Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015)


 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)

Samford (6-5,3-4) vs. Mercer (5-6,2-5)

Date: Nov 21, 2015 • Site: Macon, Ga.  • Stadium: Five Star Stadium  •  Attendance: 11273

Score by Quarters  Score 
Samford   3  6  10  28  47 
Mercer   7  7  0  7  21 

SCORING SUMMARY   SAM -MER  
1st  06:57  MER   Sam Walker 15 yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb kick) 
         15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 6:29  0 - 7 
  01:00  SAM   Anthony Pistelli 40 yd field goal 
         11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 2:56  3 - 7 
2nd  11:44  SAM   Anthony Pistelli 46 yd field goal 
         10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 3:11  6 - 7 
  06:00  SAM   Anthony Pistelli 46 yd field goal 
         10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:42  9 - 7 
  00:57  MER   John Russ 7 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick) 
         3 plays, 26 yards, TOP 1:05  9 - 14 
3rd  07:28  SAM   Anthony Pistelli 46 yd field goal 
         8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:48  12 - 14 
  02:20  SAM   Denzel Williams 1 yd run (Anthony Pistelli kick) 
         14 plays, 94 yards, TOP 3:13  19 - 14 
4th  13:04  SAM   Emmanuel Obajimi 94 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (Anthony Pistelli kick) 
         2 plays, 94 yards, TOP 0:19  26 - 14 
  11:58  SAM   Kelvin McKnight 77 yd punt return (Anthony Pistelli kick) 
           33 - 14 
  06:39  SAM   Denzel Williams 3 yd run (Anthony Pistelli kick) 
         3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:23  40 - 14 
  04:25  SAM   K'rondis Larry 94 yd run (Anthony Pistelli kick) 
         1 play, 94 yards, TOP 0:12  47 - 14 
  01:19  MER   Sam Walker 29 yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb kick) 
         7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:57  47 - 21 

Kickoff time: 3:04 pm  • End of Game: 6:20  • Total elapsed time: 3:16
Referee: Thomas Graham  •  Umpire: Wayne Rigsby  •  Linesman: Keith Tatum  •  Line judge: Tim Forman  •  Back judge: Jamey Tricoli  •  Field judge: Rob Barefield  •  Side judge: Chris Rape  • 
Temperature: 56  • Wind: NE 2 mph • Weather: Cloudy

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)

 Team Totals  SAM  MER 
FIRST DOWNS  26  22 
   Rushing  12 
   Passing  19 
   Penalty 
NET YARDS RUSHING  262  193 
   Rushing Attempts  30  46 
   Average Per Rush  8.7  4.2 
   Rushing Touchdowns 
   Yards Gained Rushing  268  203 
   Yards Lost Rushing  10 
NET YARDS PASSING  392  142 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  30-44-1  15-32-1 
   Average Per Attempt  8.9  4.4 
   Average Per Completion  13.1  9.5 
   Passing Touchdowns 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  654  335 
   Total offense plays  74  78 
   Average Gain Per Play  8.8  4.3 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  0-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  4-46  2-10 
PUNTS-YARDS  2-96  9-387 
   Average Yards Per Punt  48.0  43.0 
   Net Yards Per Punt  48.0  33.3 
   Inside 20 
   50+ Yards 
   Touchbacks 
   Fair catch 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  10-596  4-258 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  59.6  64.5 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  37.2  44.5 
   Touchbacks 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  2-87-1  0-0-0 
   Average Per Return  43.5  0.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  1-20-0  8-184-0 
   Average Per Return  20.0  23.0 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  1-0-0  1-19-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards 
Possession Time  24:08  35:52 
   1st Quarter  5:56  9:04 
   2nd Quarter  7:46  7:14 
   3rd Quarter  6:01  8:59 
   4th Quarter  4:25  10:35 
Third-Down Conversions  4 of 11  6 of 17 
Fourth-Down Conversions  0 of 1  1 of 2 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-3  2-2 
   Touchdowns  2-3  2-2 
   Field goals  1-3  0-2 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  1-1 
PAT Kicks  5-5  3-3 
Field Goals  4-4  0-0 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)

Samford
  
Mercer
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
K'rondis Larry   102  102  94  25.5 
Devlin Hodges   14  94  88  43  6.3 
Denzel Williams  50  50  34  6.2 
Karel Hamilton   16  16  16  16.0 
Jake Wilks   3.0 
Kelvin McKnight  0.0 
Totals...  30  268  262  94  8.7 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Tee Mitchell   14  53  53  3.8 
John Russ   12  62  53  16  4.4 
Alex Lakes   16  53  52  15  3.2 
Payton Usher   35  35  12  8.8 
Totals...  46  203  10  193  16  4.2 
  
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Devlin Hodges   30-44-1  392  94 
Totals...  30-44-1  392  94 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
John Russ   15-32-1  142  29 
Totals...  15-32-1  142  29 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Emmanuel Obajimi  157  94 
Karel Hamilton   101  30 
Kelvin McKnight  76  25 
Devon Schmitt   21  11 
Andrew Harris   16  12 
Denzel Williams  16  16 
K'rondis Larry  
Totals...  30  392  94 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Sam Walker   100  29 
Avery Ward  
Josh Jones   12  12 
Tee Mitchell   10  10 
Grant Radakovich 
Robert Brown  
Jimmie Robinson 
Totals...  15  142  29 
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Austin Barnard   96  48.0  49 
Totals...  96  48.0  49 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Matt Shiel   387  43.0  70 
Totals...  387  43.0  70 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Kelvin McKnight  87  77 
K'rondis Larry   20  20 
James Bradberry 
Totals...  87  77  20  20 
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Sam Walker   12  12 
Jimmie Robinson  163  52 
Lee Bennett   19  19 
Payton Usher  
Totals...  184  52  19  19 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Kelvin McKnight  76  87  163 
Emmanuel Obajimi  157  157 
K'rondis Larry   102  20  127 
Karel Hamilton   16  101  117 
Devlin Hodges   88  88 
Denzel Williams  50  16  66 
Devon Schmitt   21  21 
Andrew Harris   16  16 
Jake Wilks  
Totals...  262  392  20  87  761 
  
  
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Jimmie Robinson  163  164 
Sam Walker   100  12  112 
Tee Mitchell   53  10  63 
John Russ   53  53 
Alex Lakes   52  52 
Payton Usher   35  44 
Lee Bennett   19  19 
Josh Jones   12  12 
Grant Radakovich 
Avery Ward  
Robert Brown  
Totals...  193  142  184  19  538 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Anthony Pistelli  1st  01:00  40 yards  Good 
Anthony Pistelli  2nd  11:44  46 yards  Good 
Anthony Pistelli  2nd  06:00  46 yards  Good 
Anthony Pistelli  3rd  07:28  46 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
  
  
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Anthony Pistelli  10  596  59.6 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Tyler Zielenske  258  64.5 
 
