Week 4 · 2025
Mercer at The Citadel
Sat 09/20/2025 02:00 PMJohnson Hagood StadiumConference
82°Clear14 mph E · 55% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Mercer
38
9–3
The Citadel
0
4–8
Attendance
11,339
reported
CIT7 plays, 46 yd · On downs | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 14:59 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Cobey Thompkins run for 4 yds to the CIT 29 | +4 |
| 14:19 | 2nd & 6 | own 29 | Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 37 yds to the MER 34 for a 1ST down | +37 |
| 13:39 | 1st & 10 | opp 34 | Cobey Thompkins run for no gain to the MER 34 | 0 |
| 12:50 | 2nd & 10 | opp 34 | Quentin Hayes run for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 35 | −1 |
| 12:09 | 3rd & 11 | opp 35 | Sebastien Boyle run for 5 yds to the MER 30 | +5 |
| 11:43 | 4th & 6 | opp 30 | Cobey Thompkins run for 1 yd to the MER 29 | +1 |
MER3 plays, 71 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 11:38 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | Micah Bell run for 4 yds to the MER 33 | +4 |
| 11:10 | 2nd & 6 | own 33 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 49 yds to the CIT 18 for a 1ST down | +49 |
| 10:23 | 1st & 10 | opp 18 | Adjatay Dabbs 18 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) | +18 |
CIT8 plays, 18 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:23 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 10:22 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Ha'Keem Monroe | 0 |
| 10:18 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 10 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 9:41 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Garrison Johnson Sr. run for no gain to the CIT 35 | 0 |
| 9:06 | 2nd & 10 | own 35 | Quentin Hayes pass complete to Beau Herrington for 10 yds to the CIT 45 The Citadel Penalty, illegal block (Braylon Knauth) to the CIT 35 | 0 |
| 8:12 | 2nd & 10 | own 35 | Sebastien Boyle run for 3 yds to the CIT 38 | +3 |
| 7:57 | 3rd & 7 | own 38 | Quentin Hayes run for 5 yds to the CIT 43 | +5 |
| 7:51 | 4th & 2 | own 43 | James Platte punt for 48 yds | 0 |
MER12 plays, 58 yd · Field goal | ||||
| 7:45 | 1st & 10 | own 9 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 4 yds to the MER 13 | +4 |
| 7:22 | 2nd & 6 | own 13 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for a loss of 2 yards to the MER 11 | −2 |
| 6:45 | 3rd & 8 | own 11 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 9 yds to the MER 20 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 6:10 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 13 yds to the MER 33 for a 1ST down | +13 |
| 5:45 | 1st & 10 | own 33 | CJ Miller run for 4 yds to the MER 37 | +4 |
| 5:11 | 2nd & 6 | own 37 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 16 yds to the CIT 47 for a 1ST down | +16 |
| 4:39 | 1st & 10 | opp 47 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 6 yds to the CIT 41 | +6 |
| 4:08 | 2nd & 4 | opp 41 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 9 yds to the CIT 32 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 3:30 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | Brayden Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the CIT 34 | −2 |
| 2:52 | 2nd & 12 | opp 34 | CJ Miller run for 1 yd to the CIT 33 | +1 |
| 2:12 | 3rd & 11 | opp 33 | Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith | 0 |
| 2:02 | 4th & 11 | opp 33 | Reice Griffith 51 Yd Field Goal | +51 |
CIT5 plays, 2 yd · Punt | ||||
| 2:02 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 2:00 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Cooper Tankersley run for 1 yd to the CIT 26 | +1 |
| 1:20 | 2nd & 9 | own 26 | Sebastien Boyle run for 1 yd to the CIT 27 | +1 |
| 0:36 | 3rd & 8 | own 27 | Cooper Tankersley pass incomplete to Beau Herrington | 0 |
| 0:33 | 4th & 8 | own 27 | James Platte punt for 34 yds | 0 |
MER5 plays, 5 yd · Punt | ||||
| 0:23 | 1st & 10 | own 39 | Micah Bell run for 1 yd to the MER 40 | +1 |
| 0:00 | own 39 | End of 1st Quarter | +1 | |
| 14:58 | 2nd & 9 | own 40 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Micah Bell for 4 yds to the MER 44 | +4 |
