Week 6 · 2025

Samford at Mercer

Sat 10/04/2025 04:00 PMFive Star Stadium at the Moye ComplexConference

78°Cloudy8 mph NE · 62% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Samford

21

1–11

Mercer

45

9–3

Attendance

9,461

reported

MER5 plays, 7 yd · Punt

14:551st & 10own 35Colton Pace kickoff for 57 yds , Brayden Smith return for 18 yds to the MER 26+18
14:551st & 10own 26Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs0
14:552nd & 10own 26CJ Miller run for no gain to the MER 260
14:553rd & 10own 26Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 7 yds to the MER 33+7
13:334th & 3own 33John McConnell punt for 31 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 360

SAM4 plays, -6 yd · Punt

13:331st & 10own 36Quincy Crittendon run for 1 yd to the SAM 37+1
13:332nd & 9own 37Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Calvin Jones0
13:333rd & 9own 37Quincy Crittendon sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 30−7
12:274th & 16own 30Noah Jones punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MER 360

MER1 play, 64 yd · Touchdown

12:181st & 10own 36Braden Atkinson pass complete to Samuel Albee for 64 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+64

SAM5 plays, 1 yd · Punt

12:101st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 64 yds , C.J. Evans return for 30 yds to the SAM 31+30
12:101st & 10own 31Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Torrey Ward for 1 yd to the SAM 32+1
12:102nd & 9own 32C.J. Evans run for 5 yds to the SAM 37+5
12:103rd & 4own 37Quincy Crittendon pass complete to C.J. Evans for 5 yds to the SAM 32+5
10:374th & 9own 32Noah Jones punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 44 , Brayden Smith returns for 28 yds to the SAM 44+28

MER5 plays, 6 yd · On downs

10:372nd & 13opp 47Timeout Mercer, clock 10:370
10:371st & 10opp 44Ty Doughty run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAM 47−3
10:372nd & 13opp 47Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Ty Doughty0
10:373rd & 13opp 47Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 11 yds to the SAM 36+11
9:154th & 2opp 36Billy Martin run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 38−2

SAM4 plays, 6 yd · Punt

9:151st & 10own 38Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Ken Cherry for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 37−1
9:152nd & 11own 37Quincy Crittendon sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 35−2
9:153rd & 13own 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Nick Crayton for 9 yds to the SAM 44+9
7:474th & 4own 44Noah Jones punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 110

MER4 plays, 0 yd · Punt

7:471st & 10own 11Billy Martin run for no gain to the MER 110
7:472nd & 10own 11Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith0
7:473rd & 10own 11Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel0
6:584th & 10own 11John McConnell punt for 47 yds, fair catch by Preston Bird at the SAM 420

SAM6 plays, -10 yd · Punt

6:582nd & 7own 45Timeout Mercer, clock 06:580
6:581st & 10own 42Ken Cherry run for 3 yds to the SAM 45+3
6:582nd & 7own 45Quincy Crittendon sacked by Kobe McInnis for a loss of 10 yards to the SAM 35−10
6:583rd & 17own 35Quincy Crittendon sacked for a loss of 3 yards to the SAM 32−3
5:134th & 20own 32Noah Jones punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MER 37 for a 1ST down , Brayden Smith returns for 12 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down Samford Penalty, Personal Foul (Conroy Cunningham II) to the MER 37 for a 1ST down+12
5:134th & 20own 32Noah Jones punt for 43 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 48 for a 1ST down , Brayden Smith returns for 12 yds to the SAM 44 for a 1ST down Samford Penalty, Personal Foul (Conroy Cunningham II) to the SAM 48 for a 1ST down+12

MER8 plays, 48 yd · Touchdown

5:131st & 10opp 48Ty Doughty run for 6 yds to the SAM 42+6
5:132nd & 4opp 42Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 16 yds to the SAM 26 for a 1ST down+16
5:131st & 10opp 26Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 24+2
5:132nd & 8opp 24Ty Doughty run for 21 yds to the SAM 3 for a 1ST down+21
5:131st & goalopp 3Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 1+2
2:362nd & goalopp 1Antonio Butts Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+1
2:361st & 10midfieldTimeout Mercer, clock 02:360
2:321st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 47 yds , Emerson Russell return for 17 yds to the SAM 48 Mercer Penalty, Personal Foul (Mike Polke) to the 50 yard line+17

SAM4 plays, 7 yd · Punt

2:321st & 10midfieldQuincy Crittendon run for no gain to the 50 yard line0
2:322nd & 10midfieldQuincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Jadon Loving0
2:323rd & 10midfieldQuincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 7 yds to the MER 43+7
1:454th & 3opp 43Noah Jones punt for 40 yds0

