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

Box Score

Mercer logo
27
vs
VMI logo
24

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

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner MERMercer 7 6 14 0 27
VMIVMI 0 14 3 7 24
MER:
John Russ (176),
Alex Lakes (98),
Chandler Curtis (62)
VMI:
Al Cobb (322),
Jabari Turner (48),
Sam Patterson (93)
Date:
9/27/2014
Site:
Lexington, Va.
Stadium:
Foster Stadium
Attendance:
4490
Kickoff Time:
1:30 p.m
End of Game:
4:27
Duration:
2:57
Temperature:
76
Wind:
3-5 SSE
Weather:
Clear, beautiful
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Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play MER VMI
1st - 08:33 1st 08:33 MER - Alex Lakes 18 yd run (Tyler Zielenske kick), 11 plays, 79 yards, TOP 4:34 7 0
2nd - 02:55 2nd 02:55 VMI - Jabari Turner 1 yd run (D. Christopher kick), 4 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:43 7 7
2nd - 01:40 2nd 01:40 MER - Chandler Curtis 23 yd run (Tyler Zielenske kick blocked), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:15 13 7
2nd - 00:34 2nd 00:34 VMI - J.C. Garvin 8 yd pass from Al Cobb (D. Christopher kick) 3 plays, 26 yards, TOP 0:38 13 14
3rd - 11:50 3rd 11:50 MER - Alex Lakes 1 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:10 20 14
3rd - 06:58 3rd 06:58 MER - Chandler Curtis 62 yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb kick) 7 plays, 96 yards, TOP 2:27 27 14
3rd - 05:36 3rd 05:36 VMI - D. Christopher 49 yd field goal 6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 1:22 27 17
4th - 06:36 4th 06:36 VMI - Sam Patterson 28 yd pass from Al Cobb (D. Christopher kick) 9 plays, 81 yards, TOP 3:30 27 24
27 24
Referee: Steve Marlowe Line Judge: Doug Kennedy Side Judge: Cedric Clark
Umpire: Steve Coullas Back Judge: Brian Kovach Score Keeper:
Linesman: Jeff Jones Field Judge: Bob Johnson

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic MER VMI
First Downs
Total 25 25
Rushing 14 5
Passing 7 17
Penalty 4 3
Rushing
Total (Net) 269 91
Attempts 53 25
Avg. Per Rush 5.1 3.6
Rushing TDs 3 1
Yds. Gained 289 101
Yds. Lost 20 10
Passing
Total (Net) 176 322
Comp.-Att.-Int. 12-22-1 30-44-2
Avg. / Att. 8.0 7.3
Avg. / Comp. 14.7 10.7
TDs 1 2
Total Offense
Yards 445 413
Plays 75 69
Avg. / Play 5.93 5.99
Fumbles - Lost 2-2 2-2
Penalties - Yds. 8-74 6-69
Punting
Punts - Yds. 3-109 3-117
Avg. / Punt 0 0
Inside 20 3 2
50+ Yds. 0 0
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair Catch 1 1
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 5-312 5-313
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 62.4 62.6
Touchbacks 1 2
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-14-0 1-4-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 7.0 4.0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 3-99-0 4-112-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 33.0 28.0
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-0-0 1-21-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 32:01 27:59
3rd. Down Conv. 5 of 15 6 of 13
4th. Down Conversions 3 of 4 1 of 2
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 2-2 2-2
Sacks: Total - Yds. 1-8 2-13
PAT: Total - Made 3-4 3-3
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-0 1-1

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
MER - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
John Russ 12 22 176 1 1 62 2
Totals 12 22 176 1 1 62 2
VMI - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
Al Cobb 30 44 322 2 2 36 1
Totals 30 44 322 2 2 36 1
Individual Rushing Statistics
MER - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Alex Lakes 20 98 0 98 2 18 4.9
Tee Mitchell 11 72 0 72 0 41 6.5
Payton Usher 8 52 4 48 0 14 6.0
John Russ 12 44 16 28 0 19 2.3
Chandler Curtis 1 23 0 23 1 23 23.0
TEAM 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Totals 53 289 20 269 3 41 5.1
VMI - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Jabari Turner 9 48 0 48 1 17 5.3
Al Cobb 6 29 8 21 0 9 3.5
Derrick Ziglar 7 19 2 17 0 6 2.4
Deon Watts 3 5 0 5 0 4 1.7
Totals 25 101 10 91 1 17 3.6
Individual Receiving Statistics
MER - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Chandler Curtis 1 62 1 62
JT Palmer 5 60 0 24
Josh Jones 3 22 0 9
Robert Brown 1 19 0 19
Tee Mitchell 1 9 0 9
Jordan Marshall 1 4 0 4
Totals 12 176 1 62
VMI - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Sam Patterson 6 93 1 28
Doug Burton 5 66 0 28
M. Nicholson 4 50 0 36
Aaron Sanders 5 44 0 17
Derrick Ziglar 3 21 0 11
Deon Watts 3 15 0 7
Dane Forlines 1 15 0 15
J.C. Garvin 1 8 1 8
Chad Jacob 1 7 0 7
Jabari Turner 1 3 0 3
Totals 30 322 2 36

