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Citadel (3-6 , 1-3) -VS- Mercer (5-5 , 1-5)

Box Score

Citadel logo
28
vs
Mercer logo
26

Citadel (3-6 , 1-3) -VS- Mercer (5-5 , 1-5)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
Winner CITCitadel 14 14 0 0 28
MERMercer 10 0 10 6 26
CIT:
Aaron Miller (14),
Cam Jackson (142),
Jake Stenson (14)
MER:
John Russ (178),
John Russ (96),
Avery Ward (104)
Date:
11/1/2014
Site:
Macon, Ga.
Stadium:
Mercer Univ. Stadium
Attendance:
10271
Kickoff Time:
4:05 pm
End of Game:
7:14 pm
Duration:
3:09
Temperature:
50
Wind:
20 mph
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Match History vs Mercer

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play CIT MER
1st - 13:04 1st 13:04 CIT - Isiaha Smith 1 yd run (Eric Goins kick), 5 plays, 71 yards, TOP 1:56 7 0
1st - 09:53 1st 09:53 MER - Jagger Lieb 48 yd field goal 10 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:06 7 3
1st - 07:29 1st 07:29 CIT - Vinny Miller 19 yd run (Eric Goins kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 2:17 14 3
1st - 01:47 1st 01:47 MER - John Russ 4 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 11 plays, 74 yards, TOP 5:36 14 10
2nd - 10:55 2nd 10:55 CIT - Aaron Miller 2 yd run (Eric Goins kick), 13 plays, 82 yards, TOP 5:47 21 10
2nd - 00:43 2nd 00:43 CIT - Isiaha Smith 21 yd run (Eric Goins kick), 3 plays, 53 yards, TOP 0:29 28 10
3rd - 05:46 3rd 05:46 MER - Jagger Lieb 31 yd field goal 5 plays, 27 yards, TOP 2:01 28 13
3rd - 00:17 3rd 00:17 MER - Avery Ward 65 yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb kick) 1 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:10 28 20
4th - 03:37 4th 03:37 MER - Alex Lakes 2 yd run (Chandler Curtis pass failed), 12 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:34 28 26
28 26
Referee: Marshall Lewis Line Judge: Seth Bussey Side Judge: Josh Fath
Umpire: Ernie Hamilton Back Judge: Scott Prewitt Score Keeper:
Linesman: Perry Clark Field Judge: Mark Brooks

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic CIT MER
First Downs
Total 24 21
Rushing 24 13
Passing 0 6
Penalty 0 2
Rushing
Total (Net) 493 214
Attempts 68 44
Avg. Per Rush 7.3 4.9
Rushing TDs 4 2
Yds. Gained 511 240
Yds. Lost 18 26
Passing
Total (Net) 14 178
Comp.-Att.-Int. 1-2-0 11-23-1
Avg. / Att. 7.0 7.7
Avg. / Comp. 14.0 16.2
TDs 0 1
Total Offense
Yards 507 392
Plays 70 67
Avg. / Play 7.2 5.9
Fumbles - Lost 2-1 1-0
Penalties - Yds. 7-65 2-10
Punting
Punts - Yds. 3-132 3-114
Avg. / Punt 44.0 38.0
Inside 20 1 1
50+ Yds. 1 0
Touchbacks 0 0
Fair Catch 1 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 5-273 6-364
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 54.6 60.7
Touchbacks 0 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 2-4-0 0-0-0
Punt: Avg. / Return 2.0 0
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 6-118-0 5-51-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 19.7 10.2
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 1-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 31:27 28:33
3rd. Down Conv. 6 of 11 7 of 13
4th. Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 3-3 3-3
Sacks: Total - Yds. 2-16 1-9
PAT: Total - Made 4-4 2-2
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-1
Field Goals: Total - Made 0-1 2-2

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
CIT - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Aaron Miller 1 2 14 0 0 14 1
Totals 1 2 14 0 0 14 1
MER - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
John Russ 11 23 178 1 1 65 2
Totals 11 23 178 1 1 65 2
Individual Rushing Statistics
CIT - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Cam Jackson 8 142 0 142 0 64 17.8
Vinny Miller 9 99 0 99 1 19 11.0
Aaron Miller 18 94 11 83 1 22 4.6
Tyler Renew 12 65 0 65 0 14 5.4
Isiaha Smith 14 56 3 53 2 21 3.8
Jake Stenson 3 33 0 33 0 26 11.0
J. Dorogy 4 22 4 18 0 12 4.5
Totals 68 511 18 493 4 64 7.3
MER - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
John Russ 14 112 16 96 1 31 6.9
Alex Lakes 22 68 10 58 1 11 2.6
Tee Mitchell 4 32 0 32 0 16 8.0
Chandler Curtis 1 20 0 20 0 20 20.0
JeTarii Donald 3 8 0 8 0 3 2.7
Totals 44 240 26 214 2 31 4.9
Individual Receiving Statistics
CIT - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Jake Stenson 1 14 0 14
Totals 1 14 0 14
MER - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Avery Ward 4 104 1 65
Chandler Curtis 3 47 0 31
Josh Jones 2 16 0 9
Tee Mitchell 2 11 0 9
Totals 11 178 1 65

