Game Results |
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Date |
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Opponent |
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Score |
Overall Record |
Conference Record |
Time |
Attend |
| * | Sep 01, 2016 | #15 THE CITADEL | L | 23-24 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 2:49 | 12542 | |
| Sep 10, 2016 | at | Georgia Tech | L | 10-35 | 0-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 3:05 | 49992 | |
| Sep 17, 2016 | TENNESSEE TECH | W | 34-27 | 1-2-0 | 0-1-0 | 3:24 | 9772 | ||
| * | Oct 01, 2016 | at | VMI | WO | 33-30 | 2-2-0 | 1-1-0 | 3:34 | 5266 |
| * | Oct 08, 2016 | at | #3 Chattanooga | L | 31-52 | 2-3-0 | 1-2-0 | 3:12 | 11039 |
| * | Oct 15, 2016 | WESTERN CAROLINA | W | 38-24 | 3-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 3:33 | 12247 | |
| Oct 22, 2016 | at | Austin Peay | W | 41-34 | 4-3-0 | 2-2-0 | 3:37 | 6506 | |
| * | Oct 29, 2016 | at | Wofford | L | 21-31 | 4-4-0 | 2-3-0 | 3:18 | 6190 |
| * | Nov 05, 2016 | ETSU | W | 21-13 | 5-4-0 | 3-3-0 | 3:23 | 10913 | |
| * | Nov 12, 2016 | at | #21 Samford | L | 19-24 | 5-5-0 | 3-4-0 | 3:13 | 8379 |
| * | Nov 19, 2016 | FURMAN | W | 27-24 | 6-5-0 | 4-4-0 | 3:18 | 10712 |
| * indicates conference game |
Overall Team Statistics |
| TEAM STATISTICS | MER | OPP |
| SCORING | 298 | 318 |
| Points Per Game | 27.1 | 28.9 |
| FIRST DOWNS | 236 | 231 |
| Rushing | 118 | 95 |
| Passing | 94 | 116 |
| Penalty | 24 | 20 |
| RUSHING YARDAGE | 1927 | 1663 |
| Yards gained rushing | 2135 | 1929 |
| Yards lost rushing | 208 | 266 |
| Rushing Attempts | 450 | 435 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Average Per Game | 175.2 | 151.2 |
| TDs Rushing | 15 | 22 |
| PASSING YARDAGE | 2355 | 2775 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 213-362-8 | 232-332-8 |
| Average Per Pass | 6.5 | 8.4 |
| Average Per Catch | 11.1 | 12.0 |
| Average Per Game | 214.1 | 252.3 |
| TDs Passing | 20 | 16 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | 4282 | 4438 |
| Total Plays | 812 | 767 |
| Average Per Play | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| Average Per Game | 389.3 | 403.5 |
| KICK RETURNS: #-Yards | 32-650 | 48-956 |
| PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards | 13-106 | 10-91 |
| INT RETURNS: #-Yards | 8-36 | 8-96 |
| KICK RETURN AVERAGE | 20.3 | 19.9 |
| PUNT RETURN AVERAGE | 8.2 | 9.1 |
| INT RETURN AVERAGE | 4.5 | 12.0 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 14-7 | 18-13 |
| PENALTIES-Yards | 76-752 | 71-697 |
| Average Per Game | 68.4 | 63.4 |
| PUNTS-Yards | 47-1825 | 43-1721 |
| Average Per Punt | 38.8 | 40.0 |
| Net punt average | 36.5 | 35.7 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION/Game | 29:41 | 30:19 |
| 3RD-DOWN Conversions | 76/169 | 58/143 |
| 3rd-Down Pct | 45% | 41% |
| 4TH-DOWN Conversions | 9/16 | 14/24 |
| 4th-Down Pct | 56% | 58% |
| SACKS BY-Yards | 23-153 | 17-86 |
| MISC YARDS | 0 | 0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS SCORED | 36 | 42 |
| FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS | 16-23 | 9-13 |
| ON-SIDE KICKS | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| RED-ZONE SCORES | (35-42) 83% | (36-45) 80% |
| RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS | (26-42) 62% | (27-45) 60% |
| PAT-ATTEMPTS | (34-34) 100% | (37-40) 93% |
| ATTENDANCE | 56186 | 87372 |
| Games/Avg Per Game | 5/11237 | 6/14562 |
| Neutral Site Games | 0/0 |
| Score by quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| Mercer | 58 | 64 | 72 | 98 | 6 | 298 |
| Opponents | 70 | 88 | 86 | 71 | 3 | 318 |
Overall Individual Statistics |
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
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Overall Defensive Statistics |
| Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd | |||||||||||||||
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | Int-Yds | BU | PD | Qbh | Rcv-Yds | FF | Kick | Saf | |||||
| 37 | Tyler Ward | 11 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 3.0 | - 4 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | - 0 | 1 | . | . | ||
| 2 | Lee Bennett | 11 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 3.5 | - 10 | 1.0 | - 7 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - 22 | . | . | . | |
| 17 | Eric Jackson | 10 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 0.5 | - 0 | . | 1 | - 0 | 5 | 6 | . | . | . | 1 | . | ||
| 16 | LeMarkus Bailey | 11 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 3.5 | - 13 | . | 1 | - 0 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | |
| 33 | Tripp Patterson | 11 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 2.0 | - 15 | 1.0 | - 14 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | |
| 23 | Will Coneway | 10 | 31 | 20 | 51 | 10.0 | - 29 | 4.5 | - 19 | . | 5 | 5 | . | . | 1 | . | . | ||
| 26 | Jeremy James | 11 | 34 | 14 | 48 | 1.5 | - 2 | . | 1 | - 0 | 6 | 7 | . | 1 | - 0 | 1 | . | . | |
