NCAAF Game Recap
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Samford at MercerSat Nov 2, 2019 7:00 PM EDT
Wof |
14 |
Clem |
59 |
F |
UGA |
24 |
Fla |
17 |
F |
Oreg |
56 |
USC |
24 |
F |
Utah |
33 |
Wash |
28 |
F |
Miss |
14 |
Aub |
20 |
F |
WVU |
14 |
Bayl |
17 |
F |
Mich |
38 |
MD |
7 |
F |
SMU |
48 |
Mem |
54 |
F |
VaTec |
20 |
ND |
21 |
F |
Cin |
46 |
ECU |
43 |
F |
GaSo |
24 |
App |
21 |
F |
Boise |
52 |
SJSU |
42 |
F |
K St |
38 |
Kans |
10 |
F |
NCSt |
10 |
Wake |
44 |
F |
Navy |
56 |
UConn |
10 |
F |
Buff |
43 |
E Mi |
14 |
F |
NIU |
10 |
C Mi |
48 |
F |
Hou |
29 |
UCF |
44 |
F |
UTSA |
14 |
TxAM |
45 |
F |
BC |
58 |
Syr |
27 |
F |
Neb |
27 |
Purd |
31 |
F |
Lib |
63 |
UMass |
21 |
F |
OD |
17 |
FLInt |
24 |
F |
Akr |
6 |
BGSU |
35 |
F |
Troy |
35 |
CoCar |
36 |
F |
JacSt |
17 |
UT-M |
22 |
F |
ArkSt |
48 |
ULMon |
41 |
F |
UNLV |
17 |
ColSt |
37 |
F |
Army |
13 |
AF |
17 |
F |
Marsh |
20 |
Rice |
7 |
F |
TCU |
27 |
OkSt |
34 |
F |
UTEP |
26 |
NorTx |
52 |
F |
Rut |
10 |
Ill |
38 |
F |
MiaFL |
27 |
FlaSt |
10 |
F |
MidTN |
20 |
UNCC |
34 |
F |
Tuls |
26 |
Tul |
38 |
F |
FlAtl |
35 |
W Ky |
24 |
F |
MissSt |
54 |
Ark |
24 |
F |
Pitt |
20 |
GATec |
10 |
F |
OreSt |
56 |
Ariz |
38 |
F |
TxSt |
3 |
ULLaf |
31 |
F |
UAB |
7 |
Tenn |
30 |
F |
NW |
3 |
Ind |
34 |
F |
Vand |
7 |
SCar |
24 |
F |
UVA |
38 |
UNC |
31 |
F |
Colo |
14 |
UCLA |
31 |
F |
BYU |
42 |
UtSt |
14 |
F |
NM |
10 |
NEV |
21 |
F |
Fres |
41 |
Hawaii |
38 |
F |
Kent |
33 |
Toled |
35 |
F |
Ball |
31 |
WestMI |
35 |
F |
Mercer 36, Samford 33
Nov 2, 2019, 7:00 PM EDT
Final (OT) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
2OT |
3OT |
T |
|
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Samford (4-5) |
7 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
|
Mercer (4-5) |
3 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
36 |
MACON, Ga. (AP) Tyray Devezin scored on four short runs and Caleb Dowden kicked a winning 38-yard field goal in the third overtime, atoning for two earlier missed kicks, and Mercer outlasted Samford 36-33 on Saturday night.
Dowden missed an extra point in the third quarter and a 35-yard field-goal attempt that would have won it with 2 seconds left in regulation but came through with two field goals in the OT periods.
The teams traded touchdowns in the first overtime and field goals in the second before Samford's Mitchell Fineran, who made 4 of 6 field goals, missed from 39 yards to open the third OT. Mercer gained four yards on its third OT possession before lining it up for Dowden.
Chris Oladokun accounted for all three of Samford's touchdowns with a 1-yard run, a 12-yard pass to Kendall Watson and a 3-yard run that came in the first OT.
