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

MER8 plays, 26 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback Mercer Penalty, Offensive Holding (Andrew Zock) declined+65
15:001st & 10own 25Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for no gain to the MER 250
15:002nd & 10own 25Micah Bell run for 9 yds to the MER 34+9
15:003rd & 1own 34Micah Bell run for 14 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down+14
15:001st & 10own 48Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Kendall Harris0
15:002nd & 10own 48Micah Bell run for 3 yds to the ETSU 49+3
15:003rd & 7opp 49Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs0
12:394th & 7opp 49John McConnell punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Xavier Gaillardetz at the ETSU 100

ETSU8 plays, 3 yd · Punt

12:391st & 10own 10Jason Albritton run for 5 yds to the ETSU 15+5
12:392nd & 5own 15Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Ephraim Floyd0
12:393rd & 5own 15Cade McNamara pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 6 yds to the ETSU 21 for a 1ST down+6
12:391st & 10own 21East Tennessee State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the ETSU 13−10
12:391st & 18own 13Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Karim Page0
12:392nd & 18own 13Cade McNamara pass incomplete0
12:393rd & 18own 13Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Xavier Gaillardetz0
11:054th & 18own 13Nate Brackett punt for 48 yds , Brayden Smith returns for 11 yds to the 50 yard line+11

MER5 plays, 18 yd · Field goal

11:051st & 10midfieldCJ Miller run for 18 yds to the ETSU 32 for a 1ST down+18
11:051st & 10opp 32Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith0
11:052nd & 10opp 32Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs0
11:053rd & 10opp 32Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel0
10:094th & 10opp 32Reice Griffith 49 yd FG GOOD+49

ETSU4 plays, 71 yd · Touchdown

10:021st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 64 yds , Sterling Galban return for 28 yds to the ETSU 29+28
10:021st & 10own 29Cade McNamara pass complete to Jeremiah Harrison for 55 yds to the MER 16 for a 1ST down+55
10:021st & 10opp 16Khalil Eichelberger run for 2 yds to the MER 14+2
8:592nd & 8opp 14Cade McNamara pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 14 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK)+14

MER5 plays, 6 yd · Punt

8:591st & 10own 35Ewan Johnson kickoff for 64 yds0
8:591st & 10own 25Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel0
8:592nd & 10own 25Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 24−1
8:593rd & 11own 24Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 7 yds to the MER 31+7
7:254th & 4own 31John McConnell punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ETSU 250

ETSU15 plays, 71 yd · Field goal

7:251st & 10own 25Cade McNamara pass complete to Sterling Galban for 5 yds to the ETSU 30+5
7:252nd & 5own 30Cade McNamara pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 36 yds to the MER 34 for a 1ST down+36
7:251st & 10opp 34Jason Albritton run for 4 yds to the MER 30+4
7:252nd & 6opp 30Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Hakeem Meggett0
7:253rd & 6opp 30Cade McNamara pass complete to Karim Page for 8 yds to the MER 22 for a 1ST down+8
7:251st & 10opp 22Jason Albritton run for 4 yds to the MER 18+4
7:252nd & 6opp 18Jaiden Daniels run for 6 yds to the MER 12 for a 1ST down+6
7:251st & 10opp 12Jason Albritton run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 13−1
7:252nd & 11opp 13Cade McNamara pass complete to Taharin Sudderth for 9 yds to the MER 4+9
7:253rd & 2opp 4Jason Albritton run for 1 yd to the MER 3+1
7:254th & 1opp 3Jason Albritton run for 2 yds to the MER 1 for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, Personal Foul (Andrew Zock) to the MER 1 for a 1ST down+2
7:251st & goalopp 1Jason Albritton run for no gain to the MER 10
7:252nd & goalopp 1Jason Albritton run for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 4−3
7:253rd & goalopp 4Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Taharin Sudderth0
1:414th & goalopp 4Ewan Johnson 21 yd FG GOOD+21

