Mercer Bears @ The Citadel Bulldogs
1st Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 1st
Jacob Godek kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Kaelan Riley run for 3 yds to the Mercr 28
1st & 10 at MER 25
-2-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 26
2nd & 7 at MER 28
14-yd Pass
15:00 - 1st
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Tucker Cannon for 14 yds to the Mercr 40 for a 1ST down
3rd & 9 at MER 26
10-yd Pass
15:00 - 1st
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Chris Ellington for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MER 40
4-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for 4 yds to the Citad 46
1st & 10 at 50
5-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Kaelan Riley run for 5 yds to the Citad 41
2nd & 6 at CIT 46
(11:29 - 1st) Timeout MERCER, clock 11:29
0-yd Run
11:29 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for no gain to the Citad 41
3rd & 1 at CIT 41
11-yd Pass
11:29 - 1st
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Chris Ellington for 11 yds to the Citad 30 for a 1ST down
4th & 1 at CIT 41
8-yd Run
11:29 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for 8 yds to the Citad 22
1st & 10 at CIT 30
5-yd Run
11:29 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for 5 yds to the Citad 17 for a 1ST down
2nd & 2 at CIT 22
4-yd Run
11:29 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for 4 yds to the Citad 13
1st & 10 at CIT 17
8-yd Run
11:29 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for 8 yds to the Citad 5 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at CIT 13
-1-yd Run
11:29 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for a loss of 1 yard to the Citad 6
1st & Goal at CIT 5
Incompletion
11:29 - 1st
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Chris Ellington, broken up by Chris Beverly
2nd & Goal at CIT 6
Sack
11:29 - 1st
Kaelan Riley sacked by Kyler Estes for a loss of 5 yards to the Citad 11
3rd & Goal at CIT 6
Field Goal Missed
6:07 - 1st
Caleb Dowden 28 yd FG MISSED
4th & Goal at CIT 11
9-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Dante Smith run for 9 yds to the Citad 29
1st & 10 at CIT 20
5-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Brandon Rainey run for 5 yds to the Citad 34 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at CIT 29
3-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Brandon Rainey run for 3 yds to the Citad 37
1st & 10 at CIT 34
3-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Brandon Rainey run for 3 yds to the Citad 40
2nd & 7 at CIT 37
23-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Dante Smith run for 23 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at CIT 40
7-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Sam Llewellyn run for 7 yds to the Mercr 30
1st & 10 at MER 37
Incompletion
6:07 - 1st
Brandon Rainey pass incomplete to Ryan McCarthy
2nd & 3 at MER 30
19-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Remus Bulmer run for 19 yds to the Mercr 11 for a 1ST down
3rd & 3 at MER 30
4-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Brandon Rainey run for 4 yds to the Mercr 7
1st & 10 at MER 11
3-yd Run
6:07 - 1st
Brandon Rainey run for 3 yds to the Mercr 4
2nd & 6 at MER 7
4-yd Touchdown Run
0:44 - 1st
Brandon Rainey run for 4 yds for a TD, (Jacob Godek KICK)
3rd & 3 at MER 4
2nd Quarter
Kickoff
0:44 - 1st
Jacob Godek kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1-yd Run
0:44 - 1st
Tyray Devezin run for 1 yd to the Mercr 26
1st & 10 at MER 25
Incompletion
0:44 - 1st
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete
2nd & 9 at MER 26
End of 1st Quarter
Incompletion
15:00 - 2nd
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Tucker Cannon
3rd & 9 at MER 26
Punt
15:00 - 2nd
Grant Goupil punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Citad 41
4th & 9 at MER 26
3-yd Run
14:47 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey run for 3 yds to the Citad 44
1st & 10 at CIT 41
5-yd Run
14:47 - 2nd
Clay Harris run for 5 yds to the Citad 49
2nd & 7 at CIT 44
6-yd Run
14:47 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey run for 6 yds to the Mercr 45 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at CIT 49
4-yd Run
14:47 - 2nd
Dante Smith run for 4 yds to the Mercr 41
1st & 10 at MER 45
10-yd Penalty
12:17 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey pass complete to Raleigh Webb for 41 yards to the MER0, clock 12:17, PENALTY CIT holding (Johnathan Toole) 10 yards to the CIT49, NO PLAY.
