NCAAF Game Recap - Mercer at Chattanooga
Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:00 PM EST

MissSt
0
Bama
24
F
Clem
27
BC
7
F
FlaSt
13
ND
42
F
Mich
42
Rut
7
F
Aub
10
UGA
27
F
OkSt
47
Okla
48
F
TCU
10
WVU
47
F
OSU
26
MSU
6
F
LSU
24
Ark
17
F
WaSt
31
Colo
7
F
Navy
24
UCF
35
F
KY
7
Tenn
24
F
Lou
23
Syr
54
F
SJSU
24
UtSt
62
F
Tex
41
TxTch
34
F
Fres
17
Boise
24
F
SCar
31
Fla
35
F
Wisc
10
PSU
22
F
Wake
27
NCSt
23
F
Bayl
14
IASt
28
F
SoFL
23
Cin
35
F
Kent
14
Buff
48
F
Ohio
28
MiaOH
30
F
Toled
15
NIU
38
F
Miss
24
TxAM
38
F
Ill
35
Neb
54
F
Vand
28
MIZ
33
F
Tuls
21
Mem
47
F
Kans
17
K St
21
F
BYU
35
UMass
16
F
MD
32
Ind
34
F
Akr
7
E Mi
27
F
SMU
62
UConn
50
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Lafay
13
Army
31
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UNC
35
Duke
42
F
Troy
35
GaSo
21
F
UCLA
28
AzSt
31
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URI
31
JMU
48
F
UNCC
13
Marsh
30
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JacSt
41
TnSt
14
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MidTN
48
UTEP
32
F
Lib
24
UVA
45
F
BGSU
24
C Mi
13
F
NM
24
AF
42
F
Abil
17
SamHu
10
F
Purd
10
MIN
41
F
NW
14
Iowa
10
F
VaTec
22
Pitt
52
F
NorTx
31
OD
34
F
App
38
TxSt
7
F
ECU
18
Tul
24
F
ULMon
38
SoAl
10
F
GASt
22
ULLaf
36
F
ArkSt
44
CoCar
16
F
W Ky
15
FlAtl
34
F
Oreg
25
Utah
32
F
FLInt
45
UTSA
7
F
Rice
13
LT
28
F
Temp
59
Hou
49
F
MiaFL
21
GATec
27
F
SMiss
23
UAB
26
F OT
OreSt
17
Stan
48
F
UNLV
27
SDSU
24
F
ColSt
10
NEV
49
F
Cal
15
USC
14
F
WestMI
41
Ball
42
F OT

Mercer 13, Chattanooga 9

Nov 10, 2018, 1:00 PM EST

Final

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Mercer (5-5)

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13

13

Chattanooga (6-4)

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3

6

9

Houzah sparks Mercer to 13-9 victory over Chattanooga
Sat Nov 10, 2018 5:25 PM

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Stephen Houzah returned a punt 91 yards and one play later Tyray Devezin bulled in from the 1 for the winning touchdown as Mercer scored late to beat Chattanooga 13-9 on Saturday.

Houzah set up Mercer's first score when he returned a kickoff 73 yards to Chattanooga's 19. On the next play Harrison Frost nailed Chris Ellington on a 19-yard scoring strike for a 7-6 lead early in the fourth quarter.

Victor Ulmo kicked his second field goal to give the Mocs a 6-0 lead before Houzah's return. Ulmo drilled a 19-yarder for a 9-7 lead with 2:29 remaining before Devezin scored for the win.

Mercer (5-5, 4-3 Southern Conference) had not beaten Chattanooga on the road since 1933.

Neither team could get any traction early as Chattanooga took a 3-0 lead into the final quarter.

Houzah finished with 177 yards on three kickoff returns. Devezin rushed for 73 yards and caught two passes for 37 yards.

Nick Tiano threw for 189 yards for the Mocs (6-4, 4-4).

Passing

Mer Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
H. Frost 22 7 31.8 1 78 19 1 39.6
Chat Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
N. Tiano 33 21 63.6 0 189 50 0 79.0

Rushing

Mer Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Devezin 22 73 3.3 9 1
T. Mitchell 3 9 3.0 5 0
Chat Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
A. Trotter 11 96 8.7 63 0
T. Price 17 48 2.8 10 0

Receiving

Mer Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Devezin 2 37 18.5 19 0
C. Ellington 1 19 19.0 19 1
Chat Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
B. Nunnelly 6 91 15.2 50 0
W. Young 7 72 10.3 20 0

Fumbles

Mer F FL
T. Devezin 1 0
Chat F FL
T. Price 1 0
A. Trotter 1 1

Returning

Mer KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
S. Houzah 3 59.0 0 91 0 0 0
M. Irvin 0 0 0 1 29.0 0 29
Chat KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
J. Parker 3 19.0 0 29 3 2.0 0 5
C. Swabek 0 0 0 1 5.0 0 0

Punting

Mer Punt Yds Avg LgPu
M. Shiel 9 333 37.0 52
Chat Punt Yds Avg LgPu
C. Brewer 7 260 37.1 49

Takeaways

Chat Int Yds InTD
D. Mahaffey 1 59 0

Team Stats Comparison

Mer Chat
Points For 13 9
Total Yards 149 309
Rushing Yards 71 120
Passing Yards 78 189
Passing Completions / Attempts 7/22 21/33
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 1 0
Fumbles - Lost 1/0 2/1
First Downs 7 15
Penalties - Yards 9/88 9/103
Time Of Possession 12:12 48:48
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/14 4/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 0/0 0/2
Punts - Average Yards 10/33 7/37

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Mer Chat
No scores this quarter
2nd Quarter Mer Chat
No scores this quarter
3rd Quarter Mer Chat
Chat 03:23 FG Victor Ulmo 38 yd FG 0 3
4th Quarter Mer Chat
Chat 02:10 FG Victor Ulmo 28 yd FG 0 6
Mer 02:28 TD Chris Ellington 19 yd pass from Harrison Frost (Cole Fisher kick) 7 6
Chat 12:31 FG Victor Ulmo 19 yd FG 7 9
Mer 13:10 TD Tyray Devezin 1 yd run (failed 2pt pass) 13 9

Game Information

Stadium: Finley Stadium at Davenport Field, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Attendance: 8,014
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