Saturday, September 17
Macon, Ga.
6 p.m.
The Citadel
1-2 , 1-1
0
at
17
#20 Mercer
2-1 , 1-0
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mercer | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Bulldogs Fall in Defensive Battle at Mercer
9/17/2022 10:28:00 PM | Football
MACON, Ga. – The Citadel and Mercer were locked in a scoreless game at the half before the Bears were able to get on the board in the second half in a 17-0 victory over the Bulldogs Saturday evening at Five Star stadium.
Game Inforamtion
Score: No 20 Mercer 17, The Citadel 0
Records: The Citadel (1-2 1-1), Mercer (2-1, 1-0)
Location: Five star Stadium (Macon, Georgia)
Series: The Citadel leads 11-8-1
How it Happened
Inside the Box Score
Up Next
The Bulldogs will have their bye week next weekend before returning to action Oct. 1 at Appalachian State
Game Inforamtion
Score: No 20 Mercer 17, The Citadel 0
Records: The Citadel (1-2 1-1), Mercer (2-1, 1-0)
Location: Five star Stadium (Macon, Georgia)
Series: The Citadel leads 11-8-1
How it Happened
- The Bears got on the board on the opening drive of the second half as Fred Payton hit Ty James for a nine-yard touchdown.
- The duo hooked up again later in the quarter on a 63-yard touchdown.
- Devin Folser closed out the scoring with a 23-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter.
Inside the Box Score
- Sam Llewellyn led the Bulldogs on the ground with 22 yards on five carries.
- Logan Billings added 21 yards on six carries.
- Peyton Derrick went 7-of-17 for 59 yards.
- Tyler Cherry caught a pair of passes in the first half.
- Christian Hilton made his first career start and caught a 15-yard pass.
- Kam White also caught his first pass as a Bulldog.
- Hasan Black led the defense with eight tackles.
- Kyler Estes added seven stops and a forced fumble.
- Dominick Poole finished with six tackles and a fumble recovery.
- Travon Wallace added six stops, including one for loss.
- James Platte averaged 43.4 yards on eight punts. He had a long of 63 yards and had five punts downs inside the 20.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will have their bye week next weekend before returning to action Oct. 1 at Appalachian State
Players Mentioned
B-Back
/ Football
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
QB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
B-Back
/ Football
P
/ Football
DB
/ Football
DB
/ Football
WR
/ FootballTeam Stats
THE CITADEL
MERCER
Total Yards
151
371
Pass Yards
59
224
Rushing Yards
92
147
Penalty Yards
15
55
1st Downs
14
16
3rd Downs
4
5
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
32:39
27:21
3rd Quarter
THE CITADEL 0, MERCER 7
MER - Ty James 9 yd pass from H4 (Devin Folser kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:14
THE CITADEL 0, MERCER 14
MER - Ty James 63 yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser kick) 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:22
4th Quarter
THE CITADEL 0, MERCER 17
MER - Devin Folser 23 yd field goal 7 plays, 33 yards, TOP 3:33
Game Leaders
CMP
7
TD
0
YDS
59
INT
0
Monday, September 07
Monday, August 31
Monday, August 24
Monday, November 17