Defensive

Citadel - Individual Defensive Statistics
Citadel - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Nick Willis 5 4 9 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Malik Diggs 2 6 8 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tevin Floyd 7 1 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Rah Muhammad 1 6 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carson Smith 2 4 6 0.5/3 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Walker Smith 3 3 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Carl Robinson 1 3 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
James Riley 2 2 4 0.5/3 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Justin Oxendine 3 1 4 2.0/11 2.0 1.0/9 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
DeVonta Delaney 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
Mark Thomas 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mitchell Jeter 1 2 3 1.5/8 1.5 1.0/7 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Cam Mobley 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tyus Carter 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Craig Miller - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
D. Copeland - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kevin Thornton - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Isiaha Smith - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kailik Williams - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Austin Jordan 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jonathan King 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
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 6 7 13 1.0/9 1.0 1.0/9 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Zach Jackson 6 4 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kelly Brooks 5 5 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Tripp Patterson 2 6 8 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Lendell Arnold 5 2 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kyle Williams 2 4 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
LeMarkus Bailey 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
Tunde Ayinla 1 4 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Cody Jones 2 3 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Aaron Avant 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Alex Avant 2 2 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mike Gray 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Lee Bennett 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Marvin Davis 1 2 3 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Jordan Marshall 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Corey Lockett 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Niederreither 1 1 2 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Kyle Trammell 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
John Abernathy 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jeff Bowens - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Nick Collins - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jalen Penn - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Austin Barrett - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
CIT - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Will Vanvick 1 54 54.0 54 0 0 1
Eric Goins 2 78 39.0 44 1 0 0
MER - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Tyler Zielenske 3 114 38.0 44 1 0 0
Individual Return Statistics
CIT - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
D. Schoultz 2 4 4 1 20 20 0 0 0
Cam Jackson 0 0 0 5 98 27 0 0 0
DeVonta Delaney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MER - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Lendell Arnold 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 0 0
Chandler Curtis 0 0 0 1 17 16 0 0 0
JeTarii Donald 0 0 0 3 35 21 0 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
CIT - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Eric Goins 4th 10:15 42 MISSED
MER - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Jagger Lieb 1st 09:53 48 GOOD
Jagger Lieb 3rd 05:46 31 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
CIT - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Austin Jordan 2 114 0 0 57.0
Eric Goins 3 159 0 0 53.0
MER - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Will Roper 6 364 0 0 60.7
Individual PAT Statistics
CIT - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Eric Goins 4 4 0 0 0 0
MER - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Chandler Curtis 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jagger Lieb 2 2 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 CIT 1st CIT29 15:00 KO MER00 13:04 TD 5-71 1:56
1st/12:59 MER 1st MER15 12:59 KO CIT31 09:53 FG 10-54 3:06
1st/09:46 CIT 1st CIT30 09:46 KO MER00 07:29 TD 6-70 2:17
1st/07:23 MER 1st MER26 07:23 KO CIT00 01:47 TD 11-74 5:36
1st/01:42 CIT 1st CIT18 01:42 KO MER00 10:55 TD 13-82 5:47
2nd/10:48 MER 2nd MER31 10:48 KO CIT46 06:27 PUNT 9-23 4:21
2nd/06:27 CIT 2nd CIT10 06:27 PUNT CIT23 04:01 PUNT 5-13 2:26
2nd/04:01 MER 2nd MER23 04:01 PUNT CIT47 01:12 DOWNS 6-30 2:49
2nd/01:12 CIT 2nd CIT47 01:12 DOWNS MER00 00:43 TD 3-53 0:29
2nd/00:39 MER 2nd MER05 00:39 KO MER28 00:00 HALF 3-23 0:39
3rd/14:53 MER 3rd MER26 14:53 KO MER26 13:49 PUNT 3-0 1:04
3rd/13:49 CIT 3rd CIT30 13:49 PUNT CIT48 11:52 PUNT 4-18 1:57
3rd/11:52 MER 3rd MER08 11:52 PUNT CIT32 09:25 INT 6-60 2:27
3rd/09:25 CIT 3rd CIT01 09:25 INT CIT07 07:47 PUNT 3-6 1:38
3rd/07:47 MER 3rd CIT41 07:47 PUNT CIT14 05:46 FG 5-27 2:01
3rd/05:41 CIT 3rd CIT21 05:41 KO MER35 00:27 DOWNS 10-44 5:14
3rd/00:27 MER 3rd MER35 00:27 DOWNS CIT00 00:17 TD 1-65 0:10
3rd/00:10 CIT 3rd CIT16 00:10 KO MER25 10:15 FGA 11-59 4:55
4th/10:15 MER 4th MER26 10:15 FGA MER26 09:58 PUNT 3-0 0:17
4th/09:58 CIT 4th CIT44 09:58 PUNT MER39 09:11 FUMB 3-17 0:47
4th/09:11 MER 4th MER39 09:11 FUMB CIT00 03:37 TD 12-61 5:34
4th/03:31 CIT 4th CIT20 03:31 KO MER26 00:00 HALF 8-54 3:31

