Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016)


 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)

Tennessee Tech (1-2,1-0) vs. Mercer (1-2,0-1)

Date: Sep 17, 2016 • Site: Macon, Ga.  • Stadium: Five Star  •  Attendance: 9772

Score by Quarters  Score 
Tennessee Tech   7  7  13  0  27 
Mercer   3  7  14  10  34 

SCORING SUMMARY   TTU -MER  
1st  14:47  TTU   Byrd, Dontez 100 yd kickoff return (Madonia, Nick kick) 
           7 - 0 
  12:13  MER   Cole Fisher 42 yd field goal 
         8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 2:34  7 - 3 
2nd  03:23  MER   John Russ 15 yd run (Cole Fisher kick) 
         4 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:03  7 - 10 
  00:51  TTU   Patton, Kip 27 yd pass from Birdsong, Micha (Madonia, Nick kick) 
         6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:32  14 - 10 
3rd  10:35  TTU   Giberti, Jordan 21 yd pass from Birdsong, Micha (Madonia, Nick kick) 
         7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:55  21 - 10 
  07:35  MER   Sam Walker 22 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick) 
         9 plays, 87 yards, TOP 3:00  21 - 17 
  02:44  MER   Sam Walker 9 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick) 
         10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 3:01  21 - 24 
  00:18  TTU   Poplar, Josh 8 yd fumble recovery (Madonia, Nick kick blockd) 
           27 - 24 
4th  08:04  MER   John Russ 1 yd run (Cole Fisher kick) 
         6 plays, 27 yards, TOP 1:32  27 - 31 
  05:02  MER   Cole Fisher 49 yd field goal 
         8 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:24  27 - 34 

Kickoff time: 4:04 PM  • End of Game: 7:28 PM  • Total elapsed time: 3:24
Referee: Larry Adcock  •  Umpire: Joe Golob  •  Linesman: Perry Clark  •  Line judge: Terry Mock  •  Back judge: Jay Neal  •  Field judge: Gary Wiley  •  Side judge: Keith Johnson  • 
Temperature: 90  • Wind: ESE, 6  • Weather: Sunny and warm

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)

 Team Totals  TTU  MER 
FIRST DOWNS  18  22 
   Rushing  10 
   Passing  12  12 
   Penalty 
NET YARDS RUSHING  18  142 
   Rushing Attempts  34  38 
   Average Per Rush  0.5  3.7 
   Rushing Touchdowns 
   Yards Gained Rushing  79  150 
   Yards Lost Rushing  61 
NET YARDS PASSING  239  259 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  23-30-1  23-35-0 
   Average Per Attempt  8.0  7.4 
   Average Per Completion  10.4  11.3 
   Passing Touchdowns 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  257  401 
   Total offense plays  64  73 
   Average Gain Per Play  4.0  5.5 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  4-3  1-1 
Penalties: Number-Yards  7-65  6-70 
PUNTS-YARDS  4-176  3-131 
   Average Yards Per Punt  44.0  43.7 
   Net Yards Per Punt  44.0  43.7 
   Inside 20 
   50+ Yards 
   Touchbacks 
   Fair catch 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  5-296  7-412 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  59.2  58.9 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  41.4  25.9 
   Touchbacks 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
   Average Per Return  0.0  0.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  6-211-1  5-89-0 
   Average Per Return  35.2  17.8 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  1-35-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  1-8-1  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards 
Possession Time  35:12  24:48 
   1st Quarter  10:06  4:54 
   2nd Quarter  11:37  3:23 
   3rd Quarter  6:58  8:02 
   4th Quarter  6:31  8:29 
Third-Down Conversions  5 of 13  5 of 12 
Fourth-Down Conversions  2 of 2  0 of 1 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  1-1  4-5 
   Touchdowns  1-1  4-5 
   Field goals  0-1  0-5 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  0-0  6-56 
PAT Kicks  3-4  4-4 
Field Goals  0-0  2-2 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)

Tennessee Tech
  
Mercer
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Thaenrat, Yeede  22  59  57  2.6 
Byrd, Dontez   3.0 
Patton, Kip   -2  -2.0 
Cunningham, Jos  -3  -3.0 
Birdsong, Micha  17  54  -37  -4.1 
Totals...  34  79  61  18  0.5 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Payton Usher   16  77  77  10  4.8 
John Russ   10  49  46  15  4.6 
Alex Lakes   24  24  2.7 
TEAM   -5  -1.7 
Totals...  38  150  142  15  3.7 
  
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Birdsong, Micha  23-30-1  239  27 
Totals...  23-30-1  239  27 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
John Russ   23-35-0  259  45 
Totals...  23-35-0  259  45 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Patton, Kip   58  27 
Byrd, Dontez   41  10 
Cates, Krys   74  23 
Giberti, Jordan  40  21 
McCoin, Brock  
Smith, Jordan  
Cunningham, Jos 
Totals...  23  239  27 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Avery Ward   86  24 
Marquise Irvin   37  10 
Sam Walker   39  22 
Josh Jones   40  23 
Robert Brown   45  45 
Kelby Brock   12  12 
Totals...  23  259  45 
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
McCoin, Brock   25  25.0  25 
Madonia, Nick   151  50.3  59 
Totals...  176  44.0  59 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Tyler Zielenske  131  43.7  51 
Totals...  131  43.7  51 
  
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Byrd, Dontez   183  100 
Bronson, Thomas  10  10 
Hall, Maleek   18  18 
Totals...  211  100 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Stephen Houzah   75  23  35  35 
Payton Usher   14  14 
Totals...  89  23  35  35 
  
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Byrd, Dontez   41  183  227 
Cates, Krys   74  74 
Thaenrat, Yeede  57  57 
Patton, Kip   -2  58  56 
Giberti, Jordan  40  40 
Hall, Maleek   18  18 
Bronson, Thomas  10  10 
Smith, Jordan  
McCoin, Brock  
Cunningham, Jos  -3 
Birdsong, Micha  -37  -37 
Totals...  18  239  211  468 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Stephen Houzah   75  35  110 
Payton Usher   77  14  91 
Avery Ward   86  86 
John Russ   46  46 
Robert Brown   45  45 
Josh Jones   40  40 
Sam Walker   39  39 
Marquise Irvin   37  37 
Alex Lakes   24  24 
Kelby Brock   12  12 
TEAM   -5  -5 
Totals...  142  259  89  35  525 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
  
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Cole Fisher  1st  12:13  42 yards  Good 
Cole Fisher  4th  05:02  49 yards  Good 
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Zaidan, Haidar   296  59.2 
  
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Jagger Lieb   46  46.0 
Tyler Zielenske  366  61.0 
 
FUMBLES: Tennessee Tech-Birdsong, Micha 3-2; Cates, Krys 1-1. Mercer-Sam Walker 1-1.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
TTU   1st  H00  15:00  Kickoff  H00  14:47  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:13    
TTU   1st  V25  12:13  Kickoff  H43  06:46     Punt  9-32  5:27    
TTU   1st  V27  05:24  Punt  H44  00:58     Punt  8-29  4:26    
TTU   2nd  V41  13:31  Punt  H22  04:26     Fumble  15-37  9:05    
TTU   2nd  V38  03:23  Kickoff  H00  00:51  TOUCHDOWN  6-62  2:32    
TTU   3rd  V29  13:30  Punt  H00  10:35  TOUCHDOWN  7-71  2:55    
TTU   3rd  V22  07:35  Kickoff  H34  05:45     Fumble  4-44  1:50    
TTU   3rd  V35  02:44  Kickoff  V41  00:31     Punt  3-6  2:13    
TTU   3rd  H08  00:18  Fumble  H08  00:18  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
TTU   4th  V37  13:24  Downs  V48  09:36     Interception  6-11  3:48    
TTU   4th  V22  08:04  Kickoff  V09  06:26     Punt  3--13  1:38    
TTU   4th  V37  05:02  Kickoff  V40  03:57     Fumble  3-3  1:05    
  
