Mercer at Western Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Mercer | 7 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 34 | |
| Western Carolina | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 9:57 | Mercer touchdown. Parker Wroble 5 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 13:08 | Mercer touchdown. Fred Payton 1 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 4:51 | Western Carolina touchdown. Kenny Benjamin 1 Yd Run (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 1:41 | Mercer touchdown. Fred Davis 2 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 10:44 | Western Carolina touchdown. TJ Jones 4 Yd Run (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 6:40 | Mercer field goal. Devin Folser 50 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:43 | Western Carolina touchdown. Kenny Benjamin 36 Yd pass from Carlos Davis (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 14:45 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 24 Yd Field Goal |
| 9:06 | Mercer field goal. Devin Folser 51 Yd Field Goal |
| 6:04 | Mercer touchdown. Fred Davis 1 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| Total first downs | 16 | 19 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| Third downs attempted | 16 | 15 |
| Third downs converted | 7 | 5 |
| Third down percentage | 44 % | 33 % |
| Fourth down | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| Fourth downs attempted | 2 | 3 |
| Fourth downs converted | 1 | 2 |
| Fourth down percentage | 50 % | 67 % |
| Offense | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| Total yards | 339 | 337 |
| Total rushing yards | 225 | 2 |
| Total passing yards | 114 | 221 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 30:51 | 28:53 |
| Rushing | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| Total rushing plays | 51 | 116 |
| Total rushing yards | 225 | 2 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.4 | 3.1 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Passing | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| Passes attempted | 20 | 32 |
| Passes completed | 10 | 18 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.7 | 6.9 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| Penalties committed | 9 | 7 |
| Penalty yards | 94 | 58 |
| Turnovers | Mercer | Western Carolina |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 0 | 2 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Mercer | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Fred Davis | 26 | 128 | 4.9 | 2 | 27 | ||||
| Brandon Marshall | 11 | 91 | 8.3 | 0 | 48 | ||||
| Fred Payton | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Jason Poe | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Parker Wroble | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Western Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Kenny Benjamin | 15 | 70 | 4.7 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Carlos Davis | 11 | 26 | 2.4 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| TJ Jones | 9 | 13 | 1.4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Branson Adams | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Mercer | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Fred Payton | 20 | 10 | 50 % | 114 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Western Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Carlos Davis | 32 | 18 | 56 % | 221 | 6.9 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Mercer | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Devron Harper | 3 | 56 | 18.7 | 0 | 47 | ||||
| Ethan Dirrim | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Ty James | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Parker Wroble | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Fred Davis | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Western Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Kenny Benjamin | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Calvin Jones | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 0 | 57 | ||||
| Raphael Williams | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Owen Cosenke | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Jakobe Quillen | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Keenan Hambrick | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Terrence Horne | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| TJ Jones | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Mercer | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Ken Standley | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Fred Davis | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||
| Western Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Kenny Benjamin | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Lance Wise | 1 | 56 | 0 | ||||||
| TJ Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Mercer | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Devron Harper | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | ||||
| Lance Wise | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Parker Wroble | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Terrence Horne | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Calvin Jones | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Talon James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Devron Harper | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Mercer | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Devin Folser | 2/2 | 51 | 4/4 | 10 | |||||
| Western Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Richard McCollum | 1/1 | 24 | 3/3 | 6 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Trey Turk | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Brandon Dickerson | 5 | 205 | 41.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, October 13, 2021 2:22 AM.