Western Carolina at Mercer
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Carolina | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Mercer | 21 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 49 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 11:04 | Mercer touchdown. Austin Douglas 1 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 4:39 | Mercer touchdown. Drake Starks 15 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 0:44 | Mercer touchdown. Al Wooten II 2 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:49 | Mercer touchdown. Brandon Marshall 9 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 2:24 | Mercer touchdown. Devron Harper 16 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 1:10 | Mercer touchdown. Devron Harper 46 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 10:19 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 3:58 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 43 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:27 | Mercer touchdown. Brandon Marshall 13 Yd Run (Devin Folser Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Western Carolina | Mercer |
| Total first downs | 11 | 27 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Western Carolina | Mercer |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 11 |
| Third downs converted | 3 | 8 |
| Third down percentage | 21 % | 73 % |
| Fourth down | Western Carolina | Mercer |
| Fourth downs attempted | 2 | 2 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 50 % |
| Offense | Western Carolina | Mercer |
| Total yards | 249 | 520 |
| Total rushing yards | 74 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 175 | 263 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 31:50 | 28:10 |
| Rushing | Western Carolina | Mercer |
| Total rushing plays | 31 | 257 |
| Total rushing yards | 74 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
| Passing | Western Carolina | Mercer |
| Passes attempted | 30 | 24 |
| Passes completed | 17 | 17 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.8 | 11.0 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties | Western Carolina | Mercer |
| Penalties committed | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 26 | 64 |
| Turnovers | Western Carolina | Mercer |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 4 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| TJ Jones | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Cole Gonzales | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Desmond Reid | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Jalynn Williams | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Camury Reid | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Carlos Davis | 6 | -18 | -3.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Mercer | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Justin Coleman | 10 | 56 | 5.6 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Brandon Marshall | 4 | 53 | 13.3 | 1 | 33 | ||||
| Fred Payton | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Al Wooten II | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| Austin Douglas | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Devron Harper | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Parker Wroble | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Lance Wise | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Cole Gonzales | 12 | 8 | 67 % | 118 | 9.8 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Carlos Davis | 18 | 9 | 50 % | 57 | 3.2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Mercer | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Fred Payton | 22 | 16 | 73 % | 247 | 11.2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Daniel Shoch | 2 | 1 | 50 % | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Clayton Bardall | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | 47 | ||||
| David White Jr. | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Jalynn Williams | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| Raphael Williams | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Taurus Dotson Jr. | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| TJ Jones | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| AJ Colombo | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Mercer | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Devron Harper | 6 | 94 | 15.7 | 1 | 46 | ||||
| Ty James | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 33 | ||||
| Drake Starks | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| Parker Wroble | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | ||||
| Austin Douglas | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Trey Adkins | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Brandon Marshall | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Fred Jackson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Tayshaun Shipp | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Cole Gonzales | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Carlos Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Mercer | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Isaiah Washburn | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Justin Coleman | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Isaac Dowling | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Shi'heem Watkins | 1 | 20 | 0 | ||||||
| Austin Douglas | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | 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 | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Jalynn Williams | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Terrence Horne | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Nick Louis | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Blue Monroe | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Darian Anderson Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Devron Harper | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Fred Jackson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| AJ Colombo | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Devron Harper | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Lance Wise | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Richard McCollum | 2/2 | 43 | 0/0 | 6 | |||||
| Mercer | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Devin Folser | 0/0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Brandon Dickerson | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 | 1 | 46 | |||
| Mercer | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Trey Turk | 3 | 138 | 46.0 | 0 | 1 | 55 | |||
Last updated on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 3:59 AM.