Citadel Drives

Citadel Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 CIT 1st CIT29 15:00 KO MER00 13:04 TD 5-71 1:56
1st/09:46 CIT 1st CIT30 09:46 KO MER00 07:29 TD 6-70 2:17
1st/01:42 CIT 1st CIT18 01:42 KO MER00 10:55 TD 13-82 5:47
2nd/06:27 CIT 2nd CIT10 06:27 PUNT CIT23 04:01 PUNT 5-13 2:26
2nd/01:12 CIT 2nd CIT47 01:12 DOWNS MER00 00:43 TD 3-53 0:29
3rd/13:49 CIT 3rd CIT30 13:49 PUNT CIT48 11:52 PUNT 4-18 1:57
3rd/09:25 CIT 3rd CIT01 09:25 INT CIT07 07:47 PUNT 3-6 1:38
3rd/05:41 CIT 3rd CIT21 05:41 KO MER35 00:27 DOWNS 10-44 5:14
3rd/00:10 CIT 3rd CIT16 00:10 KO MER25 10:15 FGA 11-59 4:55
4th/09:58 CIT 4th CIT44 09:58 PUNT MER39 09:11 FUMB 3-17 0:47
4th/03:31 CIT 4th CIT20 03:31 KO MER26 00:00 HALF 8-54 3:31

Mercer Drives

Citadel
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/12:59 MER 1st MER15 12:59 KO CIT31 09:53 FG 10-54 3:06
1st/07:23 MER 1st MER26 07:23 KO CIT00 01:47 TD 11-74 5:36
2nd/10:48 MER 2nd MER31 10:48 KO CIT46 06:27 PUNT 9-23 4:21
2nd/04:01 MER 2nd MER23 04:01 PUNT CIT47 01:12 DOWNS 6-30 2:49
2nd/00:39 MER 2nd MER05 00:39 KO MER28 00:00 HALF 3-23 0:39
3rd/14:53 MER 3rd MER26 14:53 KO MER26 13:49 PUNT 3-0 1:04
3rd/11:52 MER 3rd MER08 11:52 PUNT CIT32 09:25 INT 6-60 2:27
3rd/07:47 MER 3rd CIT41 07:47 PUNT CIT14 05:46 FG 5-27 2:01
3rd/00:27 MER 3rd MER35 00:27 DOWNS CIT00 00:17 TD 1-65 0:10
4th/10:15 MER 4th MER26 10:15 FGA MER26 09:58 PUNT 3-0 0:17
4th/09:11 MER 4th MER39 09:11 FUMB CIT00 03:37 TD 12-61 5:34

