ball on VMI35.
Total 9 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 3:54
Score:
VMI 21-7 Mercer
VMI at 09:23
VMI at 09:23
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 09:23
VMI drive start at 09:23.
Quan Myers rush for 3 yards to the VMI38 (Austin Barrett;Tripp Patterson).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 49 yards to the MER13, 1ST DOWN VMI (Lee Bennett;Lendell Arnold).
Quan Myers rush for 2 yards to the MER11 (Tripp Patterson).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Dontae Mauck, QB hurry by Isaiah Buehler.
Al Cobb pass complete to Quan Myers for 11 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN VMI, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:36.
D. Christopher kick attempt good.
D. Christopher kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, touchback.
Total 5 plays , 65 yards Time of Possession: 1:47
Score:
VMI 28-7 Mercer
Mercer at 07:36
Mercer at 07:36
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 07:36
MERCER drive start at 07:36.
John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 36 yards to the VMI39, 1ST DOWN MER (Alijah Robinson).
Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the VMI37 (Brian Lipscomb).
Alex Lakes rush for 37 yards to the VMI0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:32.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Cole Fisher kickoff 55 yards to the VMI10, Greg Sanders return 15 yards to the VMI25 (Brandon Gurley;Tyler Ward).
Total 3 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 1:04
Score:
VMI 28-14 Mercer
VMI at 06:25
VMI at 06:25
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 06:25
VMI drive start at 06:25.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 3 yards to the VMI28 (Tyler Ward;Lendell Arnold).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 12 yards to the VMI40, 1ST DOWN VMI (Tyler Ward).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 2 yards to the VMI42 (Austin Barrett;Jalen Penn), PENALTY VMI holding (Chad Jacob) 10 yards to the VMI30, NO PLAY.
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 13 yards to the VMI43, out-of-bounds (Mike Gray).
Al Cobb rush for 9 yards to the MER48, 1ST DOWN VMI (Lee Bennett).
Dontae Mauck rush for 9 yards to the MER39 (Tripp Patterson;Mike Gray).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 7 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN VMI, out-of-bounds (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 25 yards to the MER7, fumble forced by Jeremy James, fumble by Aaron Sanders recovered by MER Lee Bennett at MER8.
Total 7 plays , 67 yards Time of Possession: 3:08
Mercer at 03:17
Mercer at 03:17
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 03:17
MERCER drive start at 03:17.
Payton Usher rush for 6 yards to the MER14 (A. Cratsenberg).
John Russ sacked for loss of 6 yards to the MER8 (Brian Lipscomb).
John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin, PENALTY MER ineligible downfield on pass declined.
Matt Shiel punt 44 yards to the VMI48, Dane Forlines return 5 yards to the MER47 (Jordan Marshall;Brandon Gurley).
Total 3 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 1:40
VMI at 01:37
VMI at 01:37
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 01:37
VMI drive start at 01:37.
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 9 yards to the MER38 (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Sam Patterson.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 25 yards to the MER13, 1ST DOWN VMI (Alex Avant).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 6 yards to the MER7 (Tosin Aguebor;Tyler Ward).
Timeout VMI, clock 00:40.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Aaron Sanders (Jeremy James), PENALTY MER pass interference (Jeremy James) 5 yards to the MER2, 1ST DOWN VMI, NO PLAY.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Sam Patterson (Alex Avant).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 1 yard to the MER1 (Devin Davidson;Mike Gray).
Timeout VMI, clock 00:23.
Al Cobb sacked for loss of 4 yards to the MER5 (Tosin Aguebor).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Sam Patterson (Alex Avant).
Total 8 plays , 42 yards Time of Possession: 1:37
Mercer at 00:00
Mercer at 00:00
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 00:00
MERCER drive start at 00:00.
End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 0 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:00

