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GAME INFORMATION GAME 3 DELAND, FLA. | SPEC MARTIN MEMORIAL STADIUM Date / Time: Sat., Sep. 13 / 6 p.m. EST Location: DeLand, Fla. (1-1) Stadium: Spec Martin Memorial Stadium (6,000) HEAD COACH: Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987) Radio: New Country 96.5 FM CAREER RECORD: 78-43 (11th Season) | RECORD AT MU: 11-3 (2nd Season) | VS. STETSON: 1-0 Play-by-Play: Rick Cameron Analyst: Roger Jackson Live Stats: MercerBears.com Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball (1-1) Hashtags: #BearTrax #BearDown #NeverContent HEAD COACH: Roger Hughes (Doane, 1982) All Time Series: Mercer leads 8-1 CAREER RECORD: 50-62 (12th Season) | RECORD AT STETSON: 3-10 (2nd Season) | VS. MU: 0-1 WEEK 3 STORY LINES MERCER 1-1  Mercer makes its fi rst road trip of the season after going 4-2 away from home in 2013. 2014: 1-1 Last Game: 25-20 loss to No. 17 Furman  The Bears will face their second non-conference foe of the year, as they come into Saturday’s game with a 5-0 Current Streak: Lost 1 record against non-league opponents over the last two seasons. Head Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman ‘87)  After taking a 17-14 lead against Stetson into halftime during last season’s fi nale, Mercer exploded for 24 Career Record: 78-43 (11th Season) Record at MERCER: 11-3 (2nd Season) unanswered points in the second half en route to its NCAA record-breaking 10th win as a fi rst-year program. vs. STETSON: 1-0  The Bears were 2-0 in 2013 when coming off a loss, posting an average winning margin of 20.5 points in Twitter @MercerFootball those contests. 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS STETSON 1-1 Aug. 28 REINHARDT ESPN3 W, 45-42 2014: 1-1 John Russ threw 3 TD passes to lead a balanced attack; Survived a missed game-tying fi eld goal with 3 seconds left Last Game: 54-12 loss to Tech Current Streak: Lost 1 Sept. 6 FURMAN* ESPN3 L, 25-20 Head Coach: Roger Hughes (Doane, 1982) Fourth quarter rally fell short in a loss to the FCS’ 17th-ranked team ; Ended Mercer’s 12-game home winning streak Career Record: 50-62 (12th Season) Sept. 13 at Stetson TBA 6:00 PM Record at FURMAN: 3-10 (4th Season) DeLand, Fla. | Spec Martin Memorial Stadium (6,000) | Mercer leads 8-1 (MU is 1-0 during Lamb era) vs. MERCER: 0-1 Twitter @StetsonFootball Sept. 20 AVE MARIA ESPN3 6:00 PM Macon, Ga. | Stadium (10,200) | First meeting between two schools Sept. 27 at VMI* TBA 1:30 PM EXPERIENCE Lexington, Va. | at Foster Stadium (10,000) | First meeting between two schools OFFENSIVE Oct. 4 at Samford* TBA 3:00 PM STARTERS Birmingham, Ala. | (6,700) | Mercer leads 10-9-1 (First meeting during Lamb era) RETURNING Oct. 11 AUSTIN PEAY ESPN3 4:00 PM 10 Macon, Ga. | Mercer University Stadium (10,200) | First meeting between two schools Sam Arrington (LT), JeTarii Donald (RB), Wilson Heres (LG), Josh Jones (WR), Jordan Marshall (WR), JT Palmer (WR), Grant Oct. 18 WESTERN CAROLINA* ESPN3 4:00 PM Radakovich (TE), John Russ (QB), Kirby Southard (C), Avery Macon, Ga. | Mercer University Stadium (10,200) | First meeting between two schools White (RG) Oct. 25 at Chattanooga* TBA 12:00 PM Chattanooga, Tenn. | (20,668) | Chattanooga leads 17-6-1 (First meeting during Lamb era) DEFENSIVE STARTERS Nov. 1 * ESPN3 4:00 PM RETURNING Macon, Ga. | Mercer University Stadium (10,200) | The Citadel leads 6-4-1 (First meeting during Lamb era) 11 Nov. 15 WARNER ESPN3 4:00 PM Tosin Aguebor (LB), Lendell Arnold (SS), Alex Avant (CB), Tunde Macon, Ga. | Mercer University Stadium (10,200) | Mercer leads 1-0 (MU is 1-0 during Lamb era) Ayinla (RE), Kelly Brooks (LE), Nick Collins (NT), Devin David- son (WLB), Mike Gray (FS), Sebastian Hicks (CB), Corey Lockett Nov. 22 at Wofford* TBA 1:30 PM (SAM), Tyler Ward (MLB) Spartanburg, S.C. | (13,000) | Mercer leads 6-0 (First meeting during Lamb era)

2014 MERCER BEARS 1 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON MERCER MEDIA WEEKLY: THE STETSON GAME 1 MON 2 TUE 3 WED 4 THU 5 FRI 6 SAT 7 SUN No Practice Practice Practice Practice Walkthrough Mercer at Stetson 7 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 7 a.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. EST 1670 AM Morning Show Coach and players available Coach and players available Coach and players available DeLand, Fla. Bobby Lamb on at 7:45 AM SoCon Teleconference Bobby Lamb Coaches’ Show Coach Lamb on call at Wild Wing Cafe (6:30 p.m.) approximately 10:16 a.m.