| 21 | Zach Jackson | 10 | 34 | 13 | 47 | 3.0 | - 16 | 2.0 | - 15 | 1 | - 0 | 5 | 6 | . | 1 | - 0 | 3 | . | . |
| 9 | Lendell Arnold | 11 | 26 | 16 | 42 | . | . | 2 | - 1 | 1 | 3 | . | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | ||
| 11 | Tosin Aguebor | 11 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 8.5 | - 46 | 6.0 | - 42 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | ||
| 41 | Isaiah Buehler | 11 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 7.0 | - 35 | 3.0 | - 18 | . | 2 | 2 | 2 | . | . | . | . | ||
| 3 | Stephen Houzah | 11 | 26 | 4 | 30 | . | . | 1 | - 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - 0 | 2 | . | . | ||
| 59 | Tunde Ayinla | 11 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 3.5 | - 10 | 1.0 | - 6 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | |
| 52 | Kyle Trammell | 10 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4.5 | - 16 | 1.0 | - 10 | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | ||
| 58 | Dorian Kithcart | 11 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 2.0 | - 9 | . | . | . | . | 2 | . | . | 1 | . | |||
| 29 | Brandon Gurley | 11 | 11 | 8 | 19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | - 0 | 1 | . | . | |||
| 30 | Mike Gray | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | . | . | . | 2 | 2 | . | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | |||
| 92 | Kelly Brooks | 11 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 0.5 | - 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |||
| 51 | Kyle Williams | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 | - 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |||
| 44 | Travonte Easley | 11 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 3.0 | - 10 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |||
| 20 | Kam Lott | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | . | . | 1 | - 0 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | |||
| 95 | Jalen Penn | 11 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2.5 | - 7 | 1.5 | - 7 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | |
| 97 | Marvin Davis | 11 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1.5 | - 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |||
| 96 | Destin Guillen | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 | - 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |||
| 99 | Austin Barrett | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2.0 | - 11 | 1.0 | - 10 | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | . | ||
| 35 | Jonathan Ward | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.5 | - 2 | 0.5 | - 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | ||
| 1 | Jordan Marshall | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 43 | Devin Davidson | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 91 | Austin Wysor | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.5 | - 3 | 0.5 | - 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||
| 42 | Seth Hattaway | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 28 | Malique Fleming | 3 | . | 3 | 3 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 32 | Brandon Coney | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 22 | Sytavious Brown | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 6 | Josh Jones | 10 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 85 | Tyler Zielenske | 11 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 50 | Logan Craighead | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 78 | Thomas Marchman | 10 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 73 | Niederreither | 11 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | |||
| 25 | Payton Usher | 8 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 10 | Corey Lockett | 8 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 82 | Camiel Grant | 1 | . | 1 | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 87 | Sam Walker | 10 | 1 | . | 1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | ||||
| 13 | Chandler Curtis | 8 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | ||||
| Total.......... | 11 | 460 | 370 | 830 | 65 | - 254 | 23 | - 153 | 8 | - 36 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 13 | - 22 | 11 | 4 | . | |
| Opponents...... | 11 | 442 | 398 | 840 | 62 | - 200 | 17 | - 86 | 8 | - 96 | 45 | 53 | 30 | 7 | - 12 | 8 | 2 | . | |
Combined Team Statistics |
| RECORD: | OVERALL | HOME | AWAY | NEUTRAL |
| ALL GAMES | (6-5) | (4-1) | (2-4) | (0-0) |
| CONFERENCE | (4-4) | (3-1) | (1-3) | (0-0) |
| NON-CONFERENCE | (2-1) | (1-0) | (1-1) | (0-0) |
DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------------ ------------------------ --- ----- ------ *Sep 01, 2016 #15 THE CITADEL L 23-24 12542 Sep 10, 2016 at Georgia Tech L 10-35 49992 Sep 17, 2016 TENNESSEE TECH W 34-27 9772 *Oct 01, 2016 at VMI W OT 33-30 5266 *Oct 08, 2016 at #3 Chattanooga L 31-52 11039 *Oct 15, 2016 WESTERN CAROLINA W 38-24 12247 Oct 22, 2016 at Austin Peay W 41-34 6506 *Oct 29, 2016 at Wofford L 21-31 6190 *Nov 05, 2016 ETSU W 21-13 10913 *Nov 12, 2016 at #21 Samford L 19-24 8379 *Nov 19, 2016 FURMAN W 27-24 10712 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | MER | OPP |