MER   1st  H36  14:47  Kickoff  V25  12:13  FIELD GOAL  8-39  2:34    
MER   1st  H18  06:46  Punt  H22  05:24     Punt  3-4  1:22    
MER   1st  H10  00:58  Punt  H27  13:31     Punt  6-17  2:27    
MER   2nd  H22  04:26  Fumble  V00  03:23  TOUCHDOWN  4-78  1:03    
MER   2nd  H27  00:51  Kickoff  H24  00:00     End of half  2--3  0:51    
MER   3rd  H17  15:00  Kickoff  H23  13:30     Punt  3-6  1:30    
MER   3rd  H13  10:35  Kickoff  V00  07:35  TOUCHDOWN  9-87  3:00    
MER   3rd  H34  05:45  Fumble  V00  02:44  TOUCHDOWN  10-66  3:01    
MER   3rd  H01  00:31  Punt  H08  00:18     Fumble  2-7  0:13    
MER   3rd  H45  00:18  Kickoff  V37  13:24     Downs  5-18  1:54    
MER   4th  V27  09:36  Interception  V00  08:04  TOUCHDOWN  6-27  1:32    
MER   4th  H32  06:26  Punt  V32  05:02  FIELD GOAL  8-36  1:24    
MER   4th  V40  03:57  Fumble  V21  00:00     End of half  9-19  3:57    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Tennessee Tech   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   10:06   11:37   06:58   06:31      21:43   13:29      35:12  
3rd Down Conversions   3/5   0/3   1/2   1/3      3/8   2/5      5/13  
Average field position  V50   V39   V28   V32      V46   V30      V37  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   2/2   0/0   0/0      2/2   0/0      2/2  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Mercer   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   04:54   03:23   08:02   08:29      08:17   16:31      24:48  
3rd Down Conversions   1/3   0/1   1/2   3/6      1/4   4/8      5/12  
Average field position  H21   H24   H22   V45      H22   H34      H29  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  


Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
TTU   1st  H00  15:00  Kickoff  H00  14:47  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:13    
MER   1st  H36  14:47  Kickoff  V25  12:13  FIELD GOAL  8-39  2:34    
TTU   1st  V25  12:13  Kickoff  H43  06:46     Punt  9-32  5:27    
MER   1st  H18  06:46  Punt  H22  05:24     Punt  3-4  1:22    
TTU   1st  V27  05:24  Punt  H44  00:58     Punt  8-29  4:26    
MER   1st  H10  00:58  Punt  H27  13:31     Punt  6-17  2:27    
TTU   2nd  V41  13:31  Punt  H22  04:26     Fumble  15-37  9:05    
  
MER   2nd  H22  04:26  Fumble  V00  03:23  TOUCHDOWN  4-78  1:03    
TTU   2nd  V38  03:23  Kickoff  H00  00:51  TOUCHDOWN  6-62  2:32    
MER   2nd  H27  00:51  Kickoff  H24  00:00     End of half  2--3  0:51    
MER   3rd  H17  15:00  Kickoff  H23  13:30     Punt  3-6  1:30    
  
TTU   3rd  V29  13:30  Punt  H00  10:35  TOUCHDOWN  7-71  2:55    
MER   3rd  H13  10:35  Kickoff  V00  07:35  TOUCHDOWN  9-87  3:00    
TTU   3rd  V22  07:35  Kickoff  H34  05:45     Fumble  4-44  1:50    
MER   3rd  H34  05:45  Fumble  V00  02:44  TOUCHDOWN  10-66  3:01    
TTU   3rd  V35  02:44  Kickoff  V41  00:31     Punt  3-6  2:13    
MER   3rd  H01  00:31  Punt  H08  00:18     Fumble  2-7  0:13    
TTU   3rd  H08  00:18  Fumble  H08  00:18  TOUCHDOWN  0-0  0:00    
MER   3rd  H45  00:18  Kickoff  V37  13:24     Downs  5-18  1:54    
TTU   4th  V37  13:24  Downs  V48  09:36     Interception  6-11  3:48    
  
MER   4th  V27  09:36  Interception  V00  08:04  TOUCHDOWN  6-27  1:32    
TTU   4th  V22  08:04  Kickoff  V09  06:26     Punt  3--13  1:38    
MER   4th  H32  06:26  Punt  V32  05:02  FIELD GOAL  8-36  1:24    
TTU   4th  V37  05:02  Kickoff  V40  03:57     Fumble  3-3  1:05    
MER   4th  V40  03:57  Fumble  V21  00:00     End of half  9-19  3:57    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)

##  Tennessee Tech   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
7   Poplar, Josh   11  0.5/0   1-8   .   .  
38  Fayne, Shannon   10  .   .   .   .  
12  Wilson, Deontay  .   .   .   .  
49  Corpening, Mile  .   .   .   .  
6   Normand, Elliot  .   .   .   .  
21  Sullivan, Deven  .   .   .   .  
2   Hall, Maleek   .   .   .   .  
31  Fadahunsi, Eriq  .   .   .   .  
53  Robertson, Joe   .   .   .   .  
5   Robinson-White   .   .   .   .  
54  Collins, Tim   .   .   .   .  
40  Eichelberger, S  .   .   .   .  
55  Malone, Zach   .   .   .   .  
4   Cain, Mike   .   .   .   .  
41  McKinney, Isaia  .   .   .   .  
3   Birdsong, Micha  .   .   .   .  
37  Stafford, Darri  .   .   .   .  
9   Patton, Kip   .   .   .   .  
11  Thomas, Brandon  .   .   .   .  
39  Lewis, Randy   .   .   .   .  
91  Hart, Kyron   1.0/2   .   .   .  
58  Moore, Aderick   .   .   .   .  
67  Akers, Anthony   0.5/1   .   .   .  
65  Schlueter, Xavi  .   .   .   .  
20  Davis, Clay   .   .   .   .  
##  Mercer   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
26  Jeremy James   .   1-0   .   .  
2   Lee Bennett   0.5/0   .   .   .  
17  Eric Jackson   .   .   .   .  
37  Tyler Ward   1.0/2   .   .   .  
21  Zach Jackson   3.0/16   .   .   2.0/15  
52  Kyle Trammell   1.5/11   .   .   1.0/10  
23  Will Coneway   1.0/10   .   .   1.0/10  
59  Tunde Ayinla   0.5/2   1-0   .   .  
51  Kyle Williams   .   .   .   .  
16  LeMarkus Bailey  .   .   .   .  
33  Tripp Patterson  1.0/14   .   .   1.0/14  
20  Kam Lott   .   .   .   .  
11  Tosin Aguebor   1.0/7   .   .   1.0/7  
30  Mike Gray   .   .   .   .  
9   Lendell Arnold   .   .   .   .  
28  Malique Fleming  .   .   .   .  
58  Dorian Kithcart  .   .   .   .  
3   Stephen Houzah   .   .   1-35  .  
22  Sytavious Brown  .   .   .   .  
99  Austin Barrett   .   .   .   .  
41  Isaiah Buehler   0.5/1   .   .   .  
50  Logan Craighead  .   .   .   .  
32  Brandon Coney   .   .   .   .  
95  Jalen Penn   .   1-0   .   .  

