Mercer Bears at VMI Keydets

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Mercer Bears

9-1, 4-1 Away

Final
34 - 0

VMI Keydets

1-9, 1-4 Home

Whitt Newbauer guides Mercer to 34-0 victory over VMI

Newbauer polished off a 13-play, 88-yard drive with a 4-yard touchdown toss to Kelin Parsons with 17 seconds left in the first half to give Mercer — No. 13 in the latest FCS coaches poll — a 17-0 lead. Newbauer fired a 69-yard scoring strike to Parker Wroble just 3:36 into the third quarter for a 24-point advantage.

Newbauer completed 15 of 30 passes for 282 yards for the Bears (9-1, 6-1 Southern Conference), who have won three in a row. He added a 28-yard touchdown pass to Wroble for the only score of the fourth quarter. Wroble had three receptions for 102 yards. Reice Griffith kicked two field goals with a long of 32 yards.

Chandler Wilson totaled 35 yards on 11-for-25 passing with one interception for VMI (1-9, 1-6). The Keydets were coming off their first win of the season in a 21-17 victory over Furman.

Mercer's last shutout came in a 17-0 victory over The Citadel on Sept. 17, 2022.

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TV Channel: Bears at Keydets 2021 College Football, week 11, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Scoring Summary

FG	1st Period 0:23	Reice Griffith 32 Yd Field Goal
TD	2nd Period 7:54	CJ Miller 4 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
TD	2nd Period 0:17	Kelin Parsons 4 Yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith Kick)
TD	3rd Period 11:24	Parker Wroble 69 Yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith Kick)
FG	3rd Period 5:49	Reice Griffith 30 Yd Field Goal
TD	4th Period 9:32	Parker Wroble 28 Yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith Kick)

Statistics

MER		VMI
18	1st Downs	9
8-17	3rd down efficiency	2-15
0-1	4th down efficiency	1-1
518	Total Yards	111
282	Passing	53
15/30	Comp/Att	12/28
9.4	Yards per pass	1.9
236	Rushing	58
41	Rushing Attempts	32
5.8	Yards per rush	1.8
6-45	Penalties	2-15
0	Turnovers	2
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	2
30:12	Possession	29:48