Please make all media requests to Jordon Bruner, Assistant Director of Media Relations / Football Contact MERCER MEDIA SERVICES MERCER 100% Media Relations Offi ce FOOTBALL 4.9 7 The Mercer University media relations offi ce wel- SOCON-BEST YARDS PLAYS comes and encourages your coverage of Mercer BY THE REDZONE PER OVER athletics. We will make every effort to service your NUMBERS OFFENSE CARRY 20 YARDS needs in covering the Bears. The media relations of- MERCER IN THE SOCON TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS fi ce maintains information on all current student-ath- letes and athletics department staff, as well as his- SCORING OFFENSE 32.5 2nd SCORING DEFENSE 33.5 4th torical data on former athletes. TOTAL OFFENSE 389.0 3rd TOTAL DEFENSE 418.0 4th PASS OFFENSE 190.5 4th PASS DEFENSE 204.5 4th Practice Coverage RUSH OFFENSE 198.5 3rd RUSH DEFENSE 213.5 3rd Practices are open to the media with several guide- RED ZONE OFFENSE 100% T-1st RED ZONE DEFENSE 77.8% 2nd TIME OF POSSESSION 27:34 7th OPP PASS EFFICIENCY 118.8 4th lines that we ask you to strictly adhere to. Media mem- PASS EFFICIENCY 162.5 1st OPP FIRST DOWNS 22.5 T-6th bers must obtain permission to video or photograph FIRST DOWNS 21.5 T-3rd OPP 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 50% T-5th practice in advance. Media may not listen to or be in 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS 42.9% 4th SACKS 1.5 2nd the area of any pre- or post-practice talks between 4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS 0.5 3rd INTERCEPTIONS 0.5 T-4th coaches, players and personnel. These comments, if SACKS AGAINST 0.5 3rd TURNOVER MARGIN -2 8th overheard, are off the record. Players and coaches may not be approached during practice. INDIVIDUALS IN THE SOCON STATISTICAL RANKINGS

SoCon Teleconference PASSING YARDS PER GAME PUNTING AVERAGE The holds its weekly telecon- John Russ 190.5 3rd Rob East 36.8 6th PASSING EFFICIENCY FIELD GOALS PER GAME ference each Tuesday morning. Head Coach Bobby John Russ 166.3 1st Tyler Zielenske 0.5 T-5th Lamb is scheduled to join the call at 10:16 a.m. every RUSHING YARDS PER GAME TACKLES PER GAME Tuesday. Alex Lakes 93.0 2nd Tyler Ward 16.0 1st RECEPTIONS PER GAME SACKS PER GAME Bears on the Web JT Palmer 5.5 T-5th Tripp Patterson 1.0 T-3rd All the latest news concerning the Mercer football RECEIVING YARDS PER GAME Kyle Williams 0.5 T-5th program and all MU athletic teams is available at JT Palmer 70.0 5th TACKLES FOR LOSS PER GAME Mercer’s offi cial website: www.mercerbears.com. TOTAL OFFENSE PER GAME Kyle Williams 1.5 T-5th John Russ 241.0 3rd Tripp Patterson 1.0 T-9th Alex Lakes 93.0 9th PASSES DEFENDED PER GAME GAMEDAY INFORMATION SCORING PER GAME Jeremy James 2.0 T-1st To view the offi cial football media Alex Lakes 9.0 3rd INTERCEPTIONS PER GAME gameday page on Mercerbears.com, JT Palmer 6.0 T-7th Tyler Ward 0.5 T-2nd scan the adjacent QR code for updated Chandler Curtis 6.0 T-7th FUMBLES FORCED PER GAME game notes, multimedia links, oppo- KICK RETURN AVERAGE Kelly Brooks 0.5 T-2nd nent information and more. Following the game, fi nd Chandler Curtis 40.0 1st Devin Davidson 0.5 T-2nd a recap, box score, quotes, photos and video high- Payton Usher 22.0 4th Tripp Patterson 0.5 T-2nd lights. ALL PURPOSE PER GAME FUMBLES RECOVERED PER GAME Alex Lakes 108.0 3rd Cody Jones 0.5 T-3rd Payton Usher 88.0 10th

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A CLOSER LOOK AT STETSON  Stetson comes into the third week of the season with a 1-1 record, after last Sat- SEASON LEADERS urday’s 54-12 loss to Florida Tech. The Hatters, who went 2-9 a year ago, are also in their second season as a program, after reintroducing the program in 2014 following a 57-year hiatus.

 Florida Tech poured in the fi rst 47 points of the game to blitz the Hatters in their 381 32 home opener. Stetson trailed by 30 after the fi rst 10 minutes of the contest, while being PASSING YARDS TACKLES outgained 531-171 for the game.