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)

Tennessee Tech  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   70  Bose, Brady  
LG   57  Mouton, Charles 
C   50  Rankin, J.T.  
RG   78  Douglas, Myles  
RT   71  Chatmon, Will  
Y   44  Carling, Alex  
Z   1   Byrd, Dontez  
Z   81  Hicks, Austin  
T   9   Patton, Kip  
T   34  Thaenrat, Yeede 
QB   3   Birdsong, Micha 
  
Tennessee Tech  
Pos  ##  Defense 
RUSH  53  Robertson, Joe  
RUSH  54  Collins, Tim  
DT   5   Robinson-White  
NG   4   Cain, Mike  
WILL  7   Poplar, Josh  
MIKE  6   Normand, Elliot 
LEO   21  Sullivan, Deven 
FS   12  Wilson, Deontay 
SS   38  Fayne, Shannon  
SS   31  Fadahunsi, Eriq 
FC   49  Corpening, Mile 
  
Mercer  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   78  Thomas Marchman 
LG   55  Avery White  
C   54  Kirby Southard  
RG   65  Caleb Yates  
RT   73  Niederreither  
TE   87  Sam Walker  
TE   38  Robert Brown  
WR   8   Marquise Irvin  
WR   84  Avery Ward  
RB   27  Alex Lakes  
QB   7   John Russ  
  
Mercer  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   41  Isaiah Buehler  
NG   58  Dorian Kithcart 
DE   59  Tunde Ayinla  
OLB   11  Tosin Aguebor  
ILB   37  Tyler Ward  
ILB   2   Lee Bennett  
OLB   16  LeMarkus Bailey 
FS   21  Zach Jackson  
SS   30  Mike Gray  
CB   26  Jeremy James  
CB   17  Eric Jackson  

Tennessee Tech: 2-Hall, Maleek, 8-McCoin, Brock, 10-Madonia, Nick, 11-Thomas, Brandon, 13-Morten, Toron, 15-Cates, Krys, 17-Cunningham, Jos, 20-Davis, Clay, 22-Carter, Dorian, 23-Goldsmith, Andr, 35-Flemister, A.J., 37-Stafford, Darri, 39-Lewis, Randy, 40-Eichelberger, S, 41-McKinney, Isaia, 42-Giberti, Jordan, 45-Williams, Storm, 55-Malone, Zach, 58-Moore, Aderick, 59-Leifheit, Matth, 63-Smith, Hudson, 65-Schlueter, Xavi, 67-Akers, Anthony, 69-Patton, Riley, 72-Rutledge, Charl, 74-Forrester, Joel, 76-Nelson, Chandle, 80-Smith, Jordan, 82-Huner, Seth, 85-Ford, R.D., 88-Swayze, Adam, 90-Bronson, Thomas, 91-Hart, Kyron, 93-Zaidan, Haidar, 94-Koons, Richie, 95-Hand, Norman, 97-McElderry, Chri.

Mercer: 1-Jordan Marshall, 3-Stephen Houzah, 6-Josh Jones, 9-Lendell Arnold, 20-Kam Lott, 22-Sytavious Brown, 23-Will Coneway, 25-Payton Usher, 28-Malique Fleming, 29-Brandon Gurley, 31-Harrison Poole, 32-Brandon Coney, 33-Tripp Patterson, 42-Seth Hattaway, 43-Devin Davidson, 44-Travonte Easley, 46-Trey Peppers, 47-Jagger Lieb, 50-Logan Craighead, 51-Kyle Williams, 52-Kyle Trammell, 53-Steven Nixon, 72-Mitch Mathes, 74-David Raschen, 77-Garrett Smith, 85-Tyler Zielenske, 86-Kelby Brock, 88-Chris Ellington, 91-Austin Wysor, 92-Kelly Brooks, 95-Jalen Penn, 97-Marvin Davis, 98-Cole Fisher, 99-Austin Barrett.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Tennessee Tech......  7  7 13  0  - 27       Record: (1-2,1-0)
Mercer..............  3  7 14 10  - 34       Record: (1-2,0-1)



Scoring Summary:
1st 14:47 TTU - Byrd, Dontez 100 yd kickoff return (Madonia, Nick kick), , TTU 7 - MER 0
    12:13 MER - Cole Fisher 42 yd field goal, 8-39 2:34, TTU 7 - MER 3
2nd 03:23 MER - John Russ 15 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 4-78 1:03, TTU 7 - MER 10
    00:51 TTU - Patton, Kip 27 yd pass from Birdsong, Micha (Madonia, Nick kick), 6-62 2:32, TTU 14 - MER 10
3rd 10:35 TTU - Giberti, Jordan 21 yd pass from Birdsong, Micha (Madonia, Nick kick), 7-71 2:55, TTU 21 - MER 10
    07:35 MER - Sam Walker 22 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick), 9-87 3:00, TTU 21 - MER 17
    02:44 MER - Sam Walker 9 yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher kick), 10-66 3:01, TTU 21 - MER 24
    00:18 TTU - Poplar, Josh 8 yd fumble recovery (Madonia, Nick kick blockd), , TTU 27 - MER 24
4th 08:04 MER - John Russ 1 yd run (Cole Fisher kick), 6-27 1:32, TTU 27 - MER 31
    05:02 MER - Cole Fisher 49 yd field goal, 8-36 1:24, TTU 27 - MER 34



                                    TTU      MER
FIRST DOWNS...................       18       22
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............    34-18   38-142
PASSING YDS (NET).............      239      259
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  30-23-1  35-23-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   64-257   73-401
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      1-8      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0      0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........    6-211     5-89
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0     1-35
Punts (Number-Avg)............   4-44.0   3-43.7
Fumbles-Lost..................      4-3      1-1
Penalties-Yards...............     7-65     6-70
Possession Time...............    35:12    24:48
Third-Down Conversions........  5 of 13  5 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 2   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-1      4-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0     6-56


RUSHING: Tennessee Tech-Thaenrat, Yeede 22-57; Byrd, Dontez 1-3; Patton,
Kip 1-minus 2; Cunningham, Jos 1-minus 3; Birdsong, Micha 9-minus 37.
Mercer-Payton Usher 16-77; John Russ 10-46; Alex Lakes 9-24; TEAM 3-minus 5.

PASSING: Tennessee Tech-Birdsong, Micha 23-30-1-239. Mercer-John Russ
23-35-0-259.

RECEIVING: Tennessee Tech-Patton, Kip 6-58; Byrd, Dontez 6-41; Cates,
Krys 5-74; Giberti, Jordan 2-40; McCoin, Brock 2-9; Smith, Jordan 1-9;
Cunningham, Jos 1-8. Mercer-Avery Ward 8-86; Marquise Irvin 6-37; Sam Walker
4-39; Josh Jones 3-40; Robert Brown 1-45; Kelby Brock 1-12.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tennessee Tech-None. Mercer-Stephen Houzah 1-35.

FUMBLES: Tennessee Tech-Birdsong, Micha 3-2; Cates, Krys 1-1. Mercer-Sam
Walker 1-1.