MER16 plays, 97 yd · Touchdown

1:451st & 10own 3Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 11 yds to the MER 14 for a 1ST down+11
1:451st & 10own 14Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 5 yds to the MER 19+5
1:452nd & 5own 19Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 3 yds to the MER 16+3
1:453rd & 8own 16PENALTY SAM Offside (Cunningham,Conroy) 5 yards from MER16 to MER21. NO PLAY.+5
0:00own 21End of 1st Quarter0
0:003rd & 3own 21Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 11 yds to the MER 32 for a 1ST down+11
15:001st & 10own 32Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the MER 35+3
15:002nd & 7own 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Apollos Cook0
15:003rd & 7own 35Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 17 yds to the SAM 48 for a 1ST down+17
15:001st & 10opp 48Billy Martin run for 2 yds to the SAM 46+2
15:002nd & 8opp 46Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 12 yds to the SAM 34 for a 1ST down+12
15:001st & 10opp 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 21 yds to the SAM 13 for a 1ST down+21
15:001st & 10opp 13Braden Atkinson pass incomplete0
15:002nd & 10opp 13Ty Doughty run for 10 yds to the SAM 3 for a 1ST down+10
11:091st & goalopp 3Braden Atkinson pass complete to Javarius George for 3 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+3
11:091st & 10own 25Timeout Mercer, clock 11:090

SAM5 plays, 4 yd · Punt

11:091st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
11:091st & 10own 25Cam Bland run for 3 yds to the SAM 28+3
11:092nd & 7own 28Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 1 yd to the SAM 29+1
11:093rd & 6own 29Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete0
10:014th & 6own 29Noah Jones punt for 34 yds0

MER10 plays, 63 yd · Touchdown

10:011st & 10own 37Braden Atkinson pass complete to Malik Simmons for 27 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down+27
10:011st & 10opp 36Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 34+2
10:012nd & 8opp 34Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Sawyer Burt0
10:013rd & 8opp 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Travion Solomon for 8 yds to the SAM 26 for a 1ST down+8
10:011st & 10opp 26Billy Martin run for 5 yds to the SAM 21+5
10:012nd & 5opp 21Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel0
10:013rd & 5opp 21Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adjatay Dabbs for 10 yds to the SAM 11 for a 1ST down+10
10:011st & 10opp 11JP Pickles run for 4 yds to the SAM 7+4
6:002nd & 6opp 7Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 7 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+7
6:001st & 10own 25Timeout Mercer, clock 06:000

SAM14 plays, 44 yd · Turnover

6:001st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
6:001st & 10own 25Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 7 yds to the SAM 32+7
6:002nd & 3own 32Ken Cherry run for no gain to the SAM 320
6:003rd & 3own 32Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 28 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down+28
6:001st & 10opp 40PENALTY SAM False Start (Crittendon,Quincy) 5 yards from MER40 to MER45. NO PLAY.−5
6:001st & 15opp 45Ken Cherry run for 10 yds to the MER 35+10
6:002nd & 5opp 35Ken Cherry run for 2 yds to the MER 33+2
6:003rd & 3opp 33Ken Cherry run for 4 yds to the MER 29 for a 1ST down+4
6:001st & 10opp 29Brady Stober pass complete to Cam Bland for 4 yds to the MER 33+4
2:002nd & 14opp 33Timeout Mercer, clock 02:000
2:002nd & 14opp 33Brady Stober pass complete to Cam Bland for a loss of 1 yard to the MER 34−1
2:003rd & 15opp 34Brady Stober run for 3 yds to the MER 31+3
0:354th & 12opp 31Timeout Samford, clock 00:350
0:294th & 12opp 31Brady Stober pass intercepted Tommy Bliss return for no gain to the MER 10

MER2 plays, 2 yd · End of period

0:00own 1End of 2nd Quarter0
0:001st & 10own 1Braden Atkinson run for 2 yds to the MER 3+2

SAM9 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Brady Stober pass complete to Calvin Jones for 5 yds to the SAM 30+5
15:002nd & 5own 30Ken Cherry run for 3 yds to the SAM 33+3
15:003rd & 2own 33Brady Stober run for 1 yd to the SAM 34+1
15:004th & 1own 34Ken Cherry run for 4 yds to the SAM 38 for a 1ST down+4
15:001st & 10own 38Brady Stober pass incomplete to Preston Bird0
15:002nd & 10own 38Brady Stober run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 37−1
12:503rd & 11own 37Brady Stober pass complete to Preston Bird for 63 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)+63
12:501st & 10own 24Timeout Mercer, clock 12:500

