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2016 week 2 · Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 2:00 PM CT · Bobby Dodd Stadium · 49,992 att · 90°F, wind 4.7

Drive chart

Mercer Georgia Tech bar spans the drive · tick marks the start · click a drive for the plays
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Q1
FUMBLE
7 pl · 52 yd · 3:23
0–0
14:53 1st & 10 OWN 23 Qua Searcy run for 13 yds to the GTech 36 for a 1ST down +13 1.06
14:53 1st & 10 OWN 36 Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 9 yds to the GTech 45 +9 1.38
14:53 2nd & 1 OWN 45 Marcus Marshall run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down +5 -0.08
14:53 1st & 10 50 Clinton Lynch run for 6 yds to the Mercr 44 +6 0.35
14:53 2nd & 4 OPP 44 Marcus Marshall run for 6 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down +6 0.40
14:53 1st & 10 OPP 38 Marcus Marshall run for 5 yds to the Mercr 33 +5 0.08
14:53 2nd & 5 OPP 33 Marcus Marshall run for 8 yds to the Mercr 25 Marcus Marshall fumbled, recovered by Mercr Zach Jackson -3.99
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TD
9 pl · 75 yd · 4:00
7–0
11:30 1st & 10 OWN 25 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 12 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down +12 1.03
11:30 1st & 10 OWN 37 Alex Lakes run for 3 yds to the Mercr 40 +3 -0.42
11:30 2nd & 7 OWN 40 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 5 yds to the Mercr 45 +5 0.10
11:30 3rd & 2 OWN 45 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 12 yds to the GTech 43 for a 1ST down +12 2.02
11:30 1st & 10 OPP 43 Alex Lakes run for 2 yds to the GTech 41 +2 -0.51
11:30 2nd & 8 OPP 41 John Russ pass complete to Stephen Houzah for no gain to the GTech 41 0 -1.04
11:30 3rd & 8 OPP 41 John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 9 yds to the GTech 32 for a 1ST down +9 2.03
11:30 1st & 10 OPP 32 John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker 0 -0.61
7:30 2nd & 10 OPP 32 Avery Ward 32 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick) +32 3.48
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TD
8 pl · 65 yd · 4:28
7–7
7:30 1st & 10 OWN 35 Justin Thomas pass complete to Qua Searcy for 12 yds to the GTech 47 for a 1ST down +12 1.15
7:30 1st & 10 OWN 47 Justin Thomas run for 8 yds to the Mercr 45 +8 0.90
7:30 2nd & 2 OPP 45 Marcus Marshall run for 4 yds to the Mercr 41 for a 1ST down +4 -0.05
7:30 1st & 10 OPP 41 Justin Thomas run for 4 yds to the Mercr 37 +4 -0.10
7:30 2nd & 6 OPP 37 Marcus Marshall run for 2 yds to the Mercr 35 +2 -0.50
7:30 3rd & 4 OPP 35 MERCER Penalty, personal foul (Kyle Williams) to the Mercr 20 for a 1ST down +15
7:30 1st & 10 OPP 20 Justin Thomas rush for 4 yards to the MER16, PENALTY GT illegal block (J.J. Green) 10 yards to the MER30, NO PLAY. -10
7:30 1st & 20 OPP 30 Justin Thomas pass complete to Mikell Lands-Davis for 11 yds to the Mercr 19 +11 0.62
7:30 2nd & 9 OPP 19 Justin Thomas run for 6 yds to the Mercr 13 +6 0.14
3:02 3rd & 3 OPP 13 Justin Thomas 13 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) +13 2.77
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PUNT
6 pl · 18 yd · 2:32
7–7
3:02 1st & 10 OWN 25 John Russ pass complete to Stephen Houzah for 4 yds to the Mercr 29 +4 -0.11
3:02 2nd & 6 OWN 29 John Russ run for 3 yds to the Mercr 32 +3 -0.27
3:02 3rd & 3 OWN 32 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 6 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down +6 1.51
3:02 1st & 10 OWN 38 John Russ pass incomplete to Stephen Houzah 0 -1.09
3:02 2nd & 10 OWN 38 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward 0 -0.69
3:02 3rd & 10 OWN 38 John Russ run for 5 yds to the Mercr 43 +5 0.03
3:02 4th & 5 OWN 43 Tyler Zielenske punt for 57 yds for a touchback
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TD
11 pl · 80 yd · 4:51
7–14
0:30 1st & 10 OWN 20 Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Brad Stewart 0 -0.56