JOHN RUSS TYLER WARD  The bulk of Stetson’s offense has come on the ground this season, as it enters Saturday’s game averaging over 151 yards per outing. AJ Washington leads a balanced rushing attack, gaining a team-best 73 yards on the ground through the fi rst two games of the season. 186 3.0  The Hatters’ defense struggled against Florida Tech, after putting together an im- RUSHING YARDS TACKLES FOR LOSS pressive showing in the team’s 35-16 win over Warner in the opening week of action. Stetson held the Royals to just 185 yards of total offense, forcing two turnovers and ALEX LAKES KYLE WILLIAMS notching seven tackles-for-loss in the game. Defensive lineman Davion Belk leads the way for the Hatters’ defensive unit, posting a team-best 14 tackles including two tack- les-for-loss. 140 1 SERIES HISTORY RECEIVING YARDS INTERCEPTION  Mercer owns a commanding 8-1 lead in the all-time series, having won the last sev- en matchups between the two schools. The Bears have never lost in DeLand, posting a JT PALMER TYLER WARD 30-point margin of victory in the program’s three contests there in 1914, 1920 and 1930. 1912 W, 6-0 Waycross, Ga. 1930 W, 33-0 Deland, Fla. 1913 L, 13-6 Jacksonville, Fla. 1931 W, 28-7 Macon, Ga. LOOKING BACK 1914 W, 44-0 Deland, Fla. 1934 W, 6-0 Jacksonville, Fla.  Mercer saw its upset bid come up short in last week’s Southern Conference opener, as 17th- 1920 W, 19-6 Deland, Fla. 2013 W, 41-14 Macon, Ga. ranked Furman used a pick-six by All-SoCon defensive end Gary Wilkins to cap off 12 unanswered 1921 W, 41-0 Macon, Ga. points that essentially put the game out of reach. The Bears made a fi nal rally late in the fourth in Macon: 3-0 in Jacksonville: 1-1 quarter though, pulling within fi ve points on John Russ’ seven-yard touchdown pass to JT Palmer in DeLand: 3-0 in Waycross: 1-0 but it would not be enough. 2014 STAT COMPARISON  After getting giving up over 400 yards of offense in the team’s season-opening victory over Reinhardt, the Mercer defense was the team’s bright spot last Saturday. The Bears’ bend-don’t- MERCER STETSON Scoring Offense 32.5 23.5 break mentality played huge dividends, allowing the team to stay within striking distance with Total Offense 389.0 254.0 several big stops and a pair of forced turnovers. Tyler Ward paced the defense with a career-high Rushing Offense 198.5 151.5 18 tackles and an interception. Passing Offense 190.5 102.5  John Russ compiled 185 yards of total offense to pace the Mercer attack, who fi nished with 286 Scoring Defense 33.5 35.0 yards of total offense despite only gaining one yard in the opening quarter. Alex Lakes continued Total Defense 418.0 358.0 Rushing Defense 204.5 168.0 to impress in the backfi eld, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown. JT Palmer led the receiving Passing Defense 213.5 190.0 corps with six receptions for 64 yards and a score. KO Return Average 23.7 14.2 LAMB AMONG ALL-TIME LEADERS IN SOCON WINS Punt Return Average -1.0 12.2 Net Punting 30.8 28.2  Mercer head coach Bobby Lamb entered Southern Conference play ranked among the all-time Time of Possession 27:34 31:35 leaders in victories while coaching in the league. Lamb, who claimed each of those wins while at 3rd Down Conversions 43% 21% Furman, currently ranks second among active coaches with that total. Opp. 3rd Down Conversion 49% 27% Turnover Margin -2 +2 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE WINS LEADERS WINS Fumbles Recovered 0.5 1.5 1. Jerry Moore, Appalachian State (1989-2012) 215 Fumbles Lost 1.0 0.5 2. Wallace Wade, (1923-30); Duke (1931-41; 1946-50) 171 Defensive Interceptions 0.5 1.0 3. Mike Ayers, ETSU (1985-87); Wofford (1997-present) 130 Passing Effi ciency 162.5 94.0 4. D.C. Walker, Wake Forest (1937-50) 77 Passing Effi ciency Defense 116.7 150.9 5. Frank Howard, Clemson (1940-52) 69 Sacks 2.0 1.5 Dick Sheridan, Furman (1978-85) 69 Tackles for Loss 6.5 7.0 7. H.C. Byrd, Maryland (1921-34) 68 Average Penalties/Yards 8.0/74.5 7.5/78.0 Bobby Lamb, Furman (2002-2010) and Mercer (2014-pres.) 68 Opp Average Penalties/Yards 9.0/66.0 12.5/118.0 9. Jimmy Satterfi eld, Furman (1986-93) 66 Red Zone Offense 100% 63% Bob Waters, Western Carolina (1977-88) 66 Red Zone Defense 78% 100%

