Furman Paladins

2-1

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Furman Paladins beat the Mercer Bears

2-1 20 – 13

2-1

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Five Star Stadium (Macon) · 5,079 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Ben Croasdale's 47-yard TD run with :47 left gives Furman 20-13 win over Mercer in Southern opener

Ben Croasdale burst through the middle for a 47-yard touchdown run with 47 seconds left to give Furman a 20-13 win over Mercer on Saturday night in a Southern Conference opener.

Recap via ESPN

0:14 Nathan Chapman makes 44-yard field goal

0:13 Simon Zeidan kicks 54-yard field goal

0:33 Jordan Miller grabs interception vs. Mercer Bears

0:12 Simon Zeidan makes 47-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
FUR	3	0	7	10	20
MER	3	0	3	7	13

Win Probability · Furman Paladins

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Game Leaders

Furman Paladins

Jake Garcia · 18/28, 158 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Ben Croasdale · 6 CAR, 74 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Daniel Haughton · 8 REC, 103 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Trevor Short · 2Sacks
Raleigh Herbert · 11Tackles

Mercer Bears

Jaylen King · 18/35, 196 YDS, 4 INTPassing Yards
Zahmari Palode-Gary · 13 CAR, 87 YDSRushing Yards
Travion Solomon · 6 REC, 120 YDSReceiving Yards
Ke'Vion Wellington · 1Sacks
Jyarius Carter · 11Tackles

2026 Southern Conference Standings

Team
East Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Chattanooga
Wofford
Furman
Mercer
Western Carolina
Samford
The Citadel
VMI

Scoring

Q4 0:47

TD Ben Croasdale 47 Yd Run (Nathan Chapman Kick)20–13

Q4 4:53

FG Nathan Chapman 43 Yd Field Goal 13–13

Q4 13:20

TD JP Pickles 1 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)10–13

Q3 1:09

TD Daniel Haughton 46 Yd pass from Jake Garcia (Nathan Chapman Kick)10–6

Q3 8:14

FG Simon Zeidan 47 Yd Field Goal 3–6

Q1 2:41

FG Simon Zeidan 54 Yd Field Goal 3–3

Q1 6:27

FG Nathan Chapman 44 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Furman PaladinsMercer Bears

Offense

315 Total Yards 361

158 Passing Yards 197

157 Rushing Yards 164

14 First Downs 15

Efficiency

2-14 3rd Down 2-16

0-0 4th Down 2-3

18/28 Completions 19/36

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 5

8-70 Penalties 11-97

28:56 Possession 31:04

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Jake Garcia	18/28	158	5.6	1	2
Team	18/28	158	5.6	1	2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ben Croasdale	6	74	12.3	1	47
C.J. Stokes	9	27	3.0	0	6
Jake Garcia	13	27	2.1	0	8
CJ Nettles	6	17	2.8	0	10
Daniel Haughton	1	13	13.0	0	13
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Team	36	157	4.4	1	47

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Daniel Haughton	8	103	12.9	1	46
Luke Shields	6	34	5.7	0	13
CJ Nettles	2	9	4.5	0	6
Ethan Harris	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jackson Pryor	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	18	158	8.8	1	46

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jake Garcia	1	1	0
Trevor Short	1	0	2
Team	2	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Raleigh Herbert	11	4	1	2	0	0
Joshua Stoneking	8	2	0	1.5	0	0
Ryan Earl	7	1	0	0	0	0
Caleb Ellison	6	2	0	0	0	0
Eli Lipscomb	6	2	0	0	0	0
Caleb Easterling	5	3	0	0	1	0
Braylon Peebles	5	2	0	0	0	0
Nick Simmons	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Miller	3	2	0	0	0	0
Ty Kauserud	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Demetrius Baldwin	3	0	0	0	0	0
Trevor Short	2	2	2	2	0	2
Trey Smith	2	2	0	0	0	0
Billy Lewis	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Hanson	2	0	0	0	0	0
AK Burrell	1	1	0	0	0	0
Aaron Davis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Daniel Haughton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Tarver	1	0	0	0	0	0
Garrison Butler	1	0	0	0	1	1
Caldwell Bussey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Knauber	1	0	0	0	0	0
Emmett Grzebin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael Woods Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	78	24	3	6	2	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Caleb Easterling	2	0
Joshua Tarver	1	34
Jordan Miller	1	2
Team	4	36

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Joshua Tarver	2	58	29.0	42	0
Team	2	58	29.0	42	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Nathan Chapman	2/3	67.0	44	2/2	8
Team	2/3	66.7	44	2/2	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
William Pendergrass	7	234	33.4	0	3	47
Team	7	234	33.4	0	3	47

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT
Jaylen King	18/35	196	5.6	4
JP Pickles	1/1	1	1.0	0
Team	19/36	197	5.5	4

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Zahmari Palode-Gary	13	87	6.7	0	43
Jaylen King	15	31	2.1	0	11
Javious Bond	4	30	7.5	0	20
Devon Caldwell	4	15	3.8	0	6
JP Pickles	2	1	0.5	1	1
Team	38	164	4.3	1	43

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Travion Solomon	6	120	20.0	37
Eric Rasheed	6	40	6.7	13
Brayden Smith	3	21	7.0	10
Samuel Albee	2	8	4.0	5
Devon Caldwell	1	5	5.0	5
Javious Bond	1	3	3.0	3
Team	19	197	10.4	37

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jaylen King	1	1	0
CJ Favors	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jyarius Carter	11	4	0	0	1	3
Jeremy Richardson	6	3	0	0	0	0
Nigel Gay	6	2	1	1	2	0
CJ Favors	6	0	0	0.5	0	1
Cameron Goggins	4	3	0	0	0	0
Kobe McInnis	4	3	0	0	0	0
Eric Brantley Jr.	4	2	0.5	1.5	0	1
Ean Johnson-Kelley	4	1	1	1.5	0	0
Kehinde Akintunde	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ke'Vion Wellington	3	2	1	1	0	0
Javious Bond	3	2	0	0	0	0
Justin Ferguson	3	2	0	0	0	1
Mike Polke	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan McDowell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Samuel Albee	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Gunn	1	1	0	0	0	0
Eric Rasheed	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kel Calixte	1	0	0	0	0	0
Delano Marcelus	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marquis Williams	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	1
Evin McDowell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ronin Dangler	1	0	0	0	0	1
Batu Subasi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	71	29	4	6	3	8

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Cameron Goggins	1	0	0
Justin Ferguson	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Javious Bond	2	39	19.5	23
Jackson Kostmayer	1	6	6.0	6
Jyarius Carter	1	0	0.0	0
Team	4	45	11.3	23

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Simon Zeidan	2/3	67.0	54	1/1	7
Team	2/3	66.7	54	1/1	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Senin Seymour	6	268	44.7	0	2	56
Team	6	268	44.7	0	2	56

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