0:30 2nd & 10 OWN 20 Justin Thomas run for 31 yds to the Mercr 49 for a 1ST down +31 3.18
0:00 OWN 0 End of 1st Quarter
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 49 Lynn Grffin run for 11 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down +11 0.67
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 38 Marcus Allen run for 4 yds to the Mercr 34 +4 -0.08
15:00 2nd & 6 OPP 34 Justin Thomas run for 5 yds to the Mercr 29 +5 0.09
15:00 3rd & 1 OPP 29 Marcus Allen run for 4 yds to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down +4 0.39
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 25 Justin Thomas run for 2 yds to the Mercr 23 +2 -0.24
15:00 2nd & 8 OPP 23 Justin Thomas pass incomplete 0 -0.53
15:00 3rd & 8 OPP 23 Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 17 yds to the Mercr 6 for a 1ST down +17 1.42
15:00 1st & 6 OPP 6 Matthew Jordan run for 5 yds to the Mercr 1 +5 0.15
10:39 2nd & 1 OPP 1 Matthew Jordan 1 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) +1 1.90
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Q2
PUNT
3 pl · 4 yd · 1:38
7–14
10:39 1st & 10 OWN 25 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 5 yds to the Mercr 30 +5 0.09
10:39 2nd & 5 OWN 30 Payton Usher run for a loss of 1 yard to the Mercr 29 -1 -0.86
10:39 3rd & 6 OWN 29 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward 0 -0.31
10:39 4th & 6 OWN 29 Tyler Zielenske punt for 50 yds , Brad Stewart returns for 15 yds to the GTech 36
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PUNT
3 pl · -8 yd · 1:15
7–14
9:01 1st & 10 OWN 36 Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Ricky Jeune 0 -1.04
9:01 2nd & 10 OWN 36 Qua Searcy run for a loss of 9 yards to the GTech 28 Qua Searcy fumbled, recovered by GTech Qua Searcy , return for 1 yd to the GTech 28 +1 -0.53
9:01 3rd & 18 OWN 28 Justin Thomas pass incomplete to Clinton Lynch 0 -0.09
9:01 4th & 18 OWN 28 Grant Aasen punt for 42 yds, downed at the Mercr 30
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PUNT
8 pl · 28 yd · 4:51
7–14
7:46 1st & 10 OWN 30 John Russ sacked by Anree Saint-Amour for a loss of 2 yards to the Mercr 28 -2 -1.10
7:46 2nd & 12 OWN 28 Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the Mercr 33 +5 0.04
7:46 3rd & 7 OWN 33 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 9 yds to the Mercr 42 for a 1ST down +9 2.20
7:46 1st & 10 OWN 42 John Russ pass complete to Jordan Marshall for 1 yd to the Mercr 43 +1 -0.93
7:46 2nd & 9 OWN 43 John Russ run for 9 yds to the GTech 48 for a 1ST down +9 1.80
7:46 1st & 10 OPP 48 Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the GTech 43 +5 0.10
7:46 2nd & 5 OPP 43 Payton Usher run for 3 yds to the GTech 40 +3 -0.37
7:46 3rd & 2 OPP 40 Alex Lakes run for a loss of 2 yards to the GTech 42 -2 -1.59
3:02 4th & 4 OPP 42 Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 03:02
3:02 4th & 4 OPP 42 Tyler Zielenske punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Brad Stewart at the GTech 9
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TD
5 pl · 91 yd · 1:38
7–21
2:55 1st & 10 OWN 9 Qua Searcy run for 31 yds to the GTech 40 for a 1ST down +31 2.07
2:55 1st & 10 OWN 40 Clinton Lynch run for 16 yds to the Mercr 44 for a 1ST down +16 1.34
2:55 1st & 10 OPP 44 Qua Searcy run for 3 yds to the Mercr 41 +3 -0.32
2:55 2nd & 7 OPP 41 Justin Thomas pass complete to Ricky Jeune for 31 yds to the Mercr 10 for a 1ST down +31 1.22
1:17 1st & 10 OPP 10 Marcus Marshall 10 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) +10 2.51
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ON DOWNS
7 pl · 37 yd · 1:10
7–21
1:17 1st & 10 OWN 25 Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 01:17
1:17 1st & 10 OWN 25 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 13 yds to the Mercr 38 for a 1ST down +13 1.12
