The Citadel Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears
1st Quarter
Kickoff Return (Offense)
15:00 - 1st
kickoff for 58 yds , Jay Graves-Billips return for 13 yds to the Citad 20
11-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Logan Billings run for 11 yds to the Citad 31 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 20
1-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Ricky Conway run for 1 yd to the Citad 32
1st & 10 at CIT 31
0-yd Pass
15:00 - 1st
Peyton Derrick pass complete to Jay Graves-Billips for a 1ST down
2nd & 9 at CIT 32
2-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Logan Billings run for 2 yds to the Citad 47
1st & 10 at CIT 45
1-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Peyton Derrick run for 1 yd to the Citad 48
2nd & 8 at CIT 47
-12-yd Run
15:00 - 1st
Cooper Wallace run for a loss of 12 yards to the Citad 36
3rd & 7 at CIT 48
Punt
15:00 - 1st
James Platte punt for 63 yds, downed at the Mercr 1
4th & 19 at CIT 36
1-yd Run
10:52 - 1st
Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the Mercr 2
1st & 10 at MER 1
Incompletion
10:52 - 1st
Fred Payton pass incomplete to Devron Harper
2nd & 9 at MER 2
18-yd Pass
10:52 - 1st
Fred Payton pass complete to Al Wooten II for 18 yds to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down
3rd & 9 at MER 2
0-yd Run
10:52 - 1st
Al Wooten II run for no gain to the Mercr 20
1st & 10 at MER 20
4-yd Pass
10:52 - 1st
Fred Payton pass complete to Drake Starks for 4 yds to the Mercr 24
2nd & 10 at MER 20
Incompletion
10:52 - 1st
Fred Payton pass incomplete to Brandon Marshall
3rd & 6 at MER 24
Punt
10:52 - 1st
Trey Turk punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Citad 32
4th & 6 at MER 24
4-yd Run
8:35 - 1st
Peyton Derrick run for 4 yds to the Citad 36
1st & 10 at CIT 32
Incompletion
8:35 - 1st
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Ricky Conway
2nd & 6 at CIT 36
3-yd Run
8:35 - 1st
Peyton Derrick run for 3 yds to the Citad 39
3rd & 6 at CIT 36
Punt
8:35 - 1st
James Platte punt for 48 yds , Lance Wise returns for no gain to the Mercr 13 Lance Wise fumbled, forced by TEAM, recovered by Citad Destin Mack
4th & 3 at CIT 39
3-yd Run
6:55 - 1st
Logan Billings run for 3 yds to the Mercr 10
1st & 10 at MER 13
Fumble Recovery
6:55 - 1st
Sam Llewellyn run for a loss of 90 yards to the Mercr 0 Sam Llewellyn fumbled, forced by Ken Standley, recovered by Mercr TJ Moore
2nd & 7 at MER 10
25-yd Run
6:14 - 1st
Austin Douglas run for 25 yds to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MER 0
9-yd Pass
6:14 - 1st
Fred Payton pass complete to Devron Harper for 9 yds to the Mercr 34
1st & 10 at MER 25
3-yd Run
6:14 - 1st
Al Wooten II run for 3 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at MER 34
3-yd Run
6:14 - 1st
Brandon Marshall run for 3 yds to the Mercr 40
1st & 10 at MER 37
5-yd Pass
6:14 - 1st
Fred Payton pass complete to Nate Boehm for 5 yds to the Mercr 45
2nd & 7 at MER 40
6-yd Run
6:14 - 1st
Brandon Marshall run for 6 yds to the Citad 49 for a 1ST down
3rd & 2 at MER 45
4-yd Pass
6:14 - 1st
Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 4 yds to the Citad 45
1st & 10 at CIT 49
0-yd Pass
6:14 - 1st
Fred Payton pass complete to Devron Harper for no gain to the Citad 45
