No. 18Mercer Bears

2-2

Ugh, no.

Mercer Bears lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Ranked #18 · 2-2 11 – 44

1-2

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

Bobby Dodd Stadium (Atlanta) · 50,852 fans · ACC Network

Highlights

Justice Haynes scores 3 TDs in 44-11 Georgia Tech win over Mercer

Justice Haynes rushed for 141 yards on 22 carries with three touchdowns, two rushing, one receiving, leading Georgia Tech to its first victory of the season, 44-11 over Mercer at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Recap via ESPN

0:14 Alberto Mendoza throws 1-yard touchdown

0:20 Justice Haynes finds the end zone for 1-yard TD

0:08 Simon Zeidan kicks 21-yard field goal

0:10 Aidan Birr makes 32-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Bobby Dodd Stadium · Atlanta

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MER	0	3	8	0	11
GT	7	17	13	7	44

Win Probability · Mercer Bears

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Game Leaders

Mercer Bears

JP Pickles · 7/11, 82 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Zahmari Palode-Gary · 15 CAR, 71 YDSRushing Yards
Brayden Smith · 4 REC, 58 YDSReceiving Yards
Ronin Dangler · 1Sacks
Jyarius Carter · 12Tackles

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Alberto Mendoza · 15/21, 249 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Justice Haynes · 22 CAR, 141 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Dalen Penson · 3 REC, 58 YDSReceiving Yards
Tawfiq Thomas · 1Sacks
Tawfiq Thomas · 6Tackles

2026 Southern Conference Standings

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

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
Pittsburgh
Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

Scoring

Q4 11:42

TD Chad Alexander 1 Yd Run (Aidan Birr Kick)11–44

Q3 0:55

TD Debron Gatling 33 Yd pass from Alberto Mendoza (Aidan Birr Kick)11–37

Q3 2:58

FG Simon Zeidan 31 Yd Field Goal 11–30

Q3 8:20

D2P Cameron Goggins Defensive PAT Conversion8–30

Q3 8:20

TD Justice Haynes 31 Yd Run (Aidan Birr PAT blocked)6–30

Q3 9:40

FG Simon Zeidan 40 Yd Field Goal 6–24

Q2 0:32

TD Jaiven Plummer 37 Yd pass from Alberto Mendoza (Aidan Birr Kick)3–24

Q2 1:56

FG Aidan Birr 32 Yd Field Goal3–17

Q2 8:19

FG Simon Zeidan 21 Yd Field Goal3–14

Q2 13:29

TD Justice Haynes 1 Yd Run (Aidan Birr Kick)0–14

Q1 8:32

TD Justice Haynes 1 Yd pass from Alberto Mendoza (Aidan Birr Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Mercer BearsGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Offense

290 Total Yards 405

102 Passing Yards 249

188 Rushing Yards 156

15 First Downs 20

Efficiency

4-13 3rd Down 2-11

0-0 4th Down 2-2

10/14 Completions 15/22

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 0

8-75 Penalties 6-59

32:42 Possession 27:18

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
JP Pickles	7/11	82	7.5	1	--
Jaylen King	3/3	20	6.7	0	--
Team	10/14	102	7.3	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Zahmari Palode-Gary	15	71	4.7	16
JP Pickles	11	53	4.8	17
Devon Caldwell	7	28	4.0	6
Eric Rasheed	4	24	6.0	8
Brayden Smith	1	8	8.0	8
Zachary Lowe	1	6	6.0	6
Jaylen King	5	2	0.4	5
Micah Bell	2	-4	-2.0	0
Team	46	188	4.1	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Brayden Smith	4	58	14.5	37
Eric Rasheed	2	23	11.5	14
Jackson Kostmayer	1	20	20.0	20
Devon Caldwell	3	1	0.3	2
Team	10	102	10.2	37

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Jaylen King	1	1
Micah Bell	1	0
JP Pickles	1	0
Team	3	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Ronin Dangler	12	8	1	1	0	1
Jyarius Carter	12	3	0	0.5	1	0
Javious Bond	4	4	0	0	0	0
Ethan McDowell	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Richardson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Mac Bradley	4	2	0	0	0	0
Mike Polke	3	3	0	0	0	0
Kobe McInnis	3	2	0	0	0	0
Sam Martin Jr.	3	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Moore	3	1	0	0	0	0
Cameron Goggins	2	2	0	0	0	0
Delano Marcelus	2	2	0	0	0	0
Aiden Holewski	2	1	0	0	0	0
Nigel Gay	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Emmanuel Lane	1	1	0	0	0	0
Antonio Butts Jr.	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	62	34	1	2	1	1

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Simon Zeidan	3/3	100.0	40	0/0	9
Team	3/3	100.0	40	0/0	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Senin Seymour	6	254	42.3	0	1	54
Team	6	254	42.3	0	1	54

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Alberto Mendoza	15/21	249	11.9	3	81.3
Grady Adamson	0/1	0	0.0	0	--
Team	15/22	249	11.3	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Justice Haynes	22	141	6.4	2	31
Trelain Maddox	5	11	2.2	0	4
Chad Alexander	4	8	2.0	1	4
Malachi Hosley	4	7	1.8	0	5
Grady Adamson	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	3	-5	-1.7	0	-3
Alberto Mendoza	1	-8	-8.0	0	0
Team	40	156	3.9	3	31

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Dalen Penson	3	58	19.3	0	26
Kevin Roche Jr.	2	38	19.0	0	23
Jaiven Plummer	1	37	37.0	1	37
Debron Gatling	1	33	33.0	1	33
Justice Haynes	2	26	13.0	1	25
Trelain Maddox	2	22	11.0	0	13
Isaiah Fuhrmann	1	19	19.0	0	19
Jordan Allen	2	10	5.0	0	5
Chris Corbo	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	15	249	16.6	3	37

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Christian Speakman	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL
Savion Riley	6	4	0	0
Braylon Outlaw	6	4	0	1
Tawfiq Thomas	6	3	1	2
Tae Harris	6	3	0	0
Melvin Jordan IV	5	3	0	1
Cayman Spaulding	5	2	0	1
Jon Mitchell	4	3	0	0
Taje McCoy	4	2	1	2
Brayden Manley	4	2	0	0
Jordan Boyd	3	2	0	1
Kelvin Hill	3	2	0	0
E.J. Lightsey	3	1	0	0.5
Chris Hewitt Jr.	3	1	0	0
Noah Carter	2	2	1	1
Daiquan White	2	2	0	0
Jonas Duclona	2	1	0	0
Zachary Tobe	2	0	0	0
Vincent Carroll-Jackson	2	0	0	0.5
Amontrae Bradford	2	0	0	0
Landen Marshall	1	0	0	0
C.J. Gamble	1	0	0	0
Amier Clarke	1	0	0	0
Team	73	37	3	10

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
C.J. Gamble	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chad Alexander	1	41	41.0	41
Rahkeem Smith	1	35	35.0	35
Team	2	76	38.0	41

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jordan Allen	1	12	12.0	12	0
Team	1	12	12.0	12	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Aidan Birr	1/1	100.0	32	5/6	8
Team	1/1	100.0	32	5/6	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex Bacchetta	4	205	51.3	1	1	65
Team	4	205	51.3	1	1	65

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