1:17 1st & 10 OWN 38 John Russ pass complete to Alex Lakes for 8 yds to the Mercr 46 +8 1.03
0:49 2nd & 2 OWN 46 Timeout MERCER, clock 00:49
0:49 2nd & 2 OWN 46 Alex Lakes run for 7 yds to the GTech 47 for a 1ST down +7 0.31
0:49 1st & 10 OPP 47 Alex Lakes run for 5 yds to the GTech 42 +5 0.10
0:27 2nd & 5 OPP 42 Timeout MERCER, clock 00:27
0:27 2nd & 5 OPP 42 John Russ pass incomplete to Avery Ward 0 -1.07
0:27 3rd & 5 OPP 42 John Russ pass complete to Payton Usher for 4 yds to the GTech 38 +4 -0.16
0:12 4th & 1 OPP 38 Timeout MERCER, clock 00:12
0:12 4th & 1 OPP 38 John Russ pass incomplete to Jordan Marshall 0 -2.25
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END OF HALF
1 pl · 0 yd · 0:07
7–21
0:07 1st & 10 OWN 38 Justin Thomas pass incomplete, broken up by Eric Jackson 0 -1.09
0:00 OWN 0 End of 2nd Quarter
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Q3
FG
17 pl · 61 yd · 8:25
10–21
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 25 Alex Lakes run for 2 yds to the Mercr 27 +2 -0.45
15:00 2nd & 8 OWN 27 John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin 0 -0.48
15:00 3rd & 8 OWN 27 John Russ pass complete to Alex Lakes for 16 yds to the Mercr 43 for a 1ST down +16 2.54
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 43 John Russ pass complete to Kelby Brock for 4 yds to the Mercr 47 +4 -0.17
15:00 2nd & 6 OWN 47 John Russ run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line +3 -0.43
15:00 3rd & 3 50 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 2 yds to the GTech 48 +2 -0.64
12:14 4th & 1 OPP 48 Timeout MERCER, clock 12:14
12:14 4th & 1 OPP 48 Stephen Houzah run for 2 yds to the GTech 46 for a 1ST down +2 2.16
12:14 1st & 10 OPP 46 John Russ pass incomplete to Sam Walker 0 -1.03
12:14 2nd & 10 OPP 46 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 9 yds to the GTech 37 +9 1.00
12:14 3rd & 1 OPP 37 Alex Lakes run for 3 yds to the GTech 34 for a 1ST down +3 0.63
12:14 1st & 10 OPP 34 John Russ pass complete to Payton Usher for 9 yds to the GTech 25 +9 0.74
12:14 2nd & 1 OPP 25 John Russ sacked by Patrick Gamble for a loss of 4 yards to the GTech 29 MERCER Penalty, illegal formation ( Yards) declined -4 -1.34
9:14 3rd & 5 OPP 29 Timeout MERCER, clock 09:14
9:14 3rd & 5 OPP 29 John Russ run for 9 yds to the GTech 20 for a 1ST down +9 0.92
9:14 1st & 10 OPP 20 Josh Jones pass incomplete to Avery Ward 0 -0.37
9:14 2nd & 10 OPP 20 John Russ pass complete to Payton Usher for 8 yds to the GTech 12 +8 0.32
9:14 3rd & 2 OPP 12 MERCER Penalty, false start (Bret Niederreither) to the GTech 17 -5
7:24 3rd & 7 OPP 17 Timeout MERCER, clock 07:24
7:24 3rd & 7 OPP 17 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 3 yds to the GTech 14 +3 -0.17
6:40 4th & 4 OPP 14 Cole Fisher 31 Yd Field Goal -0.69
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TD
11 pl · 78 yd · 6:10
10–28
6:35 1st & 10 OWN 22 Matthew Jordan run for 5 yds to the GTech 27 +5 0.09
6:35 2nd & 5 OWN 27 Matthew Jordan run for 3 yds to the GTech 30 +3 -0.28
6:35 3rd & 2 OWN 30 Matthew Jordan run for 1 yd to the GTech 31 +1 -0.44
6:35 4th & 1 OWN 31 Chase Alford run for 21 yds to the Mercr 48 for a 1ST down +21 3.21
6:35 1st & 10 OPP 48 Qua Searcy run for 11 yds to the Mercr 37 for a 1ST down +11 0.63
6:35 1st & 10 OPP 37 Marcus Marshall run for 4 yds to the Mercr 33 +4 -0.08
6:35 2nd & 6 OPP 33 Marcus Marshall run for 3 yds to the Mercr 30 +3 -0.25
6:35 3rd & 3 OPP 30 MERCER Penalty, offside defense (Austin Barrett) to the Mercr 25 for a 1ST down +5
6:35 1st & 10 OPP 25 Qua Searcy run for 17 yds to the Mercr 8 for a 1ST down +17 0.38
6:35 1st & 8 OPP 8 Clinton Lynch run for 6 yds to the Mercr 2 +6 0.25
6:35 2nd & 2 OPP 2 Matthew Jordan run for 1 yd to the Mercr 1 +1 -0.39
0:25 3rd & 1 OPP 1 Matthew Jordan 1 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) +1 2.45
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MISSED FG
9 pl · 55 yd · 2:08
10–28