| FIRST DOWNS | 236 | 231 |
| Rushing | 118 | 95 |
| Passing | 94 | 116 |
| Penalty | 24 | 20 |
| RUSHING YARDAGE | 1927 | 1663 |
| Rushing Attempts | 450 | 435 |
| Average Per Rush | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Average Per Game | 175.2 | 151.2 |
| TDs Rushing | 15 | 22 |
| PASSING YARDAGE | 2355 | 2775 |
| Comp-Att-Int | 213-362-8 | 232-332-8 |
| Average Per Pass | 6.5 | 8.4 |
| Average Per Catch | 11.1 | 12.0 |
| Average Per Game | 214.1 | 252.3 |
| TDs Passing | 20 | 16 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | 4282 | 4438 |
| Average Per Play | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| Average Per Game | 389.3 | 403.5 |
| KICK RETURNS: #-Yards | 32-650 | 48-956 |
| PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards | 13-106 | 10-91 |
| INT RETURNS: #-Yards | 8-36 | 8-96 |
| FUMBLES-LOST | 14-7 | 18-13 |
| PENALTIES-Yards | 76-752 | 71-697 |
| PUNTS-AVG | 47-38.8 | 43-40.0 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION/Game | 29:41 | 30:19 |
| 3RD-DOWN Conversions | 76/169 | 58/143 |
| 4TH-DOWN Conversions | 9/16 | 14/24 |
| Score by quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
| Mercer | 58 | 64 | 72 | 98 | 6 | 298 |
| Opponents | 70 | 88 | 86 | 71 | 3 | 318 |
| RUSHING | GP | Att | Gain | Loss | Net | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| John Russ | 11 | 147 | 779 | 115 | 664 | 4.5 | 6 | 38 | 60.4 |
| Alex Lakes | 9 | 105 | 474 | 25 | 449 | 4.3 | 4 | 23 | 49.9 |
| Payton Usher | 8 | 76 | 389 | 19 | 370 | 4.9 | 1 | 31 | 46.2 |
| CJ Kleckley | 9 | 57 | 247 | 12 | 235 | 4.1 | 3 | 28 | 26.1 |
| Kyle Trammell | 10 | 38 | 164 | 14 | 150 | 3.9 | 1 | 50 | 15.0 |
| Jordan Marshall | 11 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 | 1.6 |
| Chandler Curtis | 8 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 12 | 2.1 |
| Kyle Williams | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Michael Haynes | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 | 5.0 |
| Sidney Otiwu | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 |
| Stephen Houzah | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.2 |
| C. Davidson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Tyler Zielenske | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 |
| TEAM | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 | -11 | -1.4 | 0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Total.......... | 11 | 450 | 2135 | 208 | 1927 | 4.3 | 15 | 50 | 175.2 |
| Opponents...... | 11 | 435 | 1929 | 266 | 1663 | 3.8 | 22 | 70 | 151.2 |
| PASSING | GP | Effic | Cmp-Att-Int | Pct | Yards | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| John Russ | 11 | 127.8 | 212-359-8 | 59.1 | 2345 | 20 | 83 | 213.2 |
| Michael Haynes | 3 | 184.0 | 1-1-0 | 100.0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 |
| Josh Jones | 10 | 0.0 | 0-1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chandler Curtis | 8 | 0.0 | 0-1-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Total.......... | 11 | 127.3 | 213-362-8 | 58.8 | 2355 | 20 | 83 | 214.1 |
| Opponents...... | 11 | 151.2 | 232-332-8 | 69.9 | 2775 | 16 | 69 | 252.3 |
| RECEIVING | GP | No. | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
| Marquise Irvin | 11 | 65 | 766 | 11.8 | 7 | 83 | 69.6 |
| Chandler Curtis | 8 | 33 | 396 | 12.0 | 6 | 55 | 49.5 |
| Avery Ward | 7 | 30 | 416 | 13.9 | 2 | 47 | 59.4 |
| Sam Walker | 10 | 24 | 206 | 8.6 | 3 | 22 | 20.6 |
| Kelby Brock | 11 | 14 | 131 | 9.4 | 0 | 25 | 11.9 |
| Josh Jones | 10 | 14 | 129 | 9.2 | 0 | 39 | 12.9 |
| Robert Brown | 11 | 9 | 122 | 13.6 | 1 | 45 | 11.1 |
| Alex Lakes | 9 | 7 | 48 | 6.9 | 0 | 16 | 5.3 |
| Jordan Marshall | 11 | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 1 | 33 | 8.3 |
| Payton Usher | 8 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 | 3.8 |
| Stephen Houzah | 11 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Kyle Trammell | 10 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | 0.9 |
| CJ Kleckley | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Chris Ellington | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Total.......... | 11 | 213 | 2355 | 11.1 | 20 | 83 | 214.1 |
| Opponents...... | 11 | 232 | 2775 | 12.0 | 16 | 69 | 252.3 |
| FIELD GOALS | Made-Att | Pct | 01-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50-99 | Long | Blkd |
| Cole Fisher | 16-23 | 69.6 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5-7 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 50 | 0 |
| PATs | |||||||||
| SCORING | TD | FGs | Kick | Rush | Rcv | Pass | DXP | Saf | Points |