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GROUND ATTACK THE WARD-EN  Mercer’s rushing attack punished opponents for 277.9  Mercer sophomore linebacker Tyler Ward has been all over yards per game last season, ranking second in the FCS during the fi eld leading the Bears’ defensive unit once again this sea- the program’s fi rst year. The Bears rushed for over 250 yards son. The Macon native tops the Southern Conference with 32 on eight occasions and more than 300 yards in six contests. tackles in 2014, thanks to a career-high and Mercer record 18 tackles against No. 17 Furman last Saturday. 2013 GAMES WITH OVER 300 YARDS RUSHING 2014 STANDINGS 402 vs. Warner (9/14) GAMEDAY ATMOSPHERE SOCON OVERALL 379 vs. Berry (9/21)  Last Saturday saw a record crowd of 12,227 fi ll Mercer W-L PCT W-L PCT 389 vs. Carnegie Mellon (10/19) University Stadium for the Bears’ Southern Conference debut (17) Furman 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 320 at Campbell (10/26) against No. 17 Furman. Mercer is averaging 11,127 in atten- Western Carolina - - 1-1 .500 397 at Davidson (11/2) dance this season, creating the home fi eld advantage that Samford - - 0-1 .000 316 vs. Stetson (11/23) helped the program build up a 12-game winning streak in Wofford - - 0-1 .000 Macon. (6) Chattanooga - - 0-2 .000 The Citadel - - 0-2 .000 VMI - - 0-2 .000 Mercer 0-1 .000 1-1 .500 MERCER OLD DOMINION ROBERT THIS WEEK IN THE SOCON SETTING 10 MORRIS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 9 Stillman at Samford | 7:30 p.m. THE BAR 7 As one of 12 new football programs last season, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Mercer set the standard for newcomers. The Bears set a NCAA Div. I record with 10 victories in their fi rst season, Davidson at VMI | 1:30 p.m. surpassing Old Dominion’s 14-year record of nine wins. Catawba at Western Carolina | 3:30 p.m. Austin Peay at Chattanooga | 5:00 p.m. Mercer at Stetson | 6:00 p.m. | New Country 96.5 FM Furman at Presbyterian | 7:00 p.m. | WMYA - TV North Greenville at Wofford | 7:00 p.m. 2013 PFL OFFENSIVE LAST WEEK’S RESULTS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 FRESHMAN Western Carolina 45, Brevard 21 OF THE YEAR Bowling Green 48, VMI 7 SophomoreS quarterback John Russ had a rookie campaign to remember, No. 17 Furman 25, Mercer 20 leading all FCS freshmen quarterbacks in nearly every major offensive cat- Jacksonville State 26, Chattanooga 23 egory. The Buford, Ga. native was named the PFL Offensive Freshman of No. 1 Florida State 37, The Citadel 12 thet Year and was tabbed a fi nalist for the Jerry Rice Award.

SOCON WEEKLY HONORS 7HE RUSS FILE RANKED 12TH RANKED 18TH RANKED SEVENTH OFFENSIVE: Darius Ramsey, Western Carolina IN THE NATION IN THE NATION IN THE NATION DEFENSIVE: Gary Wilkins, Furman FRESHMAN: Lucas Webb, Chattanooga 30 14.1 166.3 POINTS YARDS PER PASSING SPECIAL TEAMS: John Croft Hollingsworth, Furman RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETION EFFICIENCY