0:25 1st & 10 OWN 25 John Russ pass complete to Marquise Irvin for 21 yds to the Mercr 46 for a 1ST down +21 1.89
0:00 OPP 0 End of 3rd Quarter
15:00 1st & 10 OWN 46 John Russ pass complete to Sam Walker for 9 yds to the GTech 45 +9 1.21
15:00 2nd & 1 OPP 45 John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin 0 -1.26
15:00 3rd & 1 OPP 45 John Russ run for 1 yd to the GTech 44 for a 1ST down +1 0.82
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 44 John Russ pass complete to Avery Ward for 24 yds to the GTech 20 for a 1ST down +24 0.79
15:00 1st & 10 OPP 20 John Russ pass incomplete to Kelby Brock 0 -0.37
15:00 2nd & 10 OPP 20 John Russ pass incomplete to Kelby Brock 0 -0.47
15:00 3rd & 10 OPP 20 John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin 0 -0.73
13:17 4th & 10 OPP 20 Cole Fisher 37 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Kyle Cerge-Henderson
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Q4
FUMBLE
12 pl · 78 yd · 6:17
10–28
13:17 1st & 10 OWN 20 Lynn Grffin run for 8 yds to the GTech 28 +8 0.80
13:17 2nd & 2 OWN 28 Marcus Marshall run for 4 yds to the GTech 32 for a 1ST down +4 0.07
13:17 1st & 10 OWN 32 Matthew Jordan run for 12 yds to the GTech 44 for a 1ST down +12 1.15
13:17 1st & 10 OWN 44 Matthew Jordan run for 5 yds to the GTech 49 +5 0.11
13:17 2nd & 5 OWN 49 Matthew Jordan run for 5 yds to the Mercr 46 for a 1ST down +5 0.72
13:17 1st & 10 OPP 46 Clinton Lynch run for 4 yds to the Mercr 42 +4 -0.12
9:48 2nd & 6 OPP 42 Timeout GEORGIA TECH, clock 09:48
9:48 2nd & 6 OPP 42 MERCER Penalty, offside defense (Dorian Kithcart) to the Mercr 37 +5
9:48 2nd & 1 OPP 37 Matthew Jordan run for 4 yds to the Mercr 33 for a 1ST down +4 -0.34
9:48 1st & 10 OPP 33 Matthew Jordan run for 1 yd to the Mercr 32 +1 -0.48
9:48 2nd & 9 OPP 32 Lynn Grffin run for 1 yd to the Mercr 31 +1 -0.61
9:48 3rd & 8 OPP 31 Qua Searcy run for 24 yds to the Mercr 7 for a 1ST down +24 1.80
9:48 1st & 7 OPP 7 Clinton Lynch run for 5 yds to the Mercr 2 +5 0.13
9:48 2nd & 2 OPP 2 Quaide Weimerskirch run for no gain to the Mercr 2 Quaide Weimerskirch fumbled, forced by Brandon Gurley, recovered by Mercr Brandon Gurley -4.93
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PUNT
3 pl · 0 yd · 1:06
10–28
7:00 1st & 10 OWN 3 Alex Lakes run for no gain to the Mercr 3 0 -0.26
7:00 2nd & 10 OWN 3 John Russ pass incomplete to Marquise Irvin 0 -0.11
7:00 3rd & 10 OWN 3 John Russ pass incomplete to Kelby Brock 0 -0.05
7:00 4th & 10 OWN 3 Tyler Zielenske punt for 43 yds , Brad Stewart returns for 8 yds to the Mercr 11 MERCER Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Jordan Marshall) to the Mercr 23
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TD
4 pl · 23 yd · 1:57
10–35
5:54 1st & 10 OPP 23 TaQuon Marshall run for 1 yd to the Mercr 22 +1 -0.32
5:54 2nd & 9 OPP 22 Nate Cottrell run for 6 yds to the Mercr 16 +6 0.15
5:54 3rd & 3 OPP 16 Austin McClellan run for 5 yds to the Mercr 11 for a 1ST down +5 0.31
3:57 1st & 10 OPP 11 TaQuon Marshall 11 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) +11 2.52
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END OF GAME
8 pl · 37 yd · 3:57
10–35
3:57 1st & 10 OWN 25 Michael Haynes run for 3 yds to the Mercr 28 +3 -0.30
3:57 2nd & 7 OWN 28 CJ Kleckley run for 3 yds to the Mercr 31 +3 -0.24
3:57 3rd & 4 OWN 31 Michael Haynes run for 8 yds to the Mercr 39 for a 1ST down +8 1.76
3:57 1st & 10 OWN 39 Charlie Davidson run for 2 yds to the Mercr 41 +2 -0.67
3:57 2nd & 8 OWN 41 Michael Haynes pass complete to Kelby Brock for 10 yds to the GTech 49 for a 1ST down +10 1.77
3:57 1st & 10 OPP 49 CJ Kleckley run for 5 yds to the GTech 44 +5 0.10
3:57 2nd & 5 OPP 44 CJ Kleckley run for 2 yds to the GTech 42 +2 -0.63
3:57 3rd & 3 OPP 42 Michael Haynes run for 4 yds to the GTech 38 for a 1ST down +4 1.20
0:00 OPP 0 End of 4th Quarter
18 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

