Mercer Bears @ East Tennessee State Buccaneers
3-1, 3-0 Southern
38
3-1, 3-0 Southern
2-3, 0-1 Southern
34
2-3, 0-1 Southern
Game Leaders
Team Stats
421
Total Yards
467
2
Turnovers
3
22
1st Downs
33
8-83
Penalties
5-55
8/15
3rd Down
9/16
1/1
4th Down
1/1
33:15
Possession
26:45
Game Information
Johnson City, TN
1st Quarter
Field Goal
10:09 - 1st
3
MER
0
ETSU
Reice Griffith 49 Yd Field Goal
5 plays, 18 yards, 0:56
Touchdown
8:59 - 1st
3
MER
7
ETSU
Hakeem Meggett 14 Yd pass from Cade McNamara (Ewan Johnson Kick)
3 plays, 71 yards, 1:03
Field Goal
1:41 - 1st
3
MER
10
ETSU
Ewan Johnson 21 Yd Field Goal
15 plays, 71 yards, 5:44
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
11:10 - 2nd
10
MER
10
ETSU
Adonis McDaniel 3 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick)
11 plays, 75 yards, 5:31
Touchdown
7:52 - 2nd
10
MER
17
ETSU
Charlie Browder 20 Yd pass from Cade McNamara (Ewan Johnson Kick)
8 plays, 86 yards, 3:12
Touchdown
5:54 - 2nd
17
MER
17
ETSU
Adjatay Dabbs 29 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick)
4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58
Touchdown
1:28 - 2nd
17
MER
24
ETSU
Hakeem Meggett 35 Yd pass from Cade McNamara (Ewan Johnson Kick)
11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26
Field Goal
0:00 - 2nd
17
MER
27
ETSU
Ewan Johnson 32 Yd Field Goal
6 plays, 16 yards, 0:26
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
7:42 - 3rd
24
MER
27
ETSU
CJ Miller 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
9 plays, 61 yards, 5:11
Touchdown
5:29 - 3rd
24
MER
34
ETSU
Hakeem Meggett 22 Yd pass from Cade McNamara (Ewan Johnson Kick)
6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13
4th Quarter
Touchdown
11:29 - 4th
31
MER
34
ETSU
Brayden Smith 17 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick)
10 plays, 46 yards, 4:54
Touchdown
5:40 - 4th
38
MER
34
ETSU
CJ Miller 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
8 plays, 65 yards, 4:22
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
100%
--MER
0%
--ETSU
According to ESPN Analytics
2025 Standings
FCS
| Southern Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 8-0 | 9-3 |
| Western Carolina | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| East Tennessee State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Wofford | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Chattanooga | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Samford | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| VMI | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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