Week 2 · 2016
Mercer at Georgia Tech
Sat 09/10/2016 03:00 PMBobby Dodd Stadium
Mercer
10
6–5
Georgia Tech
35
9–4
Attendance
49,992
reported
GT8 plays, 52 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Tyler Zielenske kickoff for 65 yds , J.J. Green return for 23 yds to the GTech 23 | +23 |
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | own 23 | Qua Searcy run for 13 yds to the GTech 36 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 9 yds to the GTech 45 | +9 |
| 14:53 | 2nd & 1 | own 45 | Marcus Marshall run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Clinton Lynch run for 6 yds to the Mercr 44 | +6 |
| 14:53 | 2nd & 4 | opp 44 | Marcus Marshall run for 6 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 14:53 | 1st & 10 | opp 38 | Marcus Marshall run for 5 yds to the Mercr 33 | +5 |
| 14:53 | 2nd & 5 | opp 33 | Marcus Marshall run for 8 yds to the Mercr 25 Marcus Marshall fumbled, recovered by Mercr Zach Jackson | +8 |
MER9 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 11:30 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 12 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 11:30 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Alex Lakes run for 3 yds to the Mercr 40 | +3 |
| 11:30 | 2nd & 7 | own 40 | John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 5 yds to the Mercr 45 | +5 |
| 11:30 | 3rd & 2 | own 45 | John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 12 yds to the GTech 43 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 11:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 43 | Alex Lakes run for 2 yds to the GTech 41 | +2 |
| 11:30 | 2nd & 8 | opp 41 | John Russ pass complete to Stephen Houzah for no gain to the GTech 41 | 0 |
| 11:30 | 3rd & 8 | opp 41 | John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 9 yds to the GTech 32 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 11:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker | 0 |
| 7:30 | 2nd & 10 | opp 32 | Avery Ward 32 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick) | +32 |
GT11 plays, 65 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 7:30 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Tyler Zielenske kickoff for 64 yds | 0 |
| 7:30 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Justin Thomas pass complete to Qua Searcy for 12 yds to the GTech 47 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 7:30 | 1st & 10 | own 47 | Justin Thomas run for 8 yds to the Mercr 45 | +8 |
| 7:30 | 2nd & 2 | opp 45 | Marcus Marshall run for 4 yds to the Mercr 41 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 7:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 41 | Justin Thomas run for 4 yds to the Mercr 37 | +4 |
| 7:30 | 2nd & 6 | opp 37 | Marcus Marshall run for 2 yds to the Mercr 35 | +2 |
| 7:30 | 3rd & 4 | opp 35 | MERCER Penalty, personal foul (Kyle Williams) to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 7:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | Justin Thomas rush for 4 yards to the MER16, PENALTY GT illegal block (J.J. Green) 10 yards to the MER30, NO PLAY. | −10 |
| 7:30 | 1st & 20 | opp 30 | Justin Thomas pass complete to Mikell Lands-Davis for 11 yds to the Mercr 19 | +11 |
| 7:30 | 2nd & 9 | opp 19 | Justin Thomas run for 6 yds to the Mercr 13 | +6 |
| 3:02 | 3rd & 3 | opp 13 | Justin Thomas 13 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) | +13 |
MER8 plays, 18 yd · Punt | ||||
| 3:02 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Harrison Butker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 3:02 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | John Russ pass complete to Stephen Houzah for 4 yds to the Mercr 29 | +4 |
| 3:02 | 2nd & 6 | own 29 | John Russ run for 3 yds to the Mercr 32 | +3 |
| 3:02 | 3rd & 3 | own 32 | John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 6 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 3:02 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | John Russ pass incomplete to Stephen Houzah | 0 |
| 3:02 | 2nd & 10 | own 38 | John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward | 0 |
| 3:02 | 3rd & 10 | own 38 | John Russ run for 5 yds to the Mercr 43 | +5 |
| 3:02 | 4th & 5 | own 43 | Tyler Zielenske punt for 57 yds for a touchback | 0 |
GT12 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 0:30 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Brad Stewart | 0 |
| 0:30 | 2nd & 10 | own 20 | Justin Thomas run for 31 yds to the Mercr 49 for a 1ST down | +31 |