MER14 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

1:411st & 10own 35Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:411st & 10own 25CJ Miller run for 9 yds to the MER 34+9
1:412nd & 1own 34No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass complete short right to Smith,Brayden caught at MER33, for 10 yards to the MER44 (Royal,Tywan) PENALTY MER Holding (Harris,Kendall) 10 yards from MER34 to MER24. NO PLAY.−10
1:412nd & 11own 24Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Kendall Harris0
0:003rd & 11own 24Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 23 yds to the MER 47 for a 1ST down+23
0:00own 24End of 1st Quarter+23
15:001st & 10own 47JP Pickles run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line+3
15:002nd & 7midfieldCJ Miller run for 10 yds to the ETSU 40 for a 1ST down+10
15:001st & 10opp 40CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the ETSU 37+3
15:002nd & 7opp 37Micah Bell run for 13 yds to the ETSU 24 for a 1ST down+13
15:001st & 10opp 24Micah Bell run for 11 yds to the ETSU 13 for a 1ST down+11
15:001st & 10opp 13CJ Miller run for 4 yds to the ETSU 9+4
15:002nd & 6opp 9CJ Miller run for 6 yds to the ETSU 3 for a 1ST down+6
11:101st & goalopp 3Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 3 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+3

ETSU11 plays, 86 yd · Touchdown

11:041st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds , Sterling Galban return for 14 yds to the ETSU 14+14
11:041st & 10own 14Cade McNamara pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 12 yds to the ETSU 26 for a 1ST down+12
11:041st & 10own 26No Huddle-Shotgun McNamara,Cade pass complete short right to Gaillardetz,Xavier caught at ETSU39, for 13 yards to the ETSU39, End Of Play PENALTY ETSU Holding (Keller,Cole) 10 yards from ETSU26 to ETSU16. NO PLAY.−10
11:041st & 20own 16Mercer Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the ETSU 32 for a 1ST down+15
11:041st & 10own 32Jaiden Daniels run for 10 yds to the ETSU 42 for a 1ST down+10
11:041st & 10own 42Cade McNamara pass complete to Jaiden Daniels for 5 yds to the ETSU 47+5
11:042nd & 5own 47Khalil Eichelberger run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line+3
11:043rd & 2midfieldKhalil Eichelberger run for 3 yds to the MER 47 for a 1ST down+3
11:041st & 10opp 47No Huddle-Shotgun McNamara,Cade pass incomplete deep middle to Gaillardetz,Xavier thrown to MER15 broken up by Thomas,KJ PENALTY MER Roughing The Passer (Zock,Andrew) 15 yards from MER47 to MER32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
11:041st & 10opp 32Khalil Eichelberger run for 12 yds to the MER 20 for a 1ST down+12
7:521st & 10opp 20Cade McNamara pass complete to Charlie Browder for 20 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK)+20

MER5 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

7:521st & 10own 35Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:521st & 10own 25CJ Miller run for 15 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down+15
7:521st & 10own 40Braden Atkinson pass complete to CJ Miller for 30 yds to the ETSU 30 for a 1ST down+30
7:521st & 10opp 30CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the ETSU 29+1
5:542nd & 9opp 29Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 29 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+29

ETSU15 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

5:541st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:541st & 10own 25Jason Albritton run for 6 yds to the ETSU 31+6
5:542nd & 4own 31Jason Albritton run for 1 yd to the ETSU 32+1
5:543rd & 3own 32Cade McNamara pass complete to Karim Page for 5 yds to the ETSU 37 for a 1ST down+5
5:541st & 10own 37Cade McNamara sacked by Dan Hicks for a loss of 3 yards to the ETSU 34−3
5:542nd & 13own 34Cade McNamara pass complete to Karim Page for 12 yds to the ETSU 46+12
5:543rd & 1own 46Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Hakeem Meggett0
5:544th & 1own 46PENALTY MER Offside (Swain,Jordan) 5 yards from ETSU46 to MER49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+5
5:541st & 10opp 49Cade McNamara sacked by Isaac Prince for a loss of 8 yards to the ETSU 43−8
5:542nd & 18own 43Cade McNamara pass complete to Karim Page for 12 yds to the MER 45+12
2:013rd & 6opp 45Timeout Mercer, clock 02:010
2:013rd & 6opp 45Cade McNamara pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 6 yds to the MER 39 for a 1ST down+6
1:571st & 10opp 39Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 01:570
1:571st & 10opp 39Jason Albritton run for 4 yds to the MER 35+4
1:282nd & 6opp 35Cade McNamara pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 35 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK)+35

MER5 plays, 6 yd · Turnover

1:281st & 10own 35Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:281st & 10own 25CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the MER 28+3
1:282nd & 7own 28Braden Atkinson pass complete to CJ Miller for 6 yds to the MER 34+6
0:263rd & 1own 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 3 yds Brayden Smith fumbled, recovered by MER Jivon Oggs+3
0:263rd & 1own 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 3 yds Brayden Smith fumbled, recovered by MER Jivon Oggs+3