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
The Citadel wins toss, will receive kickoff.
MER ball on MER35.
Will Roper kickoff 63 yards to the CIT2, Cam Jackson return 27 yards to the CIT29 (Jeff Bowens;Jordan Marshall).
Citadel at 15:00
Citadel at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 15:00
1st and 10 at CIT29 Isiaha Smith rush for loss of 3 yards to the CIT26 (Niederreither).
2nd and 13 at CIT26 Isiaha Smith rush for 3 yards to the CIT29 (Tunde Ayinla).
3rd and 10 at CIT29 Cam Jackson rush for 64 yards to the MER7, 1ST DOWN CIT (Alex Avant).
1st and GOAL at MER07 Isiaha Smith rush for 6 yards to the MER1 (Jalen Penn;Tyler Ward).
2nd and GOAL at MER01 Isiaha Smith rush for 1 yard to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:04.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Eric Goins kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at CIT35 Eric Goins kickoff 53 yards to the MER12, JeTarii Donald return 3 yards to the MER15 (Tyus Carter).
Total 5 plays , 71 yards Time of Possession: 1:56
Score:
Citadel 7-0 Mercer
Mercer at 12:59
Mercer at 12:59
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 12:59
1st and 10 at MER15 MERCER drive start at 12:59.
1st and 10 at MER15 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER19, out-of-bounds (Tevin Floyd;Walker Smith).
2nd and 6 at MER19 John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 7 yards to the MER26, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Malik Diggs).
1st and 10 at MER26 Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the MER27 (Rah Muhammad;Mitchell Jeter).
2nd and 9 at MER27 Tee Mitchell rush for 7 yards to the MER34 (Walker Smith).
3rd and 2 at MER34 Alex Lakes rush for 11 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN MER (Nick Willis;Carl Robinson).
1st and 10 at MER45 John Russ rush for 20 yards to the CIT35, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Tevin Floyd).
1st and 10 at CIT35 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
2nd and 10 at CIT35 Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the CIT31, out-of-bounds (Nick Willis).
3rd and 6 at CIT31 John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
4th and 6 at CIT31 Jagger Lieb field goal attempt from 48 GOOD, clock 09:53.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Will Roper kickoff 62 yards to the CIT3, Cam Jackson return 27 yards to the CIT30 (Tyler Ward).
Total 10 plays , 54 yards Time of Possession: 3:06
Score:
Citadel 7-3 Mercer
Citadel at 09:46
Citadel at 09:46
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 09:46
1st and 10 at CIT30 CITADEL drive start at 09:46.
1st and 10 at CIT30 Isiaha Smith rush for 3 yards to the CIT33 (Tunde Ayinla;Niederreither).
2nd and 7 at CIT33 Cam Jackson rush for 23 yards to the MER44, 1ST DOWN CIT (Lendell Arnold).
1st and 10 at MER44 Vinny Miller rush for 18 yards to the MER26, 1ST DOWN CIT (Tunde Ayinla;Alex Avant).
1st and 10 at MER26 Isiaha Smith rush for 5 yards to the MER21 (Cody Jones;Tyler Ward).
2nd and 5 at MER21 Isiaha Smith rush for 2 yards to the MER19 (Kelly Brooks).
3rd and 3 at MER19 Vinny Miller rush for 19 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN CIT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:29.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Eric Goins kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at CIT35 Eric Goins kickoff 56 yards to the MER9, Chandler Curtis return 16 yards to the MER25, fumble forced by Tyus Carter, fumble by Chandler Curtis recovered by MER Hunter Mackay at MER26.
Total 6 plays , 70 yards Time of Possession: 2:17
Score:
Citadel 14-3 Mercer
Mercer at 07:23
Mercer at 07:23
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 07:23
1st and 10 at MER26 MERCER drive start at 07:23, MER ball on MER26.
1st and 10 at MER26 Alex Lakes rush for 10 yards to the MER36, 1ST DOWN MER (Walker Smith;Nick Willis).
1st and 10 at MER36 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER40 (Carson Smith).
2nd and 6 at MER40 John Russ rush for 31 yards to the CIT29, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at CIT29 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the CIT27 (Carson Smith;Walker Smith).
2nd and 8 at CIT27 Alex Lakes rush for 6 yards to the CIT21 (Tevin Floyd).
3rd and 2 at CIT21 Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the CIT18, 1ST DOWN MER (Tevin Floyd).
1st and 10 at CIT18 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the CIT16 (DeVonta Delaney;Rah Muhammad).
2nd and 8 at CIT16 JeTarii Donald rush for 2 yards to the CIT14 (Nick Willis;Carson Smith).
3rd and 6 at CIT14 John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 9 yards to the CIT5, 1ST DOWN MER (Walker Smith).
1st and GOAL at CIT05 John Russ rush for 1 yard to the CIT4 (Nick Willis).
2nd and GOAL at CIT04 John Russ rush for 4 yards to the CIT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:47.
1st and GOAL at CIT03 Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Will Roper kickoff 63 yards to the CIT2, Cam Jackson return 16 yards to the CIT18 (Kyle Trammell).
Total 11 plays , 74 yards Time of Possession: 5:36
Score:
Citadel 14-10 Mercer
Citadel at 01:42
Citadel at 01:42
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 01:42
1st and 10 at CIT18 CITADEL drive start at 01:42.
1st and 10 at CIT18 Vinny Miller rush for 5 yards to the CIT23 (Zach Jackson).
2nd and 5 at CIT23 Tyler Renew rush for 14 yards to the CIT37, 1ST DOWN CIT (Zach Jackson;Lee Bennett).
1st and 10 at CIT37 Tyler Renew rush for 2 yards to the CIT39 (Tunde Ayinla;LeMarkus Bailey).
2nd and 8 at CIT39 Aaron Miller rush for 12 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN CIT (LeMarkus Bailey).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
