THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2017

Mercer at #1 Alabama

Sat 11/18/2017 12:00 PMBryant-Denny StadiumAlabama pregame100% — Pregame win probability: 100% for Alabama. Alabama favored, and won.

Mercer

0

5–6

#1 Alabama

56

13–1

Attendance

101,821

reported

ALA11 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 35Cole Fisher kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:531st & 10own 25Damien Harris run for 7 yds to the Alab 32+7
14:392nd & 3own 32Damien Harris run for no gain to the Alab 320
14:183rd & 3own 32Jalen Hurts run for 4 yds to the Alab 36 for a 1ST down+4
13:571st & 10own 36Damien Harris run for 2 yds to the Alab 38+2
13:282nd & 8own 38Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 25 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down+25
13:071st & 10opp 37Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 12 yds to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down+12
12:481st & 10opp 25Damien Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 18+7
12:192nd & 3opp 18Damien Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 11 for a 1ST down+7
11:451st & 10opp 11Bo Scarbrough run for 3 yds to the Mercr 8+3
11:272nd & 7opp 8Irv Smith Jr. 8 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick)+8

MER7 plays, 22 yd · Missed FG

11:272nd & 7own 35JK Scott kickoff for 62 yds , Chandler Curtis return for 40 yds to the Mercr 43+40
11:101st & 10own 43Tee Mitchell run for 1 yd to the Mercr 44+1
10:452nd & 9own 44Kaelan Riley pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 13 yds to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down+13
9:451st & 10opp 43Tee Mitchell run for 9 yds to the Alab 34+9
9:062nd & 1opp 34Kaelan Riley pass incomplete0
9:003rd & 1opp 34Tee Mitchell run for a loss of 1 yard to the Alab 35−1
8:164th & 2opp 35Cole Fisher 52 yd FG MISSED+52

ALA5 plays, 65 yd · Touchdown

8:071st & 10own 35Josh Jacobs run for 11 yds to the Alab 46 for a 1ST down+11
7:571st & 10own 46Josh Jacobs run for 13 yds to the Mercr 41 for a 1ST down+13
7:231st & 10opp 41Najee Harris run for no gain to the Mercr 410
6:522nd & 10opp 41Jalen Hurts pass complete to Josh Jacobs for 38 yds to the Mercr 3 for a 1ST down+38
6:351st & goalopp 3Najee Harris 3 Yd Run (JK Scott Kick)+3

MER11 plays, 23 yd · Punt

6:351st & 10own 35JK Scott kickoff for 54 yds0
6:311st & 10own 35Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin0
6:212nd & 10own 35Tee Mitchell run for 3 yds to the Mercr 38+3
5:383rd & 7own 38Kaelan Riley pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 9 yds to the Mercr 47 for a 1ST down+9
4:581st & 10own 47Tee Mitchell run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line+3
4:292nd & 7midfieldTee Mitchell run for 2 yds to the Alab 48+2
3:303rd & 5opp 48Kaelan Riley run for 5 yds to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down+5
2:481st & 10opp 43Tee Mitchell run for 3 yds to the Alab 40+3
2:062nd & 7opp 40Tee Mitchell run for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 42−2
1:233rd & 9opp 42Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin0
1:134th & 9opp 42Grant Goupil punt for 40 yds, downed at the Alab 20

ALA5 plays, 98 yd · Touchdown

1:031st & 10own 2Bo Scarbrough run for 3 yds to the Alab 5+3
0:372nd & 7own 5Bo Scarbrough run for 3 yds to the Alab 8+3
0:003rd & 4own 8Jalen Hurts run for 26 yds to the Alab 34 for a 1ST down+26
0:00own 0End of 1st Quarter0
14:491st & 10own 34Calvin Ridley 66 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick)+66

MER2 plays, 0 yd · Turnover

14:491st & 10own 35JK Scott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:411st & 10own 25Kaelan Riley pass intercepted Hootie Jones return for no gain to the Mercr 400

ALA3 plays, 40 yd · Touchdown

14:321st & 10opp 40Damien Harris run for 9 yds to the Mercr 31+9
13:572nd & 1opp 31Jalen Hurts pass complete to Robert Foster for 24 yds to the Mercr 7 for a 1ST down+24
13:261st & goalopp 7Josh Jacobs 7 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (JK Scott Kick)+7

MER6 plays, 7 yd · Punt

13:261st & 10own 35JK Scott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
13:181st & 10own 25CJ Leggett run for 2 yds to the Mercr 27+2
12:362nd & 8own 27Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to CJ Leggett0
12:313rd & 8own 27Leggett, CJ rush for loss of 2 yards to the MERCER25, PENALTY ALABAMA offside (Brown, Tony) 5 yards to the MERCER32, NO PLAY.+5
12:033rd & 3own 32Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis0
11:514th & 3own 32Grant Goupil punt for 43 yds , Xavian Marks returns for 26 yds to the Mercr 49+26

