Samford at Mercer
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Samford | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
| Mercer | 3 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 45 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 8:00 | Samford touchdown. Montrell Washington 14 Yd pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 4:17 | Mercer field goal. Devin Folser 42 Yd Field Goal |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 3:20 | Mercer touchdown. Fred Davis 31 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 1:08 | Samford touchdown. Chandler Smith 36 Yd pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 11:50 | Samford touchdown. Montrell Washington 16 Yd pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 10:24 | Mercer touchdown. Fred Davis 21 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 9:06 | Samford touchdown. Michael Vice 1 Yd pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 7:30 | Mercer touchdown. Fred Davis 54 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 0:40 | Mercer touchdown. Ty James 15 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 11:54 | Samford touchdown. Montrell Washington 5 Yd Run (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 8:17 | Mercer touchdown. Fred Davis 1 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 4:21 | Mercer touchdown. Fred Davis 2 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 1:25 | Samford touchdown. Liam Welch 2 Yd Run (Zach Williams Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Samford | Mercer |
| Total first downs | 27 | 25 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Samford | Mercer |
| Third downs attempted | 16 | 15 |
| Third downs converted | 7 | 8 |
| Third down percentage | 44 % | 53 % |
| Fourth down | Samford | Mercer |
| Fourth downs attempted | 4 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 4 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 100 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Samford | Mercer |
| Total yards | 518 | 563 |
| Total rushing yards | 206 | 1 |
| Total passing yards | 312 | 213 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 27:51 | 32:09 |
| Rushing | Samford | Mercer |
| Total rushing plays | 40 | 350 |
| Total rushing yards | 206 | 1 |
| Average yards per rush | 5.2 | 6.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 2 | 5 |
| Passing | Samford | Mercer |
| Passes attempted | 46 | 25 |
| Passes completed | 31 | 14 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| Passing touchdowns | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties | Samford | Mercer |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 82 | 36 |
| Turnovers | Samford | Mercer |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 2 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Samford | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 22 | 101 | 4.6 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Liam Welch | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Joseph Mera | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Jocquet Jiles | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Mercer | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Fred Davis | 28 | 276 | 9.9 | 5 | 54 | ||||
| Brandon Marshall | 8 | 41 | 5.1 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Fred Payton | 9 | 38 | 4.2 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Devron Harper | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Parker Wroble | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Samford | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Liam Welch | 46 | 31 | 67 % | 312 | 6.8 | 4 | 2 | ||
| Mercer | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Fred Payton | 23 | 13 | 57 % | 161 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Carter Peevy | 2 | 1 | 50 % | 52 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Samford | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Kendall Watson | 8 | 83 | 10.4 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Chandler Smith | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 2 | 16 | ||||
| Jai'Rus Creamer | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 41 | ||||
| Michael Vice | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 1 | 11 | ||||
| Jocquet Jiles | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Peyton Ringer | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Torrence Pollard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Mercer | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Devron Harper | 6 | 76 | 12.7 | 0 | 31 | ||||
| Fred Payton | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 0 | 52 | ||||
| Ty James | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Ethan Dirrim | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Fred Davis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Brandon Mays | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Parker Wroble | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Samford | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Noah Martin | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Mercer | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Fred Payton | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Chris Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Michael Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Luke Ward | 1 | -2 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Samford | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Mercer | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Dakota Chapman | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 | ||||
| Titus Gardner | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Yahsyn McKee | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Devron Harper | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Yahsyn McKee | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Samford | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Zach Williams | 0/1 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 | |||||
| Mercer | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Devin Folser | 1/2 | 42 | 6/6 | 9 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Bradley Porcellato | 4 | 134 | 33.5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Trey Turk | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 2:10 AM.