Stadium: Five Star             Attendance: 9772
Kickoff time: 4:04 PM   End of Game: 7:28 PM   Total elapsed time: 3:24
Officials: Referee: Larry Adcock; Umpire: Joe Golob; Linesman: Perry Clark;
Line judge: Terry Mock; Back judge: Jay Neal; Field judge: Gary Wiley;
Side judge: Keith Johnson;
Temperature: 90        Wind: ESE, 6    Weather: Sunny and warm



Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.) SACKS (UA-A): Tennessee Tech-None. Mercer-Zach Jackson 2-0; Will Coneway 1-0; Tosin Aguebor 1-0; Kyle Trammell 1-0; Tripp Patterson 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Tennessee Tech-Poplar, Josh 5-6; Fayne, Shannon 6-4; Wilson, Deontay 3-5; Corpening, Mile 3-4; Normand, Elliot 2-3; Sullivan, Deven 4-0; Hall, Maleek 2-1; Robertson, Joe 2-1; Fadahunsi, Eriq 2-1; Robinson-White 1-2; Collins, Tim 1-2; Eichelberger, S 2-0; Malone, Zach 1-1; Cain, Mike 0-2; Stafford, Darri 1-0; Lewis, Randy 1-0; McKinney, Isaia 1-0; Patton, Kip 1-0; Thomas, Brandon 1-0; Hart, Kyron 1-0; Birdsong, Micha 1-0; Moore, Aderick 0-1; Davis, Clay 0-1; Akers, Anthony 0-1; Schlueter, Xavi 0-1. Mercer-Jeremy James 6-3; Lee Bennett 1-8; Eric Jackson 6-2; Tyler Ward 4-3; Zach Jackson 5-1; Kyle Trammell 3-1; Will Coneway 2-2; Tunde Ayinla 1-3; Kyle Williams 2-1; LeMarkus Bailey 0-3; Kam Lott 2-0; Tripp Patterson 2-0; Tosin Aguebor 2-0; Mike Gray 1-1; Lendell Arnold 1-1; Malique Fleming 0-2; Dorian Kithcart 0-2; Sytavious Brown 1-0; Stephen Houzah 1-0; Austin Barrett 1-0; Logan Craighead 0-1; Isaiah Buehler 0-1; Brandon Coney 0-1. Game Starters: Tennessee Tech POS ## OFFENSE LT 70 Bose, Brady LG 57 Mouton, Charles C 50 Rankin, J.T. RG 78 Douglas, Myles RT 71 Chatmon, Will Y 44 Carling, Alex Z 1 Byrd, Dontez Z 81 Hicks, Austin T 9 Patton, Kip T 34 Thaenrat, Yeede QB 3 Birdsong, Micha POS ## DEFENSE RUSH 53 Robertson, Joe RUSH 54 Collins, Tim DT 5 Robinson-White NG 4 Cain, Mike WILL 7 Poplar, Josh MIKE 6 Normand, Elliot LEO 21 Sullivan, Deven FS 12 Wilson, Deontay SS 38 Fayne, Shannon SS 31 Fadahunsi, Eriq FC 49 Corpening, Mile Mercer POS ## OFFENSE LT 78 Thomas Marchman LG 55 Avery White C 54 Kirby Southard RG 65 Caleb Yates RT 73 Niederreither TE 87 Sam Walker TE 38 Robert Brown WR 8 Marquise Irvin WR 84 Avery Ward RB 27 Alex Lakes QB 7 John Russ POS ## DEFENSE DE 41 Isaiah Buehler NG 58 Dorian Kithcart DE 59 Tunde Ayinla OLB 11 Tosin Aguebor ILB 37 Tyler Ward ILB 2 Lee Bennett OLB 16 LeMarkus Bailey FS 21 Zach Jackson SS 30 Mike Gray CB 26 Jeremy James CB 17 Eric Jackson Player participation: Tennessee Tech: 2-Hall, Maleek, 8-McCoin, Brock, 10-Madonia, Nick, 11-Thomas, Brandon, 13-Morten, Toron, 15-Cates, Krys, 17-Cunningham, Jos, 20-Davis, Clay, 22-Carter, Dorian, 23-Goldsmith, Andr, 35-Flemister, A.J., 37-Stafford, Darri, 39-Lewis, Randy, 40-Eichelberger, S, 41-McKinney, Isaia, 42-Giberti, Jordan, 45-Williams, Storm, 55-Malone, Zach, 58-Moore, Aderick, 59-Leifheit, Matth, 63-Smith, Hudson, 65-Schlueter, Xavi, 67-Akers, Anthony, 69-Patton, Riley, 72-Rutledge, Charl, 74-Forrester, Joel, 76-Nelson, Chandle, 80-Smith, Jordan, 82-Huner, Seth, 85-Ford, R.D., 88-Swayze, Adam, 90-Bronson, Thomas, 91-Hart, Kyron, 93-Zaidan, Haidar, 94-Koons, Richie, 95-Hand, Norman, 97-McElderry, Chri. Mercer: 1-Jordan Marshall, 3-Stephen Houzah, 6-Josh Jones, 9-Lendell Arnold, 20-Kam Lott, 22-Sytavious Brown, 23-Will Coneway, 25-Payton Usher, 28-Malique Fleming, 29-Brandon Gurley, 31-Harrison Poole, 32-Brandon Coney, 33-Tripp Patterson, 42-Seth Hattaway, 43-Devin Davidson, 44-Travonte Easley, 46-Trey Peppers, 47-Jagger Lieb, 50-Logan Craighead, 51-Kyle Williams, 52-Kyle Trammell, 53-Steven Nixon, 72-Mitch Mathes, 74-David Raschen, 77-Garrett Smith, 85-Tyler Zielenske, 86-Kelby Brock, 88-Chris Ellington, 91-Austin Wysor, 92-Kelly Brooks, 95-Jalen Penn, 97-Marvin Davis, 98-Cole Fisher, 99-Austin Barrett.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
Southern Conference Football
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)