| 14:26 | 3rd & 5 | own 44 | Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel | 0 |
| 14:21 | 4th & 5 | own 44 | John McConnell punt for 55 yds | 0 |
MER1 play, 0 yd · End of period | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | own 17 | Micah Bell run for 3 yds to the CIT 35 | +3 |
CIT7 plays, 31 yd · Punt | ||||
| 14:06 | 1st & 10 | own 1 | Sebastien Boyle run for no gain to the CIT 1 | 0 |
| 13:31 | 2nd & 10 | own 1 | Sebastien Boyle run for 2 yds to the CIT 3 | +2 |
| 12:50 | 3rd & 8 | own 3 | Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 21 yds to the CIT 24 for a 1ST down | +21 |
| 12:14 | 1st & 10 | own 24 | Quentin Hayes run for 5 yds to the CIT 29 | +5 |
| 11:40 | 2nd & 5 | own 29 | Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 4 yds to the CIT 33 | +4 |
| 11:00 | 3rd & 1 | own 33 | Garrison Johnson Sr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 32 | −1 |
| 10:15 | 4th & 2 | own 32 | Jack Weil punt for 50 yds | 0 |
MER12 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 10:07 | 1st & 10 | own 18 | CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the MER 20 | +2 |
| 9:26 | 2nd & 8 | own 20 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 6 yds to the MER 26 | +6 |
| 8:43 | 3rd & 2 | own 26 | CJ Miller run for no gain to the MER 26 for a 1ST down The Citadel Penalty, off-side (Phillip Collins) to the MER 31 for a 1ST down | +5 |
| 8:07 | 1st & 10 | own 31 | Micah Bell run for 1 yd to the MER 32 | +1 |
| 7:49 | 2nd & 9 | own 32 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 11 yds to the MER 43 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 7:09 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Micah Bell run for no gain to the MER 43 | 0 |
| 6:35 | 2nd & 10 | own 43 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 6 yds to the MER 49 | +6 |
| 5:52 | 3rd & 4 | own 49 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 6 yds to the CIT 45 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 5:10 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | Braden Atkinson sacked for a loss of 6 yards to the CIT 49 Mercer Penalty, intentional grounding (Braden Atkinson) to the MER 49 | −6 |
| 5:02 | 2nd & 16 | own 49 | JP Pickles run for 2 yds to the CIT 49 | +2 |
| 4:18 | 3rd & 14 | opp 49 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 20 yds to the CIT 29 for a 1ST down The Citadel Penalty, off-side (Chris Benton) to the CIT 29 for a 1ST down | +20 |
| 3:55 | 1st & 10 | opp 29 | B. Atkinson pass to A. Dabbs for 29 yds for a TD (R. Griffith KICK) (Reice Griffith KICK) | +29 |
CIT11 plays, 48 yd · On downs | ||||
| 3:55 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Reice Griffith kickoff for 54 yds | 0 |
| 3:54 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Quentin Hayes run for 4 yds to the CIT 39 | +4 |
| 3:20 | 2nd & 6 | own 39 | Quentin Hayes run for 9 yds to the CIT 48 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 2:43 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Ha'Keem Monroe for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Carmelo O'neal) to the MER 37 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 2:35 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | Javonte Graves-Billips run for 3 yds to the MER 34 | +3 |
| 2:00 | 2nd & 7 | opp 34 | Quentin Hayes run for 2 yds to the MER 32 | +2 |
| 1:54 | 3rd & 5 | opp 32 | Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 6 yds to the MER 26 for a 1ST down | +6 |
| 1:40 | 1st & 10 | opp 26 | Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Malachi Taylor | 0 |
| 1:36 | 2nd & 10 | opp 26 | Quentin Hayes run for 5 yds to the MER 21 | +5 |
| 0:56 | 3rd & 5 | opp 21 | Quentin Hayes run for 4 yds to the MER 17 | +4 |
| 0:37 | 4th & 1 | opp 17 | Quentin Hayes run for no gain to the MER 17 | 0 |
MER5 plays, 2 yd · Punt | ||||
| 15:00 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Travion Solomon | 0 |
| 15:00 | 2nd & 10 | opp 44 | Micah Bell run for 2 yds to the CIT 42 | +2 |
| 15:00 | 3rd & 8 | opp 42 | Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs, broken up by Sayre Smothers | 0 |
