Week 7 · 2026
Mercer at Samford
Sat 10/17/2026 07:00 PMSeibert StadiumConference
61°Clear8 mph N · 45% humidityMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
Mercer
31
7–2
Samford
21
3–6
Attendance
—
not yet reported
MercerMER
SamfordSAM
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | JP Pickles | 16/22 | 108 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Charlie Gilliam | 14/23 | 123 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 |
| SAM | Coulter Cleland | 4/8 | 74 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Gabarri Johnson | 4/8 | 34 | 4.3 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Devon Caldwell | 13 | 134 | 10.3 | 0 | 43 |
| MER | JP Pickles | 17 | 86 | 5.1 | 3 | 22 |
| MER | Eric Rasheed | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | 47 |
| MER | Zahmari Palode-Gary | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | 5 |
| SAM | Ken Cherry | 13 | 108 | 8.3 | 0 | 57 |
| SAM | Coulter Cleland | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 1 | 10 |
| SAM | Marquise Henderson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
| SAM | Bryon Martin | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| SAM | Emerson Russell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| SAM | Gabarri Johnson | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Will Shields | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 2 |
| SAM | Charlie Gilliam | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Travion Solomon | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 | 11 |
| MER | Brayden Smith | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 |
| MER | Zahmari Palode-Gary | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 13 |
| MER | Asa Gregg | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| MER | Devon Caldwell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| MER | Samuel Albee | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Marquise Henderson | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 38 |
| SAM | Preston Bird | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 1 | 18 |
| SAM | LaShon Young | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 15 |
| SAM | Emerson Russell | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 13 |
| SAM | Will Faught | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 13 |
| SAM | Cayden Aukerman | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| SAM | Kevonte Corbin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| SAM | Maddox McKim | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| SAM | Will Shields | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| SAM | Nicholas Bookman | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Ronin Dangler | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Eric Brantley Jr. | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Jyarius Carter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MER | Cameron Goggins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Jeremy Richardson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Justin Ferguson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Nigel Gay | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | CJ Favors | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Evin McDowell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Kehinde Akintunde | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Kobe McInnis | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Marquis Williams | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Mike Polke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Aaryn Askew | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Antonio Butts Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Brandon Gunn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Cam Moore | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Delano Marcelus | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Ean Johnson-Kelley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Jase Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Javious Bond | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Ke'Vion Wellington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Sam Martin Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MER | Shareef Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MER | Aiden Holewski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Jalen Nelson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Max Steve | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Spencer Conn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | LaShon Young | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Noah Holton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Joseph Shannon | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Dylon Henderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Brandon Franklin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Keion Dunlap | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Andrew Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Jackson Bussey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Kyree Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Maxton Woodward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Aiden Jeter | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | David Yancey III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Greg Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Jayden Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | John Scott III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Kaleb May | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Ryan Skinner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Termaine Turner Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Tyler Durant | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Elijah McDowell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Cameron Goggins | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| MER | Jyarius Carter | 1 | 32 | 1 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Simon Zeidan | 1/1 | 100.0 | 29 | 4/4 | 7 |
| SAM | Ty Ippolito | 2/2 | 100.0 | 53 | 1/1 | 7 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Senin Seymour | 7 | 277 | 39.6 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
| SAM | Will Thorley | 8 | 330 | 41.3 | 1 | 4 | 48 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Sam Martin Jr. | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 31 |
| MER | Jackson Kostmayer | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Kevonte Corbin | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 0 | 27 |
| SAM | Marquise Henderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | Brayden Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| SAM | LaShon Young | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 |
| SAM | Bryon Martin | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Mercer
Samford 5–5 vs Mercer
- 2025 · wk 6Samford 21 @ Mercer 45
- 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
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