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, VMI ball on VMI35.
D. Christopher kickoff 62 yards to the MER3, Chandler Curtis return 28 yards to the MER31 (Mic. Williams;M. Nicholson).
Mercer at 14:57
Mercer at 14:57
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 14:57
MERCER drive start at 14:57.
Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER33 (J.C. Garvin;Ryan Francis).
John Russ rush for 3 yards to the MER36 (Ryan Francis).
John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 16 yards to the VMI48, 1ST DOWN MER (Alijah Robinson).
John Russ pass complete to Jimmie Robinson for 5 yards to the VMI43, out-of-bounds (A. Cratsenberg;Alijah Robinson).
Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the VMI40 (A. Cratsenberg;J.C. Garvin).
PENALTY MER false start (Alex Lakes) 5 yards to the VMI45.
Timeout Mercer, clock 11:21.
John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 4 yards to the VMI41 (A. Cratsenberg).
Tee Mitchell rush for 6 yards to the VMI35, 1ST DOWN MER (Tony Richardson;Alijah Robinson).
John Russ pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis (Damian Jones), QB hurry by Caleb Furlow.
Tee Mitchell rush for loss of 3 yards to the VMI38 (Brian Lipscomb).
John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 26 yards to the VMI12, 1ST DOWN MER (Greg Sanders).
Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the VMI12 (Greg Sanders;A. Cratsenberg).
John Russ rush for 10 yards to the VMI2, 1ST DOWN MER (Ryan Francis).
John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 2 yards to the VMI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:30.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the VMI0, Dane Forlines return 21 yards to the VMI21 (Mike Gray;Brandon Gurley), PENALTY VMI holding (Scott Frazier) 10 yards to the VMI11, 1st and 10, VMI ball on VMI11.
Total 13 plays , 69 yards Time of Possession: 7:27
Score:
VMI 28-21 Mercer
VMI at 07:22
VMI at 07:22
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 07:22
VMI drive start at 07:22.
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 25 yards to the VMI36, 1ST DOWN VMI (Brandon Coney).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 3 yards to the VMI39 (Jalen Penn;Brandon Coney).
Al Cobb sacked for loss of 8 yards to the VMI31 (Austin Barrett), PENALTY VMI personal foul declined.
Al Cobb rush for 20 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN VMI (Tosin Aguebor).
Quan Myers rush for 1 yard to the MER48 (Tyler Ward;Devin Davidson).
Quan Myers rush for 3 yards to the MER45 (Devin Davidson;Tosin Aguebor).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 8 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN VMI (Jeremy James).
Timeout Mercer, clock 04:23.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 2 yards to the MER35 (Isaiah Buehler;Austin Barrett).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 17 yards to the MER18, 1ST DOWN VMI, out-of-bounds (Lendell Arnold).
Al Cobb pass intercepted by Kelly Brooks at the MER12, Kelly Brooks return 0 yards to the MER12.
Total 10 plays , 71 yards Time of Possession: 4:01
Mercer at 03:21
Mercer at 03:21
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 03:21
MERCER drive start at 03:21.
John Russ sacked for loss of 9 yards to the MER3 (Chris Copeland).
John Russ pass incomplete to Alex Lakes (Casey Phillips).
John Russ pass complete to Alex Lakes for 14 yards to the MER17 (Alex James;Chris Copeland).
Matt Shiel punt 73 yards to the VMI10, downed.
Total 3 plays , 5 yards Time of Possession: 1:33
VMI at 01:48
VMI at 01:48
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 01:48
VMI drive start at 01:48.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 4 yards to the VMI14 (Mike Gray;Lendell Arnold).
Al Cobb sacked for loss of 1 yard to the VMI13 (Austin Barrett).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 10 yards to the VMI23, 1ST DOWN VMI (Devin Davidson;Brandon Coney).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 12 yards to the VMI35, 1ST DOWN VMI (Mike Gray).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Quan Myers rush for 3 yards to the VMI38 (Tyler Ward;Devin Davidson).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 6 yards to the VMI44, out-of-bounds (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb rush for 3 yards to the VMI47, 1ST DOWN VMI (Tyler Ward;Isaiah Buehler).
Quan Myers rush for 2 yards to the VMI49 (Tyler Ward;Kelly Brooks).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 9 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN VMI (Corey Lockett).
Al Cobb pass intercepted by Jeremy James at the MER7, Jeremy James return 0 yards to the MER7.
Total 10 plays , 48 yards Time of Possession: 3:31
Mercer at 13:17
Mercer at 13:17
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 13:17
MERCER drive start at 13:17.
Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER8, out-of-bounds (Ryan Francis).
John Russ pass incomplete to Jimmie Robinson.
John Russ rush for 7 yards to the MER15 (Joe Nelson;A. Cratsenberg).
Matt Shiel punt 40 yards to the VMI45, Dane Forlines return 13 yards to the MER42 (Jimmie Robinson;Brandon Coney).
Total 3 plays , 8 yards Time of Possession: 1:22
VMI at 11:55
VMI at 11:55
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 11:55
VMI drive start at 11:55.
Al Cobb pass intercepted by Stephen Houzah at the MER9, Stephen Houzah return 20 yards to the MER29 (I. Roseborough).
Total 1 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:16
Mercer at 11:39
Mercer at 11:39
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 11:39
MERCER drive start at 11:39.
Tee Mitchell rush for 13 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN MER (Greg Sanders).
Tee Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the MER49 (Amon-Ra Clay).
Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the VMI47, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Amon-Ra Clay).
Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the VMI46 (Chris Copeland).
John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for loss of 3 yards to the VMI49 (Tony Richardson).
John Russ rush for 5 yards to the VMI44 (Joe Nelson;Chris Copeland).
Matt Shiel punt 44 yards to the VMI0, touchback.
Total 6 plays , 27 yards Time of Possession: 3:41
VMI at 07:58
VMI at 07:58
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 07:58
VMI drive start at 07:58.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 2 yards to the VMI22 (Kyle Williams;Lee Bennett).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 4 yards to the VMI26 (Mike Gray;Lee Bennett).
Al Cobb pass complete to Dane Forlines for 49 yards to the MER25, 1ST DOWN VMI (Mike Gray).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 1 yard to the MER24 (Kyle Williams), PENALTY VMI holding (Chad Reed) 10 yards to the MER35, NO PLAY.
Al Cobb pass complete to Quan Myers for 1 yard to the MER34 (Stephen Houzah).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for loss of 3 yards to the MER37 (Corey Lockett;Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Chad Jacob, dropped pass.
Hayden Alford punt 25 yards to the MER12, fair catch by Jeff Bowens.
Total 6 plays , 43 yards Time of Possession: 3:26
Mercer at 04:32
Mercer at 04:32
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 04:32
MERCER drive start at 04:32.
John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 26 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN MER (Ryan Francis).
Alex Lakes rush for 8 yards to the MER46 (Ryan Francis;Amon-Ra Clay).
John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 8 yards to the VMI46, 1ST DOWN MER (Caleb Furlow;Jon Strozyk).
John Russ rush for 3 yards to the VMI43 (Ryan Francis;Joe Nelson).
John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 18 yards to the VMI25, 1ST DOWN MER (Jon Strozyk).
John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker (Ryan Francis).
John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (Greg Sanders), QB hurry by Brian Lipscomb.
John Russ pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis, QB hurry by Joe Nelson.
Timeout Mercer, clock 01:34.
John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 4 yards to the VMI21 (Damian Jones).
Total 9 plays , 67 yards Time of Possession: 3:06
VMI at 01:26
VMI at 01:26
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 01:26
VMI drive start at 01:26.
TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the VMI19.
TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the VMI17.
End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 2 plays , -4 yards Time of Possession: 1:26
Score:
VMI 28-21 Mercer