FUMBLES: Samford-None. Mercer-None.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
SAM   1st  V25  15:00  Kickoff  V33  13:26     Punt  3-8  1:34    
SAM   1st  V25  06:57  Kickoff  V49  05:31     Downs  5-24  1:26    
SAM   1st  V17  03:56  Punt  H23  01:00  FIELD GOAL  11-60  2:56    
SAM   2nd  V07  14:55  Punt  H29  11:44  FIELD GOAL  10-64  3:11    
SAM   2nd  V03  08:42  Punt  H29  06:00  FIELD GOAL  10-68  2:42 
SAM   2nd  V10  02:58  Punt  V41  02:02     Interception  4-31  0:56    
SAM   2nd  V22  00:49  Kickoff  V31  00:00     End of half  2-9  0:49    
SAM   3rd  V24  10:16  Punt  H29  07:28  FIELD GOAL  8-47  2:48    
SAM   3rd  V06  05:33  Punt  H00  02:20  TOUCHDOWN  14-94  3:13 
SAM   4th  V06  13:23  Punt  H00  13:04  TOUCHDOWN  2-94  0:19    
SAM   4th  H00  11:58  Punt  H00  11:58  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
SAM   4th  V32  09:51  Downs  V36  08:39     Punt  3-4  1:12    
SAM   4th  H40  08:02  Interception  H00  06:39  TOUCHDOWN  3-40  1:23 
SAM   4th  V06  04:37  Punt  H00  04:25  TOUCHDOWN  1-94  0:12    
SAM   4th  V25  01:19  Kickoff  V31  00:00     End of half  2-6  1:19    
  
MER   1st  H20  13:26  Punt  V00  06:57  TOUCHDOWN  15-80  6:29 
MER   1st  V49  05:31  Downs  V47  03:56     Punt  3-2  1:35    
MER   1st  H30  00:54  Kickoff  H38  14:55     Punt  3-8  0:59    
MER   2nd  H25  11:44  Kickoff  V41  08:42     Punt  5-34  3:02    
MER   2nd  H29  05:55  Kickoff  V43  02:58     Punt  7-28  2:57    
MER   2nd  V26  02:02  Interception  V00  00:57  TOUCHDOWN  3-26  1:05 
MER   3rd  H20  14:55  Kickoff  H48  10:16     Punt  9-28  4:39    
MER   3rd  V47  07:19  Kickoff  V45  05:33     Punt  3-2  1:46    
MER   3rd  H25  02:20  Kickoff  V41  13:23     Punt  8-34  3:57    
MER   4th  H26  12:59  Kickoff  H28  11:58     Punt  3-2  1:01    
MER   4th  H37  11:54  Kickoff  V32  09:51     Downs  7-31  2:03    
MER   4th  H15  08:39  Punt  H19  08:02     Interception  2-4  0:37    
MER   4th  H20  06:35  Kickoff  H24  04:37     Punt  3-4  1:58    
MER   4th  H23  04:16  Kickoff  V00  01:19  TOUCHDOWN  7-77  2:57    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Samford   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   05:56   07:46   06:01   04:25      13:42   10:26      24:08  
3rd Down Conversions   0/3   2/4   2/3   0/1      2/7   2/4      4/11  
Average field position  V22   V10   V15   V25      V15   V22      V19  
4th Down Conversions   0/1   0/0   0/0   0/0      0/1   0/0      0/1  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Mercer   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   09:04   07:14   08:59   10:35      16:18   19:34      35:52  
3rd Down Conversions   3/5   0/2   2/4   1/6      3/7   3/10      6/17  
Average field position  H33   H42   H32   H24      H38   H27      H32  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   1/2      0/0   1/2      1/2  


Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
SAM   1st  V25  15:00  Kickoff  V33  13:26     Punt  3-8  1:34    
MER   1st  H20  13:26  Punt  V00  06:57  TOUCHDOWN  15-80  6:29 
SAM   1st  V25  06:57  Kickoff  V49  05:31     Downs  5-24  1:26    
MER   1st  V49  05:31  Downs  V47  03:56     Punt  3-2  1:35    
SAM   1st  V17  03:56  Punt  H23  01:00  FIELD GOAL  11-60  2:56    
MER   1st  H30  00:54  Kickoff  H38  14:55     Punt  3-8  0:59    
SAM   2nd  V07  14:55  Punt  H29  11:44  FIELD GOAL  10-64  3:11    
  
MER   2nd  H25  11:44  Kickoff  V41  08:42     Punt  5-34  3:02    
SAM   2nd  V03  08:42  Punt  H29  06:00  FIELD GOAL  10-68  2:42 
MER   2nd  H29  05:55  Kickoff  V43  02:58     Punt  7-28  2:57    
SAM   2nd  V10  02:58  Punt  V41  02:02     Interception  4-31  0:56    
MER   2nd  V26  02:02  Interception  V00  00:57  TOUCHDOWN  3-26  1:05 
SAM   2nd  V22  00:49  Kickoff  V31  00:00     End of half  2-9  0:49    
MER   3rd  H20  14:55  Kickoff  H48  10:16     Punt  9-28  4:39    
  
SAM   3rd  V24  10:16  Punt  H29  07:28  FIELD GOAL  8-47  2:48    
MER   3rd  V47  07:19  Kickoff  V45  05:33     Punt  3-2  1:46    
SAM   3rd  V06  05:33  Punt  H00  02:20  TOUCHDOWN  14-94  3:13 
MER   3rd  H25  02:20  Kickoff  V41  13:23     Punt  8-34  3:57    
SAM   4th  V06  13:23  Punt  H00  13:04  TOUCHDOWN  2-94  0:19    
  
MER   4th  H26  12:59  Kickoff  H28  11:58     Punt  3-2  1:01    
SAM   4th  H00  11:58  Punt  H00  11:58  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
MER   4th  H37  11:54  Kickoff  V32  09:51     Downs  7-31  2:03    
SAM   4th  V32  09:51  Downs  V36  08:39     Punt  3-4  1:12    
MER   4th  H15  08:39  Punt  H19  08:02     Interception  2-4  0:37    
SAM   4th  H40  08:02  Interception  H00  06:39  TOUCHDOWN  3-40  1:23 
MER   4th  H20  06:35  Kickoff  H24  04:37     Punt  3-4  1:58    
SAM   4th  V06  04:37  Punt  H00  04:25  TOUCHDOWN  1-94  0:12    
MER   4th  H23  04:16  Kickoff  V00  01:19  TOUCHDOWN  7-77  2:57    
SAM   4th  V25  01:19  Kickoff  V31  00:00     End of half  2-6  1:19    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)

##  Samford   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
23  Justin Cooper   10  15  0.5/1   .   .   .  
29  Tonne Osaigbovo  .   .   .   .  
43  Josh Killett   0.5/2   .   .   .  
24  Trey Wesley   .   .   .   .  
90  Xavier Forrest   0.5/0   .   .   .  
27  Jamerson Blount  .   .   .   .  
33  Derek Slaughter  .   .   .   .  
45  Shaheed Salmon   1.0/1   .   .   .  
21  James Bradberry  .   .   1-0   .  
96  Mitchell Smith   .   .   .   .  
36  Austin Chapman   .   .   .   .  
35  Terrell Woods   .   .   .   .  
99  Ahmad Gooden   .   .   .   .  
46  Carter McManes   .   .   .   .  
15  Roosevelt Donaldson  0.5/1   .   .   .  
12  Omari Williams   .   .   .   .  
83  Darius Harvey   .   .   .   .  
93  Jake Kingree   .   .   .   .  
71  Brad Noble   .   .   .   .  
3   Karel Hamilton   .   .   .   .  
86  Anthony Pistelli  .   .   .   .  
39  Chaz Claunch   .   .   .   .  
95  Jose Casanova   .   .   .   .  
97  Horace Roberts   .   .   .   .  
22  Cody Brooks   .   .   .   .  
##  Mercer   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
40  Lee Bennett   13  0.5/1   .   1-19  .  
30  Mike Gray   1.0/1   .   .   1.0/1  
33  Tripp Patterson  .   .   .   .  
36  Alex Avant   .   .   .   .  
92  Kelly Brooks   0.5/1   .   .   .  
41  Isaiah Buehler   .   .   .   .  
9   Lendell Arnold   .   .   .   .  
26  Jeremy James   .   .   .   .  
21  Zach Jackson   .   .   .   .  
11  Tosin Aguebor   .   .   .   .  
29  Brandon Gurley   .   .   .   .  
51  Kyle Williams   1.0/3   .   .   .  
15  Jimmie Robinson  .   .   .   .  
56  Michael Rainwater  .   .   .   .  
43  Devin Davidson   .   .   .   .  
98  Cody Jones   .   .   .   .  
1   Jordan Marshall  .   .   .   .  
37  Tyler Ward   .   .   .   .  
95  Jalen Penn   .   .   .   .  
94  Blake Jones   .   .   .   .  