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SEASONED VETERANS PEACH STATE TALENT MERCER’S RECORD WHEN  Typically a two-deep that consists primarily of soph-  The wealth of talent in the state of has college Current Streak Lost 1 omores would not describe a veteran group, however, scouts all over the country hitting the pavement to watch Current Home Streak Lost 1 Mercer’s fi rst season in 72 years saw 19 freshmen starters Friday night prep football in the “Peach State”. Mercer has Current Road Streak Lost 1 make their collegiate debut last August. The Bears return taken advantage of that talent in its own backyard, as 66 Last Win 45-42, vs. Reinhardt (8/28/14) Last Home Win 45-42, vs. Reinhardt (8/28/14) 57 letterwinners from 2013, including 10 starters on of- of the team’s players hail from Georgia, including 40 play- Last Loss 25-20 vs. Furman (9/6/14) fense and 11 starters on defense. ers listed on the team’s two-deep roster. Last Home Loss 25-20 vs. Furman (9/6/14) 2014 LAMB ERA RACKING UP THE PRESEASON HONORS Decided by 7 pts or less 1-1 4-1  The 2014 preseason has been full of recognition for the Bears, as six players were selected to the Decided by 3 pts or less 1-0 3-0 Performance Awards Watch List for their respective position, one was named a CollegeSportsMadness.com Preseason Home during the day - 4-0 All-American and eight received CSM Preseason All-SoCon honors. Home at night 1-1 5-1 Away during the day - 2-2 Tosin Aguebor CSM Preseason Third Team All-America Away at night - 0-0 CSM Preseason First Team All-SoCon Alex Avant CSM Preseason Second Team All-SoCon Mercer’s Record When Scoring Robert Brown CFPA Tight End Watch List Less than 20 points - 0-2 CSM Preseason Second Team All-SoCon 20+ points 1-1 11-1 JeTarii Donald CSM Preseason Second Team All-SoCon 30+ points 1-0 11-0 JT Palmer CFPA Punt Returner Watch List Mercer’s Record When Allowing CSM Preseason Second Team All-SoCon 10 points or fewer - 2-0 John Russ CFPA Quarterback Watch List 20 points or fewer - 4-0 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nominee More than 20 points 1-1 7-3 Kirby Southard CSM Preseason Second Team All-SoCon Payton Usher CFPA Running Back Watch List Mercer’s Record When Tyler Ward CSM Preseason Third Team All-SoCon Leading after the 1st qtr - 8-0 Tyler Zielenske CFPA Placekicker Watch List Trailing after the 1st qtr 0-1 0-2 CSM Preseason Second Team All-SoCon Tied after the 1st qtr 1-0 3-1 Leading at halftime 1-0 10-0 FCS COACHES POLL THE SPORTS NETWORK POLL Trailing at halftime 0-1 1-3 Rk Team Rec Pts Pr Rk Team Rec Pts Pr Tied at halftime - 0-0 1. North Dakota State (24) 1-0 647 1 1. North Dakota State (93) 1-0 3830 2 Leading after the 3rd qtr 1-0 9-0 2. Eastern Washington (2) 2-0 626 2 2. Eastern Washington (63) 2-0 3804 1 Trailing after the 3rd qtr 0-1 2-3 3. Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 598 3 3. Southeastern Louisiana 1-0 3553 3 Tied heading into 4th qtr - 0-0 4. Coastal Carolina 1-0 540 6 4. Montana 0-1 3064 5 In Overtime Games - 0-0 5. Montana 0-1 495 5 5. Coastal Carolina 1-0 3028 7 6. McNeese State 0-0 452 9 6. New Hampshire 0-1 2998 4 Mercer’s Record with 7. Villanova 0-1 445 13 7. McNeese State 0-0 2661 8 8. New Hampshire 0-1 426 4 8. Northern Iowa 0-1 2634 9 Less than 300 total yards 0-1 0-3 9. Jacksonville State 0-1 413 8 9. Jacksonville State 0-1 2580 6 300+ yards total offense 1-0 11-0 10. Fordham 1-0 360 12 10. Villanova 0-1 2488 12 400+ yards total offense 1-0 10-0 11. South Dakota State 0-1 341 10 11. Fordham 1-0 2423 11 500+ yards total offense - 6-0 12. Northern Iowa 0-1 327 15 12. South Dakota State 0-1 2242 10 100+ yards rushing 1-1 11-3 13. Sam Houston State 1-1 323 14 13. Chattanooga 0-1 1793 14 150+ yards rushing 1-1 11-1 14. Eastern Illinois 0-1 289 11 14. State 1-0 1701 15 200+ yards rushing 1-0 9-0 15. Chattanooga 0-1 278 16 15. Sam Houston State 1-1 1484 17 250+ yards rushing - 8-0 16. Tennessee State 1-0 234 17 16. Eastern Illinois 0-1 1402 16 Less than 200 pass yards 0-1 7-3 17. Furman 1-0 229 18 17. Richmond 1-0 1323 20 200+ yards passing 1-0 4-0 18. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 216 23 18. Bethune-Cookman 1-0 1109 22 250+ yards passing - 0-0 19. Towson 0-1 193 7 19. Furman 1-0 1004 21 300+ yards passing - 0-0 20. Richmond 1-0 174 24 20. Montana State 0-1 965 18 21. Youngstown State 0-1 147 21 21. William & Mary 0-1 945 19 350+ yards passing - 0-0 22. Maine 1-0 144 20 22. Towson 0-1 829 13 400+ yards passing - 0-0 23. Montana State 0-1 128 19 23. Youngstown State 0-1 540 24 24. William & Mary 0-1 80 22 24. Maine 1-0 469 25 Mercer’s Record When Allowing 25. Southern Illinois 1-0 49 NR 25. Northern Arizona 0-1 352 23 Less than 200 total yards 2-0 Less than 300 total yards 2-0 Notables receiving votes: Central Arkansas 38, Northern Arizo- Notables receiving votes: Southern Illinois 323, Less than 400 total yards 0-1 3-2 na 35, Liberty 25, Missouri State 24, South Carolina State 23, Wofford State 176, Liberty 141, Central Arkansas 126, Central Connecticut State 107, More than 400 total yards 1-0 5-1 20, Southern Utah 19, Samford 15, Central Connecticut State 13, Princ- Wofford 94, Princeton 64, Samford 62, Cal Poly 54, Delaware 44, Harvard 42, Less than 100 rush yards 4-1 eton 11, Bryant 10, Eastern Kentucky 10, Cal Poly 8, Abilene Christian James Madison 37, Southern Utah 37, Charleston Southern 23, Gardner-Webb Less than 200 rush yards 0-1 4-2 7, Alcorn State 7, Harvard 7, Charleston Southern 5, Jackson State 4, 19, Missouri State 15, Alcorn State 13, Sacred Heart 12, A&T 12, Stephen F. Austin 11, Southern 10, Alabama State 9, Illinois State 9, Eastern More than 200 rush yards 1-0 3-0 Lehigh 4, Sacramento State 4, Western Illinois 3, James Madison 2, Del- Less than 200 pass yards 1-0 5-0 aware 1, North Carolina A&T 1 Kentucky 8, Lehigh 7, Southeast Missouri State 7, Western Illinois 6, Duquesne 3, Bryant 2, Norfolk State 2, San Diego 1, Sacramento State 1, Indiana State Less than 300 pass yards 1-1 6-2 1, Murray State 1 Less than 400 pass yards 1-1 3-1