2nd & 6 at CIT 45
10-yd Penalty
6:14 - 1st
MERCER Penalty, Offensive holding (Drake Starks) to the Mercr 45
3rd & 6 at CIT 45
28-yd Pass
6:14 - 1st
Fred Payton pass complete to Devron Harper for 28 yds to the Citad 27 for a 1ST down
3rd & 16 at MER 45
2-yd Pass
6:14 - 1st
Fred Payton pass complete to Devron Harper for 2 yds to the Citad 25
1st & 10 at CIT 27
1-yd Run
6:14 - 1st
Austin Douglas run for 1 yd to the Citad 24
2nd & 8 at CIT 25
Incompletion
6:14 - 1st
Fred Payton pass incomplete
3rd & 7 at CIT 24
Field Goal Missed
0:21 - 1st
Devin Folser 42 yd FG MISSED
4th & 7 at CIT 24
2nd Quarter
9-yd Run
0:21 - 1st
Cooper Wallace run for 9 yds to the Citad 33
1st & 10 at CIT 24
End of 1st Quarter
3-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Logan Billings run for 3 yds to the Citad 36 for a 1ST down
2nd & 1 at CIT 33
2-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Sam Llewellyn run for 2 yds to the Citad 38
1st & 10 at CIT 36
0-yd Run
15:00 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 38
2nd & 8 at CIT 38
Sack
15:00 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick sacked by Solomon Zubairu for a loss of 5 yards to the Citad 33
3rd & 8 at CIT 38
Punt
15:00 - 2nd
James Platte punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Devron Harper at the Mercr 28
4th & 13 at CIT 33
Fumble Recovery (Own)
12:12 - 2nd
Al Wooten II run for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 26 Al Wooten II fumbled, recovered by Mercr Al Wooten II
1st & 10 at MER 28
1-yd Run
12:12 - 2nd
Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the Mercr 27
2nd & 12 at MER 26
14-yd Pass
12:12 - 2nd
Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 14 yds to the Mercr 41 for a 1ST down
3rd & 11 at MER 27
5-yd Run
12:12 - 2nd
Austin Douglas run for 5 yds to the Mercr 46
1st & 10 at MER 41
Incompletion
12:12 - 2nd
Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James
2nd & 5 at MER 46
4-yd Run
12:12 - 2nd
Fred Payton run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
3rd & 5 at MER 46
2-yd Run
12:12 - 2nd
Fred Payton run for 2 yds to the Citad 48 for a 1ST down
4th & 1 at 50
6-yd Pass
12:12 - 2nd
Fred Payton pass complete to Travion Solomon for 6 yds to the Citad 42
1st & 10 at CIT 48
(7:51 - 2nd) Timeout MERCER, clock 07:51
19-yd Pass
7:51 - 2nd
Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 19 yds to the Citad 23 for a 1ST down
2nd & 4 at CIT 42
8-yd Run
7:51 - 2nd
Al Wooten II run for 8 yds to the Citad 15
1st & 10 at CIT 23
Incompletion
7:51 - 2nd
Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James
2nd & 2 at CIT 15
Fumble Recovery
7:51 - 2nd
Al Wooten II run for 5 yds to the Citad 11 Al Wooten II fumbled, forced by Kyler Estes, recovered by Citad Dominick Poole
3rd & 2 at CIT 15
5-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Cooper Wallace run for 5 yds to the Citad 16
1st & 10 at CIT 11
1-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Ricky Conway run for 1 yd to the Citad 17
2nd & 5 at CIT 16
4-yd Pass
6:34 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 4 yds to the Citad 21 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at CIT 17
4-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Jay Graves-Billips run for 4 yds to the Citad 25