Defensive

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
Tyler Ward 2 9 11 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Alex Avant 8 2 10 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - 3 - -
Jeremy James 6 2 8 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Lee Bennett 3 3 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Lendell Arnold 1 4 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Mike Gray 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Tunde Ayinla 3 2 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Devin Davidson 2 2 4 1.0/8 1.0 1.0/8 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jordan Marshall 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Zach Jackson 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Kyle Williams 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cody Jones 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tripp Patterson - 2 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Corey Lockett - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
LeMarkus Bailey 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Sytavious Brown - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Thomas Marchman 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Adrian Humphrey 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Niederreither - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jalen Penn - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Hank Avery 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Austin Barrett - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
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
Miller Williams 3 10 13 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Alijah Robinson 5 5 10 1.0/2 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
James Fruehan 6 3 9 -/- - -/- - 1 1-1 1/- - - 1 - -
Joe Nelson 1 7 8 1.0/8 1.0 1.0/8 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - 1 -
Darnell Ashton 1 5 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Ryan Francis 1 5 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
John Washington 2 4 6 1.5/3 1.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Logan Staib - 5 5 0.5/2 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Caleb Lindsey - 5 5 0.5/3 0.5 0.5/3 0.5 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Damian Jones 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-21 1 2 - -
Alex Keys 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
A. Cratsenberg 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Greg Sanders 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Doug Moore 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Alex James 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Brendon Bock 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Chris Copeland - 2 2 0.5/2 0.5 0.5/2 0.5 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jon Strozyk - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tony Richardson - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bradley Hann 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Robert de Wolff - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Walker Hays - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Amon-Ra Clay - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
MER - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Rob East 3 109 0 48 3 0 0
VMI - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Hayden Alford 3 117 0 41 2 0 0
Individual Return Statistics
MER - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Chandler Curtis 2 14 14 2 82 60 0 0 0
Payton Usher 0 0 0 1 17 17 0 0 0
Lendell Arnold 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Zach Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
VMI - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Dane Forlines 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greg Sanders 0 0 0 1 40 40 0 0 0
Taylor Stout 0 0 0 3 72 30 0 0 0
Damian Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 21
Individual Field Goal Statistics
MER - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
VMI - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
D. Christopher 3rd 05:36 49 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
MER - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Will Roper 5 312 1 0 62.4
VMI - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
D. Christopher 5 313 2 0 62.6
Individual PAT Statistics
MER - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Jagger Lieb 2 2 0 0 0 0
Tyler Zielenske 2 1 0 0 0 0
VMI - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
D. Christopher 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 30 15:00 KO 52 13:07 PUNT 4-22 1:53
1st/13:07 MER 1st 21 13:07 PUNT 100 08:33 TD 11-79 4:34
1st/08:33 VMI 1st 21 08:33 KO 82 04:27 FUMB 8-61 4:06
1st/04:27 MER 1st 18 04:27 FUMB 81 14:52 FUMB 12-63 4:35
2nd/14:52 VMI 2nd 19 14:52 FUMB 73 12:52 FUMB 4-54 2:00
2nd/12:52 MER 2nd 27 12:52 FUMB 43 09:47 PUNT 6-16 3:05
2nd/09:47 VMI 2nd 9 09:47 PUNT 47 04:38 PUNT 10-38 5:09
2nd/04:38 VMI 2nd 87 04:38 FUMB 100 02:55 TD 4-13 1:43
2nd/02:55 MER 2nd 25 02:55 KO 100 01:40 TD 8-75 1:15
2nd/01:40 VMI 2nd 49 01:40 KO 49 01:25 INT 1-0 0:15
2nd/01:25 MER 2nd 20 01:25 INT 20 01:12 INT 1-0 0:13
2nd/01:12 VMI 2nd 74 01:12 INT 100 00:34 TD 3-26 0:38
2nd/00:34 MER 2nd 24 00:34 KO 25 00:00 HALF 1-1 0:34
2nd/00:00 MER 2nd 13 00:00 PUNT 13 04:38 FUMB 0-0 0:00
3rd/15:00 MER 3rd 25 15:00 KO 100 11:50 TD 8-75 3:10
3rd/11:50 VMI 3rd 25 11:50 KO 55 09:25 PUNT 7-30 2:25
3rd/09:25 MER 3rd 4 09:25 PUNT 100 06:58 TD 7-96 2:27
3rd/06:58 VMI 3rd 25 06:58 KO 68 05:36 FG 6-43 1:22
3rd/05:36 MER 3rd 27 05:36 KO 77 00:20 DOWNS 10-50 5:16
3rd/00:20 VMI 3rd 23 00:20 DOWNS 60 12:24 DOWNS 8-37 2:56
4th/12:24 MER 4th 40 12:24 DOWNS 53 10:06 PUNT 3-13 2:18
4th/10:06 VMI 4th 19 10:06 PUNT 100 06:36 TD 9-81 3:30
4th/06:36 MER 4th 60 06:36 KO 58 03:34 PUNT 4-(-2) 3:02
4th/03:34 VMI 4th 13 03:34 PUNT 61 01:32 INT 6-48 2:02
4th/01:32 MER 4th 5 01:32 INT 23 00:00 HALF 4-18 1:32

