College Football

No. 18Mercer Bears

2-0
YES!
Mercer Bears beat the Presbyterian Blue Hose
Presbyterian Blue Hose1-1 3 – 62 Mercer BearsRanked #18 · 2-0
Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Five Star Stadium (Macon) · 4,013 fans · ESPN+

Line Score

1234T
PRES 0300 3
MER 2021714 62

Win Probability · Mercer Bears

kickoffnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Presbyterian Blue Hose
Mercer Bears

2026 Pioneer Football League Standings
Team
Marist
Drake
Butler
Presbyterian
St. Thomas
San Diego
Valparaiso
Dayton
Morehead State
Stetson
Davidson

2026 Southern Conference Standings
Team
East Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Chattanooga
Wofford
Furman
Mercer
Western Carolina
Samford
The Citadel
VMI

Scoring

Q4 7:38 TD Devon Caldwell 83 Yd Run (Sully Croker Kick)3–62
Q4 11:09 TD Kel Calixte 12 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)3–55
Q3 0:54 TD JP Pickles 26 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)3–48
Q2 0:01 TD Travion Solomon 14 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Simon Zeidan Kick)3–41
Q2 0:43 FG Kade Bailey 38 Yd Field Goal 3–34
Q2 2:10 TD Jaylen King 12 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)0–34
Q2 6:07 TD Samuel Albee 6 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Simon Zeidan Kick)0–27
Q1 6:13 TD Eric Rasheed 32 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Simon Zeidan Kick)0–20
Q1 9:50 TD Brayden Smith 51 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)0–13
Q1 12:00 TD Jaylen King 16 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Presbyterian Blue HoseMercer Bears
Offense
321 Total Yards 600
216 Passing Yards 271
105 Rushing Yards 329
19 First Downs 24
Efficiency
4-16 3rd Down 6-9
0-1 4th Down 1-1
21/35 Completions 15/20
Turnovers & Clock
1 Turnovers 0
2-15 Penalties 7-58
31:51 Possession 23:43

Box Score

Presbyterian Blue Hose ▾
Passing
PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Landon Sharpe17/291846.300
Max Holtzclaw1/11818.000
Jayden Torres3/5142.800
Team21/352166.200
Rushing
PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Landon Sharpe13554.2013
Jayden Torres4317.8018
Anton Smith482.004
Brice Johnson177.007
Jackson Burleson561.206
Damion Moate551.002
Tyree Pearson231.502
Tony O'Banner221.001
Team1-2-2.000
Max Holtzclaw2-10-5.000
Team391052.7018
Receiving
PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Brice Johnson78311.9030
Caleb Johnson24120.5035
Tyree Pearson22311.5018
Jalen Patrick3217.0011
Deverious Abercrombie3206.7011
Damion Moate11010.0010
Anton Smith177.007
Tony O'Banner177.007
Ricky Guillory144.004
Team2121610.3035
Fumbles
PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Team110
Anton Smith100
Team210
Defense
PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Shyne Johnson5300000
Luke Armstrong5200000
Chris Glover4211000
Nick McGill4200000
Ryan Largin4200000
Carson Freese3200000
Tymaries Durant3200000
Debo Hall3100000
Andrew Ruppe3100000
Braylon Carstarphen3100100
Caleb Makovsky2200000
Jalyn Turner2100000
Gerald Danner2100000
Hugh Wilkinson2000000
Langston Cook2000000
RJ Pooler1100000
Malachi Gordon1100000
Thomas Chandler1100000
JT Patton1000000
Dandrevius Dorsey1000000
Noah Taylor1000000
Team532511100
Kick Returns
PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Noah Taylor12323.0230
Caleb Johnson12121.0210
Team24422.0230
Kicking
PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Kade Bailey1/333.0380/03
Team1/333.3380/03
Punting
PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Thatcher Hutton413934.80238
Team100.0000
Team513927.80238
Mercer Bears ▾
Passing
PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINT
Jaylen King12/1523615.740
JP Pickles3/5357.010
Team15/2027113.650
Rushing
PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Devon Caldwell1115213.8183
Zahmari Palode-Gary7578.1021
JP Pickles55210.4126
Jaylen King8486.0216
Eric Rasheed11818.0018
Javious Bond122.002
Team3332910.0483
Receiving
PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Brayden Smith513226.4151
Eric Rasheed23819.0132
McCord Purdy23618.0025
Travion Solomon23115.5117
Kel Calixte11212.0112
Jackson Kostmayer11010.0010
Samuel Albee166.016
Zahmari Palode-Gary166.006
Team1527118.1551
Fumbles
PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Marquis Williams001
Team001
Defense
PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Ronin Dangler7200000
Delano Marcelus7100000
Jyarius Carter7100000
Ean Johnson-Kelley5200.5100
Mike Polke5200000
Jeremy Richardson4400200
Ethan McDowell4100000
Nigel Gay4100000
Aiden Holewski3111000
Kehinde Akintunde3111010
Kobe McInnis3100.5000
Cam Moore3000000
CJ Favors3000000
Jase Jordan3000000
Aaryn Askew2111000
Emmanuel Lane2100000
Eric Brantley Jr.2000000
Ke'Vion Wellington2000000
Antonio Butts Jr.2000.5000
Marquis Williams2000.5000
Javious Bond1100000
Cameron Goggins1100100
Ryan McNally1100000
Carter Kermott1100000
Justin Ferguson1100100
Jacob Joseph1000000
Javonte Walker1000000
Brandon Gunn1000000
Evin McDowell1000000
Team822435510
Kick Returns
PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Eric Rasheed13434.0340
Zahmari Palode-Gary11313.0130
Team24723.5340
Punt Returns
PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Cam Moore13434.0340
Brayden Smith11414.0140
Aaryn Askew0110.0110
Team25929.5340
Kicking
PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Simon Zeidan0/10.007/77
Sully Croker0/00.001/11
Team0/10.008/88
Punting
PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Senin Seymour14343.00043
Team14343.00043

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