1st & 10 at CIT 21
2-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Cooper Wallace run for 2 yds to the Citad 27
2nd & 6 at CIT 25
5-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Ricky Conway run for 5 yds to the Citad 32 for a 1ST down
3rd & 4 at CIT 27
15-yd Pass
6:34 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick pass complete to Tyler Cherry for 15 yds to the Citad 47 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 32
4-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Ricky Conway run for 4 yds to the Mercr 49
1st & 10 at CIT 47
6-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Cooper Wallace run for 6 yds to the Mercr 43 for a 1ST down
2nd & 6 at MER 49
7-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Sam Llewellyn run for 7 yds to the Mercr 36
1st & 10 at MER 43
5-yd Run
6:34 - 2nd
Ricky Conway run for 5 yds to the Mercr 31 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at MER 36
(1:14 - 2nd) Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 01:14
Incompletion
1:14 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete
1st & 10 at MER 31
Sack
1:14 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick sacked by Ken Standley for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 32
2nd & 10 at MER 31
(1:02 - 2nd) Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 01:02
(1:02 - 2nd) Timeout MERCER, clock 01:02
14-yd Run
1:02 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick run for 14 yds to the Mercr 18 for a 1ST down
3rd & 11 at MER 32
1-yd Pass
1:02 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick pass complete to Kam White for 1 yd to the Mercr 17
1st & 10 at MER 18
3-yd Run
1:02 - 2nd
Sam Llewellyn run for 3 yds to the Mercr 14
2nd & 9 at MER 17
Sack
1:02 - 2nd
Peyton Derrick sacked by Isaac Dowling for a loss of 5 yards to the Mercr 19
3rd & 6 at MER 14
(0:03 - 2nd) Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 00:03
(0:03 - 2nd) Timeout MERCER, clock 00:03
Field Goal Missed
0:00 - 2nd
Jay Smith 36 yd FG MISSED
4th & 11 at MER 19
End of 2nd Quarter
3rd Quarter
Kickoff
15:00 - 3rd
James Platte kickoff for 40 yds for a touchback
5-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Austin Douglas run for 5 yds to the Mercr 30
1st & 10 at MER 25
Incompletion
15:00 - 3rd
Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James
2nd & 5 at MER 30
15-yd Penalty
15:00 - 3rd
THE CITADEL Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Dominick Poole) to the Mercr 45 for a 1ST down
3rd & 5 at MER 30
22-yd Run
15:00 - 3rd
Austin Douglas run for 22 yds to the Citad 33 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at MER 45
24-yd Pass
15:00 - 3rd
Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 24 yds to the Citad 9 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 33
9-yd Touchdown Pass
13:46 - 3rd
Ty James 9 Yd pass from Fred Payton (Devin Folser Kick)
1st & Goal at CIT 9
Kickoff
13:46 - 3rd
Devin Folser kickoff for 30 yds
3-yd Run
13:46 - 3rd
Logan Billings run for 3 yds to the Citad 38
1st & 10 at CIT 35
15-yd Penalty
13:46 - 3rd
Billings, Logan rush for no gain to the THECIT~138 (Ken Standley;Jordan Swain), PENALTY MER personal foul (Chris Hill) 15 yards to the MER47, 1ST DOWN THECIT~1, NO PLAY.