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JOHN RUSS Leads the SoCon with a 166.3 passing effi ciency STAT SNAPSHOT 7 Finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the FCS’s top freshman 6-0|195|So.|Buford, Ga. YEAR GP/GS CMP ATT YDS TD/INT Named the PFL Offensive Freshman of the Year 2014 2/2 27 43 381 5/2 CAREER 14/14 148 276 2,297 26/9 QB Led all FCS freshmen in passing effi ciency and total touchdowns ALEX LAKES Ran for 76 yards and a score against No. 17 Furman STAT SNAPSHOT 27 Burst onto scene with a 20-carry, 110-yard, 2 TD debut YEAR GP/GS RUSH YDS AVG TD 5-10|216|Fr.|Newnan, Ga. Named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll during redshirt season 2014 2/2 36 186 5.2 3 CAREER 2/2 36 186 5.2 3 RB Second Team All-State selection in 2012 at Northgate H.S. JT PALMER Mercer's leading receiver in both games this season STAT SNAPSHOT 3 Named to the CFPA Punt Returner Watch List for 2014 season 6-2|209|Jr.|Calhoun, Ga. YEAR GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD Led the team with 521 receiving yards and seven touchdowns 2014 2/2 11 140 12.7 2 CAREER 13/13 41 661 16.1 9 WR Selected to the PFL Academic Honor Roll ROBERT BROWN Ranked second on the team with fi ve receptions for 76 yards STAT SNAPSHOT 38 Named to the CFPA Tight End Watch List for 2014 season 6-1|218|So.|Nashville, Tenn. YEAR GP/GS REC YDS AVG TD Earned Second Team All-PFL honors as a freshman 2014 2/2 5 76 15.2 1 CAREER 14/2 26 384 15.0 6 TE Credited with scoring the fi rst touchdown of the program’s new era KIRBY SOUTHARD Selected as a team captain for the 2014 season STAT SNAPSHOT 54 Started all 12 games at center as a redshirt freshman 6-0|272|So.|Alpharetta, Ga. YEAR GP/GS Anchored an offensive line for the FCS’ second-ranked rushing attack 2013 14/14 CAREER 14/14 C Named to 2013 PFL Academic Honor Roll TUNDE AYINLA Notched six tackles and 0.5 tackles-for-loss against Furman STAT SNAPSHOT 95 Ranked third on the team with 7.5 tackles-for-loss in 2013 6-0|242|So.|Canton, Ga. YEAR GP/GS UT AT TT SACKS TFL Started all 12 games as a freshman 2014 2/2 3 6 9 0 1.0 CAREER 14/14 16 25 41 0 8.5 DE Named to 2013 PFL Academic Honor Roll

Posted a career-high 18 tackles against Furman TYLER WARD STAT SNAPSHOT 37 Has reached double-digit tackles in both games in 2014 6-1|231|So.|Macon, Ga. YEAR GP/GS UT AT TT SACKS TFL Led the team with 101 tackles on the season 2014 2/2 10 22 32 0.0 1.5 CAREER 14/14 60 73 133 3.0 12.0 LB Named to 2013 PFL Academic Honor Roll TRIPP PATTERSON Notched fi rst career sack and forced a fumble against Furman STAT SNAPSHOT 33 Tallied 9 tackles and 0.5 sacks off the bench in the opener 6-0|227|So.|Lenoir, N.C. YEAR GP/GS UT AT TT SACKS TFL Recorded two 100-plus tackle seasons at Hibriten H.S. 2014 2/0 4 7 11 1.5 1.5 CAREER 2/0 4 7 11 1.5 1.5 LB Placed third at the track and wrestling state meets in H.S. LENDELL ARNOLD Notched six tackles against Furman in fi rst start of 2014 STAT SNAPSHOT 9 Ranked second on the team with 62 tackles last year 5-9|185|So.|Newnan, Ga. YEAR GP/GS UT AT TT INT PD Started seven games at safety as a freshman 2014 2/1 7 4 11 0 1 CAREER 14/8 36 37 73 0 3 FS Tied for team lead with two fumble recoveries in 2013 ALEX AVANT Had fi ve tackles and one pass break-up against Furman STAT SNAPSHOT 36 Second on the team with two interceptions 5-8|170|Jr.|Lithonia, Ga. YEAR GP/GS UT AT TT INT PD INT return vs. Drake made SportsCenter Top Play 2014 2/2 7 4 11 0 1 CAREER 13/13 35 19 54 2 18 CB Named PFL Defensive Player of the Week after Drake game

