Mercer Bears @ East Tennessee State Buccaneers
4-2, 2-1 Southern
24
4-2, 2-1 Southern
1-4, 0-2 Southern
6
1-4, 0-2 Southern
Game Leaders
Team Stats
388
Total Yards
126
2
Turnovers
1
16
1st Downs
7
5-62
Penalties
4-32
3/14
3rd Down
3/18
1/1
4th Down
1/2
29:58
Possession
30:02
Game Information
Johnson City, TN
2nd Quarter
Field Goal
11:52 - 2nd
3
MER
0
ETSU
Reice Griffith 33 Yd Field Goal
15 plays, 70 yards, 6:36
Touchdown
6:00 - 2nd
10
MER
0
ETSU
Carter Peevy 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
6 plays, 67 yards, 2:30
Touchdown
1:02 - 2nd
17
MER
0
ETSU
Ty James 30 Yd pass from Carter Peevy (Reice Griffith Kick)
2 plays, 49 yards, 0:28
3rd Quarter
Field Goal
11:43 - 3rd
17
MER
3
ETSU
Ewan Johnson 44 Yd Field Goal
4 plays, -7 yards, 1:26
Field Goal
1:30 - 3rd
17
MER
6
ETSU
Ewan Johnson 23 Yd Field Goal
8 plays, 39 yards, 4:03
4th Quarter
Touchdown
6:32 - 4th
24
MER
6
ETSU
Ty James 50 Yd pass from Carter Peevy (Reice Griffith Kick)
5 plays, 78 yards, 2:14
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 |
NCAAF News
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