2nd & 6 at MER 41
-1-yd Run
12:17 - 2nd
Remus Bulmer run for a loss of 1 yard to the Citad 48
2nd & 16 at CIT 49
Incompletion
12:17 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey pass incomplete to Raleigh Webb, broken up by Eric Jackson
3rd & 17 at CIT 48
(11:27 - 2nd) Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 11:27
Punt
11:27 - 2nd
Matt Campbell punt for 52 yds for a touchback
4th & 17 at CIT 48
15-yd Penalty
11:18 - 2nd
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to David Durden (Jay Howard), PENALTY CIT pass interference (Jay Howard) 15 yards to the MER35, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
1st & 10 at MER 20
1-yd Run
11:18 - 2nd
Tyray Devezin run for 1 yd to the Mercr 36
1st & 10 at MER 35
44-yd Pass
11:18 - 2nd
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Yahsyn McKee for 44 yds to the Citad 20 for a 1ST down
2nd & 9 at MER 36
Incompletion
11:18 - 2nd
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Chris Ellington
1st & 10 at CIT 20
6-yd Run
11:18 - 2nd
Tyray Devezin run for 6 yds to the Citad 14
2nd & 10 at CIT 20
Incompletion
11:18 - 2nd
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Steven Peterson
3rd & 4 at CIT 14
Field Goal Good
9:09 - 2nd
Caleb Dowden 31 yd FG GOOD
4th & 4 at CIT 14
Kickoff
9:09 - 2nd
Devin Folser kickoff for 55 yds , Remus Bulmer return for 9 yds to the Citad 19
5-yd Run
9:01 - 2nd
Clay Harris run for 5 yds to the Citad 24
1st & 10 at CIT 19
4-yd Run
9:01 - 2nd
Clay Harris run for 4 yds to the Citad 28
2nd & 5 at CIT 24
5-yd Run
9:01 - 2nd
Clay Harris run for 5 yds to the Citad 33 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at CIT 28
7-yd Run
9:01 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey run for 7 yds to the Citad 40
1st & 10 at CIT 33
11-yd Pass
9:01 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey pass complete to Raleigh Webb for 11 yds to the Mercr 49 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at CIT 40
1-yd Run
9:01 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey run for 1 yd to the Mercr 48
1st & 10 at MER 49
4-yd Run
9:01 - 2nd
Emeka Nwanze run for 4 yds to the Mercr 44
2nd & 9 at MER 48
2-yd Run
9:01 - 2nd
Remus Bulmer run for 2 yds to the Mercr 42
3rd & 5 at MER 44
2-yd Run
9:01 - 2nd
Keyonte Sessions run for 2 yds to the Mercr 40
4th & 3 at MER 42
3-yd Run
4:24 - 2nd
Kareem Rogers run for 3 yds to the Mercr 43
1st & 10 at MER 40
1-yd Run
4:24 - 2nd
Kareem Rogers run for 1 yd to the Mercr 44
2nd & 7 at MER 43
11-yd Pass
4:24 - 2nd
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Yahsyn McKee for 11 yds to the Citad 45 for a 1ST down
3rd & 6 at MER 44
7-yd Run
4:24 - 2nd
Kareem Rogers run for 7 yds to the Citad 38
1st & 10 at CIT 45
2-yd Run
4:24 - 2nd
Kareem Rogers run for 2 yds to the Citad 36
2nd & 3 at CIT 38
3-yd Run
4:24 - 2nd
Tyray Devezin run for 3 yds to the Citad 33 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at CIT 36
5-yd Penalty
4:24 - 2nd
MERCER Penalty, false start (Austin Sanders) to the Citad 38
1st & 10 at CIT 33
38-yd Touchdown Pass
0:37 - 2nd
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Yahsyn McKee for 38 yds for a TD, (Caleb Dowden KICK)
1st & 15 at CIT 38
Kickoff
0:37 - 2nd
Devin Folser kickoff for 66 yds , Remus Bulmer return for 31 yds to the Citad 35
45-yd Run
0:29 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey run for 45 yds to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 35
20-yd Touchdown Pass
0:13 - 2nd
Brandon Rainey pass complete to Raleigh Webb for 20 yds for a TD, (Jacob Godek KICK)
1st & 10 at MER 20
Kickoff
0:13 - 2nd
Jacob Godek kickoff for 58 yds , Tucker Cannon return for 17 yds to the Mercr 24
-1-yd Run
0:05 - 2nd
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 23
1st & 10 at MER 24
End of 2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 3rd
Devin Folser kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Nkem Njoku run for 6 yds to the Citad 31
1st & 10 at CIT 25
10-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Clay Harris run for 10 yds to the Citad 41 for a 1ST down
2nd & 4 at CIT 31
4-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Brandon Rainey run for 4 yds to the Citad 45
1st & 10 at CIT 41
7-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Clay Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 48 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at CIT 45
8-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Clay Harris run for 8 yds to the Mercr 40
