Week 11 · 2025
Mercer at Western Carolina
Sat 11/08/2025 02:30 PME. J. Whitmire StadiumConference
68°Fair9 mph W · 48% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Mercer
49
9–3
Western Carolina
47
7–5
Attendance
14,510
reported
MercerMER
Western CarolinaWCU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Braden Atkinson | 23/39 | 443 | 11.4 | 3 | 0 |
| WCU | Taron Dickens | 33/49 | 551 | 11.2 | 7 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | CJ Miller | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 3 | 26 |
| MER | Braden Atkinson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 |
| MER | Adonis McDaniel | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| MER | Tyrell Coard | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 3 |
| MER | Ty Doughty | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| MER | JP Pickles | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Branson Adams | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 5 |
| WCU | Patrick Boyd Jr. | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 |
| WCU | Taron Dickens | 16 | 9 | 0.6 | 0 | 11 |
| WCU | Camury Reid | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| WCU | Jaylin Terzado | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Adjatay Dabbs | 4 | 147 | 36.8 | 1 | 81 |
| MER | Adonis McDaniel | 5 | 78 | 15.6 | 0 | 29 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 50 |
| MER | Kendall Harris | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 2 | 26 |
| MER | CJ Miller | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 0 | 49 |
| MER | Samuel Albee | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| WCU | Malik Knight | 5 | 141 | 28.2 | 2 | 54 |
| WCU | Patrick Boyd Jr. | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 1 | 25 |
| WCU | James Tyre | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 1 | 42 |
| WCU | Michael Rossin | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 2 | 27 |
| WCU | Dominic Dutton | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
| WCU | Camury Reid | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 24 |
| WCU | Jaylin Terzado | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 20 |
| WCU | Brayden Blackmon | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 17 |
| WCU | Jai Boyd | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 1 | 11 |
| WCU | Branson Adams | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| WCU | Josiah Thomas | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Drew Clare | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| WCU | Taron Dickens | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Kaleb Hutchinson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Reice Griffith | 2/2 | 100.0 | 37 | 5/5 | 11 |
| WCU | Marcus Trout | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | John McConnell | 6 | 278 | 46.3 | 0 | 3 | 56 |
| WCU | Stephen Brantley | 4 | 199 | 49.8 | 0 | 3 | 59 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Brayden Smith | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | 18 |
| MER | Tyrell Coard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| WCU | Dominic Dutton | 4 | 94 | 23.5 | 0 | 36 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Brayden Smith | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | James Tyre | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Western Carolina 2–8 vs Mercer
- 2024 · wk 9Western Carolina 34 @ Mercer 44
- 2023 · wk 9Mercer 45 @ Western Carolina 38
- 2022 · wk 6Western Carolina 6 @ Mercer 49
- 2021 · wk 6Mercer 34 @ Western Carolina 24
- 2019 · wk 1Mercer 49 @ Western Carolina 27
- 2018 · wk 8Western Carolina 46 @ Mercer 59
- 2017 · wk 11Mercer 35 @ Western Carolina 33
- 2016 · wk 7Western Carolina 24 @ Mercer 38
- 2015 · wk 6Mercer 21 @ Western Carolina 24
- 2014 · wk 8Western Carolina 35 @ Mercer 21
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