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)

Samford  
Pos  ##  Offense 
OT   68  Wesley Carter  
OG   77  Hayden Naumann  
C   58  Gordon Crozier  
OG   62  Armando Bonheur 
OT   50  Gunnar Bromelow 
RB   25  Denzel Williams 
WR   9   E. Obajimi  
WR   6   Kelvin McKnight 
WR   3   Karel Hamilton  
TE   40  Devon Schmitt  
QB   8   Devlin Hodges  
  
Samford  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   15  R. Donaldson  
DT   90  Xavier Forrest  
DT   95  Jose Casanova  
DE   99  Ahmad Gooden  
LB   43  Josh Killett  
LB   23  Justin Cooper  
LB   45  Shaheed Salmon  
CB   12  Omari Williams  
S   24  Trey Wesley  
S   27  Jamerson Blount 
CB   21  James Bradberry 
  
Mercer  
Pos  ##  Offense 
OT   78  Thomas Marchman 
OG   70  Mitch Payne  
C   54  Kirby Southard  
OG   65  Caleb Yates  
OT   73  Niederreither  
TE   87  Sam Walker  
QB   7   John Russ  
RB   28  Tee Mitchell  
WR   1   Jordan Marshall 
WR   84  Avery Ward  
WR   15  Jimmie Robinson 
  
Mercer  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   95  Jalen Penn  
DT   99  Austin Barrett  
DE   41  Isaiah Buehler  
LB   33  Tripp Patterson 
LB   40  Lee Bennett  
LB   11  Tosin Aguebor  
S   30  Mike Gray  
CB   36  Alex Avant  
S   9   Lendell Arnold  
S   21  Zach Jackson  
CB   26  Jeremy James  

Samford: 2A-Ryan White, 2D-Christian Stark, 5-Carson Barnett, 7-Gavin Sinclair, 11-Andrew Harris, 13-Tyler Small, 17-K'rondis Larry, 20-Roland Adams, 22-Cody Brooks, 29-Tonne Osaigbovo, 30-Jake Wilks, 33-Derek Slaughter, 35-Terrell Woods, 36-Austin Chapman, 38-Troy Forrest, 39-Chaz Claunch, 46-Carter McManes, 48-Matt Azemar, 52-Connor Rafferty, 53-Austin Barnard, 55-Jonathan Mooney, 63-Andy Clements, 64-Alec Hulmes, 70-Ryan Hughes, 71-Brad Noble, 75-Royus Amos, 78-Antwan Johnson, 80-Justin Minick, 83-Darius Harvey, 84-Clarke Miller, 86-A. Pistelli, 88-Kevin Marion, 92-Alfred Brown, 93-Jake Kingree, 96-Mitchell Smith, 97-Horace Roberts.

Mercer: 6-Josh Jones, 8-Marquise Irvin, 10-Corey Lockett, 18-Nevin Harton, 22-Sytavious Brown, 24-Caleb Brown, 25-Payton Usher, 27-Alex Lakes, 29-Brandon Gurley, 31-JeTarii Donald, 32-Brandon Coney, 34-Nate Pylant, 35-Jonathan Ward, 37-Tyler Ward, 38-Robert Brown, 42-G. Radakovich, 43-Devin Davidson, 44-Travonte Easley, 45-CJ Kleckley, 47-Jagger Lieb, 48-Michael Wagner, 50-Rob East, 51-Kyle Williams, 55-Avery White, 56-M. Rainwater, 61-Sam Arrington, 66-John Abernathy, 67-Wilson Heres, 68-Zac Rice, 72-Mitch Mathes, 76-Thomas Pietro, 80-D'Vante Penamon, 85-Tyler Zielenske, 90-Marvin Davis, 92-Kelly Brooks, 94-Blake Jones, 97-Matt Shiel, 98-Cody Jones.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Samford.............  3  6 10 28  - 47       Record: (6-5,3-4)
Mercer..............  7  7  0  7  - 21       Record: (5-6,2-5)



Scoring Summary:
1st 06:57 MER - Sam Walker 15 yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb kick), 15-80 6:29, SAM 0 - MER 7
    01:00 SAM - Anthony Pistelli 40 yd field goal, 11-60 2:56, SAM 3 - MER 7
2nd 11:44 SAM - Anthony Pistelli 46 yd field goal, 10-64 3:11, SAM 6 - MER 7
    06:00 SAM - Anthony Pistelli 46 yd field goal, 10-68 2:42, SAM 9 - MER 7
    00:57 MER - John Russ 7 yd run (Jagger Lieb kick), 3-26 1:05, SAM 9 - MER 14
3rd 07:28 SAM - Anthony Pistelli 46 yd field goal, 8-47 2:48, SAM 12 - MER 14
    02:20 SAM - Denzel Williams 1 yd run (Anthony Pistelli kick), 14-94 3:13, SAM 19 - MER 14
4th 13:04 SAM - Emmanuel Obajimi 94 yd pass from Devlin Hodges (Anthony Pistelli kick), 2-94 0:19, SAM 26 - MER 14
    11:58 SAM - Kelvin McKnight 77 yd punt return (Anthony Pistelli kick), , SAM 33 - MER 14
    06:39 SAM - Denzel Williams 3 yd run (Anthony Pistelli kick), 3-40 1:23, SAM 40 - MER 14
    04:25 SAM - K'rondis Larry 94 yd run (Anthony Pistelli kick), 1-94 0:12, SAM 47 - MER 14
    01:19 MER - Sam Walker 29 yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb kick), 7-77 2:57, SAM 47 - MER 21



                                    SAM      MER
FIRST DOWNS...................       26       22
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   30-262   46-193
PASSING YDS (NET).............      392      142
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  44-30-1  32-15-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   74-654   78-335
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     2-87      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     1-20    8-184
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-0     1-19
Punts (Number-Avg)............   2-48.0   9-43.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     4-46     2-10
Possession Time...............    24:08    35:52
Third-Down Conversions........  4 of 11  6 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 1   1 of 2
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      2-2
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0      1-1


RUSHING: Samford-K'rondis Larry 4-102; Devlin Hodges 14-88; Denzel
Williams 8-50; Karel Hamilton 1-16; Jake Wilks 2-6; Kelvin McKnight 1-0.
Mercer-Tee Mitchell 14-53; John Russ 12-53; Alex Lakes 16-52; Payton Usher 4-35.

PASSING: Samford-Devlin Hodges 30-44-1-392. Mercer-John Russ 15-32-1-142.

RECEIVING: Samford-Emmanuel Obajimi 8-157; Karel Hamilton 8-101; Kelvin
McKnight 7-76; Devon Schmitt 3-21; Andrew Harris 2-16; Denzel Williams 1-16;
K'rondis Larry 1-5. Mercer-Sam Walker 8-100; Avery Ward 2-7; Josh Jones 1-12;
Tee Mitchell 1-10; Grant Radakovich 1-8; Robert Brown 1-4; Jimmie Robinson 1-1.