ETSU9 plays, 16 yd · Field goal

0:261st & 10opp 31Khalil Eichelberger run for 1 yd to the MER 30+1
0:222nd & 9opp 30Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 00:220
0:222nd & 9opp 30Cade McNamara pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 10 yds to the MER 20 for a 1ST down+10
0:221st & 10opp 20Cade McNamara pass incomplete0
0:222nd & 10opp 20Jaiden Daniels run for 5 yds to the MER 15+5
0:083rd & 5opp 15Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 00:080
0:083rd & 5opp 15Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Ephraim Floyd0
0:004th & 5opp 15Ewan Johnson 32 yd FG GOOD+32
0:00opp 15End of 2nd Quarter−50

ETSU7 plays, 36 yd · Turnover

15:001st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 64 yds0
15:001st & 10own 25Cade McNamara pass complete to Khalil Eichelberger for 6 yds to the ETSU 31+6
15:002nd & 4own 31Khalil Eichelberger run for 5 yds to the ETSU 36 for a 1ST down+5
15:001st & 10own 36Cade McNamara pass complete to Sterling Galban for 11 yds to the ETSU 47 for a 1ST down+11
15:001st & 10own 47Cade McNamara pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 9 yds to the MER 44+9
15:002nd & 1opp 44Khalil Eichelberger run for 2 yds to the MER 42 for a 1ST down+2
12:531st & 10opp 42Cade McNamara pass complete to Khalil Eichelberger for 3 yds Khalil Eichelberger fumbled, recovered by MER Tommy Bliss+3

MER10 plays, 61 yd · Touchdown

12:531st & 10own 39No Huddle-Shotgun Miller,CJ rush right for 1 yard gain to the MER40 (Johnson,Kensly) PENALTY MER Holding (Atchison,Amarii) 10 yards from MER39 to MER29. NO PLAY.−10
12:531st & 20own 29CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the MER 30+1
12:532nd & 19own 30Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 26 yds to the ETSU 44 for a 1ST down+26
12:531st & 10opp 44CJ Miller run for 4 yds to the ETSU 40+4
12:532nd & 6opp 40JP Pickles run for 4 yds to the ETSU 36+4
12:533rd & 2opp 36CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the ETSU 34 for a 1ST down+2
12:531st & 10opp 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 21 yds to the ETSU 13 for a 1ST down+21
12:531st & 10opp 13CJ Miller run for 4 yds to the ETSU 9+4
12:532nd & 6opp 9Adonis McDaniel run for 8 yds to the ETSU 1 for a 1ST down+8
7:421st & goalopp 1CJ Miller run for 1 yd for a TD+1

ETSU7 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

7:421st & 10midfieldReice Griffith kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback0
7:421st & 10own 25Cade McNamara pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 16 yds to the ETSU 41 for a 1ST down+16
7:421st & 10own 41Cade McNamara pass complete to Jeremiah Harrison for 4 yds to the ETSU 45+4
7:422nd & 6own 45Jason Albritton run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line+5
7:423rd & 1midfieldJason Albritton run for 6 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down+6
7:421st & 10opp 44Cade McNamara pass complete to Jeremiah Harrison for 22 yds to the MER 22 for a 1ST down+22
5:291st & 10opp 22Cade McNamara pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 22 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK)+22

MER8 plays, 36 yd · Turnover

5:291st & 10own 35Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds0
5:291st & 10own 25CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the MER 27+2
5:292nd & 8own 27CJ Miller run for 14 yds to the MER 41 for a 1ST down+14
5:291st & 10own 41No Huddle-Shotgun Atkinson,Braden pass incomplete short right to McDaniel,Adonis thrown to MER45 broken up by Hunter,Nick PENALTY ETSU Offside (Hunter,Nick) 5 yards from MER41 to MER46. NO PLAY.+5
5:291st & 5own 46CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the MER 47+1
5:292nd & 4own 47CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the MER 48+1
5:293rd & 3own 48CJ Miller run for 13 yds to the ETSU 39 for a 1ST down+13
2:241st & 10opp 39Braden Atkinson pass intercepted, touchback. Jimmy Bowdry return for no gain0

ETSU3 plays, 11 yd · Turnover

2:241st & 10own 20No Huddle-Shotgun McNamara,Cade pass incomplete short left to Page,Karim thrown to ETSU33, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY MER Pass Interference (O'neal,Carmelo) 13 yards from ETSU20 to ETSU33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+13
2:241st & 10own 33Khalil Eichelberger run for a loss of 2 yards to the ETSU 31−2
1:232nd & 12own 31Cade McNamara pass intercepted Tommy Bliss return for 24 yds to the ETSU 46+24