| Cole Fisher | 0 | 16-23 | 34-34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| Chandler Curtis | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Marquise Irvin | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| John Russ | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| Alex Lakes | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| CJ Kleckley | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Sam Walker | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Avery Ward | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Robert Brown | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kyle Trammell | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jordan Marshall | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Payton Usher | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Eric Jackson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total.......... | 36 | 16-23 | 34-34 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 298 |
| Opponents...... | 42 | 9-13 | 37-40 | 0-1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 318 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | No. | Yards | Avg | TD | Long |
| Lendell Arnold | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Houzah | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Eric Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Lott | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LeMarkus Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy James | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total.......... | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 35 |
| Opponents...... | 8 | 96 | 12.0 | 1 | 31 |
| PUNTING | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | 50+ | Blkd |
| Tyler Zielenske | 46 | 1825 | 39.7 | 58 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| TEAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total.......... | 47 | 1825 | 38.8 | 58 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| Opponents...... | 43 | 1721 | 40.0 | 64 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | No. | Yards | Avg | TD | Long |
| Marquise Irvin | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 0 | 15 |
| Chandler Curtis | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Jonathan Ward | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total.......... | 13 | 106 | 8.2 | 0 | 15 |
| Opponents...... | 10 | 91 | 9.1 | 1 | 15 |
| KICK RETURNS | No. | Yards | Avg | TD | Long |
| Chandler Curtis | 16 | 368 | 23.0 | 1 | 45 |
| Stephen Houzah | 9 | 180 | 20.0 | 0 | 31 |
| Malique Fleming | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 19 |
| Payton Usher | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Sytavious Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total.......... | 32 | 650 | 20.3 | 1 | 45 |
| Opponents...... | 48 | 956 | 19.9 | 1 | 100 |
| ALL PURPOSE | GP | Rush | Rcv | PR | KR | IR | Total | Avg/G |
| Marquise Irvin | 11 | 0 | 766 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 821 | 74.6 |
| Chandler Curtis | 8 | 17 | 396 | 35 | 368 | 0 | 816 | 102.0 |
| John Russ | 11 | 664 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 664 | 60.4 |
| Alex Lakes | 9 | 449 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 497 | 55.2 |
| Payton Usher | 8 | 370 | 30 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 446 | 55.8 |
| Total.......... | 11 | 1927 | 2355 | 106 | 650 | 36 | 5074 | 461.3 |
| Opponents...... | 11 | 1663 | 2775 | 91 | 956 | 96 | 5581 | 507.4 |
| TOTAL OFFENSE | GP | Plays | Rush | Pass | Total | Avg/G |
| John Russ | 11 | 506 | 664 | 2345 | 3009 | 273.5 |
| Alex Lakes | 9 | 105 | 449 | 0 | 449 | 49.9 |
| Payton Usher | 8 | 76 | 370 | 0 | 370 | 46.2 |
| CJ Kleckley | 9 | 57 | 235 | 0 | 235 | 26.1 |
| Kyle Trammell | 10 | 38 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 15.0 |
| Total.......... | 11 | 812 | 1927 | 2355 | 4282 | 389.3 |
| Opponents...... | 11 | 767 | 1663 | 2775 | 4438 | 403.5 |
| Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Fumbles | Blkd | |||||||||||||||
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | Int-Yds | BU | PD | Qbh | Rcv-Yds | FF | Kick | Saf | |||||
| 37 | Tyler Ward | 11 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 3.0 | - 4 | . | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | - 0 | 1 | . | . | ||
| 2 | Lee Bennett | 11 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 3.5 | - 10 | 1.0 | - 7 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - 22 | . | . | . | |
| 17 | Eric Jackson | 10 | 38 | 18 | 56 | 0.5 | - 0 | . | 1 | - 0 | 5 | 6 | . | . | . | 1 | . | ||
| 16 | LeMarkus Bailey | 11 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 3.5 | - 13 | . | 1 | - 0 | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | |
| 33 | Tripp Patterson | 11 | 34 | 18 | 52 | 2.0 | - 15 | 1.0 | - 14 | . | . | . | 1 | 1 | - 0 | . | . | . | |
| Total.......... | 11 | 460 | 370 | 830 | 65 | - 254 | 23 | - 153 | 8 | - 36 | 33 | 41 | 13 | 13 | - 22 | 11 | 4 | . | |
| Opponents...... | 11 | 442 | 398 | 840 | 62 | - 200 | 17 | - 86 | 8 | - 96 | 45 | 53 | 30 | 7 | - 12 | 8 | 2 | . | |
Game Superlatives |
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