INTERCEPTIONS: Samford-James Bradberry 1-0. Mercer-Lee Bennett 1-19.

FUMBLES: Samford-None. Mercer-None.

Stadium: Five Star Stadium     Attendance: 11273
Kickoff time: 3:04 pm   End of Game: 6:20      Total elapsed time: 3:16
Officials: Referee: Thomas Graham; Umpire: Wayne Rigsby; Linesman: Keith Tatum;
Line judge: Tim Forman; Back judge: Jamey Tricoli; Field judge: Rob Barefield;
Side judge: Chris Rape;
Temperature: 56        Wind: NE 2 mph  Weather: Cloudy



Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.) SACKS (UA-A): Samford-None. Mercer-Mike Gray 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Samford-Justin Cooper 5-10; Tonne Osaigbovo 3-6; Josh Killett 2-5; Trey Wesley 3-3; Xavier Forrest 0-6; Jamerson Blount 2-3; Derek Slaughter 3-1; Shaheed Salmon 2-2; James Bradberry 2-1; Austin Chapman 2-1; Mitchell Smith 2-1; Ahmad Gooden 1-2; Terrell Woods 1-2; Roosevelt Donaldson 0-3; Omari Williams 0-3; Carter McManes 0-3; Darius Harvey 2-0; Jake Kingree 0-2; Brad Noble 0-2; Chaz Claunch 1-0; Karel Hamilton 1-0; Anthony Pistelli 1-0; Jose Casanova 1-0; Cody Brooks 0-1; Horace Roberts 0-1. Mercer-Lee Bennett 6-7; Mike Gray 8-1; Tripp Patterson 4-4; Alex Avant 5-1; Kelly Brooks 4-2; Isaiah Buehler 2-3; Lendell Arnold 2-2; Jeremy James 2-2; Zach Jackson 3-0; Tosin Aguebor 1-1; Brandon Gurley 1-1; Kyle Williams 1-0; Jimmie Robinson 1-0; Michael Rainwater 1-0; Cody Jones 0-1; Jalen Penn 0-1; Jordan Marshall 0-1; Devin Davidson 0-1; Tyler Ward 0-1; Blake Jones 0-1. Game Starters: Samford POS ## OFFENSE OT 68 Wesley Carter OG 77 Hayden Naumann C 58 Gordon Crozier OG 62 Armando Bonheur OT 50 Gunnar Bromelow RB 25 Denzel Williams WR 9 E. Obajimi WR 6 Kelvin McKnight WR 3 Karel Hamilton TE 40 Devon Schmitt QB 8 Devlin Hodges POS ## DEFENSE DE 15 R. Donaldson DT 90 Xavier Forrest DT 95 Jose Casanova DE 99 Ahmad Gooden LB 43 Josh Killett LB 23 Justin Cooper LB 45 Shaheed Salmon CB 12 Omari Williams S 24 Trey Wesley S 27 Jamerson Blount CB 21 James Bradberry Mercer POS ## OFFENSE OT 78 Thomas Marchman OG 70 Mitch Payne C 54 Kirby Southard OG 65 Caleb Yates OT 73 Niederreither TE 87 Sam Walker QB 7 John Russ RB 28 Tee Mitchell WR 1 Jordan Marshall WR 84 Avery Ward WR 15 Jimmie Robinson POS ## DEFENSE DE 95 Jalen Penn DT 99 Austin Barrett DE 41 Isaiah Buehler LB 33 Tripp Patterson LB 40 Lee Bennett LB 11 Tosin Aguebor S 30 Mike Gray CB 36 Alex Avant S 9 Lendell Arnold S 21 Zach Jackson CB 26 Jeremy James Player participation: Samford: 2A-Ryan White, 2D-Christian Stark, 5-Carson Barnett, 7-Gavin Sinclair, 11-Andrew Harris, 13-Tyler Small, 17-K'rondis Larry, 20-Roland Adams, 22-Cody Brooks, 29-Tonne Osaigbovo, 30-Jake Wilks, 33-Derek Slaughter, 35-Terrell Woods, 36-Austin Chapman, 38-Troy Forrest, 39-Chaz Claunch, 46-Carter McManes, 48-Matt Azemar, 52-Connor Rafferty, 53-Austin Barnard, 55-Jonathan Mooney, 63-Andy Clements, 64-Alec Hulmes, 70-Ryan Hughes, 71-Brad Noble, 75-Royus Amos, 78-Antwan Johnson, 80-Justin Minick, 83-Darius Harvey, 84-Clarke Miller, 86-A. Pistelli, 88-Kevin Marion, 92-Alfred Brown, 93-Jake Kingree, 96-Mitchell Smith, 97-Horace Roberts. Mercer: 6-Josh Jones, 8-Marquise Irvin, 10-Corey Lockett, 18-Nevin Harton, 22-Sytavious Brown, 24-Caleb Brown, 25-Payton Usher, 27-Alex Lakes, 29-Brandon Gurley, 31-JeTarii Donald, 32-Brandon Coney, 34-Nate Pylant, 35-Jonathan Ward, 37-Tyler Ward, 38-Robert Brown, 42-G. Radakovich, 43-Devin Davidson, 44-Travonte Easley, 45-CJ Kleckley, 47-Jagger Lieb, 48-Michael Wagner, 50-Rob East, 51-Kyle Williams, 55-Avery White, 56-M. Rainwater, 61-Sam Arrington, 66-John Abernathy, 67-Wilson Heres, 68-Zac Rice, 72-Mitch Mathes, 76-Thomas Pietro, 80-D'Vante Penamon, 85-Tyler Zielenske, 90-Marvin Davis, 92-Kelly Brooks, 94-Blake Jones, 97-Matt Shiel, 98-Cody Jones.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
Southern Conference Football
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)