2nd & 7 at CIT 38
1-yd Run
13:46 - 3rd
Ricky Conway run for 1 yd to the Mercr 46
1st & 10 at MER 47
2-yd Run
13:46 - 3rd
Jay Graves-Billips run for 2 yds to the Mercr 44
2nd & 9 at MER 46
15-yd Penalty
13:46 - 3rd
MERCER Penalty, personal foul (Shi'heem Watkins) to the Mercr 29 for a 1ST down
3rd & 7 at MER 44
0-yd Run
13:46 - 3rd
Sam Llewellyn run for no gain to the Mercr 29
1st & 10 at MER 29
Incompletion
13:46 - 3rd
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Logan Billings
2nd & 10 at MER 29
Incompletion
13:46 - 3rd
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Sam Llewellyn
3rd & 10 at MER 29
Punt
13:46 - 3rd
James Platte punt for 27 yds, downed at the Mercr 2
4th & 10 at MER 29
1-yd Run
9:38 - 3rd
Al Wooten II run for 1 yd to the Mercr 3
1st & 10 at MER 2
-1-yd Run
9:38 - 3rd
Al Wooten II run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 2
2nd & 9 at MER 3
Incompletion
9:38 - 3rd
Fred Payton pass incomplete to Ty James
3rd & 10 at MER 2
Punt
9:38 - 3rd
Trey Turk punt for 59 yds , Dominick Poole returns for 11 yds to the 50 yard line
4th & 10 at MER 2
-1-yd Run
8:04 - 3rd
Cooper Wallace run for a loss of 1 yard to the Citad 49
1st & 10 at 50
2-yd Run
8:04 - 3rd
Ricky Conway run for 2 yds to the Mercr 49
2nd & 11 at CIT 49
Incompletion
8:04 - 3rd
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete
3rd & 9 at MER 49
Punt
8:04 - 3rd
James Platte punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Mercr 20
4th & 9 at MER 49
3-yd Run
6:31 - 3rd
Austin Douglas run for 3 yds to the Mercr 23
1st & 10 at MER 20
14-yd Pass
6:31 - 3rd
Fred Payton pass complete to Trey Adkins for 14 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down
2nd & 7 at MER 23
63-yd Touchdown Pass
5:09 - 3rd
Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 63 yds for a TD, (Devin Folser KICK)
1st & 10 at MER 37
Kickoff Return (Offense)
5:09 - 3rd
Devin Folser kickoff for 59 yds , Jay Graves-Billips return for 15 yds to the Citad 21
1-yd Run
5:04 - 3rd
Nkem Njoku run for 1 yd to the Citad 22
1st & 10 at CIT 21
4-yd Run
5:04 - 3rd
Peyton Derrick run for 4 yds to the Citad 26
2nd & 9 at CIT 22
Incompletion
5:04 - 3rd
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Jay Graves-Billips
3rd & 5 at CIT 26
Punt
5:04 - 3rd
James Platte punt for 58 yds
4th & 5 at CIT 26
2-yd Run
3:21 - 3rd
Austin Douglas run for 2 yds to the Mercr 18
1st & 10 at MER 16
Incompletion
3:21 - 3rd
Fred Payton pass incomplete
2nd & 8 at MER 18
5-yd Pass
3:21 - 3rd
Fred Payton pass complete to Ty James for 5 yds to the Mercr 23
3rd & 8 at MER 18
Punt
3:21 - 3rd
Trey Turk punt for 57 yds, downed at the Citad 20
4th & 3 at MER 23
4th Quarter
Incompletion
1:43 - 3rd
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Kam White
1st & 10 at CIT 20
15-yd Penalty
1:43 - 3rd
MERCER Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Michael Campbell) to the Citad 35 for a 1ST down
2nd & 10 at CIT 20
1-yd Run
1:43 - 3rd
Peyton Derrick run for 1 yd to the Citad 36
1st & 10 at CIT 35
-1-yd Run
1:43 - 3rd
Logan Billings run for a loss of 1 yard to the Citad 35
2nd & 9 at CIT 36
15-yd Pass
1:43 - 3rd
Peyton Derrick pass complete to Christian Hilton for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3rd & 10 at CIT 35
End of 3rd Quarter
0-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the 50 yard line
1st & 10 at 50
3-yd Run
15:00 - 4th
Cooper Wallace run for 3 yds to the Mercr 47
2nd & 10 at 50
Sack
13:41 - 4th
Peyton Derrick sacked by Savio Frazier for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 49
3rd & 7 at MER 47
Punt
13:41 - 4th
James Platte punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Mercr 8
4th & 9 at MER 49
-3-yd Run
12:39 - 4th
Brandon Marshall run for a loss of 3 yards to the Mercr 5
1st & 10 at MER 8
7-yd Run
12:39 - 4th
Austin Douglas run for 7 yds to the Mercr 12
2nd & 13 at MER 5
8-yd Run
12:39 - 4th
Austin Douglas run for 8 yds to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down
3rd & 6 at MER 12
3-yd Run
12:39 - 4th
Austin Douglas run for 3 yds to the Mercr 23
1st & 10 at MER 20
6-yd Run
12:39 - 4th
Fred Payton run for 6 yds to the Mercr 29
2nd & 7 at MER 23
0-yd Run
12:39 - 4th
Fred Payton run for no gain to the Mercr 29
3rd & 1 at MER 29
0-yd Penalty
12:39 - 4th
PENALTY MER unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, PENALTY THECIT~1 unsportsmanlike conduct off-setting, NO PLAY.