| 14:58 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Ben Barnes kickoff for 9 yds | 0 |
| 13:53 | 4th & 8 | opp 42 | John McConnell punt for 42 yds | 0 |
CIT5 plays, 15 yd · Punt | ||||
| 13:53 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Quentin Hayes run for 10 yds to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 13:53 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Javonte Graves-Billips run for 3 yds to the CIT 33 | +3 |
| 13:53 | 2nd & 7 | own 33 | Sebastien Boyle run for 3 yds to the CIT 36 | +3 |
| 13:53 | 3rd & 4 | own 36 | Sebastien Boyle run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 35 | −1 |
| 11:08 | 4th & 5 | own 35 | James Platte punt for 50 yds | 0 |
MER10 plays, 40 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:07 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Micah Bell run for 4 yds to the MER 19 | +4 |
| 10:32 | 2nd & 6 | own 19 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to CJ Miller for 11 yds to the MER 30 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 9:56 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 6 yds to the MER 36 | +6 |
| 9:17 | 2nd & 4 | own 36 | Micah Bell run for 4 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down | +4 |
| 8:41 | 1st & 10 | own 40 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for no gain to the CIT 40 for a 1ST down The Citadel Penalty, roughing passer (Darryle Ware) to the CIT 45 for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 7:42 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | Adjatay Dabbs run for no gain to the CIT 45 | 0 |
| 6:59 | 2nd & 10 | opp 45 | Braden Atkinson sacked by Mikey Rosa for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 46 | −1 |
| 6:48 | 3rd & 11 | opp 46 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 6 yds to the CIT 40 | +6 |
| 6:30 | 4th & 5 | opp 40 | Mercer Penalty, delay of game (John McConnell) to the CIT 45 | −5 |
| 6:16 | 4th & 10 | opp 45 | John McConnell punt for 43 yds , Braylon Knauth returns for no gain to the CIT 2 | 0 |
CIT4 plays, 4 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:15 | 1st & 10 | own 2 | Quentin Hayes run for 1 yd to the CIT 3 | +1 |
| 5:34 | 2nd & 9 | own 3 | Garrison Johnson Sr. run for 3 yds to the CIT 6 | +3 |
| 4:56 | 3rd & 6 | own 6 | Quentin Hayes pass incomplete to Jihad Marks, broken up by Kaleb Hutchinson | 0 |
| 4:51 | 4th & 6 | own 6 | James Platte punt for 38 yds | 0 |
MER9 plays, 44 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 4:44 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | Mercer Penalty, false start (Tyler Murray) to the CIT 49 | −5 |
| 4:43 | 1st & 15 | opp 49 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Micah Bell for 11 yds to the CIT 38 | +11 |
| 4:09 | 2nd & 4 | opp 38 | Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Micah Bell | 0 |
| 4:04 | 3rd & 4 | opp 38 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Micah Bell for 10 yds to the CIT 28 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 3:31 | 1st & 10 | opp 28 | Micah Bell run for 6 yds to the CIT 22 | +6 |
| 2:56 | 2nd & 4 | opp 22 | Micah Bell run for 7 yds to the CIT 15 for a 1ST down | +7 |
| 2:27 | 1st & 10 | opp 15 | Braden Atkinson pass incomplete | 0 |
| 2:18 | 2nd & 10 | opp 15 | CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the CIT 12 | +3 |
| 1:39 | 3rd & 7 | opp 12 | B. Atkinson pass to A. McDaniel for 12 yds for a TD (R. Griffith KICK) (Reice Griffith KICK) | +12 |
CIT7 plays, -1 yd · Punt | ||||
| 1:36 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Reice Griffith kickoff Mercer Penalty, delay of game (Reice Griffith) to the MER 30 | −5 |
| 1:36 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Reice Griffith kickoff for 70 yds for a touchback | 0 |
| 1:35 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Quentin Hayes sacked by Kaleb Hutchinson for a loss of 7 yards to the CIT 18 | −7 |
| 0:56 | 2nd & 17 | own 18 | Quentin Hayes pass complete to Sebastien Boyle for 6 yds to the CIT 24 | +6 |
| 0:06 | 3rd & 11 | own 24 | Quentin Hayes pass incomplete | 0 |
| 0:00 | own 24 | End of 3rd Quarter | 0 | |
| 15:00 | 4th & 11 | own 24 | James Platte punt for 70 yds | +52 |