Mercer Drives

Mercer Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/13:07 MER 1st 21 13:07 PUNT 100 08:33 TD 11-79 4:34
1st/04:27 MER 1st 18 04:27 FUMB 81 14:52 FUMB 12-63 4:35
2nd/12:52 MER 2nd 27 12:52 FUMB 43 09:47 PUNT 6-16 3:05
2nd/00:00 MER 2nd 13 00:00 PUNT 13 04:38 FUMB 0-0 0:00
2nd/02:55 MER 2nd 25 02:55 KO 100 01:40 TD 8-75 1:15
2nd/01:25 MER 2nd 20 01:25 INT 20 01:12 INT 1-0 0:13
2nd/00:34 MER 2nd 24 00:34 KO 25 00:00 HALF 1-1 0:34
3rd/15:00 MER 3rd 25 15:00 KO 100 11:50 TD 8-75 3:10
3rd/09:25 MER 3rd 4 09:25 PUNT 100 06:58 TD 7-96 2:27
3rd/05:36 MER 3rd 27 05:36 KO 77 00:20 DOWNS 10-50 5:16
4th/12:24 MER 4th 40 12:24 DOWNS 53 10:06 PUNT 3-13 2:18
4th/06:36 MER 4th 60 06:36 KO 58 03:34 PUNT 4-(-2) 3:02
4th/01:32 MER 4th 5 01:32 INT 23 00:00 HALF 4-18 1:32

VMI Drives

Mercer
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 30 15:00 KO 52 13:07 PUNT 4-22 1:53
1st/08:33 VMI 1st 21 08:33 KO 82 04:27 FUMB 8-61 4:06
2nd/14:52 VMI 2nd 19 14:52 FUMB 73 12:52 FUMB 4-54 2:00
2nd/09:47 VMI 2nd 9 09:47 PUNT 47 04:38 PUNT 10-38 5:09
2nd/04:38 VMI 2nd 87 04:38 FUMB 100 02:55 TD 4-13 1:43
2nd/01:40 VMI 2nd 49 01:40 KO 49 01:25 INT 1-0 0:15
2nd/01:12 VMI 2nd 74 01:12 INT 100 00:34 TD 3-26 0:38
3rd/11:50 VMI 3rd 25 11:50 KO 55 09:25 PUNT 7-30 2:25
3rd/06:58 VMI 3rd 25 06:58 KO 68 05:36 FG 6-43 1:22
3rd/00:20 VMI 3rd 23 00:20 DOWNS 60 12:24 DOWNS 8-37 2:56
4th/10:06 VMI 4th 19 10:06 PUNT 100 06:36 TD 9-81 3:30
4th/03:34 VMI 4th 13 03:34 PUNT 61 01:32 INT 6-48 2:02