1st Quarter

Samford wins the toss; elects to receive
Sam 1-10at Sam35MER ball on MER35.
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Sam 1-10at Sam20Devlin Hodges rush for 7 yards to the SAM27, out-of-bounds (Tosin Aguebor).
Sam 2-3at Sam27Denzel Williams rush for 3 yards to the SAM30, 1ST DOWN SAM (Tripp Patterson).
Sam 1-10at Sam30Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 3 yards to the SAM33 (Jeremy James;Tosin Aguebor).
Sam 2-7at Sam33Austin Barnard punt 47 yards to the MER20, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 01:34
Mer 1-10at Mer20MERCER drive start at 13:26.
Mer 1-10at Mer20Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the MER24 (Jose Casanova).
Mer 2-6at Mer24John Russ pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell, QB hurry by Ahmad Gooden.
Mer 3-6at Mer24John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 7 yards to the MER31, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Shaheed Salmon).
Mer 1-10at Mer31John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 11 yards to the MER42, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Justin Cooper).
Mer 1-10at Mer42Tee Mitchell rush for 6 yards to the MER48 (Jamerson Blount).
Mer 2-4at Mer48Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the SAM49 (Justin Cooper;Ahmad Gooden).
Mer 3-1at Sam49Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN MER (Ahmad Gooden).
Mer 1-10at Sam47John Russ pass complete to Tee Mitchell for 10 yards to the SAM37, 1ST DOWN MER (Josh Killett;Justin Cooper).
Mer 1-10at Sam37Tee Mitchell rush for 9 yards to the SAM28 (Omari Williams;Tonne Osaigbovo).
Mer 2-1at Sam28Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN MER (Terrell Woods;Jamerson Blount).
Mer 1-10at Sam25Alex Lakes rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM26 (R. Donaldson;Xavier Forrest).
Mer 2-11at Sam26John Russ rush for 8 yards to the SAM18 (Derek Slaughter).
Mer 3-3at Sam18Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the SAM15, 1ST DOWN MER (Tonne Osaigbovo;Trey Wesley).
Mer 1-10at Sam15John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
Mer 2-10at Sam15John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 15 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:57.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Mercer 7, Samford 0
Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, TOP 06:29
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Sam 1-10at Sam20SAMFORD drive start at 06:57.
Sam 1-10at Sam20Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 20 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN SAM.
Sam 1-10at Sam40Devlin Hodges rush for 5 yards to the SAM45 (Lee Bennett;Tripp Patterson).
Sam 2-5at Sam45K'rondis Larry rush for 4 yards to the SAM49 (Lee Bennett;Jalen Penn).
Sam 3-1at Sam49Devlin Hodges rush for no gain to the SAM49 (Lee Bennett;Cody Jones).
Sam 4-1at Sam49Denzel Williams rush for no gain to the SAM49 (Kelly Brooks).
Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, TOP 01:26
Mer 1-10at Sam49MERCER drive start at 05:31.
Mer 1-10at Sam49Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the SAM48 (Shaheed Salmon;Xavier Forrest).
Mer 2-9at Sam48Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the SAM47 (R. Donaldson;Josh Killett).
Mer 3-8at Sam47John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker.
Mer 4-8at Sam47Matt Shiel punt 30 yards to the SAM17, fair catch by Kelvin McKnight.
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:35
Sam 1-10at Sam17SAMFORD drive start at 03:56.
Sam 1-10at Sam17Devlin Hodges pass complete to E. Obajimi for 13 yards to the SAM30, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Alex Avant).
Sam 1-10at Sam30Devlin Hodges rush for 10 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lee Bennett).
Sam 1-10at Sam40Devlin Hodges rush for 2 yards to the SAM42 (Kelly Brooks).
Sam 2-8at Sam42Devlin Hodges pass complete to E. Obajimi for 11 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN SAM (Alex Avant;Isaiah Buehler).
Sam 1-10at Mer47Devlin Hodges pass complete to Karel Hamilton for 10 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN SAM (Alex Avant).
Sam 1-10at Mer37Devlin Hodges pass complete to E. Obajimi for 2 yards to the MER35 (Jeremy James).
Sam 2-8at Mer35Devlin Hodges pass complete to E. Obajimi for 9 yards to the MER26, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jeremy James).
Sam 1-10at Mer26Devlin Hodges rush for loss of 2 yards to the MER28 (Kelly Brooks;Lee Bennett).
Sam 2-12at Mer28Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Clarke Miller.
Sam 3-12at Mer28PENALTY SAM false start (Gordon Crozier) 6 yards to the MER34.
Sam 3-18at Mer34Devlin Hodges pass complete to E. Obajimi for 11 yards to the MER23, out-of-bounds (Lendell Arnold).
Sam 4-7at Mer23A. Pistelli field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 01:00.
Mercer 7, Samford 3
Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, TOP 03:02
A. Pistelli kickoff 60 yards to the MER5, Jimmie Robinson return 25 yards to the MER30 (Josh Killett).
Mer 1-10at Mer30MERCER drive start at 00:54.
Mer 1-10at Mer30John Russ pass complete to G. Radakovich for 8 yards to the MER38 (Jamerson Blount).
Mer 2-2at Mer38John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward (James Bradberry).
Mer 3-2at Mer38Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the MER38 (Ahmad Gooden;Xavier Forrest).
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:59
Mercer 7, Samford 3
2nd Quarter

Mer 4-2at Mer38Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Mer 4-2at Mer38Matt Shiel punt 55 yards to the SAM7, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 00:59
Sam 1-10at Sam07SAMFORD drive start at 14:55.
Sam 1-10at Sam07Devlin Hodges pass complete to Karel Hamilton for 8 yards to the SAM15 (Mike Gray).
Sam 2-2at Sam15K'rondis Larry rush for 1 yard to the SAM16 (Tripp Patterson;Lee Bennett).
Sam 3-1at Sam16Devlin Hodges rush for 6 yards to the SAM22, 1ST DOWN SAM (Zach Jackson).
Sam 1-10at Sam22Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Kevin Marion (Lee Bennett).
Sam 2-10at Sam22Devlin Hodges pass complete to Karel Hamilton for 30 yards to the MER48, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mike Gray).
Sam 1-10at Mer48Karel Hamilton rush for 16 yards to the MER32, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Mike Gray).
Sam 1-10at Mer32Devlin Hodges sacked for loss of 1 yard to the MER33 (Mike Gray).
Sam 2-11at Mer33Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to E. Obajimi (Jeremy James).
Sam 3-11at Mer33Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 4 yards to the MER29 (Lendell Arnold).
Sam 4-7at Mer29A. Pistelli field goal attempt from 46 GOOD, clock 11:44.
Mercer 7, Samford 6
Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 03:11
A. Pistelli kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, touchback.
Mer 1-10at Mer20MERCER drive start at 11:44.
Mer 1-10at Mer20John Russ rush for 3 yards to the MER23 (Jamerson Blount;Brad Noble), PENALTY SAM face mask (Brad Noble) 20 yards to the MER40, 1ST DOWN MER, NO PLAY.
Mer 1-10at Mer40Tee Mitchell rush for 9 yards to the MER49, out-of-bounds (Trey Wesley).
Mer 2-1at Mer49Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN MER (Jake Kingree;Terrell Woods).
Mer 1-10at Sam47John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 3 yards to the SAM44 (Trey Wesley).
Mer 2-7at Sam44Tee Mitchell rush for no gain to the SAM44 (Josh Killett).
Mer 3-7at Sam44John Russ rush for 3 yards to the SAM41 (Xavier Forrest;Justin Cooper).
Mer 4-4at Sam41Matt Shiel punt 38 yards to the SAM3, downed.
Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, TOP 03:02
Sam 1-10at Sam03SAMFORD drive start at 08:42.
Sam 1-10at Sam03Devlin Hodges pass complete to Devon Schmitt for 5 yards to the SAM8 (Lee Bennett;Lendell Arnold).
Sam 2-5at Sam08Devlin Hodges rush for 43 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Alex Avant).
Sam 1-10at Mer49Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Karel Hamilton.
Sam 2-10at Mer49Devlin Hodges pass complete to K'rondis Larry for 5 yards to the MER44 (Kelly Brooks).
Sam 3-5at Mer44Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 14 yards to the MER30, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mike Gray).
Sam 1-10at Mer30Devlin Hodges pass complete to Devon Schmitt for 11 yards to the MER19, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Zach Jackson).
Sam 1-10at Mer19Devlin Hodges pass complete to Gavin Sinclair for 3 yards to the MER16 (Jeremy James), PENALTY SAM holding (Hayden Naumann) 10 yards to the MER29, NO PLAY.
Sam 1-20at Mer29Denzel Williams rush for no gain to the MER29 (Isaiah Buehler;Kelly Brooks).
Sam 2-20at Mer29Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Kelvin McKnight.
Sam 3-20at Mer29Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to E. Obajimi, dropped pass.
Sam 4-20at Mer29A. Pistelli field goal attempt from 46 GOOD, clock 06:00.
Samford 9, Mercer 7
Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:47
A. Pistelli kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Jimmie Robinson return 29 yards to the MER29 (Chaz Claunch).
Mer 1-10at Mer29MERCER drive start at 05:55.
Mer 1-10at Mer29John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 7 yards to the MER36 (Omari Williams;Justin Cooper).
Mer 2-3at Mer36Alex Lakes rush for 5 yards to the MER41, 1ST DOWN MER (Justin Cooper;James Bradberry).
Mer 1-10at Mer41Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the MER44 (Tonne Osaigbovo).
Mer 2-7at Mer44John Russ rush for 7 yards to the SAM49, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Tonne Osaigbovo).
Mer 1-10at Sam49John Russ pass incomplete to Jordan Marshall, QB hurry by Ahmad Gooden.
Mer 2-10at Sam49Alex Lakes rush for 6 yards to the SAM43 (Josh Killett;Justin Cooper).
Mer 3-4at Sam43John Russ pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell (Shaheed Salmon).
Mer 4-4at Sam43Matt Shiel punt 33 yards to the SAM10, fair catch by Kelvin McKnight.
Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:57
Sam 1-10at Sam10SAMFORD drive start at 02:58.
Sam 1-10at Sam10Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 8 yards to the SAM18 (Lendell Arnold;Tripp Patterson).
Sam 2-2at Sam18Devlin Hodges pass complete to Karel Hamilton for 10 yards to the SAM28, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mike Gray).
Sam 1-10at Sam28Devlin Hodges pass complete to E. Obajimi for 13 yards to the SAM41, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mike Gray).
Sam 1-10at Sam41Devlin Hodges pass intercepted by Lee Bennett at the SAM45, Lee Bennett return 19 yards to the SAM26, out-of-bounds (Karel Hamilton).
Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, TOP 00:56
Mer 1-10at Sam26MERCER drive start at 02:02.
Mer 1-10at Sam26John Russ rush for 16 yards to the SAM10, 1ST DOWN MER.
Mer 1-Gat Sam10Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the SAM7 (Justin Cooper).
Mer 2-Gat Sam07Timeout Mercer, clock 01:02.
Mer 2-Gat Sam07John Russ rush for 7 yards to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:57.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Mercer 14, Samford 9
Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, TOP 01:13
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 63 yards to the SAM2, K'rondis Larry return 20 yards to the SAM22 (Tyler Ward;Jordan Marshall).
Sam 1-10at Sam22SAMFORD drive start at 00:49.
Sam 1-10at Sam22Denzel Williams rush for 9 yards to the SAM31 (Tripp Patterson).
Sam 2-1at Sam31Denzel Williams rush for no gain to the SAM31 (Kelly Brooks).
Sam 3-1at Sam31End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:49
Mercer 14, Samford 9
3rd Quarter