MER2 plays, 88 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 14:12 | 2nd & 4 | own 12 | CJ Miller run for 9 yds to the MER 21 for a 1ST down | +9 |
| 13:34 | 1st & 10 | own 21 | CJ Miller 79 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick) | +79 |
CIT7 plays, 12 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 13:32 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Reice Griffith kickoff for 24 yds , Braylon Knauth return for no gain to the CIT 41 | 0 |
| 13:15 | 1st & 10 | own 41 | Quentin Hayes pass complete to Jihad Marks for 18 yds to the MER 41 for a 1ST down | +18 |
| 12:26 | 1st & 10 | opp 41 | Quentin Hayes run for 1 yd to the MER 40 | +1 |
| 12:03 | 2nd & 9 | opp 40 | Garrison Johnson Sr. run for no gain to the MER 40 | 0 |
| 11:18 | 3rd & 9 | opp 40 | Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for 3 yds to the MER 37 | +3 |
| 11:00 | 4th & 6 | opp 37 | Quentin Hayes pass complete to Javonte Graves-Billips for a loss of 4 yards to the MER 41 The Citadel Penalty, Offensive holding (Mike Bartilucci) to the MER 47 | −14 |
| 10:15 | 4th & 16 | opp 47 | Quentin Hayes pass intercepted Julian Fox return for no gain to the MER 49 | 0 |
MER8 plays, 51 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 9:40 | 1st & 10 | own 49 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 10 yds to the CIT 41 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 9:21 | 1st & 10 | opp 41 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Apollos Cook for 9 yds to the CIT 32 | +9 |
| 8:11 | 2nd & 1 | opp 32 | CJ Miller run for 2 yds to the CIT 30 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 7:33 | 1st & 10 | opp 30 | Micah Bell run for 11 yds to the CIT 19 for a 1ST down | +11 |
| 7:16 | 1st & 10 | opp 19 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 4 yds to the CIT 15 | +4 |
| 6:53 | 2nd & 6 | opp 15 | Braden Atkinson pass complete to Samuel Albee for 8 yds to the CIT 7 for a 1ST down | +8 |
| 6:37 | 1st & goal | opp 7 | Micah Bell run for a loss of 1 yard to the CIT 8 | −1 |
| 6:06 | 2nd & goal | opp 8 | Kendall Harris 8 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) | +8 |
CIT9 plays, 33 yd · On downs | ||||
| 5:48 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Reice Griffith kickoff for 58 yds , Braylon Knauth return for 17 yds to the CIT 24 | +17 |
| 5:41 | 1st & 10 | own 24 | Cooper Tankersley run for no gain to the CIT 24 | 0 |
| 5:09 | 2nd & 10 | own 24 | Cooper Tankersley pass complete to JJ Hudson for 9 yds to the CIT 33 | +9 |
| 4:28 | 3rd & 1 | own 33 | Sebastien Boyle run for 2 yds to the CIT 35 for a 1ST down | +2 |
| 4:02 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Cooper Tankersley pass incomplete to JJ Hudson for a 1ST down Mercer Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Fabian Scott) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down | +15 |
| 3:56 | 1st & 10 | midfield | Cooper Tankersley pass complete to JJ Hudson for 5 yds to the MER 45 | +5 |
| 3:24 | 2nd & 5 | opp 45 | Cooper Tankersley sacked by Antonio Butts Jr. for a loss of 3 yards to the MER 48 | −3 |
| 2:58 | 3rd & 8 | opp 48 | Cooper Tankersley pass complete to Xavier Hill for 2 yds to the MER 46 | +2 |
| 2:21 | 4th & 6 | opp 46 | Cooper Tankersley run for 3 yds to the MER 43 | +3 |
MER4 plays, 12 yd · Uncategorized | ||||
| 2:12 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | JP Pickles run for 2 yds to the MER 45 | +2 |
| 1:59 | 2nd & 8 | own 45 | Billy Martin run for 10 yds to the CIT 45 for a 1ST down | +10 |
| 1:07 | 1st & 10 | opp 45 | JP Pickles run for no gain to the CIT 45 | 0 |
| 0:23 | 2nd & 10 | opp 45 | Billy Martin run for 5 yds to the CIT 45 | +5 |
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
The Citadel 4–5 vs Mercer
- 2024 · wk 4The Citadel 21 @ Mercer 38
- 2023 · wk 10Mercer 38 @ The Citadel 16
- 2022 · wk 3The Citadel 0 @ Mercer 17
- 2021 · wk 9Mercer 34 @ The Citadel 7
- 2019 · wk 9Mercer 24 @ The Citadel 35
- 2018 · wk 4The Citadel 38 @ Mercer 31
- 2017 · wk 6Mercer 24 @ The Citadel 14
- 2016 · wk 1The Citadel 24 @ Mercer 23
- 2015 · wk 9Mercer 19 @ The Citadel 21
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