| Rushes | 41 | John Russ at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Yards Rushing | 185 | John Russ at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| TD Rushes | 2 | John Russ vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| John Russ vs Tennessee Tech (Sep 17, 2016) | ||
| Alex Lakes vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) | ||
| Long Rush | 50 | Kyle Trammell at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Pass attempts | 45 | John Russ at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Pass completions | 30 | John Russ at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Yards Passing | 271 | John Russ at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| TD Passes | 3 | John Russ vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| John Russ at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) | ||
| John Russ vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) | ||
| Long Pass | 83 | John Russ at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| Receptions | 12 | Marquise Irvin at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Yards Receiving | 143 | Marquise Irvin at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| TD Receptions | 2 | Sam Walker vs Tennessee Tech (Sep 17, 2016) |
| Marquise Irvin at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) | ||
| Long Reception | 83 | Marquise Irvin at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| Field Goals | 3 | Cole Fisher vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| Long Field Goal | 50 | Cole Fisher at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Punts | 8 | Tyler Zielenske vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) |
| Punting Avg | 45.8 | Tyler Zielenske at Georgia Tech (Sep 10, 2016) |
| Long Punt | 58 | Tyler Zielenske at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Punts inside 20 | 3 | Tyler Zielenske vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| Tyler Zielenske vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) | ||
| Long Punt Return | 15 | Marquise Irvin vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| Long Kickoff Return | 45 | Chandler Curtis at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Tackles | 12 | Tyler Ward at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Sacks | 2.0 | Zach Jackson vs Tennessee Tech (Sep 17, 2016) |
| Tosin Aguebor at VMI (Oct 01, 2016) | ||
| Will Coneway vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) | ||
| Tackles For Loss | 3.5 | Will Coneway vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) |
| Interceptions | 1 | Stephen Houzah vs Tennessee Tech (Sep 17, 2016) |
| Jeremy James at VMI (Oct 01, 2016) | ||
| Lendell Arnold vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) | ||
| LeMarkus Bailey vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) | ||
| Zach Jackson at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) | ||
| Eric Jackson vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) | ||
| Lendell Arnold vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) | ||
| Kam Lott vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) |
TEAM GAME HIGHS
| Rushes | 61 | at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Yards Rushing | 275 | vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| Yards Per Rush | 6.1 | vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| TD Rushes | 3 | at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| Pass attempts | 45 | at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Pass completions | 30 | at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Yards Passing | 271 | at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Yards Per Pass | 8.4 | at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| TD Passes | 3 | vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) | ||
| vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) | ||
| Total Plays | 92 | at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Total Offense | 499 | vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| Yards Per Play | 6.4 | vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| Points | 41 | at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Sacks By | 7 | at VMI (Oct 01, 2016) |
| First Downs | 28 | vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) | ||
| Penalties | 11 | vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) |
| Penalty Yards | 103 | vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| Turnovers | 2 | vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) | ||
| at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) | ||
| at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) | ||
| vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) | ||
| vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) | ||
| Interceptions By | 2 | vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) | ||
| Punts | 8 | vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) |
| Punting Avg | 45.8 | at Georgia Tech (Sep 10, 2016) |