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
vMI wins coin toss elects to receive, Mercer to defend north goal
Will Roper kickoff 65 yards to the VMI0, Taylor Stout return 30 yards to the VMI30 (Adrian Humphrey).
VMI at 15:00
VMI at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 15:00
Jabari Turner rush for 17 yards to the VMI47, 1ST DOWN VMI, out-of-bounds (Lendell Arnold).
Al Cobb rush for 2 yards to the VMI49 (Tunde Ayinla).
Al Cobb pass complete to Jabari Turner for 3 yards to the MER48 (Mike Gray;Cody Jones).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to M. Nicholson.
Hayden Alford punt 41 yards to the MER7, Chandler Curtis return 14 yards to the MER21 (Bradley Hann).
Total 4 plays , 22 yards Time of Possession: 1:53
Mercer at 13:07
Mercer at 13:07
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 13:07
MERCER drive start at 13:07.
Alex Lakes rush for 6 yards to the MER27 (Miller Williams;Joe Nelson).
John Russ pass complete to Robert Brown for 19 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN MER (Alijah Robinson).
John Russ rush for 2 yards to the MER48 (Ryan Francis;Darnell Ashton).
John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 7 yards to the VMI45.
Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the VMI42, 1ST DOWN MER (Miller Williams;Alex Keys).
PENALTY MER holding 10 yards to the MER48.
Alex Lakes rush for 7 yards to the VMI45 (Miller Williams), PENALTY VMI personal foul 15 yards to the VMI30, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10.
Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the VMI29 (Darnell Ashton;Joe Nelson).
Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the VMI25 (Doug Moore).
John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 7 yards to the VMI18, 1ST DOWN MER (James Fruehan).
John Russ pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis.
Alex Lakes rush for 18 yards to the VMI0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:33.
Tyler Zielenske kick attempt good.
Will Roper kickoff 62 yards to the VMI3, Taylor Stout return 18 yards to the VMI21 (Sytavious Brown;Jordan Marshall).
Total 11 plays , 79 yards Time of Possession: 4:34
Score:
Mercer 7-0 VMI
VMI at 08:33
VMI at 08:33
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 08:33
VMI drive start at 08:33.
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 17 yards to the VMI38, 1ST DOWN VMI (Jeremy James).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 10 yards to the VMI48, 1ST DOWN VMI (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass complete to Deon Watts for 3 yards to the MER49 (Lee Bennett).
Deon Watts rush for 4 yards to the MER45 (Corey Lockett;Lee Bennett).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 4 yards to the MER41, 1ST DOWN VMI (Alex Avant), PENALTY MER personal foul 15 yards to the MER26, 1ST DOWN VMI.
1st and 10.
Deon Watts rush for no gain to the MER26 (Kyle Williams).
Deon Watts rush for 1 yard to the MER25 (Austin Barrett;Tyler Ward).
Al Cobb pass complete to Deon Watts for 7 yards to the MER18, fumble forced by Alex Avant, fumble by Deon Watts recovered by MER LeMarkus Bailey at MER18.
Total 8 plays , 61 yards Time of Possession: 4:06
Mercer at 04:27
Mercer at 04:27
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 04:27
MERCER drive start at 04:27.
Alex Lakes rush for 6 yards to the MER24 (James Fruehan).
Tee Mitchell rush for 2 yards to the MER26 (Joe Nelson;Logan Staib).
Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER27 (Darnell Ashton;Miller Williams).
Alex Lakes rush for 5 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN MER (Miller Williams;Logan Staib).
John Russ rush for 2 yards to the MER34 (Darnell Ashton;Logan Staib).
John Russ pass incomplete to D'Vante Penamon (Damian Jones).
PENALTY VMI offside defense 5 yards to the MER39.
John Russ rush for no gain to the MER39 (Miller Williams), PENALTY VMI face mask 14 yards to the VMI47, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10.
John Russ pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell.
Alex Lakes rush for 17 yards to the VMI30, 1ST DOWN MER (Alex Keys).
PENALTY MER false start 5 yards to the VMI35.
John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown (Darnell Ashton).
John Russ pass complete to Jordan Marshall for 4 yards to the VMI31 (Brendon Bock).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
John Russ rush for 8 yards to the VMI23, fumble forced by James Fruehan, fumble by John Russ recovered by VMI Alex James at VMI19.
Total 11 plays , 63 yards Time of Possession: 4:35
VMI at 14:52
VMI at 14:52
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 14:52
VMI drive start at 14:52.
Al Cobb pass complete to M. Nicholson for 9 yards to the VMI28 (Mike Gray;Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 12 yards to the VMI40, 1ST DOWN VMI (Jeremy James).
Derrick Ziglar rush for no gain to the VMI40 (Tunde Ayinla).
Al Cobb pass complete to M. Nicholson for 36 yards to the MER24, fumble forced by Zach Jackson, fumble by M. Nicholson recovered by MER Mike Gray at MER27.
Total 4 plays , 54 yards Time of Possession: 2:00
Mercer at 12:52
Mercer at 12:52
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 12:52