ALA3 plays, 49 yd · Touchdown

11:271st & 10opp 49Bo Scarbrough run for 44 yds to the Mercr 5 for a 1ST down+44
11:121st & goalopp 5Bo Scarbrough run for 1 yd to the Mercr 4+1
10:392nd & goalopp 4Hale Hentges 4 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick)+4

MER9 plays, 12 yd · Punt

10:392nd & 9own 35JK Scott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
10:321st & 10own 25CJ Leggett run for 2 yds to the Mercr 27+2
9:442nd & 8own 27Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the Mercr 32+5
9:063rd & 3own 32MERCER Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Mercr 27−5
8:373rd & 8own 27Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 10 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down+10
7:561st & 10own 37CJ Leggett run for 1 yd to the Mercr 38+1
7:072nd & 9own 38Kaelan Riley pass complete to CJ Leggett for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 37−1
6:303rd & 10own 37Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Sam Walker0
6:184th & 10own 37Grant Goupil punt for 47 yds, downed at the Alab 160

ALA4 plays, 30 yd · Turnover

6:081st & 10own 16Josh Jacobs run for 9 yds to the Alab 25+9
5:462nd & 1own 25Josh Jacobs run for 2 yds to the Alab 27 for a 1ST down+2
5:251st & 10own 27Tua Tagovailoa run for 3 yds to the Alab 30+3
5:022nd & 7own 30Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 16 yds Henry Ruggs III fumbled, forced by Harrison Poole, recovered by Mercr Sidney Otiwu+16

MER9 plays, 30 yd · Turnover

4:511st & 10opp 46Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the Alab 41+5
4:162nd & 5opp 41Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Sam Walker0
4:053rd & 5opp 41Alex Lakes run for 4 yds to the Alab 37+4
3:284th & 1opp 37Timeout MERCER, clock 03:280
3:214th & 1opp 37Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 2 yds to the Alab 35 for a 1ST down+2
2:501st & 10opp 35Kaelan Riley run for 5 yds to the Alab 30+5
2:082nd & 5opp 30Kaelan Riley pass complete to Sam Walker for 11 yds to the Alab 19 for a 1ST down+11
1:331st & 10opp 19Alex Lakes run for 3 yds to the Alab 16+3
1:002nd & 7opp 16Kaelan Riley pass intercepted Dylan Moses return for 11 yds to the Alab 20−11

ALA6 plays, 19 yd · End of period

0:551st & 10own 20Tua Tagovailoa pass incomplete to Cam Sims0
0:502nd & 10own 20Tua Tagovailoa pass incomplete to Robert Foster0
0:423rd & 10own 20Najee Harris run for 10 yds to the Alab 30 for a 1ST down+10
0:291st & 10own 30Tua Tagovailoa pass incomplete to Najee Harris0
0:002nd & 10own 30Tua Tagovailoa run for 9 yds to the Alab 39+9
0:00own 0End of 2nd Quarter0

MER10 plays, 38 yd · On downs

15:001st & 10own 35JK Scott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:531st & 10own 25Kaelan Riley pass incomplete0
14:472nd & 10own 25Tee Mitchell run for 12 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down+12
14:181st & 10own 37Tee Mitchell run for 2 yds to the Mercr 39+2
13:492nd & 8own 39Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Sam Walker0
13:423rd & 8own 39Tee Mitchell run for 21 yds to the Alab 40 for a 1ST down+21
13:011st & 10opp 40Tee Mitchell run for 2 yds to the Alab 38+2
12:172nd & 8opp 38Tee Mitchell run for 3 yds to the Alab 35+3
11:403rd & 5opp 35Tee Mitchell run for 1 yd to the Alab 34+1
10:544th & 4opp 34CJ Leggett run for a loss of 3 yards to the Alab 37−3

ALA4 plays, 6 yd · Punt

10:441st & 10own 37Josh Jacobs run for 3 yds to the Alab 40+3
10:202nd & 7own 40Josh Jacobs run for 3 yds to the Alab 43+3
9:533rd & 4own 43Najee Harris run for no gain to the Alab 430
9:114th & 4own 43JK Scott punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Chandler Curtis at the Mercr 60

MER4 plays, -1 yd · Punt

9:031st & 10own 7Tee Mitchell run for 1 yd to the Mercr 8+1
8:212nd & 9own 8Kaelan Riley run for no gain to the Mercr 80
7:383rd & 9own 8Tee Mitchell run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 6−2
6:514th & 11own 6Grant Goupil punt for 52 yds, downed at the Alab 420

ALA6 plays, 58 yd · Touchdown

6:431st & 10own 42Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Major Tennison for 21 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down+21
6:191st & 10opp 37Najee Harris run for 7 yds to the Mercr 30+7
5:422nd & 3opp 30Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 10 yds to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down+10
5:161st & 10opp 20Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Cam Sims for 13 yds to the Mercr 7 for a 1ST down+13
4:521st & goalopp 7Tua Tagovailoa run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 8−1
4:182nd & goalopp 8Cam Sims 8 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick)+8