Sam 3-1at Sam31Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, SAM ball on SAM35.
Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, TOP 00:49
A. Pistelli kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, Jimmie Robinson return 20 yards to the MER20 (Darius Harvey).
Mer 1-10at Mer20MERCER drive start at 14:55.
Mer 1-10at Mer20PENALTY MER delay of game 5 yards to the MER15.
Mer 1-15at Mer15Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER16 (R. Donaldson;Shaheed Salmon).
Mer 2-14at Mer16John Russ rush for 5 yards to the MER21 (Justin Cooper;Tonne Osaigbovo).
Mer 3-9at Mer21John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 12 yards to the MER33, 1ST DOWN MER.
Mer 1-10at Mer33John Russ rush for 6 yards to the MER39 (Tonne Osaigbovo;Jamerson Blount).
Mer 2-4at Mer39Tee Mitchell rush for 1 yard to the MER40 (Justin Cooper).
Mer 3-3at Mer40John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 4 yards to the MER44, 1ST DOWN MER (James Bradberry).
Mer 1-10at Mer44John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 3 yards to the MER47 (Justin Cooper;Omari Williams).
Mer 2-7at Mer47John Russ pass complete to Jimmie Robinson for 1 yard to the MER48 (Derek Slaughter).
Mer 3-6at Mer48John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin (James Bradberry).
Mer 4-6at Mer48Matt Shiel punt 38 yards to the SAM14, Kelvin McKnight return 10 yards to the SAM24 (Jimmie Robinson).
Drive: 9 plays, 28 yards, TOP 04:39
Sam 1-10at Sam24SAMFORD drive start at 10:16.
Sam 1-10at Sam24Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 7 yards to the SAM31 (Alex Avant).
Sam 2-3at Sam31Devlin Hodges rush for no gain to the SAM31 (Isaiah Buehler).
Sam 3-3at Sam31Devlin Hodges pass complete to Karel Hamilton for 10 yards to the SAM41, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Lee Bennett).
Sam 1-10at Sam41Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 25 yards to the MER34, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Alex Avant).
Sam 1-10at Mer34Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Karel Hamilton, dropped pass.
Sam 2-10at Mer34Devlin Hodges rush for loss of 3 yards to the MER37 (Kyle Williams).
Sam 3-13at Mer37Devlin Hodges rush for 8 yards to the MER29 (Lee Bennett).
Sam 4-5at Mer29Timeout Mercer, clock 07:33.
Sam 4-5at Mer29A. Pistelli field goal attempt from 46 GOOD, clock 07:28.
Mercer 14, Samford 12
Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, TOP 02:57
A. Pistelli kickoff 64 yards to the MER1, Jimmie Robinson return 52 yards to the SAM47 (A. Pistelli).
Mer 1-10at Sam47MERCER drive start at 07:19.
Mer 1-10at Sam47John Russ pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell (James Bradberry).
Mer 2-10at Sam47Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the SAM44 (Trey Wesley;Justin Cooper).
Mer 3-7at Sam44John Russ rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM45 (Shaheed Salmon).
Mer 4-8at Sam45Matt Shiel punt 39 yards to the SAM6, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:46
Sam 1-10at Sam06SAMFORD drive start at 05:33.
Sam 1-10at Sam06Devlin Hodges pass complete to Karel Hamilton for 13 yards to the SAM19, 1ST DOWN SAM (Zach Jackson).
Sam 1-10at Sam19Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Kelvin McKnight (Zach Jackson).
Sam 2-10at Sam19PENALTY MER Encroachment (Blake Jones) 5 yards to the SAM24.
Sam 2-5at Sam24Devlin Hodges pass complete to Devon Schmitt for 5 yards to the SAM29, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Lee Bennett).
Sam 1-10at Sam29Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Karel Hamilton (Tripp Patterson).
Sam 2-10at Sam29Devlin Hodges pass complete to Karel Hamilton for 13 yards to the SAM42, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Brandon Gurley).
Sam 1-10at Sam42Devlin Hodges pass complete to Andrew Harris for 12 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN SAM (Isaiah Buehler).
Sam 1-10at Mer46Devlin Hodges pass complete to Andrew Harris for 4 yards to the MER42.
Sam 2-6at Mer42Devlin Hodges pass complete to Karel Hamilton for 7 yards to the MER35, 1ST DOWN SAM (Brandon Gurley;Mike Gray).
Sam 1-10at Mer35K'rondis Larry rush for 3 yards to the MER32 (Blake Jones;Devin Davidson).
Sam 2-7at Mer32Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to E. Obajimi.
Sam 3-7at Mer32Devlin Hodges rush for 15 yards to the MER17, 1ST DOWN SAM (Lee Bennett).
Sam 1-10at Mer17Kelvin McKnight rush for no gain to the MER17 (Lee Bennett).
Sam 2-10at Mer17Devlin Hodges pass complete to Denzel Williams for 16 yards to the MER1, 1ST DOWN SAM (Tripp Patterson).
Sam 1-Gat Mer01Denzel Williams rush for 1 yard to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:20.
A. Pistelli kick attempt good.
Samford 19, Mercer 14
Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, TOP 03:13
A. Pistelli kickoff 65 yards to the MER0, touchback.
Mer 1-10at Mer20MERCER drive start at 02:20.
Mer 1-10at Mer20Payton Usher rush for 17 yards to the MER37, 1ST DOWN MER (Mitchell Smith).
Mer 1-10at Mer37Payton Usher rush for 8 yards to the MER45 (Mitchell Smith;Xavier Forrest).
Mer 2-2at Mer45Payton Usher rush for 5 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN MER (Derek Slaughter;Tonne Osaigbovo).
Mer 1-10at Mer50Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the SAM49 (Xavier Forrest;Josh Killett).
Mer 2-9at Sam49Payton Usher rush for 10 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Justin Cooper).
Drive: 5 plays, 41 yards, TOP 03:57
Samford 19, Mercer 14
4th Quarter