1st & 10 at MER 48
4-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Brandon Rainey run for 4 yds to the Mercr 36 for a 1ST down
2nd & 2 at MER 40
5-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Clay Harris run for 5 yds to the Mercr 31
1st & 10 at MER 36
7-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Clay Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 24 for a 1ST down
2nd & 5 at MER 31
4-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Clay Harris run for 4 yds to the Mercr 20
1st & 10 at MER 24
2-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Brandon Rainey run for 2 yds to the Mercr 18
2nd & 6 at MER 20
4-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Emeka Nwanze run for 4 yds to the Mercr 14 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at MER 18
0-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Emeka Nwanze run for no gain to the Mercr 14
1st & 10 at MER 14
12-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Remus Bulmer run for 12 yds to the Mercr 2 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at MER 14
2-yd Touchdown Run
7:19 - 3rd
Nkem Njoku run for 2 yds for a TD, (Jacob Godek KICK)
1st & Goal at MER 2
Kickoff
7:19 - 3rd
Jacob Godek kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7-yd Run
7:19 - 3rd
Tyray Devezin run for 7 yds to the Mercr 32
1st & 10 at MER 25
-4-yd Run
7:19 - 3rd
Tyray Devezin run for a loss of 4 yards to the Mercr 28
2nd & 3 at MER 32
40-yd Pass
7:19 - 3rd
Kaelan Riley pass complete to David Durden for 40 yds to the Citad 32 for a 1ST down
3rd & 7 at MER 28
Incompletion
7:19 - 3rd
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Yahsyn McKee
1st & 10 at CIT 32
(5:42 - 3rd) Timeout MERCER, clock 05:42
Incompletion
5:42 - 3rd
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to David Durden, broken up by Phil Barrett
2nd & 10 at CIT 32
23-yd Pass
5:42 - 3rd
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Yahsyn McKee for 23 yds to the Citad 9 for a 1ST down
3rd & 10 at CIT 32
4-yd Run
5:42 - 3rd
Tyray Devezin run for 4 yds to the Citad 5
1st & Goal at CIT 9
5-yd Touchdown Pass
4:27 - 3rd
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Steven Peterson for 5 yds for a TD, (Caleb Dowden KICK)
2nd & Goal at CIT 5
Kickoff
4:27 - 3rd
Devin Folser kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7-yd Run
4:27 - 3rd
Dante Smith run for 7 yds to the Citad 32
1st & 10 at CIT 25
0-yd Run
4:27 - 3rd
Dante Smith run for no gain to the Citad 32
2nd & 3 at CIT 32
4-yd Run
4:27 - 3rd
Clay Harris run for 4 yds to the Citad 36 for a 1ST down
3rd & 3 at CIT 32
2-yd Run
4:27 - 3rd
Clay Harris run for 2 yds to the Citad 38
1st & 10 at CIT 36
Incompletion
4:27 - 3rd
Brandon Rainey pass incomplete to Dante Smith
2nd & 8 at CIT 38
Fumble Recovery
2:00 - 3rd
Raleigh Webb run for 3 yds Raleigh Webb fumbled, forced by Lance Wise, recovered by Mercr Lance Wise , return for 41 yds, (Caleb Dowden KICK)
3rd & 8 at CIT 38
4th Quarter
Kickoff
2:00 - 3rd
Devin Folser kickoff for 57 yds , Remus Bulmer return for 26 yds to the THECITADEL 39 THE CITADEL Penalty, Offensive holding (15 Yards) to the Citad 19
7-yd Run
1:52 - 3rd
Brandon Rainey run for 7 yds to the Citad 26
1st & 10 at CIT 19
5-yd Run
1:52 - 3rd
Emeka Nwanze run for 5 yds to the Citad 31 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at CIT 26
4-yd Run
1:52 - 3rd
Brandon Rainey run for 4 yds to the Citad 35
1st & 10 at CIT 31
11-yd Run
1:52 - 3rd
Keyonte Sessions run for 11 yds to the Citad 46 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at CIT 35
End of 3rd Quarter
7-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Clay Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 47
1st & 10 at CIT 46
2-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Brandon Rainey run for 2 yds to the Mercr 45
2nd & 3 at MER 47
3-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Clay Harris run for 3 yds to the Mercr 42 for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at MER 45
1-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Brandon Rainey run for 1 yd to the Mercr 41
1st & 10 at MER 42
5-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Nkem Njoku run for 5 yds to the Mercr 36
2nd & 9 at MER 41
7-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Remus Bulmer run for 7 yds to the Mercr 29 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at MER 36
3-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Remus Bulmer run for 3 yds to the Mercr 26