1st and 10 at MER49 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
1st and 10 at MER49 Vinny Miller rush for 2 yards to the MER47 (Tripp Patterson).
2nd and 8 at MER47 Vinny Miller rush for 14 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN CIT (Lendell Arnold).
1st and 10 at MER33 Tyler Renew rush for 7 yards to the MER26 (Tripp Patterson).
2nd and 3 at MER26 Tyler Renew rush for 4 yards to the MER22, 1ST DOWN CIT (Kelly Brooks;Cody Jones).
1st and 10 at MER22 Tyler Renew rush for 5 yards to the MER17 (Kelly Brooks;Tripp Patterson).
2nd and 5 at MER17 Vinny Miller rush for 9 yards to the MER8, 1ST DOWN CIT, out-of-bounds (Zach Jackson).
1st and GOAL at MER08 Aaron Miller rush for 5 yards to the MER3 (Tunde Ayinla;Austin Barrett).
2nd and GOAL at MER03 Aaron Miller rush for 1 yard to the MER2 (Tyler Ward;Aaron Avant).
3rd and GOAL at MER02 Aaron Miller rush for 2 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:55.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Eric Goins kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at CIT35 Austin Jordan kickoff 55 yards to the MER10, JeTarii Donald return 21 yards to the MER31 (Austin Jordan).
Total 13 plays , 82 yards Time of Possession: 5:47
Score:
Citadel 21-10 Mercer
Mercer at 10:48
Mercer at 10:48
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:48
1st and 10 at MER31 MERCER drive start at 10:48.
1st and 10 at MER31 Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the MER32 (Carl Robinson;DeVonta Delaney).
2nd and 9 at MER32 John Russ pass incomplete to Jordan Marshall, dropped pass.
3rd and 9 at MER32 PENALTY MER false start (Jordan Marshall) 5 yards to the MER27.
3rd and 14 at MER27 John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 23 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MER (Malik Diggs;Rah Muhammad).
1st and 10 at MER50 Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the 50 yardline (Tevin Floyd).
2nd and 10 at MER50 John Russ rush for 6 yards to the CIT44 (Carl Robinson).
3rd and 4 at CIT44 Tee Mitchell rush for 5 yards to the CIT39, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Tevin Floyd).
1st and 10 at CIT39 John Russ sacked for loss of 9 yards to the CIT48 (Justin Oxendine).
2nd and 19 at CIT48 John Russ pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 2 yards to the CIT46 (James Riley).
3rd and 17 at CIT46 John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
4th and 17 at CIT46 Tyler Zielenske punt 36 yards to the CIT10, D. Schoultz return 0 yards to the CIT10 (John Abernathy).
Total 9 plays , 23 yards Time of Possession: 4:21
Citadel at 06:27
Citadel at 06:27
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 06:27
1st and 10 at CIT10 CITADEL drive start at 06:27.
1st and 10 at CIT10 Aaron Miller rush for 3 yards to the CIT13, out-of-bounds (Aaron Avant).
2nd and 7 at CIT13 Aaron Miller rush for 8 yards to the CIT21, 1ST DOWN CIT (Tripp Patterson;Mike Gray).
1st and 10 at CIT21 Aaron Miller sacked for loss of 9 yards to the CIT12 (Tyler Ward).
2nd and 19 at CIT12 Jake Stenson rush for 2 yards to the CIT14 (Cody Jones).
3rd and 17 at CIT14 PENALTY CIT false start (Isaiah Pinson) 5 yards to the CIT9.
3rd and 22 at CIT09 Aaron Miller pass complete to Jake Stenson for 14 yards to the CIT23 (Tyler Ward;Kyle Williams).
4th and 8 at CIT23 Will Vanvick punt 54 yards to the MER23, out-of-bounds.
Total 5 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 2:26
Mercer at 04:01
Mercer at 04:01
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 04:01
1st and 10 at MER23 MERCER drive start at 04:01.
1st and 10 at MER23 John Russ rush for 7 yards to the MER30, out-of-bounds (Nick Willis).
2nd and 3 at MER30 John Russ rush for 14 yards to the MER44, 1ST DOWN MER (Jonathan King).
1st and 10 at MER44 Alex Lakes rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER42 (Justin Oxendine).
2nd and 12 at MER42 John Russ pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 9 yards to the CIT49 (Nick Willis).
3rd and 3 at CIT49 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the CIT47 (Tevin Floyd).
4th and 1 at CIT47 Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the CIT47 (Carl Robinson;D. Copeland).
Total 6 plays , 30 yards Time of Possession: 2:49
Citadel at 01:12
Citadel at 01:12
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 01:12
1st and 10 at CIT47 CITADEL drive start at 01:12.
1st and 10 at CIT47 Cam Jackson rush for 14 yards to the MER39, 1ST DOWN CIT (Kyle Williams).
1st and 10 at MER39 Aaron Miller rush for 13 yards to the MER26, 1ST DOWN CIT (Aaron Avant;Zach Jackson).
1st and 10 at MER26 PENALTY MER offside defense (Marvin Davis) 5 yards to the MER21.
1st and 5 at MER21 Isiaha Smith rush for 21 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN CIT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:43.
1st and GOAL at MER03 Eric Goins kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at CIT35 Austin Jordan kickoff 59 yards to the MER6, Lendell Arnold return -1 yards to the MER5 (Kevin Thornton;Malik Diggs).
Total 3 plays , 53 yards Time of Possession: 0:29
Score:
Citadel 28-10 Mercer
Mercer at 00:39
Mercer at 00:39
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 00:39
1st and 10 at MER05 MERCER drive start at 00:39.
1st and 10 at MER05 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the MER7 (Cam Mobley;Mark Thomas).
2nd and 8 at MER07 John Russ rush for 5 yards to the MER12 (Mark Thomas;Rah Muhammad).
3rd and 3 at MER12 Tee Mitchell rush for 16 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN MER (Nick Willis).
1st and 10 at MER28 End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 3 plays , 23 yards Time of Possession: 0:39