Mer 1-10at Sam39Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Mer 1-10at Sam39John Russ rush for loss of 5 yards to the SAM44.
Mer 2-15at Sam44John Russ pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell.
Mer 3-15at Sam44John Russ rush for 3 yards to the SAM41 (Justin Cooper).
Mer 4-12at Sam41Matt Shiel punt 35 yards to the SAM6, fair catch by Kelvin McKnight.
Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 03:57
Sam 1-10at Sam06SAMFORD drive start at 13:23.
Sam 1-10at Sam06Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Kelvin McKnight (Alex Avant).
Sam 2-10at Sam06Devlin Hodges pass complete to E. Obajimi for 94 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:04.
A. Pistelli kick attempt good.
Samford 26, Mercer 14
Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, TOP 00:24
A. Pistelli kickoff 48 yards to the MER17, Payton Usher return 9 yards to the MER26, out-of-bounds (James Bradberry).
Mer 1-10at Mer26MERCER drive start at 12:59.
Mer 1-10at Mer26Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the MER28 (Derek Slaughter).
Mer 2-8at Mer28John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker.
Mer 3-8at Mer28John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker (Jamerson Blount).
Mer 4-8at Mer28Matt Shiel punt 49 yards to the SAM23, Kelvin McKnight return 77 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:58.
Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:01
A. Pistelli kick attempt good.
Samford 33, Mercer 14
A. Pistelli kickoff 40 yards to the MER25, Sam Walker return 12 yards to the MER37 (Darius Harvey).
Mer 1-10at Mer37MERCER drive start at 11:54.
Mer 1-10at Mer37John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
Mer 2-10at Mer37Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the MER40 (Tonne Osaigbovo;Jake Kingree).
Mer 3-7at Mer40John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 25 yards to the SAM35, 1ST DOWN MER (Carter McManes;Jamerson Blount).
Mer 1-10at Sam35John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 3 yards to the SAM32.
Mer 2-7at Sam32John Russ pass incomplete to Tee Mitchell.
Mer 3-7at Sam32John Russ pass incomplete to Jordan Marshall.
Mer 4-7at Sam32John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin.
Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 02:03
Sam 1-10at Sam32SAMFORD drive start at 09:51.
Sam 1-10at Sam32Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to E. Obajimi.
Sam 2-10at Sam32Devlin Hodges pass incomplete to Kevin Marion, QB hurry by Tripp Patterson.
Sam 3-10at Sam32Devlin Hodges pass complete to E. Obajimi for 4 yards to the SAM36 (Jeremy James;Lee Bennett).
Sam 4-6at Sam36Austin Barnard punt 49 yards to the MER15, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:12
Mer 1-10at Mer15MERCER drive start at 08:39.
Mer 1-10at Mer15John Russ pass complete to Robert Brown for 4 yards to the MER19 (Trey Wesley).
Mer 2-6at Mer19John Russ pass intercepted by James Bradberry at the MER40, James Bradberry return 0 yards to the MER40.
Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:37
Sam 1-10at Mer40SAMFORD drive start at 08:02.
Sam 1-10at Mer40Denzel Williams rush for 34 yards to the MER6, 1ST DOWN SAM (Tripp Patterson).
Sam 1-Gat Mer06Devlin Hodges rush for 3 yards to the MER3 (Isaiah Buehler;Tripp Patterson).
Sam 2-Gat Mer03Denzel Williams rush for 3 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:39.
A. Pistelli kick attempt good.
Samford 40, Mercer 14
Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 01:27
A. Pistelli kickoff 60 yards to the MER5, Jimmie Robinson return 15 yards to the MER20 (Tonne Osaigbovo).
Mer 1-10at Mer20MERCER drive start at 06:35.
Mer 1-10at Mer20Tee Mitchell rush for 3 yards to the MER23 (Terrell Woods).
Mer 2-7at Mer23Tee Mitchell rush for 4 yards to the MER27 (Mitchell Smith).
Mer 3-3at Mer27John Russ rush for loss of 3 yards to the MER24 (Josh Killett;Justin Cooper).
Mer 4-6at Mer24Matt Shiel punt 70 yards to the SAM6, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:58
Sam 1-10at Sam06SAMFORD drive start at 04:37.
Sam 1-10at Sam06K'rondis Larry rush for 94 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:25.
A. Pistelli kick attempt good.
Samford 47, Mercer 14
Drive: 1 plays, 94 yards, TOP 00:21
A. Pistelli kickoff 64 yards to the MER1, Jimmie Robinson return 22 yards to the MER23 (Carter McManes;Trey Wesley).
Mer 1-10at Mer23MERCER drive start at 04:16.
Mer 1-10at Mer23Alex Lakes rush for 15 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN MER (Brad Noble;Cody Brooks).
Mer 1-10at Mer38Alex Lakes rush for 3 yards to the MER41 (Austin Chapman;Carter McManes), PENALTY SAM face mask (Austin Chapman) 15 yards to the SAM44, 1ST DOWN MER.
Mer 1-10at Sam441st and 10.
Mer 1-10at Sam44John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin (Omari Williams).
Mer 2-10at Sam44Alex Lakes rush for 2 yards to the SAM42 (Brad Noble;Horace Roberts).
Mer 3-8at Sam42John Russ rush for 7 yards to the SAM35 (Austin Chapman).
Mer 4-1at Sam35Alex Lakes rush for 6 yards to the SAM29, 1ST DOWN MER (Austin Chapman).
Mer 1-10at Sam29John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 29 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:19.
Jagger Lieb kick attempt good.
Samford 47, Mercer 21
Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 02:57
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Sam 1-10at Sam20SAMFORD drive start at 01:19.
Sam 1-10at Sam20Jake Wilks rush for 8 yards to the SAM28 (Mike Gray).
Sam 2-2at Sam28Jake Wilks rush for 3 yards to the SAM31, 1ST DOWN SAM (M. Rainwater).
Sam 1-10at Sam31End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, TOP 01:19
FINAL SCORE
Samford 47, Mercer 21
 

Play Breakdown Summary

 
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Samford vs Mercer (Nov 21, 2015 at Macon, Ga.)