1st & 10 at MER 29
4-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Brandon Rainey run for 4 yds to the Mercr 22
2nd & 7 at MER 26
5-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Clay Harris run for 5 yds to the Mercr 17 for a 1ST down
3rd & 3 at MER 22
6-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Brandon Rainey run for 6 yds to the Mercr 11
1st & 10 at MER 17
2-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Brandon Rainey run for 2 yds to the Mercr 9
2nd & 4 at MER 11
9-yd Touchdown Run
8:34 - 4th
Remus Bulmer run for 9 yds for a TD, (Jacob Godek KICK)
3rd & 2 at MER 9
Kickoff
8:34 - 4th
Jacob Godek kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4-yd Pass
8:34 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass complete to David Durden for 4 yds to the Mercr 29
1st & 10 at MER 25
3-yd Run
8:34 - 4th
Tyray Devezin run for 3 yds to the Mercr 32
2nd & 6 at MER 29
Incompletion
8:34 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Tyray Devezin
3rd & 3 at MER 32
5-yd Penalty
8:34 - 4th
MERCER Penalty, delay of game (Grant Goupil) to the Mercr 27
4th & 3 at MER 32
8-yd Pass
8:34 - 4th
Grant Goupil pass complete to David Durden for 23 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down MERCER Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-15 Yards) to the Mercr 35 for a 1ST down
4th & 8 at MER 27
5-yd Run
8:34 - 4th
Tyray Devezin run for 5 yds to the Mercr 40
1st & 10 at MER 35
1-yd Pass
8:34 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Chris Ellington for 1 yd to the Mercr 41
2nd & 5 at MER 40
Incompletion
8:34 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Yahsyn McKee
3rd & 4 at MER 41
Sack
8:34 - 4th
Kaelan Riley sacked by Sean-Thomas Faulkner for a loss of 6 yards to the Mercr 35
4th & 4 at MER 41
3-yd Run
5:51 - 4th
Clay Harris run for 3 yds to the Mercr 32
1st & 10 at MER 35
0-yd Run
5:51 - 4th
Remus Bulmer run for no gain to the Mercr 32
2nd & 7 at MER 32
(4:25 - 4th) Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 04:25
7-yd Run
4:25 - 4th
Dante Smith run for 7 yds to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down
3rd & 7 at MER 32
3-yd Run
4:25 - 4th
Clay Harris run for 3 yds to the Mercr 22
1st & 10 at MER 25
0-yd Run
4:25 - 4th
Raleigh Webb run for no gain to the Mercr 22
2nd & 7 at MER 22
10-yd Run
4:25 - 4th
Remus Bulmer run for 10 yds to the Mercr 12 for a 1ST down
3rd & 7 at MER 22
3-yd Run
4:25 - 4th
Clay Harris run for 3 yds to the Mercr 9
1st & 10 at MER 12
(1:27 - 4th) Timeout MERCER, clock 01:27
4-yd Run
1:27 - 4th
Dante Smith run for 4 yds to the Mercr 5
2nd & 7 at MER 9
(1:22 - 4th) Timeout MERCER, clock 01:22
5-yd Touchdown Run
1:17 - 4th
Remus Bulmer run for 5 yds for a TD, (Jacob Godek KICK)
3rd & 3 at MER 5
Kickoff
1:17 - 4th
Jacob Godek kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13-yd Pass
1:17 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Tyray Devezin for 13 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MER 25
9-yd Pass
1:17 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Yahsyn McKee for 9 yds to the Mercr 47
1st & 10 at MER 38
Incompletion
1:17 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Landon Miller
2nd & 1 at MER 47
15-yd Penalty
1:17 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to David Durden, PENALTY CIT holding (Phil Barrett) 11 yards to the CIT42, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY, PENALTY MER unsportsmanlike conduct (David Durden) 15 yards to the MER43, NO PLAY.
3rd & 1 at CIT 0
16-yd Pass
1:17 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Tyray Devezin for 16 yds to the Citad 41 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MER 43
5-yd Pass
1:17 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass complete to Tucker Cannon for 5 yds to the Citad 36
1st & 10 at CIT 41
Incompletion
1:17 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass incomplete
2nd & 5 at CIT 36
Interception
0:16 - 4th
Kaelan Riley pass intercepted Phil Davis return for 29 yds to the 50 yard line Phil Davis fumbled, forced by Yahsyn McKee, recovered by Citad , return to the 50 yard line
3rd & 5 at CIT 36
-1-yd Run
0:06 - 4th
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Citad 49
1st & 10 at 50
End of 4th Quarter
Game Information
Charleston, SC
2025 Standings
FCS
| Southern ConferenceSouthern 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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