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, CIT ball on CIT35.
Eric Goins kickoff 50 yards to the MER15, JeTarii Donald return 11 yards to the MER26 (Craig Miller;Kailik Williams).
Mercer at 14:53
Mercer at 14:53
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 14:53
1st and 10 at MER26 MERCER drive start at 14:53.
1st and 10 at MER26 John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for no gain to the MER26 (Mark Thomas).
2nd and 10 at MER26 John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
3rd and 10 at MER26 John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown, QB hurry by Mitchell Jeter.
4th and 10 at MER26 Tyler Zielenske punt 44 yards to the CIT30, downed.
Total 3 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 1:04
Citadel at 13:49
Citadel at 13:49
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 13:49
1st and 10 at CIT30 CITADEL drive start at 13:49.
1st and 10 at CIT30 Cam Jackson rush for 13 yards to the CIT43, 1ST DOWN CIT (Mike Gray).
1st and 10 at CIT43 Aaron Miller pass incomplete to Vinny Miller, QB hurry by Cody Jones.
2nd and 10 at CIT43 Isiaha Smith rush for 4 yards to the CIT47 (Lendell Arnold).
3rd and 6 at CIT47 Isiaha Smith rush for 1 yard to the CIT48 (Kelly Brooks).
4th and 5 at CIT48 Eric Goins punt 44 yards to the MER8, downed.
Total 4 plays , 18 yards Time of Possession: 1:57
Mercer at 11:52
Mercer at 11:52
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 11:52
1st and 10 at MER08 MERCER drive start at 11:52.
1st and 10 at MER08 Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the MER11 (Carson Smith).
2nd and 7 at MER11 John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 31 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (James Riley).
1st and 10 at MER42 John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 7 yards to the MER49 (DeVonta Delaney).
2nd and 3 at MER49 JeTarii Donald rush for 3 yards to the CIT48, 1ST DOWN MER (Justin Oxendine;Carson Smith).
1st and 10 at CIT48 John Russ pass complete to Chandler Curtis for 16 yards to the CIT32, 1ST DOWN MER (Malik Diggs;Isiaha Smith).
1st and 10 at CIT32 John Russ pass intercepted by DeVonta Delaney at the CIT1, DeVonta Delaney return 0 yards to the CIT1.
Total 6 plays , 60 yards Time of Possession: 2:27
Citadel at 09:25
Citadel at 09:25
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 09:25
1st and 10 at CIT01 CITADEL drive start at 09:25.
1st and 10 at CIT01 Aaron Miller rush for 2 yards to the CIT3 (Tripp Patterson;Lendell Arnold).
2nd and 8 at CIT03 Aaron Miller rush for 3 yards to the CIT6, out-of-bounds (Mike Gray;Cody Jones).
3rd and 5 at CIT06 Tyler Renew rush for 1 yard to the CIT7 (LeMarkus Bailey;Tripp Patterson).
4th and 4 at CIT07 Eric Goins punt 34 yards to the CIT41, fair catch by Chandler Curtis.
Total 3 plays , 6 yards Time of Possession: 1:38
Mercer at 07:47
Mercer at 07:47
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 07:47
1st and 10 at CIT41 MERCER drive start at 07:47.
1st and 10 at CIT41 Chandler Curtis rush for 20 yards to the CIT21, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Malik Diggs).
1st and 10 at CIT21 Alex Lakes rush for loss of 2 yards to the CIT23 (Malik Diggs;Mitchell Jeter).
2nd and 12 at CIT23 John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 9 yards to the CIT14 (Rah Muhammad).
3rd and 3 at CIT14 John Russ pass incomplete to Derek Owings, QB hurry by Justin Oxendine.
4th and 3 at CIT14 Jagger Lieb field goal attempt from 31 GOOD, clock 05:46.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Will Roper kickoff 60 yards to the CIT5, Cam Jackson return 16 yards to the CIT21 (Jordan Marshall).
Total 5 plays , 27 yards Time of Possession: 2:01
Score:
Citadel 28-13 Mercer
Citadel at 05:41
Citadel at 05:41
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 05:41
1st and 10 at CIT21 CITADEL drive start at 05:41.
1st and 10 at CIT21 PENALTY CIT false start 5 yards to the CIT16.
1st and 15 at CIT16 Cam Jackson rush for 17 yards to the CIT33, 1ST DOWN CIT (Lendell Arnold;Zach Jackson).
1st and 10 at CIT33 Tyler Renew rush for 4 yards to the CIT37 (Tripp Patterson;Kelly Brooks).
2nd and 6 at CIT37 Aaron Miller rush for 3 yards to the CIT40 (Kyle Williams;Tyler Ward).
3rd and 3 at CIT40 Cam Jackson rush for 6 yards to the CIT46, 1ST DOWN CIT (Lendell Arnold).
1st and 10 at CIT46 Tyler Renew rush for 5 yards to the MER49 (Cody Jones).
2nd and 5 at MER49 Aaron Miller rush for 7 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN CIT (Kelly Brooks).
1st and 10 at MER42 Tyler Renew rush for 4 yards to the MER38 (Kyle Williams;Tripp Patterson).
2nd and 6 at MER38 Tyler Renew rush for 4 yards to the MER34 (Lee Bennett).
3rd and 2 at MER34 PENALTY CIT false start (Kyle Weaver) 5 yards to the MER39.
3rd and 7 at MER39 Aaron Miller rush for 4 yards to the MER35 (Alex Avant;Tyler Ward).
4th and 3 at MER35 Cam Jackson rush for no gain to the MER35 (Zach Jackson).
Total 10 plays , 44 yards Time of Possession: 5:14
Mercer at 00:27
Mercer at 00:27
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 00:27
1st and 10 at MER35 MERCER drive start at 00:27.
1st and 10 at MER35 John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 65 yards to the CIT0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:17.
1st and GOAL at CIT03 Jagger Lieb kick attempt good, PENALTY CIT personal foul off-setting, PENALTY MER personal foul off-setting.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Will Roper kickoff 61 yards to the CIT4, Cam Jackson return 12 yards to the CIT16 (LeMarkus Bailey).
Total 1 plays , 65 yards Time of Possession: 0:10
Score:
Citadel 28-20 Mercer