MERCER drive start at 12:52.
Tee Mitchell rush for 8 yards to the MER35 (Ryan Francis;James Fruehan).
Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER36 (A. Cratsenberg).
Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN MER (A. Cratsenberg;Alijah Robinson).
John Russ pass incomplete to Jordan Marshall (Damian Jones).
John Russ rush for 5 yards to the MER43 (James Fruehan;Darnell Ashton).
John Russ rush for no gain to the MER43 (A. Cratsenberg;Walker Hays).
Rob East punt 48 yards to the VMI9, out-of-bounds.
Total 6 plays , 16 yards Time of Possession: 3:05
VMI at 09:47
VMI at 09:47
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 09:47
VMI drive start at 09:47.
Al Cobb rush for 9 yards to the VMI18 (Lee Bennett).
Jabari Turner rush for 6 yards to the VMI24, 1ST DOWN VMI (Tripp Patterson;Jalen Penn).
Jabari Turner rush for 3 yards to the VMI27 (Tunde Ayinla).
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 1 yard to the VMI28 (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass complete to Doug Burton for 16 yards to the VMI44, 1ST DOWN VMI (Lendell Arnold;Tyler Ward).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Andrew Lewis.
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 10 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN VMI (Tyler Ward).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Sam Patterson (Alex Avant).
Jabari Turner rush for 1 yard to the MER45 (Tyler Ward;Devin Davidson).
Al Cobb sacked for loss of 8 yards to the VMI47 (Devin Davidson).
Hayden Alford punt 40 yards to the MER13, Chandler Curtis return 0 yards to the MER13, fumble by Chandler Curtis recovered by VMI James Fruehan at MER13.
Total 10 plays , 38 yards Time of Possession: 5:09
VMI at 04:38
VMI at 04:38
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 04:38
VMI drive start at 04:38.
Timeout VMI, clock 04:38.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 2 yards to the MER11 (Mike Gray;Tyler Ward).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 4 yards to the MER7 (Lendell Arnold;Tyler Ward).
Al Cobb rush for 6 yards to the MER1, 1ST DOWN VMI (Alex Avant).
Jabari Turner rush for 1 yard to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:55.
D. Christopher kick attempt good.
D. Christopher kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, touchback.
Total 4 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 1:43
Score:
Mercer 7-7 VMI
Mercer at 02:55
Mercer at 02:55
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 02:55
MERCER drive start at 02:55.
PENALTY VMI illegal participation 5 yards to the MER30.
John Russ pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 9 yards to the MER39, 1ST DOWN MER (Darnell Ashton).
John Russ pass incomplete to JT Palmer (James Fruehan).
John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
Timeout Mercer, clock 02:30.
John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 14 yards to the VMI47, 1ST DOWN MER (James Fruehan).
John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown (Doug Moore).
Payton Usher rush for 14 yards to the VMI33, 1ST DOWN MER (Greg Sanders).
Payton Usher rush for 10 yards to the VMI23, 1ST DOWN MER (Alex James).
Timeout VMI, clock 01:47.
Chandler Curtis rush for 23 yards to the VMI0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:40.
Tyler Zielenske kick attempt failed (blocked), returned by Alex James - no score (blocked by Joe Nelson).
Will Roper kickoff 56 yards to the VMI9, Greg Sanders return 40 yards to the VMI49 (Jordan Marshall).
Total 8 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 1:15
Score:
Mercer 13-7 VMI
VMI at 01:40
VMI at 01:40
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 01:40
VMI drive start at 01:40.
Al Cobb pass intercepted by Lendell Arnold at the MER20, Lendell Arnold return 0 yards to the MER20.
Total 1 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:15
Mercer at 01:25
Mercer at 01:25
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 01:25
MERCER drive start at 01:25.
John Russ pass intercepted by Damian Jones at the MER47, Damian Jones return 21 yards to the MER26 (Thomas Marchman).
Total 1 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:13
VMI at 01:12
VMI at 01:12
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 01:12
VMI drive start at 01:12.
Al Cobb pass complete to Aaron Sanders for 12 yards to the MER14, 1ST DOWN VMI (Mike Gray).
Al Cobb rush for 6 yards to the MER8 (Tunde Ayinla;Cody Jones).
Timeout VMI, clock 00:38.
Al Cobb pass complete to J.C. Garvin for 8 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN VMI, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:34.
D. Christopher kick attempt good.
D. Christopher kickoff 63 yards to the MER2, Chandler Curtis return 22 yards to the MER24 (Jon Strozyk;Greg Sanders).
Total 3 plays , 26 yards Time of Possession: 0:38
Score:
Mercer 13-14 VMI
Mercer at 00:34
Mercer at 00:34
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 00:34
MERCER drive start at 00:34.
Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the MER25 (Joe Nelson;Amon-Ra Clay).
End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 1 plays , 1 yards Time of Possession: 0:34