0sacks2
0plays for loss4
2takeaways0
1three-and-outs forced2
11explosive plays allowed4
7.53yards allowed / play4.71
5 of 9scoring drives allowed2 of 9
Mercer
Tripp Patterson 9 (7)
Tyler Ward 6 (3)
Eric Jackson 4 (4) 1 PD
LeMarkus Bailey 4 (3)
Brandon Gurley 4 (4)
Kyle Trammell 4 (3)
Kyle Williams 3 (3) 1 TFL
Tosin Aguebor 2 (1)
Georgia Tech
Brant Mitchell 6 (4)
P.J. Davis 5 (4)
Corey Griffin 4 (1)
Terrell Lewis 4 (4)
A.J. Gray 4 (4)
Patrick Gamble 3 (3) 1 sk · 1 TFL
Rod Rook-Chungong 3 (3)
Step Durham 3 (3)
Tackles with solo in parentheses. Sacks, plays for loss and explosive plays come from the play rows; takeaways and three-and-outs from how each drive ended.

Special teams

1 of 2field goals—
4punts1
45.8punt average42.0
0punts inside the 200
0return yards63
own 26average drive startown 33
Mercer
K Cole Fisher 1/2 FG · long 31 · 1/1 XP
P Tyler Zielenske 4 punts · 45.8 avg
Georgia Tech
K Harrison Butker 5/5 XP
P Grant Aasen 1 punt · 42.0 avg
KR J.J. Green 2 ret · 40 yds · long 23
PR Brad Stewart 2 ret · 23 yds · long 15
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Team stats from play-by-play

68plays59
320yards444
9drives9
43%success rate64%
11.28total PPA30.6
Derived from 127 scrimmage plays. Interception return yardage is excluded from the offense.

Scoring

Q1Avery Ward 32 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick) 7–0
Q1Justin Thomas 13 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) 7–7
Q2Matthew Jordan 1 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) 14–7
Q2Marcus Marshall 10 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) 21–7
Q3Cole Fisher 31 Yd Field Goal 10–21
Q3Matthew Jordan 1 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) 28–10
Q4TaQuon Marshall 11 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) 35–10

Biggest plays by PPA

Q1Avery Ward 32 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick) 3.48
Q3Chase Alford run for 21 yds to the Mercr 48 for a 1ST down 3.21
Q1Justin Thomas run for 31 yds to the Mercr 49 for a 1ST down 3.18
Q1Justin Thomas 13 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) 2.77
Q3John Russ pass complete to Alex Lakes for 16 yds to the Mercr 43 for a 1ST down 2.54
Q4TaQuon Marshall 11 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick) 2.52

Series recent meetings

1938 Mercer 0 – 19 Georgia Tech
1937 Mercer 0 – 28 Georgia Tech
1916 Mercer 0 – 61 Georgia Tech
1915 Mercer 0 – 52 Georgia Tech
1914 Mercer 0 – 105 Georgia Tech
1913 Mercer 0 – 33 Georgia Tech
1912 Georgia Tech 16 – 6 Mercer
1911 Mercer 0 – 17 Georgia Tech
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
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