Samford Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears
6-3, 4-2 Southern
20
6-3, 4-2 Southern
4-5, 3-4 Southern
3
4-5, 3-4 Southern
Game Leaders
367
D. HodgesQB
36/49, 2 TD, 1 INT
367
158
K. RileyQB
18/38, 1 INT
158
39
D. HodgesQB
10 CAR
39
33
T. MitchellRB
6 CAR
33
86
M. WashingtonWR
7 REC
86
37
M. IrvinWR
1 REC
37
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Team Stats
465
Total Yards
191
4
Turnovers
2
25
1st Downs
12
6-54
Penalties
8-52
7/15
3rd Down
4/16
1/1
4th Down
0/1
35:29
Possession
24:31
Game Information
Macon, GA
2nd Quarter
Field Goal
12:04 - 2nd
0
SAM
3
MER
Cole Fisher 36 Yd Field Goal
9 plays, 31 yards, 4:37
Field Goal
4:24 - 2nd
3
SAM
3
MER
Jordan Weaver 21 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 85 yards, 3:10
Touchdown
0:33 - 2nd
10
SAM
3
MER
Chris Shelling 6 Yd pass from Devlin Hodges (Jordan Weaver Kick)
6 plays, 49 yards, 2:19
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
8:32 - 3rd
16
SAM
3
MER
Chris Shelling 16 Yd pass from Devlin Hodges (Jordan Weaver PAT failed)
12 plays, 76 yards, 3:26
Safety
4:09 - 3rd
18
SAM
3
MER
Team Safety
2 plays, -10 yards, 0:07
4th Quarter
Safety
2:37 - 4th
20
SAM
3
MER
Team Safety
3 plays, -7 yards, 0:00
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
--SAM
--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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