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MERCER DEPTH CHART (STETSON GAME) OFFENSE (PISTOL) DEFENSE (3-4) WR 3 JT PALMER (6-2, 209, Jr.) LE 59 TUNDE AYINLA (6-0, 242, So.) 84 Avery Ward (6-2, 170, Fr.) 92 Kelly Brooks (5-10, 267, So.) LT 78 THOMAS MARCHMAN (6-2, 287, Fr.) NT 99 AUSTIN BARRETT (6-2, 295, Fr.) 69 David Ricard (6-1, 276, So.) 94 Bret Niederreither (6-3, 290, So.) LG 67 WILSON HERES (6-0, 289, Jr.) RE 98 CODY JONES (6-4, 246, So.) 65 Caleb Yates (6-3, 288, Fr.) 95 Jalen Penn (6-1, 254, Fr.) C 54 KIRBY SOUTHARD (6-0, 272, So.) SAM 10 COREY LOCKETT (5-9, 201, So.) 61 Sam Arrington (6-1, 241, So.) 52 Kyle Trammell (6-0, 220, Fr.) RG 55 AVERY WHITE (6-0, 270, So.) or 22 Sytavious Brown (5-10, 190, So.) 75 Brett Steverson (6-5, 324, R-Fr.) MLB 37 TYLER WARD (6-1, 231, So.) RT 71 A.M. POSEY (6-6, 321, Jr.) 33 Tripp Patterson (6-0, 227, So.) 76 Thomas Pietro (6-4, 299, So.) WLB 43 DEVIN DAVIDSON (6-1, 218, So.) TE 38 ROBERT BROWN (6-1, 218, So.) 40 Lee Bennett (6-0, 202, Fr.) 19 Derek Owings (6-3, 248, So.) B 51 KYLE WILLIAMS (6-0, 235, Fr.) or 42 Grant Radakovich (6-1, 247, So.) 97 Hank Avery (6-3, 245, Jr.) RB 27 ALEX LAKES (5-10, 216, R-Fr.) FC 36 ALEX AVANT (5-8, 170, Jr.) or 25 Payton Usher (5-7, 173, So.) 4 Sebastian Hicks (5-8, 180, So.) QB 7 JOHN RUSS (6-0, 199, So.) SS 30 MIKE GRAY (6-0, 185, So.) 12 Michael Haynes (6-0, 190, So.) 23 Duronte Carter (5-11, 170, So.) WR 1 JORDAN MARSHALL (5-7, 174, So.) FS 9 LENDELL ARNOLD (5-11, 170, So.) 13 Chandler Curtis (5-10, 186, Fr.) 21 Zach Jackson (6-0, 195, So.) WR 6 JOSH JONES (5-11, 182, So.) BC 26 JEREMY JAMES (5-10, 174, Fr.) 80 D’Vante Penamon (5-11, 160, So.) 2 Aaron Avant (5-8, 174, So.)

SPECIAL TEAMS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PK 85 TYLER ZIELENSKE (6-1, 193, So.) Tosin Aguebor Toe-Sin Ag-U-bar 32 Jagger Lieb (5-8, 181, Fr.) Aaron Avant Uh-vont Alex Avant Uh-vont KO 47 WILL ROPER (5-11, 195, Sr.) Tunde Ayinla Toon-day eye-en-la Sytavious Brown Sy-Tay-vious 85 Tyler Zielenske (6-1, 193, So.) Isaiah Buehler Bue-ler JeTarii Donald Ja-Tar-ee P 50 ROB EAST (5-11, 179, So.) Travonte’ Easley Tra-von-tay Brandon Gurley Ger-lee 85 Tyler Zielenske (6-1, 193, So.) Wilson Heres Hears Jagger Lieb JAG-ger Leeb LS 66 JOHN ABERNATHY (6-2, 255, Jr.) Bret Niederreither Need-er-rider Anthony Perella Per-ella H 50 ROB EAST (5-11, 179, So.) Thomas Pietro Pee-tro Grant Radakovich Rad-a-ko-vich 12 Michael Haynes (6-0, 190, So.) Jabari Scruggs Ja-bar-ee Brett Steverson Steve- er-sun KR 25 PAYTON USHER (5-7, 173, So.) Darius Tenney Dare-ee-us Kyle Trammell Tram-uhl 31 JeTarii Donald (5-8, 170, So.) Austin Wysor Why-ser PR 13 CHANDLER CURTIS (5-10, 186, Fr.) Tyler Zielenske Za-Len-skee Mike Kolakowski (Asst. Coach) Cola-cow-skee 31 JeTarii Donald (5-8, 170, So.) Casey Vogt (Asst. Coach) Vot Chino Fontenette (Asst. Coach) Chee-no Font-i-net

2014 MERCER BEARS 7 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON BOBBY LAMB HEAD FOOTBALL COACH SECOND SEASON AT MERCER

ning records in eight of his nine seasons and made four trips to the NCAA I-AA (now Football Championship Series) playoffs, reaching the quarterfi nals in 2004 and the semifi nals in 2005. His 2004 squad won the SoCon championship and Lamb was tabbed as the league’s Coach of the Year. He also produced three runner-up, two third-place and two fourth-place SoCon fi nishes during his tenure. Lamb’s Paladins achieved national rankings of No. 5 in 2004 and No. 3 in 2005.