MER6 plays, 76 yd · Touchdown

12:441st & 10own 35Colton Pace kickoff for 54 yds , Brayden Smith return for 13 yds to the MER 24+13
12:441st & 10own 24Braden Atkinson pass complete to Adonis McDaniel for 11 yds to the MER 35 for a 1ST down+11
12:441st & 10own 35Billy Martin run for 3 yds to the MER 38+3
12:442nd & 7own 38Billy Martin run for 24 yds to the SAM 38 for a 1ST down+24
12:441st & 10opp 38Braden Atkinson pass incomplete0
10:572nd & 10opp 38Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 38 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+38

SAM9 plays, 38 yd · Punt

10:511st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 65 yds , Calvin Jones return for 17 yds to the SAM 17+17
10:511st & 10own 17Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 19+2
10:512nd & 8own 19Brady Stober pass complete to Calvin Jones for 7 yds to the SAM 26+7
10:513rd & 1own 26Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 30 yds to the MER 44 for a 1ST down+30
10:511st & 10opp 44Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones0
10:512nd & 10opp 44PENALTY SAM False Start (Crayton,Nick) 5 yards from MER44 to MER49. NO PLAY.−5
10:512nd & 15opp 49Brady Stober run for 4 yds to the MER 45+4
10:513rd & 11opp 45Cam Bland run for no gain to the MER 450
8:274th & 11opp 45Noah Jones punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 100

MER7 plays, 25 yd · Punt

8:271st & 10own 10Braden Atkinson pass complete to Malik Simmons for 5 yds to the MER 15+5
8:272nd & 5own 15Braden Atkinson pass complete to Brayden Smith for 13 yds to the MER 28 for a 1ST down+13
8:271st & 10own 28Ty Doughty run for 12 yds to the MER 40 for a 1ST down+12
8:271st & 10own 40Ty Doughty run for a loss of 5 yards to the MER 35−5
8:272nd & 15own 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Travion Solomon0
8:273rd & 15own 35Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith0
6:314th & 15own 35John McConnell punt for 52 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 20 , Preston Bird returns for 7 yds to the SAM 20+7

SAM5 plays, -8 yd · Punt

6:311st & 10own 20Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones0
6:312nd & 10own 20PENALTY SAM UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Ward,Torrey) 10 yards from SAM20 to SAM10. NO PLAY.−10
6:312nd & 20own 10Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 12+2
6:313rd & 18own 12Brady Stober pass incomplete0
5:404th & 18own 12Noah Jones punt for 54 yds0

MER1 play, 66 yd · Touchdown

5:301st & 10own 34Braden Atkinson pass complete to Ty Doughty for 66 yds for a TD (Reice Griffith KICK)+66

SAM12 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

5:301st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 60 yds0
5:301st & 10own 25Brady Stober pass complete to Nick Crayton for 11 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down+11
5:301st & 10own 36Cam Bland run for 7 yds to the SAM 43+7
5:302nd & 3own 43Cam Bland run for 11 yds to the MER 46 for a 1ST down+11
5:301st & 10opp 46Brady Stober pass complete to Teddy Davenport for 14 yds to the MER 32 for a 1ST down+14
5:301st & 10opp 32Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones0
5:302nd & 10opp 32Brady Stober run for 2 yds to the MER 30+2
5:303rd & 8opp 30Brady Stober pass complete to Nick Crayton for 8 yds to the MER 22 for a 1ST down+8
5:301st & 10opp 22Cam Bland run for 9 yds to the MER 13+9
2:442nd & 1opp 13Cam Bland run for 13 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)+13
2:441st & 10own 17Timeout Mercer, clock 02:440
2:371st & 10own 35Colton Pace kickoff for 55 yds , Brayden Smith return for 30 yds to the MER 35 Mercer Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the MER 17+30

MER4 plays, 7 yd · Punt

2:371st & 10own 17Billy Martin run for 7 yds to the MER 24+7
2:372nd & 3own 24Billy Martin run for no gain to the MER 240
2:373rd & 3own 24Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adonis McDaniel0
1:134th & 3own 24John McConnell punt for 52 yds , Preston Bird returns for 16 yds to the SAM 40+16

SAM5 plays, -14 yd · Punt

1:131st & 10own 40Calvin Jones run for a loss of 5 yards to the SAM 35−5
0:00own 35End of 3rd Quarter0
0:002nd & 15own 35Brady Stober sacked by Ean Johnson-Kelley for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 28−7
15:003rd & 22own 28Brady Stober pass complete to Ken Cherry for 2 yds to the SAM 26+2
14:184th & 24own 26Noah Jones punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Brayden Smith at the MER 350

MER5 plays, 21 yd · Turnover

14:181st & 10own 35JP Pickles run for 8 yds to the MER 43+8
14:182nd & 2own 43Ty Doughty run for 5 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down+5
14:181st & 10own 48JP Pickles run for 6 yds to the SAM 46+6
14:182nd & 4opp 46Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the SAM 44+2
11:563rd & 2opp 44JP Pickles pass intercepted LaShon Young return for no gain to the SAM 260