Citadel at 00:10
Citadel at 00:10
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 00:10
1st and 10 at CIT16 CITADEL drive start at 00:10.
1st and 10 at CIT16 Cam Jackson rush for 5 yards to the CIT21 (Corey Lockett).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
2nd and 5 at CIT21 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
2nd and 5 at CIT21 Vinny Miller rush for 1 yard to the CIT22 (Corey Lockett;Kelly Brooks).
3rd and 4 at CIT22 Jake Stenson rush for 26 yards to the CIT48, 1ST DOWN CIT (Lendell Arnold).
1st and 10 at CIT48 Isiaha Smith rush for 2 yards to the 50 yardline (Tyler Ward).
2nd and 8 at CIT50 Aaron Miller rush for loss of 2 yards to the CIT48, fumble by Aaron Miller recovered by CIT Vinny Miller at CIT48, Vinny Miller for 14 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN CIT (Aaron Avant).
1st and 10 at MER38 Jake Stenson rush for 5 yards to the MER33 (Zach Jackson).
2nd and 5 at MER33 Vinny Miller rush for 6 yards to the MER27, 1ST DOWN CIT, out-of-bounds (Tyler Ward).
1st and 10 at MER27 Isiaha Smith rush for 2 yards to the MER25 (Tyler Ward).
2nd and 8 at MER25 J. Dorogy rush for loss of 4 yards to the MER29.
3rd and 12 at MER29 Aaron Miller rush for 4 yards to the MER25 (Tyler Ward).
4th and 8 at MER25 Eric Goins field goal attempt from 42 MISSED - short, spot at MER26, clock 10:15.
Total 11 plays , 59 yards Time of Possession: 4:55
Mercer at 10:15
Mercer at 10:15
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 10:15
1st and 10 at MER26 MERCER drive start at 10:15.
1st and 10 at MER26 John Russ pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis.
2nd and 10 at MER26 John Russ pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis, dropped pass.
3rd and 10 at MER26 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
4th and 10 at MER26 Tyler Zielenske punt 34 yards to the CIT40, D. Schoultz return 4 yards to the CIT44, out-of-bounds.
Total 3 plays , 0 yards Time of Possession: 0:17
Citadel at 09:58
Citadel at 09:58
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 09:58
1st and 10 at CIT44 CITADEL drive start at 09:58.
1st and 10 at CIT44 Tyler Renew rush for 11 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN CIT (Zach Jackson).
1st and 10 at MER45 J. Dorogy rush for 12 yards to the MER33 (LeMarkus Bailey;Zach Jackson), PENALTY CIT holding (Rudder Brown) 10 yards to the MER43.
1st and 8 at MER43 1st and 8.
1st and 8 at MER43 Tyler Renew rush for 4 yards to the MER39, fumble forced by Marvin Davis, fumble by Tyler Renew recovered by MER LeMarkus Bailey at MER39.
Total 3 plays , 17 yards Time of Possession: 0:47
Mercer at 09:11
Mercer at 09:11
Down & Distance Play
Mercer at 09:11
1st and 10 at MER39 MERCER drive start at 09:11.
1st and 10 at MER39 John Russ pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis.
2nd and 10 at MER39 JeTarii Donald rush for 3 yards to the MER42 (Cam Mobley).
3rd and 7 at MER42 John Russ sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MER35 (Mitchell Jeter), PENALTY CIT unsportsmanlike conduct (Mitchell Jeter) 15 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at MER50 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at MER50 Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the 50 yardline (Malik Diggs;James Riley).
2nd and 10 at MER50 Alex Lakes rush for 11 yards to the CIT39, 1ST DOWN MER (Malik Diggs;Rah Muhammad).
1st and 10 at CIT39 Alex Lakes rush for loss of 6 yards to the CIT45 (Carson Smith;James Riley).
2nd and 16 at CIT45 John Russ rush for 6 yards to the CIT39 (Justin Oxendine), PENALTY CIT face mask (Cam Mobley) 15 yards to the CIT24, 1ST DOWN MER.
1st and 10 at CIT24 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at CIT24 John Russ rush for 5 yards to the CIT19 (Walker Smith).
2nd and 5 at CIT19 Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the CIT15 (Rah Muhammad;Nick Willis).
3rd and 1 at CIT15 John Russ rush for 2 yards to the CIT13, 1ST DOWN MER (Tevin Floyd).
1st and 10 at CIT13 John Russ rush for 11 yards to the CIT2, 1ST DOWN MER (Cam Mobley).
1st and GOAL at CIT02 Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the CIT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:37.
1st and GOAL at CIT03 Chandler Curtis pass attempt failed.
1st and GOAL at MER35 Will Roper kickoff 55 yards to the CIT10, D. Schoultz return 20 yards to the CIT30 (Lee Bennett), PENALTY CIT holding (Q. Washington) 10 yards to the CIT20, 1st and 10, CIT ball on CIT20.
Total 12 plays , 61 yards Time of Possession: 5:34
Score:
Citadel 28-26 Mercer
Citadel at 03:31
Citadel at 03:31
Down & Distance Play
Citadel at 03:31
1st and 10 at CIT20 CITADEL drive start at 03:31.
1st and 10 at CIT20 J. Dorogy rush for 3 yards to the CIT23 (Kelly Brooks).
2nd and 7 at CIT23 J. Dorogy rush for 7 yards to the CIT30, 1ST DOWN CIT (Zach Jackson).
1st and 10 at CIT30 Vinny Miller rush for 11 yards to the CIT41, 1ST DOWN CIT (Kyle Williams).
1st and 10 at CIT41 Isiaha Smith rush for 2 yards to the CIT43 (Marvin Davis;Kelly Brooks).
2nd and 8 at CIT43 Timeout Mercer, clock 02:09.
2nd and 8 at CIT43 Isiaha Smith rush for 4 yards to the CIT47 (Marvin Davis;Kyle Williams).
3rd and 4 at CIT47 Timeout Mercer, clock 02:05.
3rd and 4 at CIT47 Timeout Citadel, clock 02:05.
3rd and 4 at CIT47 Aaron Miller rush for 22 yards to the MER31, 1ST DOWN CIT (Alex Avant).
1st and 10 at MER31 Aaron Miller rush for 3 yards to the MER28 (Kelly Brooks).
2nd and 7 at MER28 Aaron Miller rush for 2 yards to the MER26 (Nick Collins;Tyler Ward).
3rd and 5 at MER26 End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 8 plays , 54 yards Time of Possession: 3:31
Score:
Citadel 28-26 Mercer