| 0:00 | own 0 | End of 1st Quarter | 0 | |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | Lynn Grffin run for 11 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 38 | Marcus Allen run for 4 yds to the Mercr 34 | +4 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 6 | opp 34 | Justin Thomas run for 5 yds to the Mercr 29 | +5 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 1 | opp 29 | Marcus Allen run for 4 yds to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 25 | Justin Thomas run for 2 yds to the Mercr 23 | +2 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | opp 23 | Justin Thomas pass incomplete | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 8 | opp 23 | Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 17 yds to the Mercr 6 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 15:00 | 1st & goal | opp 6 | Matthew Jordan run for 5 yds to the Mercr 1 | +5 |
| 10:39 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | Matthew Jordan 1 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) | +1 |
MER5 plays, 4 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:39 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Harrison Butker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 10:39 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 5 yds to the Mercr 30 | +5 |
| 10:39 | 2nd & 5 | own 30 | Payton Usher run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 29 | −1 |
| 10:39 | 3rd & 6 | own 29 | John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward | 0 |
| 10:39 | 4th & 6 | own 29 | Tyler Zielenske punt for 50 yds , Brad Stewart returns for 15 yds to the GTech 36 | +15 |
GT4 plays, -8 yd · Punt | ||||
| 9:01 | 1st & 10 | own 36 | Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Jeune | 0 |
| 9:01 | 2nd & 10 | own 36 | Qua Searcy run for a loss of 9 yards to the GTech 28 Qua Searcy fumbled, recovered by GTech Qua Searcy , return for 1 yd to the GTech 28 | +1 |
| 9:01 | 3rd & 18 | own 28 | Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Clinton Lynch | 0 |
| 9:01 | 4th & 18 | own 28 | Grant Aasen punt for 42 yds, downed at the Mercr 30 | 0 |
MER10 plays, 28 yd · Punt | ||||
| 7:46 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | John Russ sacked by Anree Saint-Amour for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 28 | −2 |
| 7:46 | 2nd & 12 | own 28 | Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the Mercr 33 | +5 |
| 7:46 | 3rd & 7 | own 33 | John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 9 yds to the Mercr 42 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 7:46 | 1st & 10 | own 42 | John Russ pass complete to Jordan Marshall for 1 yd to the Mercr 43 | +1 |
| 7:46 | 2nd & 9 | own 43 | John Russ run for 9 yds to the GTech 48 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 7:46 | 1st & 10 | opp 48 | Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the GTech 43 | +5 |
| 7:46 | 2nd & 5 | opp 43 | Payton Usher run for 3 yds to the GTech 40 | +3 |
| 7:46 | 3rd & 2 | opp 40 | Alex Lakes run for a loss of 2 yards to the GTech 42 | −2 |
| 3:02 | 4th & 4 | opp 42 | Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 03:02 | 0 |
| 3:02 | 4th & 4 | opp 42 | Tyler Zielenske punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Brad Stewart at the GTech 9 | 0 |
GT5 plays, 91 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 2:55 | 1st & 10 | own 9 | Qua Searcy run for 31 yds to the GTech 40 for a 1ST down | +31 |
| 2:55 | 1st & 10 | own 40 | Clinton Lynch run for 16 yds to the Mercr 44 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 2:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | Qua Searcy run for 3 yds to the Mercr 41 | +3 |
| 2:55 | 2nd & 7 | opp 41 | Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 31 yds to the Mercr 10 for a 1ST down | +31 |
| 1:17 | 1st & goal | opp 10 | Marcus Marshall 10 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) | +10 |
MER12 plays, 37 yd · On downs | ||||
| 1:17 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Harrison Butker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 1:17 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 01:17 | 0 |
| 1:17 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 13 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 1:17 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | John Russ pass complete to Alex Lakes for 8 yds to the Mercr 46 | +8 |
| 0:49 | 2nd & 2 | own 46 | Timeout MERCER, clock 00:49 | 0 |
| 0:49 | 2nd & 2 | own 46 | Alex Lakes run for 7 yds to the GTech 47 for a 1ST down | +7 |
| 0:49 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the GTech 42 | +5 |
| 0:27 | 2nd & 5 | opp 42 | Timeout MERCER, clock 00:27 | 0 |
| 0:27 | 2nd & 5 | opp 42 | John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward | 0 |