1st Quarter

Mercer captains: 7 Russ, 11 Aguebor, 37 T. Ward, 73 Niederreither
Tenn Tech captains: 2 Hall, 3 Birdsong, 7 Poplar, 9 Patton
Mercer wins the coin toss, defers to the second half
Mercer will defend south end zone
Ttu 1-10at Ttu35MER ball on MER35.
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the TTU0, Byrd, Dontez return 100 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:47.
Madonia, Nick kick attempt good.
Tennessee Tech 7, Mercer 0
Zaidan, Haidar kickoff 15 yards to the 50 yardline, on-side kick, recovered by TTU on 50 yardline, PENALTY TTU holding declined, PENALTY TTU kick catching interference 15 yards to the TTU20, NO PLAY.
Zaidan, Haidar kickoff 58 yards to the MER22, Payton Usher return 14 yards to the MER36 (Hall, Maleek;Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 1-10at Mer36MERCER drive start at 14:47.
Mer 1-10at Mer36Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the MER40 (Normand, Elliot;Wilson, Deontay).
Mer 2-6at Mer40John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 24 yards to the TTU36, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 1-10at Ttu36John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 6 yards to the TTU30, out-of-bounds (Poplar, Josh).
Mer 2-4at Ttu30John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 6 yards to the TTU24, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Corpening, Mile).
Mer 1-10at Ttu24John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for loss of 1 yard to the TTU25 (Poplar, Josh), PENALTY MER holding (Robert Brown) 10 yards to the TTU34, NO PLAY.
Mer 1-20at Ttu34John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
Mer 2-20at Ttu34Payton Usher rush for 9 yards to the TTU25, out-of-bounds (Corpening, Mile;Davis, Clay).
Mer 3-11at Ttu25John Russ pass incomplete to Kelby Brock.
Mer 4-11at Ttu25Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 42 GOOD, clock 12:13.
Tennessee Tech 7, Mercer 3
Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:34
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 65 yards to the TTU0, touchback.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu20TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 12:13.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu20Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Patton, Kip for 9 yards to the TTU29 (Tyler Ward).
Ttu 2-1at Ttu29Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 3 yards to the TTU32, 1ST DOWN TTU (Tunde Ayinla;Zach Jackson).
Ttu 1-10at Ttu32Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Giberti, Jordan for 19 yards to the MER49, 1ST DOWN TTU, out-of-bounds (Zach Jackson).
Ttu 1-10at Mer49PENALTY TTU false start (Rankin, J.T.) 5 yards to the TTU46.
Ttu 1-15at Ttu46Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Byrd, Dontez for 5 yards to the MER49, out-of-bounds (Jeremy James).
Ttu 2-10at Mer49Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 4 yards to the MER45 (Tyler Ward).
Ttu 3-6at Mer45Birdsong, Micha pass complete to McCoin, Brock for 7 yards to the MER38, 1ST DOWN TTU, out-of-bounds (Jeremy James).
Ttu 1-10at Mer38Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 2 yards to the MER36 (Zach Jackson).
Ttu 2-8at Mer36Birdsong, Micha sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MER43 (Tosin Aguebor).
Ttu 3-15at Mer43Birdsong, Micha pass incomplete to Smith, Jordan (Zach Jackson).
Ttu 4-15at Mer43McCoin, Brock punt 25 yards to the MER18, fair catch by Marquise Irvin.
Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards, TOP 05:27
Mer 1-10at Mer18MERCER drive start at 06:46.
Mer 1-10at Mer18John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin (Corpening, Mile).
Mer 2-10at Mer18Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the MER19 (Malone, Zach;Collins, Tim).
Mer 3-9at Mer19Timeout Tennessee Tech, clock 06:13.
Mer 3-9at Mer19John Russ rush for 3 yards to the MER22 (Lewis, Randy).
Mer 4-6at Mer22Tyler Zielenske punt 51 yards to the TTU27, fair catch by Byrd, Dontez.
Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:22
Ttu 1-10at Ttu27TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 05:24.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu27Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 3 yards to the TTU30 (Eric Jackson).
Ttu 2-7at Ttu30Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Cunningham, Jos for 8 yards to the TTU38, 1ST DOWN TTU (LeMarkus Bailey;Mike Gray).
Ttu 1-10at Ttu38Birdsong, Micha rush for 5 yards to the TTU43 (Mike Gray).
Ttu 2-5at Ttu43Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 4 yards to the TTU47 (Lee Bennett;Kyle Williams).
TTU 78 Douglas shaken up on the play
Ttu 3-1at Ttu47Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 7 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN TTU (Kyle Williams).
Ttu 1-10at Mer46Thaenrat, Yeede rush for no gain to the MER46 (Tyler Ward).
Ttu 2-10at Mer46Birdsong, Micha pass complete to McCoin, Brock for 2 yards to the MER44, out-of-bounds (Jeremy James).
Ttu 3-8at Mer44Birdsong, Micha pass incomplete to Byrd, Dontez.
Ttu 4-8at Mer44Madonia, Nick punt 34 yards to the MER10, downed.
Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, TOP 04:26
Mer 1-10at Mer10MERCER drive start at 00:58.
Mer 1-10at Mer10John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker.
Mer 2-10at Mer10Timeout Mercer, clock 00:52.
Mer 2-10at Mer10John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 5 yards to the MER15, out-of-bounds (Eichelberger, S).
Mer 3-5at Mer15Payton Usher rush for 5 yards to the MER20, 1ST DOWN MER (Robertson, Joe).
Mer 1-10at Mer20Clock 00:00.
Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards, TOP 02:27
Tennessee Tech 7, Mercer 3
2nd Quarter

Mer 1-10at Mer20Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Mer 1-10at Mer20John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 5 yards to the MER25 (Sullivan, Deven).
Mer 2-5at Mer25Payton Usher rush for 2 yards to the MER27 (Normand, Elliot;Robertson, Joe).
Mer 3-3at Mer27John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown.
Mer 4-3at Mer27Tyler Zielenske punt 32 yards to the TTU41, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:27
Ttu 1-10at Ttu41TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 13:31.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu41Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Patton, Kip for 9 yards to the 50 yardline (Kam Lott).
Ttu 2-1at Ttu50Thaenrat, Yeede rush for no gain to the 50 yardline (Tunde Ayinla;Dorian Kithcart).
Ttu 3-1at Ttu50Thaenrat, Yeede rush for no gain to the 50 yardline (Lee Bennett;LeMarkus Bailey).
Ttu 4-1at Ttu50Timeout Tennessee Tech, clock 11:24.
Ttu 4-1at Ttu50Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 4 yards to the MER46, 1ST DOWN TTU (Tyler Ward;Lee Bennett).
Ttu 1-10at Mer46Byrd, Dontez rush for 3 yards to the MER43 (Tyler Ward;Lee Bennett).
Ttu 2-7at Mer43Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Smith, Jordan for 9 yards to the MER34, 1ST DOWN TTU (Kam Lott).
Ttu 1-10at Mer34Thaenrat, Yeede rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER35 (Zach Jackson).
Ttu 2-11at Mer35Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Patton, Kip for 12 yards to the MER23, out-of-bounds (Kyle Trammell), PENALTY TTU unsportsmanlike conduct (0) 15 yards to the MER38.
Ttu 2-14at Mer381st and 10.
Ttu 1-10at Mer38Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 4 yards to the MER34 (Tunde Ayinla).
Ttu 2-6at Mer34Birdsong, Micha rush for 4 yards to the MER30, out-of-bounds (Lee Bennett).
Ttu 3-2at Mer30Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 1 yard to the MER29 (Kyle Trammell).
Ttu 4-1at Mer29Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 3 yards to the MER26, 1ST DOWN TTU (Lee Bennett;Tyler Ward).
Ttu 1-10at Mer26Cunningham, Jos rush for loss of 3 yards to the MER29 (Tunde Ayinla;Kyle Trammell).
Ttu 2-13at Mer29Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Byrd, Dontez for 3 yards to the MER26 (Lendell Arnold).
Ttu 3-10at Mer26Birdsong, Micha sacked for loss of 1 yard to the MER27 (Zach Jackson), fumble by Birdsong, Micha recovered by MER Jeremy James at MER22.
Drive: 15 plays, 37 yards, TOP 09:05
Mer 1-10at Mer22MERCER drive start at 04:26.
Mer 1-10at Mer22John Russ pass complete to Robert Brown for 45 yards to the TTU33, 1ST DOWN MER (Wilson, Deontay).
Mer 1-10at Ttu331st and 10.
Mer 1-10at Ttu33John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 9 yards to the TTU24 (Hall, Maleek).
Mer 2-1at Ttu24Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the TTU20, 1ST DOWN MER (Malone, Zach).
Mer 1-10at Ttu20John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 2 yards to the TTU18 (Schlueter, Xavi;Poplar, Josh), PENALTY TTU substitution infraction 5 yards to the TTU15, NO PLAY.
Mer 1-5at Ttu15John Russ rush for 15 yards to the TTU0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:23.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
Mercer 10, Tennessee Tech 7
Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:03
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 60 yards to the TTU5, Byrd, Dontez return 33 yards to the TTU38 (Eric Jackson).
Ttu 1-10at Ttu38TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 03:23.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu38Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Cates, Krys for 5 yards to the TTU43 (Austin Barrett).
Ttu 2-5at Ttu43Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Byrd, Dontez for 9 yards to the MER48, 1ST DOWN TTU, out-of-bounds (Jeremy James).
Ttu 1-10at Mer48Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 6 yards to the MER42 (Jeremy James;Will Coneway).
Ttu 2-4at Mer42Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Byrd, Dontez for 8 yards to the MER34, 1ST DOWN TTU, out-of-bounds (Jeremy James).
Ttu 1-10at Mer34Birdsong, Micha sacked for loss of 10 yards to the MER44 (Will Coneway), fumble by Birdsong, Micha recovered by TTU Hart, Kyron at MER42, PENALTY MER unsportsmanlike conduct (Isaiah Buehler) 15 yards to the MER27.
Ttu 1-3at Mer271st and 10.
Ttu 1-10at Mer27Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Patton, Kip for 27 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN TTU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:51.
Madonia, Nick kick attempt good.
Tennessee Tech 14, Mercer 10
Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:32
Zaidan, Haidar kickoff 60 yards to the MER5, Stephen Houzah return 22 yards to the MER27 (Fadahunsi, Eriq).
Mer 1-10at Mer27MERCER drive start at 00:51.
Mer 1-10at Mer27John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
Mer 2-10at Mer27PENALTY MER false start (Thomas Marchman) 5 yards to the MER22.
Mer 2-15at Mer22John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 2 yards to the MER24 (Poplar, Josh;Wilson, Deontay).
Mer 3-13at Mer24End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 2 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 00:51
Tennessee Tech 14, Mercer 10
3rd Quarter