4th & 1 at MER 0
Punt
12:39 - 4th
Trey Turk punt for 70 yds, downed at the Citad 1
4th & 1 at MER 29
0-yd Run
8:40 - 4th
Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 1
1st & 10 at CIT 1
1-yd Run
8:40 - 4th
Orlando Jones run for 1 yd to the Citad 2
2nd & 10 at CIT 1
0-yd Run
8:40 - 4th
Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 2
3rd & 9 at CIT 2
Punt
8:40 - 4th
James Platte punt for 42 yds , Lance Wise returns for 5 yds to the Citad 39
4th & 9 at CIT 2
7-yd Run
6:14 - 4th
Al Wooten II run for 7 yds to the Citad 32
1st & 10 at CIT 39
5-yd Run
6:14 - 4th
Al Wooten II run for 5 yds to the Citad 27 for a 1ST down
2nd & 3 at CIT 32
(5:00 - 4th) Timeout MERCER, clock 05:00
13-yd Run
5:00 - 4th
Fred Jackson run for 13 yds to the Citad 14 for a 1ST down
1st & 10 at CIT 27
4-yd Run
5:00 - 4th
Brandon Marshall run for 4 yds to the Citad 10
1st & 10 at CIT 14
4-yd Run
5:00 - 4th
Brandon Marshall run for 4 yds to the Citad 6
2nd & 6 at CIT 10
0-yd Run
5:00 - 4th
Austin Douglas run for no gain to the Citad 6
3rd & 2 at CIT 6
(2:44 - 4th) Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 02:44
Field Goal Good
2:41 - 4th
Devin Folser 23 yd FG GOOD
4th & 2 at CIT 6
Kickoff Return (Offense)
2:41 - 4th
Devin Folser kickoff for 32 yds , Alex Sloan return for no gain to the Citad 33
4-yd Pass
2:39 - 4th
Peyton Derrick pass complete to Cale Williams for 4 yds to the Citad 37
1st & 10 at CIT 33
Incompletion
2:39 - 4th
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Kam White
2nd & 6 at CIT 37
0-yd Run
2:39 - 4th
Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 37
3rd & 6 at CIT 37
7-yd Pass
2:39 - 4th
Peyton Derrick pass complete to Ricky Conway for 7 yds to the Citad 44 for a 1ST down
4th & 6 at CIT 37
Incompletion
2:39 - 4th
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Christian Hilton
1st & 10 at CIT 44
(1:30 - 4th) Timeout THE CITADEL, clock 01:30
0-yd Run
1:30 - 4th
Peyton Derrick run for no gain to the Citad 44
2nd & 10 at CIT 44
Sack
1:30 - 4th
Peyton Derrick sacked by Ken Standley for a loss of 4 yards to the Citad 40
3rd & 10 at CIT 44
Incompletion
1:30 - 4th
Peyton Derrick pass incomplete to Ricky Conway
4th & 14 at CIT 40
End of 4th Quarter
Game Information
Macon, GA
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2025 Standings
FCS
| Southern ConferenceSouthern Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 8-0 | 9-3 |
| Western Carolina | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| East Tennessee State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Wofford | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Chattanooga | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Samford | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| VMI | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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