| Long Punt | 58 | at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Punts inside 20 | 3 | vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) | ||
| Long Punt Return | 15 | vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
| Rushes | 27 | Tyler Renew, vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| Lorenzo Long, at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) | ||
| Yards Rushing | 160 | Derrick Craine, at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| TD Rushes | 3 | Alex Keys, at VMI (Oct 01, 2016) |
| WILLIAMS, Kente, at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) | ||
| Long Rush | 70 | Tyler Renew, vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| Pass attempts | 43 | Al Cobb, at VMI (Oct 01, 2016) |
| Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) | ||
| Pass completions | 39 | Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Yards Passing | 401 | Devlin Hodges, at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| TD Passes | 4 | A. Bennifield, at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| Long Pass | 69 | Austin Herink, vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) |
| Receptions | 16 | Karel Hamilton, at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Yards Receiving | 181 | BEARD, Jared, at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| TD Receptions | 2 | Karel Hamilton, at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Long Reception | 69 | Drake Powell, vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) |
| Field Goals | 2 | JJ Jerman, vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) |
| Long Field Goal | 37 | Reece Everett, at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Punts | 6 | Bill Hogan, at VMI (Oct 01, 2016) |
| Marion Watson, vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) | ||
| Punting Avg | 56.3 | Ian Berryman, vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| Long Punt | 64 | Ian Berryman, vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| Punts inside 20 | 3 | Marion Watson, vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) |
| Long Punt Return | 15 | Stewart, B., at Georgia Tech (Sep 10, 2016) |
| Long Kickoff Return | 100 | Byrd, Dontez, vs Tennessee Tech (Sep 17, 2016) |
| Tackles | 15 | Carl Rider, vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) |
| Sacks | 2.0 | Terrance Morris, at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Tackles For Loss | 3.0 | TUBMAN, Lloyd, at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Interceptions | 1 | Kailik Williams, vs The Citadel (Sep 01, 2016) |
| Dale Warren, at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) | ||
| Montrell Pardue, at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) | ||
| OWENS, Roderick, at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) | ||
| Jaleel Green, at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) | ||
| Dylan Young, at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) | ||
| Trey Robinson, vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) | ||
| Aaquil Annoor, vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) |
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
| Rushes | 60 | at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Yards Rushing | 364 | at Georgia Tech (Sep 10, 2016) |
| Yards Per Rush | 7.0 | at Georgia Tech (Sep 10, 2016) |
| TD Rushes | 5 | at Georgia Tech (Sep 10, 2016) |
| Pass attempts | 45 | at VMI (Oct 01, 2016) |
| Pass completions | 40 | at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Yards Passing | 411 | at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Yards Per Pass | 12.1 | at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| TD Passes | 4 | at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| Total Plays | 85 | at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Total Offense | 531 | at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| Yards Per Play | 7.9 | at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) |
| Points | 52 | at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| Sacks By | 4 | at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| at Samford (Nov 12, 2016) | ||
| First Downs | 28 | at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Penalties | 11 | at Austin Peay (Oct 22, 2016) |
| Penalty Yards | 128 | at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) |
| Turnovers | 5 | vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| Interceptions By | 2 | at Chattanooga (Oct 08, 2016) |
| at Wofford (Oct 29, 2016) | ||
| vs Furman (Nov 19, 2016) | ||
| Punts | 7 | at VMI (Oct 01, 2016) |
| vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) | ||
| Punting Avg | 56.3 | vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| Long Punt | 64 | vs Western Carolina (Oct 15, 2016) |
| Punts inside 20 | 3 | vs Tennessee Tech (Sep 17, 2016) |
| vs ETSU (Nov 05, 2016) | ||
| Long Punt Return | 15 | at Georgia Tech (Sep 10, 2016) |