Mer 3-13at Mer24Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, TTU ball on TTU35.
Drive: 2 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 00:51
Zaidan, Haidar kickoff 61 yards to the MER4, Stephen Houzah return 13 yards to the MER17 (Patton, Kip).
Mer 1-10at Mer17MERCER drive start at 15:00.
Mer 1-10at Mer17Alex Lakes rush for 5 yards to the MER22, out-of-bounds (Robertson, Joe).
Mer 2-5at Mer22Alex Lakes rush for 1 yard to the MER23 (Collins, Tim).
Mer 3-4at Mer23John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker.
Mer 4-4at Mer23Tyler Zielenske punt 48 yards to the TTU29, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:30
Ttu 1-10at Ttu29TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 13:30.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu29Birdsong, Micha pass incomplete to Smith, Jordan.
Ttu 2-10at Ttu29Birdsong, Micha pass incomplete to Byrd, Dontez.
Ttu 3-10at Ttu29Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Cates, Krys for 23 yards to the MER48, 1ST DOWN TTU.
Ttu 1-10at Mer48Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 3 yards to the MER45 (Lee Bennett;Dorian Kithcart).
Ttu 2-7at Mer45Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Byrd, Dontez for 10 yards to the MER35, 1ST DOWN TTU (Eric Jackson).
Ttu 1-10at Mer35Birdsong, Micha pass incomplete to Byrd, Dontez (Eric Jackson), PENALTY MER pass interference (Eric Jackson) 15 yards to the MER20, 1ST DOWN TTU, NO PLAY.
Ttu 1-10at Mer20Thaenrat, Yeede rush for loss of 1 yard to the MER21 (Isaiah Buehler;Lee Bennett).
Ttu 2-11at Mer21Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Giberti, Jordan for 21 yards to the MER0, 1ST DOWN TTU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:35.
Madonia, Nick kick attempt good.
Tennessee Tech 21, Mercer 10
Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 02:55
Zaidan, Haidar kickoff 59 yards to the MER6, Stephen Houzah return 17 yards to the MER23 (Stafford, Darri), PENALTY MER holding (Lee Bennett) 10 yards to the MER13, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER13.
Mer 1-10at Mer13MERCER drive start at 10:35.
Mer 1-10at Mer13Payton Usher rush for 2 yards to the MER15 (Robinson-White;Cain, Mike).
Mer 2-8at Mer15John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 13 yards to the MER28, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 1-10at Mer28John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 7 yards to the MER35, out-of-bounds (Thomas, Brandon).
Mer 2-3at Mer35John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 4 yards to the MER39, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (McKinney, Isaia).
Mer 1-10at Mer39John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 8 yards to the MER47 (Hall, Maleek).
Mer 2-2at Mer47Alex Lakes rush for 5 yards to the TTU48, 1ST DOWN MER (Schlueter, Xavi;Wilson, Deontay).
Mer 1-10at Ttu48John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 23 yards to the TTU25, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 1-10at Ttu25PENALTY TTU 12 men on the field 5 yards to the TTU20.
Mer 1-5at Ttu20John Russ rush for loss of 2 yards to the TTU22 (Hart, Kyron).
Mer 2-7at Ttu22John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 22 yards to the TTU0, 1ST DOWN MER, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:35.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good, PENALTY TTU offside declined.
Tennessee Tech 21, Mercer 17
Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, TOP 03:00
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 63 yards to the TTU2, Byrd, Dontez return 20 yards to the TTU22 (Stephen Houzah).
Ttu 1-10at Ttu22TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 07:35.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu22Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Cates, Krys for 23 yards to the TTU45, 1ST DOWN TTU (Eric Jackson).
Ttu 1-10at Ttu45Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 8 yards to the MER47, out-of-bounds (Tripp Patterson).
Ttu 2-2at Mer47Birdsong, Micha rush for 4 yards to the MER43, 1ST DOWN TTU (LeMarkus Bailey;Will Coneway).
Ttu 1-10at Mer43Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Cates, Krys for 6 yards to the MER37, fumble forced by Jeremy James, fumble by Cates, Krys recovered by MER Tunde Ayinla at MER34.
Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, TOP 01:50
Mer 1-10at Mer34MERCER drive start at 05:45.
Mer 1-10at Mer34John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 6 yards to the MER40, out-of-bounds (Corpening, Mile).
Mer 2-4at Mer40John Russ rush for 12 yards to the TTU48, 1ST DOWN MER (Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 1-10at Ttu48Payton Usher rush for 3 yards to the TTU45 (Robinson-White).
Mer 2-7at Ttu45John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 11 yards to the TTU34, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Fadahunsi, Eriq).
Mer 1-10at Ttu34John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 14 yards to the TTU20, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Corpening, Mile).
Mer 1-10at Ttu20Payton Usher rush for 5 yards to the TTU15 (Fadahunsi, Eriq;Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 2-5at Ttu15John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 4 yards to the TTU11 (Wilson, Deontay).
Mer 3-1at Ttu11John Russ rush for 3 yards to the TTU8, 1ST DOWN MER (Robinson-White;Collins, Tim).
Mer 1-Gat Ttu08John Russ rush for loss of 1 yard to the TTU9, out-of-bounds (Akers, Anthony;Poplar, Josh).
Mer 2-Gat Ttu09John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 9 yards to the TTU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:44.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
Mercer 24, Tennessee Tech 21
Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, TOP 03:01
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 60 yards to the TTU5, Byrd, Dontez return 30 yards to the TTU35 (Eric Jackson).
Ttu 1-10at Ttu35TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 02:44.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu35Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Patton, Kip for 2 yards to the TTU37 (Tosin Aguebor).
Ttu 2-8at Ttu37Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Byrd, Dontez for 6 yards to the TTU43, out-of-bounds (Eric Jackson).
Ttu 3-2at Ttu43Patton, Kip rush for loss of 2 yards to the TTU41 (Tyler Ward).
Ttu 4-4at Ttu41Madonia, Nick punt 58 yards to the MER1, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:13
Mer 1-10at Mer01MERCER drive start at 00:31.
Mer 1-10at Mer01PENALTY TTU offside (Schlueter, Xavi) 5 yards to the MER6.
Mer 1-5at Mer06John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker.
Mer 2-5at Mer06John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for no gain to the MER6, fumble by Sam Walker recovered by TTU Poplar, Josh at MER8, Poplar, Josh for 8 yards to the MER0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:18.
Drive: 2 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:13
Madonia, Nick kick attempt failed (blocked), returned by Eric Jackson - no score (blocked by Eric Jackson).
Tennessee Tech 27, Mercer 24
Zaidan, Haidar kickoff 58 yards to the MER7, Stephen Houzah return 23 yards to the MER30 (Eichelberger, S), PENALTY TTU face mask 15 yards to the MER45, 1st and 10, MER ball on MER45.
Mer 1-10at Mer45MERCER drive start at 00:18.
Mer 1-10at Mer45Payton Usher rush for 10 yards to the TTU45, 1ST DOWN MER (Normand, Elliot).
Mer 1-10at Ttu45Clock 00:00.
Drive: 1 plays, 10 yards, TOP 01:54
Tennessee Tech 27, Mercer 24
4th Quarter