MER4 plays, 2 yd · Turnover

4:182nd & 11own 35JK Scott kickoff for 56 yds , Chandler Curtis return for 9 yds to the Mercr 18+9
4:071st & 10own 18Kaelan Riley pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin0
3:552nd & 10own 18CJ Leggett run for 2 yds to the Mercr 20+2
3:153rd & 8own 20Kaelan Riley pass intercepted Deionte Thompson return for 21 yds to the Mercr 6−21

ALA2 plays, 6 yd · Touchdown

3:121st & goalopp 6Tua Tagovailoa pass incomplete to Jerry Jeudy0
3:062nd & goalopp 6Brian Robinson Jr. 6 Yd Run (JK Scott Kick)+6

MER5 plays, 2 yd · Punt

3:062nd & 10own 35JK Scott kickoff for 65 yds , Chandler Curtis return for 11 yds to the Mercr 46 MERCER Penalty, Illegal Block (5 Yards) to the Mercr 6+11
2:451st & 10own 6Tanner Brumby run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 5−1
2:022nd & 11own 5CJ Leggett run for no gain to the Mercr 50
1:333rd & 11own 5CJ Leggett run for 3 yds to the Mercr 8+3
0:424th & 8own 8Grant Goupil punt for 35 yds , Xavian Marks returns for 26 yds to the Mercr 17+26

ALA3 plays, 17 yd · Touchdown

0:001st & 10opp 17Najee Harris run for 4 yds to the Mercr 13+4
0:00own 0End of 3rd Quarter0
14:552nd & 6opp 13Derek Kief 13 Yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (JK Scott Kick)+13

MER8 plays, 12 yd · On downs

14:552nd & 6own 35JK Scott kickoff for 63 yds , Stephen Houzah return for 47 yds to the Mercr 49+47
14:271st & 10own 49Tyray Devezin run for 8 yds to the Alab 43+8
13:562nd & 2opp 43Tanner Brumby run for no gain to the Alab 430
13:223rd & 2opp 43Tyray Devezin run for 4 yds to the Alab 39 for a 1ST down+4
12:461st & 10opp 39Tyray Devezin run for no gain to the Alab 390
12:132nd & 10opp 39Tanner Brumby run for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 41−2
11:343rd & 12opp 41Tanner Brumby run for 2 yds to the Alab 39+2
11:004th & 10opp 39Tanner Brumby pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin0

ALA3 plays, 25 yd · Turnover

10:511st & 10own 39Brian Robinson Jr. run for 15 yds to the Mercr 46 for a 1ST down+15
10:061st & 10opp 46Austin Johnson run for 6 yds to the Mercr 40+6
9:242nd & 4opp 40Ronnie Clark run for 4 yds to the Mercr 36 Ronnie Clark fumbled, forced by Malique Fleming, recovered by Mercr Malique Fleming+4

MER4 plays, 9 yd · Punt

9:101st & 10own 36Tee Mitchell run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 35−1
8:402nd & 11own 35Tanner Brumby pass incomplete to Chandler Curtis0
8:293rd & 11own 35Tanner Brumby pass complete to Sam Walker for 10 yds to the Mercr 45+10
7:384th & 1own 45Grant Goupil punt for 51 yds, downed at the Alab 40

ALA12 plays, 42 yd · Punt

7:241st & 10own 4Brian Robinson Jr. run for 6 yds to the Alab 10+6
6:432nd & 4own 10Brian Robinson Jr. run for 3 yds to the Alab 13+3
6:013rd & 1own 13Brian Robinson Jr. run for 2 yds to the Alab 15 for a 1ST down+2
5:111st & 10own 15Ronnie Clark run for 5 yds to the Alab 20+5
4:212nd & 5own 20Ronnie Clark run for 7 yds to the Alab 27 for a 1ST down+7
3:341st & 10own 27Brian Robinson Jr. run for 5 yds to the Alab 32+5
2:442nd & 5own 32Brian Robinson Jr. run for 13 yds to the Alab 45 for a 1ST down+13
1:591st & 10own 45Ronnie Clark run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line+5
1:002nd & 5midfieldTEAM run for a loss of 6 yards to the Alab 44−6
0:443rd & 11own 44Austin Johnson run for 2 yds to the Alab 46+2
0:444th & 9own 46Timeout ALABAMA, clock 00:440
0:354th & 9own 46JK Scott punt for 54 yds for a touchback0

MER2 plays, 5 yd · End of period

0:001st & 10own 20Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the Mercr 25+5
0:00goal lineEnd of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 2 meetings vs. Mercer

Alabama 2–0 vs Mercer

  • 1940 · wk 4Mercer 0 @ Alabama 20
  • 1939 · wk 5Mercer 0 @ Alabama 20

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