Mercer 33-30 VMI (1 Oct, 2016) Box Score

Mercer Bears

2-2, 1-1 Conference

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MER	14	7	0	6	6	33
VMI	0	7	7	13	3	30

VMI Keydets

2-2, 0-1 Conference

Mercer Passing


John Russ#7
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
23/36	249	6.9	2	0
23/36	249	6.9	2	0

VMI Passing


Al Cobb#8
Ryan Swingle#13
Ryan Francis#44
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
31/43	309	7.2	1	0
1/1	50	50.0	0	0
0/1	0	0.0	0	1
32/45	359	8.0	1	1

Mercer Rushing


Alex Lakes#27
Payton Usher#25
Chandler Curtis#13
John Russ#7
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
21	91	4.3	1	11
20	90	4.5	1	18
2	10	5.0	0	6
4	4	1.0	0	5
47	195	4.1	2	18

VMI Rushing


Alex Keys#25
Daz Palmer#2
Javeon Lara#7
Al Cobb#8
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
15	29	1.9	3	6
11	18	1.6	0	5
2	8	4.0	0	8
11	-26	-2.4	0	10
39	29	0.7	3	10

Mercer Receiving


Avery Ward#84
Kelby Brock#86
Chandler Curtis#13
Marquise Irvin#8
Payton Usher#25
Jordan Marshall#1
Josh Jones#6
Robert Brown#38
Chris Ellington#88
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
9	102	11.3	1	18
5	49	9.8	0	18
1	42	42.0	0	42
4	28	7.0	1	10
1	10	10.0	0	10
0	10	0.0	0	0
1	6	6.0	0	6
1	1	1.0	0	1
1	1	1.0	0	1
23	249	10.8	2	42

VMI Receiving


Aaron Sanders#21
Ryan Swingle#13
Rohan Martin#5
Chad Jacob#81
Dane Forlines#6
Daz Palmer#2
Alex Keys#25
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	136	12.4	0	39
6	64	10.7	1	17
1	50	50.0	0	50
4	45	11.3	0	22
4	34	8.5	0	12
5	25	5.0	0	10
1	5	5.0	0	5
32	359	11.2	1	50

Mercer Fumbles


Avery Ward#84
Marquise Irvin#8
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	0	0
2	1	0

VMI Fumbles

	FUM	LOST	REC
No VMI Fumbles

Mercer Interceptions


Jeremy James#26
team

INT	YDS	TD
1	0	0
1	0	0

VMI Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No VMI Interceptions

Mercer Kick Returns


Chandler Curtis#13
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	30	30.0	30	0
1	30	30.0	30	0

VMI Kick Returns


Mason Dermott#26
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
5	122	24.4	35	0
5	122	24.4	35	0

Mercer Punt Returns


Marquise Irvin#8
Stephen Houzah#3
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
3	19	6.3	7
1	16	16.0	0
4	35	8.8	7

VMI Punt Returns


Dane Forlines#6
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	4	4.0	4	0
1	4	4.0	4	0

Mercer Kicking


Cole Fisher#98
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/3	66.7	42	3/3	9
2/3	66.7	42	3/3	9

VMI Kicking


Dillon Christopher#27
Reed King#98
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
1/1	100.0	25	1/1	4
0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
1/1	100.0	25	3/3	6

Mercer Punting


Tyler Zielenske#85
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	223	37.2	0	0	50
6	223	37.2	0	0	50

VMI Punting


Bill Hogan#34
Team
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
6	229	38.2	45
1	0	0.0	0
7	229	32.7	45

Foster Stadium

6:30 PM, 1 October 2016

Lexington, VA

Attendance: 5,266

Team	CONF	OVR
Mercer	2-0	4-0
Wofford	0-0	2-1
East Tennessee State	0-0	2-2
Samford	0-0	1-2
Furman	0-0	1-3
Western Carolina	0-0	1-3
VMI	0-0	0-4
The Citadel	0-1	2-2
Chattanooga	0-1	0-3

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