Samford                                Mercer

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   29   45     74     OVERALL..........   46   32     78
1ST DOWN.........   15   24     39     1ST DOWN.........   19   14     33
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    6    1      7     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    4    1      5
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    2    2      4     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    2    2      4
2ND DOWN-LONG....    1   12     13     2ND DOWN-LONG....   12    5     17
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    1      1     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    2    2      4
3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    5      7     3RD DOWN-LONG....    4    7     11
4TH DOWN.........    1    0      1     4TH DOWN.........    1    1      2

Samford                                Mercer

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   29   45     74       ...............   46   32     78




Samford (Sorted by Play type) 1ST DOWN RUN (15 RUN, 24 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS 1-10 H35 #17 3 [ ] 1-10 V42 #8 to #11 12 [ ] 1-10 V06 #17 94 [ ] 1-10 H46 #8 to #11 4 [ ] 1-10 H40 #25 34 [ ] 1-10 V29 #8 to #3 - [ ] 1-10 V22 #25 9 [ ] 1-10 H47 #8 to #3 10 [ ] 1-20 H29 #25 0 [ ] 1-10 V06 #8 to #3 13 [ ] 1-1 H01 #25 1 [ ] 1-10 H49 #8 to #3 - [ ] 1-10 H48 #3 16 [ ] 1-10 H34 #8 to #3 - [ ] 1-10 V20 #30 8 [ ] 1-10 V07 #8 to #3 8 [ ] 1-10 H17 #6 0 [ ] 1-10 H30 #8 to #40 11 [ ] 1-6 H06 #8 3 [ ] 1-10 V03 #8 to #40 5 [ ] 1-10 V40 #8 5 [ ] 1-10 V41 #8 to #40 INT [ ] 1-10 V30 #8 10 [ ] 1-10 V41 #8 to #6 25 [ ] 1-10 V40 #8 2 [ ] 1-10 V24 #8 to #6 7 [ ] 1-10 H26 #8 -2 [ ] 1-10 V19 #8 to #6 - [ ] 1-10 V20 #8 7 [ ] 1-10 V20 #8 to #6 20 [ ] 1-10 V10 #8 to #6 8 [ ] 1-10 V30 #8 to #6 3 [ ] 1-10 V06 #8 to #6 - [ ] 1-10 V22 #8 to #88 - [ ] 1-10 V28 #8 to #9 13 [ ] 1-10 H37 #8 to #9 2 [ ] 1-10 V17 #8 to #9 13 [ ] 1-10 V32 #8 to #9 - [ ] 1-10 H32 #8 to # SACK [ ] 2ND-SHORT RUN (6 RUN, 1 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS 2-2 V15 #17 1 [ ] 2-2 V18 #8 to #3 10 [ ] 2-3 H03 #25 3 [ ] 2-3 V27 #25 3 [ ] 2-1 V31 #25 0 [ ] 2-2 V28 #30 3 [ ] 2-3 V31 #8 0 [ ] 2ND-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS 2-5 V45 #17 4 [ ] 2-6 H42 #8 to #3 7 [ ] 2-5 V08 #8 43 [ ] 2-5 V24 #8 to #40 5 [ ] 2ND-LONG RUN (1 RUN, 12 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS 2-10 H34 #8 -3 [ ] 2-10 H49 #8 to #17 5 [ ] 2-10 H17 #8 to #25 16 [ ] 2-10 V29 #8 to #3 13 [ ] 2-10 V22 #8 to #3 30 [ ] 2-20 H29 #8 to #6 - [ ] 2-12 H28 #8 to #84 - [ ] 2-10 V32 #8 to #88 - [ ] 2-11 H33 #8 to #9 - [ ] 2-7 H32 #8 to #9 - [ ] 2-8 H35 #8 to #9 9 [ ] 2-8 V42 #8 to #9 11 [ ] 2-10 V06 #8 to #9 94 [ ] 3RD-SHORT RUN (2 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS 3-1 V49 #8 0 [ ] 3-1 V16 #8 6 [ ] 3RD-MIDDLE RUN (0 RUN, 1 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS 3-3 V31 #8 to #3 10 [ ] 3RD-LONG RUN (2 RUN, 5 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS 3-7 H32 #8 15 [ ] 3-11 H33 #8 to #6 4 [ ] 3-13 H37 #8 8 [ ] 3-5 H44 #8 to #6 14 [ ] 3-20 H29 #8 to #9 - [ ] 3-18 H34 #8 to #9 11 [ ] 3-10 V32 #8 to #9 4 [ ] 4TH DOWN RUN (1 RUN, 0 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS 4-1 V49 #25 0 [ ]
Mercer (Sorted by Play type) 1ST DOWN RUN (19 RUN, 14 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS 1-10 H20 #25 17 [ ] 1-10 V49 #7 to #1 - [ ] 1-10 H37 #25 8 [ ] 1-10 V47 #7 to #28 - [ ] 1-10 H50 #27 1 [ ] 1-10 V47 #7 to #28 10 [ ] 1-10 V25 #27 -1 [ ] 1-10 H15 #7 to #38 4 [ ] 1-10 V49 #27 1 [ ] 1-10 V15 #7 to #38 - [ ] 1-10 H26 #27 2 [ ] 1-10 H30 #7 to #42 8 [ ] 1-10 H41 #27 3 [ ] 1-10 V44 #7 to #8 - [ ] 1-10 H38 #27 3 [ ] 1-10 H37 #7 to #84 - [ ] 1-10 H23 #27 15 [ ] 1-10 V47 #7 to #84 3 [ ] 1-15 H15 #28 1 [ ] 1-10 H31 #7 to #87 11 [ ] 1-10 H20 #28 4 [ ] 1-10 V29 #7 to #87 29 [ ] 1-10 V10 #28 3 [ ] 1-10 H44 #7 to #87 3 [ ] 1-10 H40 #28 9 [ ] 1-10 H29 #7 to #87 7 [ ] 1-10 V37 #28 9 [ ] 1-10 V35 #7 to #87 3 [ ] 1-10 H42 #28 6 [ ] 1-10 H20 #28 3 [ ] 1-10 V39 #7 -5 [ ] 1-10 V26 #7 16 [ ] 1-10 H33 #7 6 [ ] 2ND-SHORT RUN (4 RUN, 1 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS 2-2 H45 #25 5 [ ] 2-2 H38 #7 to #84 - [ ] 2-3 H36 #27 5 [ ] 2-1 V28 #27 3 [ ] 2-1 H49 #28 4 [ ] 2ND-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS 2-4 H39 #28 1 [ ] 2-6 H19 #7 to #21 INT [ ] 2-4 H48 #28 3 [ ] 2-6 H24 #7 to #28 - [ ] 2ND-LONG RUN (12 RUN, 5 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS 2-9 V49 #25 10 [ ] 2-7 H47 #7 to #15 1 [ ] 2-10 V44 #27 2 [ ] 2-15 V44 #7 to #28 - [ ] 2-9 V48 #27 1 [ ] 2-7 V32 #7 to #28 - [ ] 2-10 V49 #27 6 [ ] 2-8 H28 #7 to #87 - [ ] 2-10 V47 #27 3 [ ] 2-10 V15 #7 to #87 15 [ ] 2-7 H23 #28 4 [ ] 2-7 V44 #28 0 [ ] 2-10 H37 #28 3 [ ] 2-7 V07 #7 7 [ ] 2-14 H16 #7 5 [ ] 2-7 H44 #7 7 [ ] 2-11 V26 #7 8 [ ] 3RD-SHORT RUN (2 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS 3-1 V49 #27 2 [ ] 3-2 H38 #27 0 [ ] 3RD-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 2 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS 3-3 V18 #28 3 [ ] 3-4 V43 #7 to #28 - [ ] 3-3 H27 #7 -3 [ ] 3-3 H40 #7 to #84 4 [ ] 3RD-LONG RUN (4 RUN, 7 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS 3-7 V44 #7 -1 [ ] 3-7 V32 #7 to #1 - [ ] 3-8 V42 #7 7 [ ] 3-9 H21 #7 to #6 12 [ ] 3-7 V44 #7 3 [ ] 3-6 H48 #7 to #8 - [ ] 3-15 V44 #7 3 [ ] 3-6 H24 #7 to #87 7 [ ] 3-8 H28 #7 to #87 - [ ] 3-7 H40 #7 to #87 25 [ ] 3-8 V47 #7 to #87 - [ ] 4TH DOWN RUN (1 RUN, 1 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS 4-1 V35 #27 6 [ ] 4-7 V32 #7 to #8 - [ ]