Participation

Starters

CIT - Offense
# Player Pos.
52 Ryan Bednar OL
56 Mike Mabry OL
57 Kyle Weaver OL
61 Sam Frye OL
73 Isaiah Pinson OL
12 Aaron Miller QB
39 Isiaha Smith RB
16 Vinny Miller SLOT
18 Cam Jackson SLOT
81 Alex Glover WR
82 Brandon Eakins WR
CIT - Defense
# Player Pos.
4 DeVonta Delaney CB
41 Walker Smith CB
37 Joe Crochet DE
96 Justin Oxendine DE
62 Mitchell Jeter DT
72 Cam Mobley DT
13 Rah Muhammad LB
29 Carl Robinson LB
43 Tevin Floyd LB
21 Malik Diggs S
27 Nick Willis S
MER - Offense
# Player Pos.
54 Kirby Southard OL
55 Avery White OL
67 Wilson Heres OL
71 A.M. Posey OL
78 Thomas Marchman OL
7 John Russ QB
27 Alex Lakes RB
38 Robert Brown TE
1 Jordan Marshall WR
6 Josh Jones WR
84 Avery Ward WR
MER - Defense
# Player Pos.
2 Aaron Avant CB
36 Alex Avant CB
59 Tunde Ayinla DE
95 Jalen Penn DE
94 Niederreither DT
10 Corey Lockett LB
33 Tripp Patterson LB
37 Tyler Ward LB
51 Kyle Williams LB
9 Lendell Arnold S
30 Mike Gray S

Player Participation

Citadel
# Player
1 Shy Phillips
3 Jorian Jordan
5 Julian Baxter
6 Dane Anderson
7 Mark Thomas
9 Carson Smith
10 D. Schoultz
11 Ben Roberts
20 Craig Miller
22 D. Copeland
23 Tyus Carter
24 Jake Stenson
26 J. Dorogy
32 Kevin Thornton
36 Tyler Renew
40 Kailik Williams
42 Nick Jeffreys
44 Israel Battle
49 James Riley
58 Austin Harrell
60 Hunter Morris
83 Rudder Brown
86 Austin Jordan
90 Will Vanvick
97 Jonathan King
99 Eric Goins
Mercer
# Player
5 Andy Nichols
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
26 Jeremy James
28 Tee Mitchell
31 JeTarii Donald
32 Jagger Lieb
34 Josh Bennett
40 Lee Bennett
42 G. Radakovich
45 CJ Kleckley
47 Will Roper
50 Rob East
52 Kyle Trammell
65 Caleb Yates
66 John Abernathy
80 D'Vante Penamon
85 Tyler Zielenske
86 Jeff Bowens
90 Marvin Davis
92 Kelly Brooks
93 Nick Collins
98 Cody Jones
99 Austin Barrett

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