| 0:27 | 3rd & 5 | opp 42 | John Russ pass complete to Payton Usher for 4 yds to the GTech 38 | +4 |
| 0:12 | 4th & 1 | opp 38 | Timeout MERCER, clock 00:12 | 0 |
| 0:12 | 4th & 1 | opp 38 | John Russ pass incomplete to Jordan Marshall | 0 |
GT2 plays, 0 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:07 | 1st & 10 | own 38 | Justin Thomas pass incomplete, broken up by Eric Jackson | 0 |
| 0:00 | own 0 | End of 2nd Quarter | 0 | |
MER22 plays, 61 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 35 | Harrison Butker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Alex Lakes run for 2 yds to the Mercr 27 | +2 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 8 | own 27 | John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 8 | own 27 | John Russ pass complete to Alex Lakes for 16 yds to the Mercr 43 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | John Russ pass complete to Kelby Brock for 4 yds to the Mercr 47 | +4 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 6 | own 47 | John Russ run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line | +3 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 3 | midfield | John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 2 yds to the GTech 48 | +2 |
| 12:14 | 4th & 1 | opp 48 | Timeout MERCER, clock 12:14 | 0 |
| 12:14 | 4th & 1 | opp 48 | Stephen Houzah run for 2 yds to the GTech 46 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 12:14 | 1st & 10 | opp 46 | John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker | 0 |
| 12:14 | 2nd & 10 | opp 46 | John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 9 yds to the GTech 37 | +9 |
| 12:14 | 3rd & 1 | opp 37 | Alex Lakes run for 3 yds to the GTech 34 for a 1ST down | +3 |
| 12:14 | 1st & 10 | opp 34 | John Russ pass complete to Payton Usher for 9 yds to the GTech 25 | +9 |
| 12:14 | 2nd & 1 | opp 25 | John Russ sacked by Patrick Gamble for a loss of 4 yards to the GTech 29 MERCER Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined | −4 |
| 9:14 | 3rd & 5 | opp 29 | Timeout MERCER, clock 09:14 | 0 |
| 9:14 | 3rd & 5 | opp 29 | John Russ run for 9 yds to the GTech 20 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 9:14 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | Josh Jones pass incomplete to Avery Ward | 0 |
| 9:14 | 2nd & 10 | opp 20 | John Russ pass complete to Payton Usher for 8 yds to the GTech 12 | +8 |
| 9:14 | 3rd & 2 | opp 12 | MERCER Penalty, false start (Bret Niederreither) to the GTech 17 | −5 |
| 7:24 | 3rd & 7 | opp 17 | Timeout MERCER, clock 07:24 | 0 |
| 7:24 | 3rd & 7 | opp 17 | John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 3 yds to the GTech 14 | +3 |
| 6:40 | 4th & 4 | opp 14 | Cole Fisher 31 Yd Field Goal | +31 |
GT13 plays, 78 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 6:40 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Tyler Zielenske kickoff for 60 yds , J.J. Green return for 17 yds to the GTech 22 | +17 |
| 6:35 | 1st & 10 | own 22 | Matthew Jordan run for 5 yds to the GTech 27 | +5 |
| 6:35 | 2nd & 5 | own 27 | Matthew Jordan run for 3 yds to the GTech 30 | +3 |
| 6:35 | 3rd & 2 | own 30 | Matthew Jordan run for 1 yd to the GTech 31 | +1 |
| 6:35 | 4th & 1 | own 31 | Chase Alford run for 21 yds to the Mercr 48 for a 1ST down | +21 |
| 6:35 | 1st & 10 | opp 48 | Qua Searcy run for 11 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 6:35 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Marcus Marshall run for 4 yds to the Mercr 33 | +4 |
| 6:35 | 2nd & 6 | opp 33 | Marcus Marshall run for 3 yds to the Mercr 30 | +3 |
| 6:35 | 3rd & 3 | opp 30 | MERCER Penalty, offside defense (Austin Barrett) to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 6:35 | 1st & 10 | opp 25 | Qua Searcy run for 17 yds to the Mercr 8 for a 1ST down | +17 |
| 6:35 | 1st & goal | opp 8 | Clinton Lynch run for 6 yds to the Mercr 2 | +6 |
| 6:35 | 2nd & goal | opp 2 | Matthew Jordan run for 1 yd to the Mercr 1 | +1 |
| 0:25 | 3rd & goal | opp 1 | Matthew Jordan 1 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) | +1 |
MER11 plays, 55 yd · Missed FG | ||||
| 0:25 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Harrison Butker kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 0:25 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 21 yds to the Mercr 46 for a 1ST down | +21 |
| 0:00 | goal line | End of 3rd Quarter | 0 | |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 46 | John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 9 yds to the GTech 45 | +9 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 1 | opp 45 | John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 1 | opp 45 | John Russ run for 1 yd to the GTech 44 for a 1ST down | +1 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 24 yds to the GTech 20 for a 1ST down | +24 |