SAM4 plays, 74 yd · Touchdown

11:561st & 10own 26PENALTY SAM False Start (Loving,Jadon) 5 yards from SAM26 to SAM21. NO PLAY.−5
11:561st & 15own 21Brady Stober pass incomplete to Nick Crayton0
11:562nd & 15own 21Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 23+2
11:293rd & 13own 23Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 77 yds for a TD (Colton Pace KICK)+77

MER8 plays, 65 yd · Missed FG

11:291st & 10own 35Colton Pace kickoff for 60 yds0
11:291st & 10own 25Ty Doughty run for 32 yds to the SAM 43 for a 1ST down+32
11:291st & 10opp 43Braden Atkinson pass complete to Kendall Harris for 5 yds to the SAM 38+5
11:292nd & 5opp 38Billy Martin run for 25 yds to the SAM 13 for a 1ST down+25
11:291st & 10opp 13Billy Martin run for 3 yds to the SAM 10+3
11:292nd & 7opp 10Billy Martin run for no gain to the SAM 100
11:293rd & 7opp 10Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Brayden Smith0
8:094th & 7opp 10Reice Griffith 27 yd FG MISSED+27

SAM5 plays, -2 yd · On downs

8:092nd & 9own 21Timeout Mercer, clock 08:090
8:091st & 10own 20Cam Bland run for 1 yd to the SAM 21+1
8:092nd & 9own 21Brady Stober pass incomplete to Calvin Jones0
8:093rd & 9own 21Brady Stober run for 4 yds to the SAM 25+4
7:024th & 5own 25Brady Stober sacked by Kobe McInnis for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 18−7

MER5 plays, 1 yd · Field goal

7:021st & 10opp 18Ty Doughty run for 1 yd to the SAM 17+1
7:022nd & 9opp 17JP Pickles pass incomplete to Ty Doughty0
7:023rd & 9opp 17Ty Doughty run for no gain to the SAM 170
5:364th & 9opp 17Reice Griffith 34 yd FG GOOD+34
5:291st & 10own 35Reice Griffith kickoff for 63 yds , Calvin Jones return for 25 yds to the SAM 40 Samford Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the SAM 10+25

SAM9 plays, 48 yd · On downs

5:291st & 10own 10Brady Stober pass intercepted Tommy Bliss return for 24 yds to the SAM 8+24
5:161st & 10own 10Shotgun Stober,Brady pass intercepted by Bliss,Tommy at SAM32 Bliss,Tommy return 24 yards to the SAM08 (Stober,Brady) PENALTY MER Pass Interference (Jones,Trenton) 15 yards from SAM10 to SAM25, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+15
5:161st & 10own 25Cam Bland run for 2 yds to the SAM 27+2
5:162nd & 8own 27Brady Stober pass complete to Jackson Beatty for 15 yds to the SAM 42 for a 1ST down+15
5:161st & 10own 42Ken Cherry run for 10 yds to the MER 48 for a 1ST down+10
5:161st & 10opp 48Brady Stober pass complete to Ken Cherry for 6 yds to the MER 42+6
5:162nd & 4opp 42Brady Stober sacked by Andrew Zock for a loss of 8 yards to the 50 yard line−8
5:163rd & 12midfieldBrady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 5 yds to the MER 45+5
2:334th & 7opp 45Brady Stober run for 3 yds to the MER 42+3

MER7 plays, 14 yd · End of period

2:331st & 10own 42Ty Doughty run for 8 yds to the 50 yard line+8
2:002nd & 2midfieldTimeout Mercer, clock 02:000
2:002nd & 2midfieldTy Doughty run for 4 yds to the SAM 46 for a 1ST down+4
2:001st & 10opp 46Ty Doughty run for 3 yds to the SAM 43+3
2:002nd & 7opp 43Ty Doughty run for no gain to the SAM 430
0:00opp 43End of 4th Quarter0
0:003rd & 7opp 43Kneel down by Mercer at SAM44 for loss of 1 yard.−1

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. Team

Mercer 4–6 vs Samford

  • 2024 · wk 8Mercer 35 @ Samford 55
  • 2023 · wk 11Samford 21 @ Mercer 28
  • 2022 · wk 12Mercer 44 @ Samford 50
  • 2021 · wk 5Samford 42 @ Mercer 45
  • 2019 · wk 10Samford 33 @ Mercer 36
  • 2018 · wk 3Mercer 30 @ Samford 24
  • 2017 · wk 10Samford 20 @ Mercer 3
  • 2016 · wk 11Mercer 19 @ Samford 24
  • 2015 · wk 12Samford 47 @ Mercer 21
  • 2014 · wk 6Mercer 18 @ Samford 21

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