East Tennessee State Buccaneers @ Mercer Bears
3-4, 1-4 Southern
33
3-4, 1-4 Southern
6-1, 4-0 Southern
55
6-1, 4-0 Southern
Game Leaders
206
T. RidellQB
20/35, 1 TD, 2 INT
206
383
F. PaytonQB
23/35, 5 TD, 1 INT
383
26
B. IrbyRB
6 CAR
26
74
A. Wooten IIRB
16 CAR
74
55
W. HuzzieWR
6 REC
55
120
T. JamesWR
7 REC, 2 TD
120
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7
E. CampbellLB
7
15
I. DowlingLB
15
Team Stats
316
Total Yards
577
3
Turnovers
2
17
1st Downs
23
5-44
Penalties
4-29
4/17
3rd Down
5/13
4/4
4th Down
2/2
30:11
Possession
29:49
Game Information
Macon, GA
1st Quarter
Field Goal
9:43 - 1st
3
ETSU
0
MER
Tyler Keltner 32 Yd Field Goal
8 plays, 16 yards, 2:33
Touchdown
9:43 - 1st
3
ETSU
7
MER
Austin Douglas 25 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick)
8 plays, 75 yards, 3:00
Touchdown
1:46 - 1st
3
ETSU
14
MER
Drake Starks 4 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick)
8 plays, 78 yards, 3:21
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
10:16 - 2nd
10
ETSU
14
MER
Jacob Saylors 1 Yd Run (Tyler Riddell Kick)
1 play, 1 yard, 0:06
Touchdown
7:29 - 2nd
10
ETSU
21
MER
Ty James 15 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick)
8 plays, 65 yards, 2:47
Touchdown
7:04 - 2nd
10
ETSU
28
MER
Drake Starks 21 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick)
1 play, 21 yards, 0:07
Touchdown
5:17 - 2nd
17
ETSU
28
MER
Jacob Saylors 2 Yd Run (Tyler Riddell Kick)
3 plays, 8 yards, 1:37
Field Goal
0:00 - 2nd
20
ETSU
28
MER
Tyler Keltner 49 Yd Field Goal
7 plays, 0 yards, 1:06
3rd Quarter
Field Goal
10:28 - 3rd
23
ETSU
28
MER
Tyler Keltner 28 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, 9 yards, 1:26
Touchdown
8:27 - 3rd
23
ETSU
35
MER
Devron Harper 48 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick)
5 plays, 65 yards, 2:01
Field Goal
1:44 - 3rd
26
ETSU
35
MER
Tyler Keltner 39 Yd Field Goal
17 plays, 53 yards, 6:37
4th Quarter
Field Goal
13:22 - 4th
26
ETSU
38
MER
Devin Folser 25 Yd Field Goal
9 plays, 67 yards, 3:22
Touchdown
11:45 - 4th
33
ETSU
38
MER
Isaiah Wilson 37 Yd pass from Tyler Riddell (Tyler Riddell Kick)
5 plays, 59 yards, 1:20
Touchdown
10:34 - 4th
33
ETSU
45
MER
Ty James 31 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick)
4 plays, 77 yards, 1:04
Field Goal
2:51 - 4th
33
ETSU
48
MER
Devin Folser 33 Yd Field Goal
7 plays, 62 yards, 3:18
Touchdown
1:47 - 4th
33
ETSU
55
MER
Michael Campbell 41 Yd Interception Return (Devin Folser Kick)
3 plays, 11 yards, 0:55
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
--ETSU
--MER
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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