Mer 1-10at Ttu45Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Mer 1-10at Ttu45John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
Mer 2-10at Ttu45John Russ rush for 8 yards to the TTU37 (Sullivan, Deven).
Mer 3-2at Ttu37Timeout Mercer, clock 14:07.
Mer 3-2at Ttu37John Russ rush for no gain to the TTU37 (Sullivan, Deven).
Mer 4-2at Ttu37John Russ pass incomplete to Robert Brown, QB hurry by Sullivan, Deven.
Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 01:54
Ttu 1-10at Ttu37TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 13:24.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu37Thaenrat, Yeede rush for no gain to the TTU37 (Brandon Coney;Logan Craighead).
Ttu 2-10at Ttu37Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Patton, Kip for 4 yards to the TTU41 (Will Coneway).
Ttu 3-6at Ttu41Birdsong, Micha pass complete to Cates, Krys for 14 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN TTU (Eric Jackson;Jeremy James).
Ttu 1-10at Mer45Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 3 yards to the MER42 (Lee Bennett;Jeremy James).
Ttu 2-7at Mer42Birdsong, Micha sacked for loss of 10 yards to the TTU48 (Kyle Trammell).
Ttu 3-17at Ttu48Birdsong, Micha pass intercepted by Stephen Houzah at the MER38, Stephen Houzah return 35 yards to the TTU27, out-of-bounds (Birdsong, Micha).
Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, TOP 03:48
Mer 1-10at Ttu27MERCER drive start at 09:36.
Mer 1-10at Ttu27Payton Usher rush for 1 yard to the TTU26 (Moore, Aderick;Poplar, Josh).
Mer 2-9at Ttu26Payton Usher rush for 8 yards to the TTU18 (Poplar, Josh).
Mer 3-1at Ttu18Payton Usher rush for 4 yards to the TTU14, 1ST DOWN MER (Wilson, Deontay).
Mer 1-10at Ttu14John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 10 yards to the TTU4, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Corpening, Mile;Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 1-Gat Ttu04Payton Usher rush for 3 yards to the TTU1 (Normand, Elliot).
Mer 2-Gat Ttu01John Russ rush for 1 yard to the TTU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:04.
Cole Fisher kick attempt good.
Mercer 31, Tennessee Tech 27
Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:32
Tyler Zielenske kickoff 53 yards to the TTU12, Bronson, Thomas return 10 yards to the TTU22 (Malique Fleming;Eric Jackson).
Ttu 1-10at Ttu22TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 08:04.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu22Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 1 yard to the TTU23, out-of-bounds (Kyle Williams).
Ttu 2-9at Ttu23Birdsong, Micha pass incomplete to Cates, Krys, QB hurry by Isaiah Buehler.
Ttu 3-9at Ttu23Birdsong, Micha sacked for loss of 14 yards to the TTU9 (Tripp Patterson).
Ttu 4-23at Ttu09Madonia, Nick punt 59 yards to the MER32, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 13 yards, TOP 01:38
Mer 1-10at Mer32MERCER drive start at 06:26.
Mer 1-10at Mer32Payton Usher rush for 1 yard to the MER33 (Poplar, Josh;Normand, Elliot).
Mer 2-9at Mer33John Russ pass complete to Kelby Brock for 12 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN MER (Poplar, Josh).
Mer 1-10at Mer45Payton Usher rush for 4 yards to the MER49 (Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 2-6at Mer49John Russ pass complete to Josh Jones for 12 yards to the TTU39, 1ST DOWN MER, out-of-bounds (Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 1-10at Ttu39Payton Usher rush for 7 yards to the TTU32 (Poplar, Josh;Fayne, Shannon).
Mer 2-3at Ttu32John Russ pass incomplete to Josh Jones.
Mer 3-3at Ttu32John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward.
Mer 4-3at Ttu32Cole Fisher field goal attempt from 49 GOOD, clock 05:02.
Mercer 34, Tennessee Tech 27
Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, TOP 01:24
Jagger Lieb kickoff 46 yards to the TTU19, Hall, Maleek return 18 yards to the TTU37 (Sytavious Brown).
Ttu 1-10at Ttu37TENNESSEE TECH drive start at 05:02.
Ttu 1-10at Ttu37Thaenrat, Yeede rush for 3 yards to the TTU40 (Malique Fleming;Lendell Arnold).
Ttu 2-7at Ttu40Birdsong, Micha pass incomplete to Byrd, Dontez (Jeremy James), PENALTY MER pass interference (Jeremy James) 15 yards to the MER45, 1ST DOWN TTU, NO PLAY.
Ttu 1-10at Mer45Birdsong, Micha pass incomplete, QB hurry by Tunde Ayinla.
Ttu 2-10at Mer45Birdsong, Micha sacked for loss of 14 yards to the TTU41 (Zach Jackson), fumble by Birdsong, Micha recovered by MER Jalen Penn at TTU40.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:05
Mer 1-10at Ttu40MERCER drive start at 03:57.
Mer 1-10at Ttu40Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the TTU40 (Poplar, Josh).
Mer 2-10at Ttu40Alex Lakes rush for 4 yards to the TTU36 (Sullivan, Deven).
Mer 3-6at Ttu36John Russ rush for 7 yards to the TTU29, 1ST DOWN MER (Poplar, Josh;Corpening, Mile).
Mer 1-10at Ttu29Alex Lakes rush for no gain to the TTU29 (Poplar, Josh).
Mer 2-10at Ttu29Timeout Tennessee Tech, clock 02:22.
Mer 2-10at Ttu29Payton Usher rush for 4 yards to the TTU25 (Cain, Mike;Wilson, Deontay).
Mer 3-6at Ttu25Timeout Tennessee Tech, clock 02:14.
Mer 3-6at Ttu25Payton Usher rush for 9 yards to the TTU16, 1ST DOWN MER (Wilson, Deontay;Corpening, Mile).
Mer 1-10at Ttu16TEAM rush for loss of 1 yard to the TTU17.
Mer 2-11at Ttu17TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the TTU19.
Mer 3-13at Ttu19TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the TTU21.
Mer 4-15at Ttu21End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 9 plays, 19 yards, TOP 03:57
FINAL SCORE
Mercer 34, Tennessee Tech 27
 

Play Breakdown Summary

 
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
Southern Conference Football
Tennessee Tech vs Mercer (Sep 17, 2016 at Macon, Ga.)




