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Furman Paladins at Mercer Bears

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3-8, 2-4 Away
Final
23 - 49
10-2, 6-0 Home

Newbauer, Dabbs help Mercer wrap up 1st outright Southern Conference title, beat Furman 49-23

The Bears (10-2, 7-1) , ranked ninth in the FCS coaches poll, scored 21 points in the first quarter and took a 28-10 halftime lead via CJ Miller's 3-yard run, Newbauer touchdown passes of 46 yards to Dabbs and 7 yards to Sawyer Burt plus Tommy Bliss' 35-yard fumble return.

Newbauer was 18-of-28 passing for 257 yards with his three TDs and an interception. Dabb finished with 181 yards on eight catches. Dwayne McGee added 74 yards on the ground for a Mercer offense that finished with 503 yards.

Trey Hedden was 19-of-41 passing for 210 yards with a touchdown and interception for the Paladins (3-8, 2-5). Colton Hinton had 109 yards receiving on nine catches with a score. Ian Williams tied his own school record with a 57-yard field goal.

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Scoring Summary

FUR TD 1st Period 10:42 Colton Hinton 30 Yd pass from Gavin Hall (Ian Williams Kick)
MER TD 1st Period 8:12 CJ Miller 3 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
FUR FG 1st Period 2:39 Ian Williams 22 Yd Field Goal
MER TD 1st Period 0:42 Adjatay Dabbs 46 Yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith Kick)
MER TD 1st Period 0:22 Tommy Bliss 35 Yd Fumble Return (Reice Griffith Kick)
MER TD 2nd Period 1:19 Sawyer Burt 7 Yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith Kick)
FUR FG 2nd Period 0:09 Ian Williams 32 Yd Field Goal
FUR FG 3rd Period 11:57 Ian Williams 57 Yd Field Goal
MER TD 3rd Period 8:22 Dwayne Mcgee 16 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
MER TD 3rd Period 7:29 Adjatay Dabbs 31 Yd pass from Whitt Newbauer (Reice Griffith Kick)
MER TD 4th Period 9:28 Billy Martin 6 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick)
FUR TD 4th Period 7:55 Ethan Harris 47 Yd pass from Trey Hedden (Ian Williams Kick)

Statistics

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16 1st Downs 27
5-16 3rd down efficiency 7-13
0-0 4th down efficiency 2-2
322 Total Yards 503
249 Passing 290
21/43 Comp/Att 20/30
5.8 Yards per pass 9.7
73 Rushing 213
27 Rushing Attempts 48
2.7 Yards per rush 4.4
3-40 Penalties 5-46
3 Turnovers 4
2 Fumbles lost 3
1 Interceptions thrown 1
24:27 Possession 35:33

Game Information

Venue: Five Star Stadium

Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 8,453 · Capacity:
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