East Tennessee State Buccaneers @ Mercer Bears
0-6, 0-2 Away
0
0-6, 0-2 Away
3-3, 2-1 Home
52
3-3, 2-1 Home
Game Leaders
110
N. SextonQB
7/15
110
269
J. RussQB
17/26, 3 TD
269
25
D. AnthonyWR
4 CAR
25
94
T. MitchellRB
16 CAR, 1 TD
94
94
D. AnthonyWR
6 REC
94
82
R. BrownTE
4 REC, 2 TD
82
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Team Stats
228
Total Yards
563
1
Turnovers
1
11
1st Downs
29
8-57
Penalties
1-15
7/18
3rd Down
6/12
0/1
4th Down
2/3
26:08
Possession
33:52
Game Information
Macon, GA
1st Quarter
Touchdown
8:48 - 1st
0
ETSU
7
MER
Tee Mitchell 23 Yd Run (Jagger Lieb Kick)
11 plays, 80 yards, 4:39
Touchdown
2:01 - 1st
0
ETSU
14
MER
Marquise Irvin 10 Yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb Kick)
11 plays, 92 yards, 2:52
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
10:37 - 2nd
0
ETSU
21
MER
Robert Brown 5 Yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb Kick)
10 plays, 74 yards, 4:37
Touchdown
6:12 - 2nd
0
ETSU
28
MER
John Russ 1 Yd Run (Jagger Lieb Kick)
7 plays, 50 yards, 3:26
Touchdown
2:30 - 2nd
0
ETSU
35
MER
Robert Brown 10 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick)
5 plays, 81 yards, 2:11
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
3:24 - 3rd
0
ETSU
42
MER
Payton Usher 8 Yd Run (Cole Fisher Kick)
7 plays, 80 yards, 2:28
Touchdown
1:26 - 3rd
0
ETSU
49
MER
Tanner Brumby 2 Yd Run (Grant Reynolds Kick)
3 plays, 14 yards, 1:00
4th Quarter
Field Goal
9:39 - 4th
0
ETSU
52
MER
Cole Fisher 28 Yd Field Goal
9 plays, 43 yards, 4:11
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2026 Standings
FCS
| Southern Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| East Tennessee State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Furman | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mercer | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Samford | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tennessee Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| The Citadel | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| VMI | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Western Carolina | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wofford | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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