MER11 plays, 46 yd · Touchdown

1:231st & 10opp 46CJ Miller run for 7 yds to the ETSU 39+7
1:232nd & 3opp 39Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for no gain to the ETSU 390
0:003rd & 3opp 39CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the ETSU 37+2
0:00opp 39End of 3rd Quarter+2
15:004th & 1opp 37Kendall Harris run for 2 yds to the ETSU 35 for a 1ST down+2
15:001st & 10opp 35Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 5 yds to the ETSU 30+5
15:002nd & 5opp 30CJ Miller run for 4 yds to the ETSU 26+4
15:003rd & 1opp 26CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the ETSU 23 for a 1ST down+3
15:001st & 10opp 23JP Pickles run for 2 yds to the ETSU 21+2
15:002nd & 8opp 21JP Pickles run for 4 yds to the ETSU 17+4
11:293rd & 4opp 17Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 17 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+17

ETSU5 plays, -2 yd · Punt

11:291st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
11:291st & 10own 25Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Ephraim Floyd0
11:292nd & 10own 25Jason Albritton run for 5 yds to the ETSU 30+5
11:293rd & 5own 30Cade McNamara sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 7 yards to the ETSU 23−7
10:024th & 12own 23Nate Brackett punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 350

MER8 plays, 65 yd · Touchdown

10:021st & 10own 35CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the MER 36+1
10:022nd & 9own 36Braden Atkinson pass complete to CJ Miller for 5 yds to the MER 41+5
10:023rd & 4own 41Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 5 yds to the MER 46 for a 1ST down+5
10:021st & 10own 46CJ Miller run for 36 yds to the ETSU 18 for a 1ST down+36
10:021st & 10opp 18CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the ETSU 15+3
10:022nd & 7opp 15Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 2 yds to the ETSU 13+2
10:023rd & 5opp 13Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 12 yds to the ETSU 1 for a 1ST down+12
5:401st & goalopp 1CJ Miller run for 1 yd for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+1

ETSU8 plays, 20 yd · Punt

5:401st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:401st & 10own 25Khalil Eichelberger run for 4 yds to the ETSU 29+4
5:402nd & 6own 29Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Hakeem Meggett0
5:403rd & 6own 29Cade McNamara pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 12 yds to the ETSU 41 for a 1ST down+12
5:401st & 10own 41Cade McNamara sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 6 yards to the ETSU 35−6
5:402nd & 16own 35Cade McNamara pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 10 yds to the ETSU 45+10
5:403rd & 6own 45Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Khalil Eichelberger0
3:344th & 6own 45Nate Brackett punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 140

MER6 plays, 1 yd · Punt

3:341st & 10own 14CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the MER 16+2
3:342nd & 8own 16CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the MER 17+1
2:373rd & 7own 17Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 02:370
2:373rd & 7own 17JP Pickles run for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 15−2
2:104th & 9own 15Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 02:100
2:034th & 9own 15John McConnell punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the ETSU 15 , Xavier Gaillardetz returns for no gain to the ETSU 15 East Tennessee State Penalty, Personal Foul (CJ Gilmore) to the ETSU 150

ETSU10 plays, 48 yd · Turnover

2:031st & 10own 15Cade McNamara sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the ETSU 9−6
1:572nd & 16own 9Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 01:570
1:572nd & 16own 9Cade McNamara pass complete to Xavier Gaillardetz for 25 yds to the ETSU 34 for a 1ST down+25
1:571st & 10own 34Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Karim Page0
1:572nd & 10own 34Cade McNamara run for 8 yds to the ETSU 42+8
1:573rd & 2own 42Cade McNamara pass complete to Cole Keller for 6 yds to the ETSU 48 for a 1ST down+6
1:571st & 10own 48Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Karim Page0
1:572nd & 10own 48Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Cole Keller0
1:573rd & 10own 48Cade McNamara pass incomplete to Karim Page for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, Defensive Offside (KJ Thomas) declined for a 1ST down+15
0:501st & 10opp 37Cade McNamara pass intercepted Kaleb Hutchinson return for no gain to the MER 120

MER6 plays, -9 yd · End of period

0:501st & 10own 12B. Atkinson takes a knee−3
0:482nd & 13own 9Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 00:480
0:482nd & 13own 9Braden Atkinson run for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 6−3
0:443rd & 16own 6Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 00:440
0:003rd & 16own 6B. Atkinson takes a knee−3
0:00own 6End of 4th Quarter−3

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

Previous 9 meetings vs. Team

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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