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 20 | John Russ pass incomplete to Kelby Brock | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | opp 20 | John Russ pass incomplete to Kelby Brock | 0 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 10 | opp 20 | John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin | 0 |
| 13:17 | 4th & 10 | opp 20 | Cole Fisher 37 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Kyle Cerge-Henderson | +37 |
GT14 plays, 78 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 13:17 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Lynn Grffin run for 8 yds to the GTech 28 | +8 |
| 13:17 | 2nd & 2 | own 28 | Marcus Marshall run for 4 yds to the GTech 32 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 13:17 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Matthew Jordan run for 12 yds to the GTech 44 for a 1ST down | +12 |
| 13:17 | 1st & 10 | own 44 | Matthew Jordan run for 5 yds to the GTech 49 | +5 |
| 13:17 | 2nd & 5 | own 49 | Matthew Jordan run for 5 yds to the Mercr 46 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 13:17 | 1st & 10 | opp 46 | Clinton Lynch run for 4 yds to the Mercr 42 | +4 |
| 9:48 | 2nd & 6 | opp 42 | Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 09:48 | 0 |
| 9:48 | 2nd & 6 | opp 42 | MERCER Penalty, offside defense (Dorian Kithcart) to the Mercr 37 | +5 |
| 9:48 | 2nd & 1 | opp 37 | Matthew Jordan run for 4 yds to the Mercr 33 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 9:48 | 1st & 10 | opp 33 | Matthew Jordan run for 1 yd to the Mercr 32 | +1 |
| 9:48 | 2nd & 9 | opp 32 | Lynn Grffin run for 1 yd to the Mercr 31 | +1 |
| 9:48 | 3rd & 8 | opp 31 | Qua Searcy run for 24 yds to the Mercr 7 for a 1ST down | +24 |
| 9:48 | 1st & goal | opp 7 | Clinton Lynch run for 5 yds to the Mercr 2 | +5 |
| 9:48 | 2nd & goal | opp 2 | Quaide Weimerskirch run for no gain to the Mercr 2 Quaide Weimerskirch fumbled, forced by Brandon Gurley, recovered by Mercr Brandon Gurley | 0 |
MER4 plays, 0 yd · Punt | ||||
| 7:00 | 1st & 10 | own 3 | Alex Lakes run for no gain to the Mercr 3 | 0 |
| 7:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 3 | John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin | 0 |
| 7:00 | 3rd & 10 | own 3 | John Russ pass incomplete to Kelby Brock | 0 |
| 7:00 | 4th & 10 | own 3 | Tyler Zielenske punt for 43 yds , Brad Stewart returns for 8 yds to the Mercr 11 MERCER Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Jordan Marshall) to the Mercr 23 | +8 |
GT4 plays, 23 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 5:54 | 1st & 10 | opp 23 | TaQuon Marshall run for 1 yd to the Mercr 22 | +1 |
| 5:54 | 2nd & 9 | opp 22 | Nate Cottrell run for 6 yds to the Mercr 16 | +6 |
| 5:54 | 3rd & 3 | opp 16 | Austin McClellan run for 5 yds to the Mercr 11 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 3:57 | 1st & 10 | opp 11 | TaQuon Marshall 11 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) | +11 |
MER10 plays, 37 yd · End of period | ||||
| 3:57 | 1st & 0 | own 35 | Shawn Davis kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 3:57 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Michael Haynes run for 3 yds to the Mercr 28 | +3 |
| 3:57 | 2nd & 7 | own 28 | CJ Kleckley run for 3 yds to the Mercr 31 | +3 |
| 3:57 | 3rd & 4 | own 31 | Michael Haynes run for 8 yds to the Mercr 39 for a 1ST down | +8 |
| 3:57 | 1st & 10 | own 39 | Charlie Davidson run for 2 yds to the Mercr 41 | +2 |
| 3:57 | 2nd & 8 | own 41 | Michael Haynes pass complete to Kelby Brock for 10 yds to the GTech 49 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 3:57 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | CJ Kleckley run for 5 yds to the GTech 44 | +5 |
| 3:57 | 2nd & 5 | opp 44 | CJ Kleckley run for 2 yds to the GTech 42 | +2 |
| 3:57 | 3rd & 3 | opp 42 | Michael Haynes run for 4 yds to the GTech 38 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 0:00 | goal line | End of 4th Quarter | 0 | |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
Previous 10 meetings vs. Mercer
Georgia Tech 10–0 vs Mercer
- 1938 · wk 3Mercer 0 @ Georgia Tech 19
- 1937 · wk 3Mercer 0 @ Georgia Tech 28
- 1916 · wk 3Mercer 0 @ Georgia Tech 61
- 1915 · wk 3Mercer 0 @ Georgia Tech 52
- 1914 · wk 4Mercer 0 @ Georgia Tech 105
- 1913 · wk 5Mercer 0 @ Georgia Tech 33
- 1912 · wk 5Georgia Tech 16 @ Mercer 6
- 1911 · wk 5Mercer 0 @ Georgia Tech 17
- 1910 · wk 5Mercer 0 @ Georgia Tech 46
- 1909 · wk 9Georgia Tech 35 @ Mercer 0
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