Princeton Tigers at Mercer Bears
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Mercer dominates in all facets, defeats Princeton 34-7
Smith returned a punt 49 yards for the game's first touchdown and a 10-0 Mercer lead in the first quarter. Later in the first, Mercer's Isaac Dowling sacked Blaine Hipa on a potential flea-flicker, and an ensuing fumble careened into the end zone before being recovered by Brayden Dudley for a touchdown.
Mercer outgained the Tigers 376-196 in total yards, but the Bears did not score a touchdown on offense until the fourth quarter when Dwayne McGee, who had 115 rushing yards, scored on a 1-yard run for a 27-7 lead.
Freshman quarterback Whitt Newbauer added a 1-yard touchdown run for the final score.
Newbauer and starter Hess Horne combined for 16-of-28 passing for 195 yards for the Bears (FCS No. 7, 6-0). Horne was intercepted once.
Smith had 134 yards on three punt returns with a long of 64 yards.
Ethan Clark had a 1-yard run for Princeton's only score. He had a game-high 117 yards rushing for the Tigers (1-3).
Hipa was 8-for-21 passing for 109 yards and was intercepted four times.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 10:46 | Reice Griffith 27 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 4:41 | Brayden Smith 49 Yd Punt Return (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 0:18 | Brayden Dudley 0 Yd Fumble Return (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:57 | Ethan Clark 1 Yd Run (Sam Massick Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 5:04 | Reice Griffith 21 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 11:05 | Dwayne Mcgee 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:52 | Whitt Newbauer 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick) |
Statistics
 PRIN |
 MER |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 3-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 2-12 |
| 1-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-1 |
| 196 | Total Yards | 376 |
| 109 | Passing | 195 |
| 8/21 | Comp/Att | 16/28 |
| 5.2 | Yards per pass | 7.0 |
| 87 | Rushing | 181 |
| 32 | Rushing Attempts | 39 |
| 2.7 | Yards per rush | 4.6 |
| 4-29 | Penalties | 5-54 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 4 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 26:52 | Possession | 33:08 |
Game Information
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 8,143 · Capacity:
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