Participation

Starters

VMI - Offense
# Player Pos.
62 P. Doucette C
63 Nate Murray LG
72 Andrew Lewis LT
8 Al Cobb QB
17 Brice Tucker RB
78 Chad Reed RG
66 I. Roseborough RT
80 Sam Patterson TE
6 Dane Forlines WR
21 Aaron Sanders WR
82 M. Nicholson WR
VMI - Defense
# Player Pos.
1 Caleb Furlow CB
7 Damian Jones CB
88 J.C. Garvin DE
99 Joe Nelson DE
94 Amon-Ra Clay DT
3 Tony Richardson LB
44 Ryan Francis LB
46 A. Cratsenberg LB
58 Brian Lipscomb LB
14 Greg Sanders S
38 Alijah Robinson S
MER - Offense
# Player Pos.
54 Kirby Southard C
70 Mitch Payne LG
78 Thomas Marchman LT
7 John Russ QB
28 Tee Mitchell RB
65 Caleb Yates RG
73 Niederreither RT
38 Robert Brown TE
87 Sam Walker TE
15 Jimmie Robinson WR
84 Avery Ward WR
MER - Defense
# Player Pos.
26 Jeremy James CB
36 Alex Avant CB
41 Isaiah Buehler DE
59 Tunde Ayinla DE
99 Austin Barrett DT
10 Corey Lockett LB
11 Tosin Aguebor LB
33 Tripp Patterson LB
40 Lee Bennett LB
9 Lendell Arnold S
21 Zach Jackson S

Player Participation

VMI
# Player
2 Brad Lipscomb
5 Darnell Ashton
11 Darrian Johnson
12 Hayden Alford
13 Ryan Swingle
19 Doug Moore
20 Alex James
22 Dontae Mauck
23 Cody Shirley
24 Quan Myers
25 Alex Keys
27 D. Christopher
29 Karee Carter
32 Jon Strozyk
33 Tyriuq Trotman
35 Scott Frazier
36 Mic. Williams
39 Derrick Ziglar
41 Uzoma Kpaduwa
52 Zack Baker
56 Brian Ellis
57 Bradley Hann
59 Chris Copeland
65 Matt Milner
74 Walker Hays
81 Chad Jacob
90 Robert de Wolff
96 Seth Mallory
98 Casey Phillips
Mercer
# Player
1 Jordan Marshall
3 Stephen Houzah
6 Josh Jones
8 Marquise Irvin
13 Chandler Curtis
22 Sytavious Brown
24 Caleb Brown
25 Payton Usher
27 Alex Lakes
29 Brandon Gurley
30 Mike Gray
32 Brandon Coney
34 Nate Pylant
37 Tyler Ward
42 G. Radakovich
43 Devin Davidson
44 Travonte Easley
47 Jagger Lieb
49 Jake Brooks
50 Rob East
51 Kyle Williams
61 Sam Arrington
66 John Abernathy
72 Mitch Mathes
76 Thomas Pietro
85 Tyler Zielenske
86 Jeff Bowens
90 Marvin Davis
92 Kelly Brooks
95 Jalen Penn
96 Cole Fisher
97 Matt Shiel
98 Cody Jones