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, VMI ball on VMI35.
D. Christopher kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, touchback.
Mercer at 15:00
Mercer at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 15:00
MERCER drive start at 15:00.
John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 6 yards to the MER31 (Damian Jones).
Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the MER33 (Miller Williams;Ryan Francis).
Alex Lakes rush for 6 yards to the MER39, 1ST DOWN MER (Alijah Robinson;Ryan Francis).
Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER43 (Joe Nelson;Caleb Lindsey).
John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 9 yards to the VMI48, 1ST DOWN MER (Ryan Francis).
Tee Mitchell rush for 41 yards to the VMI7, 1ST DOWN MER (Alijah Robinson).
John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 6 yards to the VMI1 (Doug Moore;John Washington).
Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the VMI0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:50.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Will Roper kickoff 65 yards to the VMI0, touchback.
Total 8 plays , 75 yards Time of Possession: 3:10
Score:
Mercer 20-14 VMI
VMI at 11:50
VMI at 11:50
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 11:50
VMI drive start at 11:50.
Al Cobb pass complete to Doug Burton for 17 yards to the VMI42, 1ST DOWN VMI (Jeremy James).
Al Cobb pass complete to M. Nicholson for no gain to the VMI42 (Alex Avant).
Jabari Turner rush for 9 yards to the MER49 (Lendell Arnold;Kyle Williams).
Timeout VMI, clock 10:21.
Jabari Turner rush for 4 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN VMI (Tunde Ayinla;Tyler Ward).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Doug Burton.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Aaron Sanders (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Aaron Sanders.
Hayden Alford punt 36 yards to the MER9, fair catch by Chandler Curtis, PENALTY MER face mask 5 yards to the MER4, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER4.
Total 7 plays , 30 yards Time of Possession: 2:25
Mercer at 09:25
Mercer at 09:25
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 09:25
MERCER drive start at 09:25.
Payton Usher rush for 11 yards to the MER15, 1ST DOWN MER (John Washington).
Payton Usher rush for loss of 4 yards to the MER11 (John Washington;Logan Staib), PENALTY VMI face mask 15 yards to the MER26, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10.
John Russ pass incomplete to Hunter Mackay.
Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the MER26 (Miller Williams;Robert de Wolff).
John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 9 yards to the MER35 (Brendon Bock).
Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN MER (Miller Williams;Chris Copeland).
John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 62 yards to the VMI0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:58.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Will Roper kickoff 64 yards to the VMI1, Taylor Stout return 24 yards to the VMI25 (Tyler Ward).
Total 7 plays , 96 yards Time of Possession: 2:27
Score:
Mercer 27-14 VMI
VMI at 06:58
VMI at 06:58
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 06:58
VMI drive start at 06:58.
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 26 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN VMI (Mike Gray).
Al Cobb pass complete to M. Nicholson for 8 yards to the MER41.
PENALTY MER pass interference 9 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN VMI.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Sam Patterson (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Dane Forlines.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Doug Burton.
D. Christopher field goal attempt from 49 GOOD, clock 05:36.
D. Christopher kickoff 55 yards to the MER10, Payton Usher return 17 yards to the MER27 (Alijah Robinson;Alex Keys).
Total 6 plays , 43 yards Time of Possession: 1:22
Score:
Mercer 27-17 VMI
Mercer at 05:36
Mercer at 05:36
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 05:36
MERCER drive start at 05:36.
Payton Usher rush for 1 yard to the MER28 (James Fruehan).
John Russ pass complete to JT Palmer for 24 yards to the VMI48, 1ST DOWN MER (Alex James).
Payton Usher rush for 2 yards to the VMI46 (Ryan Francis;John Washington).
Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the VMI45 (Joe Nelson;John Washington).
John Russ rush for 4 yards to the VMI41 (Tony Richardson;Alijah Robinson).
Payton Usher rush for 9 yards to the VMI32, 1ST DOWN MER (Alijah Robinson).
Tee Mitchell rush for 9 yards to the VMI23 (Miller Williams;Caleb Lindsey).
Timeout Mercer, clock 01:42.
John Russ sacked for loss of 5 yards to the VMI28 (Caleb Lindsey;Chris Copeland).
Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the VMI24 (Damian Jones).
Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the VMI23 (Miller Williams;Alijah Robinson).
Total 10 plays , 50 yards Time of Possession: 5:16
VMI at 00:20
VMI at 00:20
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 00:20
VMI drive start at 00:20.
VMI ball on VMI24.
Jabari Turner rush for 3 yards to the VMI27 (Cody Jones).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Sam Patterson.
Al Cobb pass complete to Derrick Ziglar for 11 yards to the VMI38, 1ST DOWN VMI (Zach Jackson).
Al Cobb pass complete to Dane Forlines for 15 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN VMI (Zach Jackson;Lee Bennett).
Al Cobb pass complete to Derrick Ziglar for 2 yards to the MER45 (Hank Avery).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 2 yards to the MER43 (Tyler Ward;Niederreither).
Derrick Ziglar rush for 5 yards to the MER38 (Lee Bennett;Tripp Patterson).
Derrick Ziglar rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER40 (Tyler Ward;Jeremy James).
Total 8 plays , 36 yards Time of Possession: 2:56
Mercer at 12:24
Mercer at 12:24
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 12:24
MERCER drive start at 12:24.
PENALTY VMI pass interference 15 yards to the VMI45, 1ST DOWN MER.
Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the VMI44 (Miller Williams).
Payton Usher rush for 5 yards to the VMI39 (Damian Jones).
John Russ sacked for loss of 8 yards to the VMI47 (Joe Nelson).
Rob East punt 32 yards to the VMI15, Dane Forlines return 4 yards to the VMI19 (Jordan Marshall).
Total 3 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 2:18
VMI at 10:06
VMI at 10:06
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 10:06
VMI drive start at 10:06.
Al Cobb pass complete to Doug Burton for 28 yards to the VMI47, 1ST DOWN VMI (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 9 yards to the MER44 (Jeremy James).
Al Cobb pass complete to Doug Burton for no gain to the MER44 (Devin Davidson;Jeremy James).
Timeout Mercer, clock 08:30.
Jabari Turner rush for 4 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN VMI (Tyler Ward;Kyle Williams).
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Dane Forlines.
Al Cobb pass incomplete to Deon Watts.
Al Cobb pass complete to Chad Jacob for 7 yards to the MER33 (Lendell Arnold;Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass complete to Deon Watts for 5 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN VMI, out-of-bounds (Jeremy James).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 28 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN VMI, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:36.
D. Christopher kick attempt good.
D. Christopher kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Chandler Curtis return 60 yards to the VMI40, out-of-bounds (Damian Jones).
Total 9 plays , 81 yards Time of Possession: 3:30
Score:
Mercer 27-24 VMI
Mercer at 06:36
Mercer at 06:36
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 06:36
MERCER drive start at 06:36.
Alex Lakes rush for 5 yards to the VMI35 (Logan Staib;Joe Nelson).
Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the VMI33 (Caleb Lindsey;James Fruehan).
Alex Lakes rush for 7 yards to the VMI26 (Alijah Robinson), PENALTY MER holding 10 yards to the VMI36.
3rd and 6.
John Russ rush for loss of 1 yard to the VMI37 (John Washington).
PENALTY MER delay of game 5 yards to the VMI42.
Rob East punt 29 yards to the VMI13, fair catch by Dane Forlines.
Total 4 plays , -2 yards Time of Possession: 3:02
VMI at 03:34
VMI at 03:34
Down & Distance Play
VMI at 03:34
VMI drive start at 03:34.
Al Cobb pass complete to Derrick Ziglar for 8 yards to the VMI21 (Jeremy James), PENALTY MER face mask 15 yards to the VMI36, 1ST DOWN VMI.
1st and 10.
Derrick Ziglar rush for 6 yards to the VMI42 (Devin Davidson).
Al Cobb pass complete to Sam Patterson for 8 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN VMI (LeMarkus Bailey).
Al Cobb rush for 6 yards to the MER44 (Lee Bennett).
Al Cobb pass complete to Doug Burton for 5 yards to the MER39, 1ST DOWN VMI (Alex Avant).
Al Cobb pass intercepted by Zach Jackson at the MER5, Zach Jackson return 0 yards to the MER5.
Total 6 plays , 48 yards Time of Possession: 2:02
Mercer at 01:32
Mercer at 01:32
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 01:32
MERCER drive start at 01:32.
John Russ rush for 19 yards to the MER24, 1ST DOWN MER (James Fruehan).
Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the MER25 (Caleb Lindsey;Miller Williams).
Timeout VMI, clock 00:42.
John Russ rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER23 (Alijah Robinson).
Timeout VMI, clock 00:36.
TEAM rush for no gain to the MER23.
End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 4 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 1:32
Score:
Mercer 27-24 VMI

