THIRD AND DATA

Week 5 · 2025

Mercer at East Tennessee State

Sat 09/27/2025 05:30 PMWilliam B. Greene Jr. StadiumConference

71°Rain0 mph N · 83% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Mercer

38

9–3

East Tennessee State

34

7–5

Attendance

10,567

reported

Mercer12 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 29

East Tennessee State12 drives · 6 scoring · avg start own 26

1st quarter

15:00MERown 25opp 498 plays, 26 ydPunt0–0
12:39ETSUown 10own 138 plays, 3 ydPunt0–0
11:05MERmidfieldopp 325 plays, 18 ydField goal +3 MER3–0
10:02ETSUown 29goal line4 plays, 71 ydTouchdown +7 ETSU3–7
8:59MERown 25own 315 plays, 6 ydPunt3–7
7:25ETSUown 25opp 415 plays, 71 ydField goal +3 ETSU3–10
1:41MERown 25goal line14 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 MER10–10

2nd quarter

11:04ETSUown 14goal line11 plays, 86 ydTouchdown +7 ETSU10–17
7:52MERown 25goal line5 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 MER17–17
5:54ETSUown 25goal line15 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 ETSU17–24
1:28MERown 25own 315 plays, 6 ydTurnover17–24
0:26ETSUopp 31opp 159 plays, 16 ydField goal +3 ETSU17–27

3rd quarter

15:00ETSUown 25opp 397 plays, 36 ydTurnover17–27
12:53MERown 39goal line10 plays, 61 ydTouchdown +7 MER24–27
7:42ETSUown 25goal line7 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 ETSU24–34
5:29MERown 25opp 398 plays, 36 ydTurnover24–34
2:24ETSUown 20own 313 plays, 11 ydTurnover24–34
1:23MERopp 46goal line11 plays, 46 ydTouchdown +7 MER31–34

4th quarter

11:29ETSUown 25own 235 plays, -2 ydPunt31–34
10:02MERown 35goal line8 plays, 65 ydTouchdown +7 MER38–34
5:40ETSUown 25own 458 plays, 20 ydPunt38–34
3:34MERown 14own 156 plays, 1 ydPunt38–34
2:03ETSUown 15opp 3710 plays, 48 ydTurnover38–34
0:50MERown 12own 36 plays, -9 ydEnd of period38–34

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Mercer–East Tennessee State after the drive.

Previous 9 meetings vs. Mercer

East Tennessee State 4–5 vs Mercer

  • 2024 · wk 10East Tennessee State 31 @ Mercer 37
  • 2023 · wk 6Mercer 24 @ East Tennessee State 6
  • 2022 · wk 7East Tennessee State 33 @ Mercer 55
  • 2021 · wk 12Mercer 35 @ East Tennessee State 38
  • 2019 · wk 12Mercer 33 @ East Tennessee State 38
  • 2018 · wk 10East Tennessee State 21 @ Mercer 18
  • 2017 · wk 4Mercer 23 @ East Tennessee State 26
  • 2016 · wk 10East Tennessee State 13 @ Mercer 21
  • 2015 · wk 7East Tennessee State 0 @ Mercer 52

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