Mercer (4-5, 3-3 Southern Conference) led for about 5 1/2 minutes of regulation, first taking a 3-0 lead late in the first quarter then going ahead 23-20 on Devezin's third touchdown run late in the fourth.
Devezin rushed for 130 yards on 38 of his team's 44 carries.
Jay Stanton had 141 rushing yards on 23 carries for Samford (4-5, 3-3).
Samford linebacker John Staton had 22 total tackles, three solo. Mercer linebacker Sidney Otiwu had 21 total tackles, eight solo. He was ejected near the end of Samford's touchdown drive in the first overtime. The reason for his ejection was unclear.
Passing
Sam | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
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C. Oladokun | 47 | 27 | 57.4 | 1 | 270 | 48 | 0 | 81.0 |
R. Adams | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 95.8 |
Mer | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
K. Riley | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 0 | 250 | 33 | 0 | 65.5 |
Rushing
Sam | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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J. Stanton | 23 | 141 | 6.1 | 16 | 0 |
C. Oladokun | 20 | 64 | 3.2 | 15 | 2 |
Mer | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
T. Devezin | 38 | 130 | 3.4 | 17 | 4 |
K. Riley | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 16 | 0 |
Receiving
Sam | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
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R. Adams | 4 | 111 | 27.8 | 48 | 0 |
C. Shelling | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 25 | 0 |
Mer | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
D. Durden | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 |
T. Cannon | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
Fumbles
Sam | F | FL |
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M. Washington | 1 | 0 |
C. Oladokun | 1 | 0 |
Returning
Sam | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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M. Washington | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mer | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
D. Durden | 4 | 23.5 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T. Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
Sam | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
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B. Porcellato | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 40 |
Mer | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
G. Goupil | 7 | 301 | 43.0 | 51 |
Takeaways
Team Stats Comparison
Sam | Mer | |
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Points For | 33 | 36 |
Total Yards | 550 | 419 |
Rushing Yards | 255 | 169 |
Passing Yards | 295 | 250 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 28/49 | 21/44 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 2/0 | 0/0 |
First Downs | 30 | 26 |
Penalties - Yards | 8/86 | 10/84 |
Time Of Possession | 15:15 | 45:45 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 8/23 | 4/17 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 4/5 | 2/2 |
Punts - Average Yards | 4/36 | 7/43 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | Sam | Mer | |||
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Mer | 08:07 | FG | Caleb Dowden 22 yd FG | 0 | 3 |
Sam | 12:32 | TD | Chris Oladokun 1 yd run (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 7 | 3 |
2nd Quarter | Sam | Mer | |||
Sam | 07:03 | FG | Mitchell Fineran 28 yd FG | 10 | 3 |
Mer | 14:03 | TD | Tyray Devezin 2 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick) | 10 | 10 |
3rd Quarter | Sam | Mer | |||
Sam | 02:02 | TD | Kendall Watson 12 yd pass from Chris Oladokun (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 17 | 10 |
Mer | 06:03 | TD | Tyray Devezin 1 yd run (missed kick) | 17 | 16 |
4th Quarter | Sam | Mer | |||
Sam | 03:50 | FG | Mitchell Fineran 31 yd FG | 20 | 16 |
Mer | 09:19 | TD | Tyray Devezin 2 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick) | 20 | 23 |
Sam | 12:40 | FG | Mitchell Fineran 35 yd FG | 23 | 23 |
Overtime | Sam | Mer | |||
Mer | 15:00 | TD | Tyray Devezin 1 yd run (Caleb Dowden kick) | 30 | 30 |
Sam | 15:00 | TD | Chris Oladokun 3 yd run (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 30 | 23 |
2nd Overtime | Sam | Mer | |||
Mer | 15:00 | FG | Caleb Dowden 36 yd FG | 30 | 33 |
Sam | 15:00 | FG | Mitchell Fineran 23 yd FG | 33 | 33 |
3rd Overtime | Sam | Mer | |||
Mer | 15:00 | FG | Caleb Dowden 38 yd FG | 33 | 36 |
Game Information
Stadium: Five Star Stadium, Macon, Georgia |
Attendance: 8,272 |
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