Participation

Starters

MER - Offense
# Player Pos.
54 Kirby Southard C
55 Avery White G
75 Brett Steverson G
78 Thomas Marchman LT
7 John Russ QB
27 Alex Lakes RB
71 A.M. Posey RT
38 Robert Brown TE
1 Jordan Marshall WR
3 JT Palmer WR
6 Josh Jones WR
MER - Defense
# Player Pos.
51 Kyle Williams B
26 Jeremy James BC
36 Alex Avant FC
9 Lendell Arnold FS
59 Tunde Ayinla LE
37 Tyler Ward MLB
94 Niederreither NT
98 Cody Jones RE
10 Corey Lockett SAM
30 Mike Gray SS
43 Devin Davidson WLB
VMI - Offense
# Player Pos.
62 P. Doucette C
66 I. Roseborough LG
63 Nate Murray LT
8 Al Cobb QB
57 Bradley Hann RG
75 Andy Marcotte RT
21 Jabari Turner TB
89 Andrew Lewis TE
18 Doug Burton WR
82 M. Nicholson WR
85 Aaron Sanders WR
VMI - Defense
# Player Pos.
7 Damian Jones CB
9 James Fruehan CB
20 Alex James FS
5 Darnell Ashton ILB
45 Miller Williams ILB
94 Amon-Ra Clay LE
99 Joe Nelson NT
41 Logan Staib OLB
44 Ryan Francis OLB
97 John Washington RE
38 Alijah Robinson SS

Player Participation

Mercer
# Player
2 Aaron Avant
12 Michael Haynes
13 Chandler Curtis
14 Hunter Mackay
16 LeMarkus Bailey
18 Nevin Harton
19 Derek Owings
21 Zach Jackson
22 Sytavious Brown
23 Duronte Carter
25 Payton Usher
28 Tee Mitchell
32 Jagger Lieb
33 Tripp Patterson
40 Lee Bennett
42 G. Radakovich
47 Will Roper
50 Rob East
52 Kyle Trammell
66 John Abernathy
67 Wilson Heres
80 D'Vante Penamon
85 Tyler Zielenske
87 Adrian Humphrey
92 Kelly Brooks
95 Jalen Penn
97 Hank Avery
99 Austin Barrett
VMI
# Player
1 Darrian Johnson
2 Deon Watts
6 Dane Forlines
12 Hayden Alford
13 Ryan Swingle
14 Greg Sanders
19 Doug Moore
22 Taylor Stout
25 Alex Keys
27 D. Christopher
28 Brendon Bock
32 Jon Strozyk
39 Derrick Ziglar
42 Tony Richardson
46 A. Cratsenberg
47 Caleb Lindsey
49 Kyle Vardo
54 X. Greenfield
59 Chris Copeland
61 Stephen Miller
71 Jordan Veal
78 Chad Reed
80 Sam Patterson
81 Chad Jacob
84 Ca. Michie
88 J.C. Garvin
90 Robert de Wolff
92 Walker Hays
98 Devin Johnson