Tennessee Tech                         Mercer

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   28   36     64     OVERALL..........   38   35     73
1ST DOWN.........   16   12     28     1ST DOWN.........   17   16     33
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    3    0      3     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    3    2      5
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    2    2      4     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    3    5      8
2ND DOWN-LONG....    1   14     15     2ND DOWN-LONG....    7    7     14
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    4    0      4     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    3    0      3
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    0      0     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    0    3      3
3RD DOWN-LONG....    0    8      8     3RD DOWN-LONG....    5    1      6
4TH DOWN.........    2    0      2     4TH DOWN.........    0    1      1

Tennessee Tech                         Mercer

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

...............   28   36     64       ...............   38   35     73




Tennessee Tech (Sorted by Play type) 1ST DOWN RUN (16 RUN, 12 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS 1-10 H46 #1 3 [ ] 1-15 V46 #3 to #1 5 [ ] 1-10 H26 #17 -3 [ ] 1-10 H43 #3 to #15 6 [ ] 1-10 V38 #3 5 [ ] 1-10 V22 #3 to #15 23 [ ] 1-10 H46 #34 0 [ ] 1-10 V38 #3 to #15 5 [ ] 1-10 V27 #34 3 [ ] 1-10 V32 #3 to #42 19 [ ] 1-10 H38 #34 2 [ ] 1-10 V29 #3 to #80 - [ ] 1-10 V45 #34 8 [ ] 1-10 H27 #3 to #9 27 [ ] 1-10 V37 #34 0 [ ] 1-10 V41 #3 to #9 9 [ ] 1-10 H45 #34 3 [ ] 1-10 V35 #3 to #9 2 [ ] 1-10 V22 #34 1 [ ] 1-10 V20 #3 to #9 9 [ ] 1-10 H20 #34 -1 [ ] 1-10 H34 #3 to # - [ ] 1-10 H48 #34 3 [ ] 1-10 H45 #3 to # - [ ] 1-10 H34 #34 -1 [ ] 1-10 H38 #34 4 [ ] 1-10 V37 #34 3 [ ] 1-10 H48 #34 6 [ ] 2ND-SHORT RUN (3 RUN, 0 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS 2-2 H47 #3 4 [ ] 2-1 V29 #34 3 [ ] 2-1 V50 #34 0 [ ] 2ND-MIDDLE RUN (2 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS 2-6 H34 #3 4 [ ] 2-5 V43 #3 to #1 9 [ ] 2-5 V43 #34 4 [ ] 2-4 H42 #3 to #1 8 [ ] 2ND-LONG RUN (1 RUN, 14 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS 2-10 H49 #34 4 [ ] 2-13 H29 #3 to #1 3 [ ] 2-7 H45 #3 to #1 10 [ ] 2-10 V29 #3 to #1 - [ ] 2-8 V37 #3 to #1 6 [ ] 2-9 V23 #3 to #15 - [ ] 2-7 V30 #3 to #17 8 [ ] 2-11 H21 #3 to #42 21 [ ] 2-10 H46 #3 to #8 2 [ ] 2-7 H43 #3 to #80 9 [ ] 2-10 V37 #3 to #9 4 [ ] 2-11 H35 #3 to #9 12 [ ] 2-7 H42 #3 to # SACK [ ] 2-10 H45 #3 to # - [ ] 2-8 H36 #3 to # SACK [ ] 3RD-SHORT RUN (4 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS 3-1 V50 #34 0 [ ] 3-2 H30 #34 1 [ ] 3-1 V47 #34 7 [ ] 3-2 V43 #9 -2 [ ] 3RD-MIDDLE RUN (0 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS 3RD-LONG RUN (0 RUN, 8 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS 3-8 H44 #3 to #1 - [ ] 3-10 V29 #3 to #15 23 [ ] 3-6 V41 #3 to #15 14 [ ] 3-17 V48 #3 to #3 INT [ ] 3-6 H45 #3 to #8 7 [ ] 3-15 H43 #3 to #80 - [ ] 3-10 H26 #3 to # - [ ] 3-9 V23 #3 to # SACK [ ] 4TH DOWN RUN (2 RUN, 0 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS 4-1 V50 #34 4 [ ] 4-1 H29 #34 3 [ ]
Mercer (Sorted by Play type) 1ST DOWN RUN (17 RUN, 16 PASS) 1ST DOWN PASS 1-10 H32 #25 1 [ ] 1-10 H22 #7 to #38 45 [ ] 1-10 H45 #25 4 [ ] 1-10 V48 #7 to #6 23 [ ] 1-10 H13 #25 2 [ ] 1-10 V14 #7 to #8 10 [ ] 1-10 H45 #25 10 [ ] 1-10 H34 #7 to #8 6 [ ] 1-10 V48 #25 3 [ ] 1-10 H28 #7 to #8 7 [ ] 1-10 V39 #25 7 [ ] 1-10 H18 #7 to #8 - [ ] 1-10 V20 #25 5 [ ] 1-10 V33 #7 to #84 9 [ ] 1-4 V04 #25 3 [ ] 1-10 H27 #7 to #84 - [ ] 1-10 V27 #25 1 [ ] 1-20 V34 #7 to #84 - [ ] 1-10 V40 #27 0 [ ] 1-10 V45 #7 to #84 - [ ] 1-10 H36 #27 4 [ ] 1-10 V34 #7 to #84 14 [ ] 1-10 H17 #27 5 [ ] 1-10 H39 #7 to #84 8 [ ] 1-10 V29 #27 0 [ ] 1-10 H20 #7 to #84 5 [ ] 1-5 V15 #7 15 [ ] 1-5 H06 #7 to #87 - [ ] 1-5 V20 #7 -2 [ ] 1-10 H10 #7 to #87 - [ ] 1-8 V08 #7 -1 [ ] 1-10 V36 #7 to #87 6 [ ] 1-10 V16 #TM -1 [ ] 2ND-SHORT RUN (3 RUN, 2 PASS) 2ND-SHORT PASS 2-1 V24 #27 4 [ ] 2-3 V32 #7 to #6 - [ ] 2-2 H47 #27 5 [ ] 2-3 H35 #7 to #8 4 [ ] 2-1 V01 #7 1 [ ] 2ND-MIDDLE RUN (3 RUN, 5 PASS) 2ND-MIDDLE PASS 2-5 H25 #25 2 [ ] 2-6 H49 #7 to #6 12 [ ] 2-5 H22 #27 1 [ ] 2-4 V30 #7 to #8 6 [ ] 2-4 H40 #7 12 [ ] 2-5 V15 #7 to #8 4 [ ] 2-6 H40 #7 to #84 24 [ ] 2-5 H06 #7 to #87 0 [ ] 2ND-LONG RUN (7 RUN, 7 PASS) 2ND-LONG PASS 2-20 V34 #25 9 [ ] 2-10 H10 #7 to #6 5 [ ] 2-10 V29 #25 4 [ ] 2-8 H15 #7 to #84 13 [ ] 2-9 V26 #25 8 [ ] 2-15 H22 #7 to #84 2 [ ] 2-10 V40 #27 4 [ ] 2-7 V45 #7 to #84 11 [ ] 2-10 H18 #27 1 [ ] 2-9 H33 #7 to #86 12 [ ] 2-10 V45 #7 8 [ ] 2-7 V22 #7 to #87 22 [ ] 2-11 V17 #TM -2 [ ] 2-9 V09 #7 to #87 9 [ ] 3RD-SHORT RUN (3 RUN, 0 PASS) 3RD-SHORT PASS 3-1 V18 #25 4 [ ] 3-1 V11 #7 3 [ ] 3-2 V37 #7 0 [ ] 3RD-MIDDLE RUN (0 RUN, 3 PASS) 3RD-MIDDLE PASS 3-3 H27 #7 to #38 - [ ] 3-3 V32 #7 to #84 - [ ] 3-4 H23 #7 to #87 - [ ] 3RD-LONG RUN (5 RUN, 1 PASS) 3RD-LONG PASS 3-6 V25 #25 9 [ ] 3-11 V25 #7 to #86 - [ ] 3-5 H15 #25 5 [ ] 3-9 H19 #7 3 [ ] 3-6 V36 #7 7 [ ] 3-13 V19 #TM -2 [ ] 4TH DOWN RUN (0 RUN, 1 PASS) 4TH DOWN PASS 4-2 V37 #7 to #38 - [ ]