NCAAF

Princeton Tigers at Mercer Bears

Oct 12, 2024, 7:30 PM · NCAA - Football
1-3, 0-3 Away
Final
7 - 34
6-0, 3-0 Home

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

FG 1st Period 10:46 Reice Griffith 27 Yd Field Goal
TD 1st Period 4:41 Brayden Smith 49 Yd Punt Return (Reice Griffith Kick)
TD 1st Period 0:18 Brayden Dudley 0 Yd Fumble Return (Reice Griffith Kick)
TD 2nd Period 1:57 Ethan Clark 1 Yd Run (Sam Massick Kick)
FG 3rd Period 5:04 Reice Griffith 21 Yd Field Goal
TD 4th Period 11:05 Dwayne Mcgee 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
TD 4th Period 4:52 Whitt Newbauer 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)

Statistics

PRIN MER
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

Venue: Five Star Stadium
7:30 PM, Sat, Oct 12, 2024
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 8,143 · Capacity:
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