Lamb’s Furman teams posted outstanding academic creden- tials. In the seven seasons since the NCAA instituted the Aca- demic Progress Rate (APR) monitoring system – which tracks eligibility, retention and graduation – Furman’s program produced the highest APR scores among Southern Conference schools. Likewise, Furman football had the SoCon’s top results on the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) with a score of 97 percent in 2009-10.

obby Lamb enters his second season as head coach of ers on the ’s Academic Honor Roll for Including his 16 seasons as an assistant coach – where he B Mercer football after an incredible 2013 campaign that the 2013 fall semester, while Caleb Brown, Rob East and John spent the majority of his time as the passing game coordina- saw the Bears set a NCAA Div. I record for wins by a fi rst-year Russ were named Academic All-PFL. tor and working with quarterbacks – Lamb’s Furman teams program with 10 victories. compiled a composite record of 193-105-3 (.646) in 25 sea- Born in Augusta, Ga., and raised in Commerce, Ga., Lamb sons. When you factor in Lamb’s four seasons as a quarter- Named the 19th head football coach in program history in joined the Mercer coaching ranks after nine successful back for the Paladins from 1982 to 1985, when Furman was 2011, he eclipsed 10+ wins for the third time in his career seasons as head coach at and a 29-year 39-10-1, his aggregate won-loss record jumps to .667. In 29 with 2013’s 10-2 mark and will enter his 11th season as a overall relationship with the Paladins’ football program as a seasons on the collegiate gridiron, Lamb has only been in- head coach with a 77-42 overall record. The 2013 win total player, assistant coach and head coach. volved with three below .500 campaigns. also set a school record for victories, surpassing the previous mark of seven wins by ’s 1931 and 1932 squads. During his tenure guiding Furman’s program, Lamb had a 67- Lamb guided the Bears, who were picked to fi nish 11th in the 40 record (.626) as its head coach. He led the Paladins to win- Pioneer Football League Preseason Coaches’ Poll, to a 6-2 re- cord in conference play en route to a third-place fi nish in the league. For his efforts, he fi nished third in the PFC Coach of the Year voting and ranked among the top 11 fi nalists for FCS National Coach of the Year.

In 2013, Mercer ranked second in the FCS in rushing, using a balanced attack to pour in 277.9 yards rushing per con- test. The Bears had three players gain over 750 yards on the ground, led by freshman John Russ. The dual threat quarter- back was named to a Jerry Rice Award fi nalist and an All-PFL Second Team selection following an impressive year that saw him compile 1,916 yards through the air and 903 yards on the ground to go along with 33 total touchdowns.

The Bears showed immediate success in the classroom as well under Lamb, compiling a team grade-point average above 3.0 during both semesters in 2013-14. The team featured 46 play-

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As a player at Furman, Lamb was a part of three SoCon championship teams and three NCAA I-AA playoff berths. As a senior, he was the SoCon Player of the Year, the NCAA I-AA passing effi ciency national leader and led the Paladins to an NCAA I-AA national runner-up fi nish. He is also a member of Furman’s Athletics Hall of Fame.

Lamb is a 1982 graduate of Commerce (Ga.) High School and went on to earn his B.A. in health and exercise science from Furman in 1987. He also earned his M.Ed. degree from Furman in health and exercise science in 1992.

Lamb, who was born on Christmas Eve in 1962, is married to Allyson Acker. The couple has two children: a daughter, Sallie and a son, Taylor.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

n Commerce (Ga.) High School, 1982 n Furman University, B.A. in Health and Exercise Science, 1987 n Furman University, M.Ed. in Health and Exercise Science, 1992 PLAYING CAREER HIGHLIGHTS COMMERCE HIGH SCHOOL, 1978-81, QB n Four-Year Letterman, Three-Year Starter n AA State Champion, 1981 (13-1-1) n Journal-Constitution Georgia AA Back-of-the-Year, 1981

FURMAN UNIVERSITY, 1982-85, QB n Four-Year Letterman, Two-Year Starter n All-Southern Conference, 1984 & ‘85 n SoCon Player of the Year, 1985/ NCAA I-AA National Passing Effi ciency Leader, 1985 (171.20) n Southern Conference Champion/NCAA I-AA Runner-Up, 1985 (12-2) n South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame State Male Amateur Athlete of the Year, 1985 n Charlotte Athletic Club Carolinas Male Amateur Athlete-of-the-Year, 1985 BOBBY LAMB BY THE NUMBERS YEAR SCHOOL RESPONSIBILITY OVERALL CONF. FINISH HIGHLIGHTS 1986 Furman Student Assistant/Quarterbacks 7-3-2 4-2-1 (SoCon) 3rd NCAA I-AA Quarterfi nalist, tied 17-17 1987 Furman Defensive Ends 7-4 4-3 (SoCon) 3rd 1988 Furman Defensive Ends 13-2 6-1 (SoCon) 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA National Champion 1989 Furman Quarterbacks 12-2 7-0 (SoCon) 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Semifi nalist 1990 Furman Quarterbacks 9-4 6-1 (SoCon) 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Quarterfi nalist 1991 Furman Quarterbacks 7-4 4-3 (SoCon) 4th 1992 Furman Quarterbacks 6-5 4-3 (SoCon) 5th 1993 Furman QB’s/Receivers, Passing Game Coord. 5-5-1 4-4 (SoCon) 4th 1994 Furman QB’s/Receivers, Passing Game Coord. 3-8 2-6 (SoCon) 6th 1995 Furman QB’s/Receivers, Passing Game Coord. 6-5 5-3 (SoCon) 3rd 1996 Furman QB’s/Receivers, Passing Game Coord. 9-4 6-2 (SoCon) 3rd NCAA I-AA Quarterfi nalist 1997 Furman QB’s/Receivers, Passing Game Coord. 7-4 5-3 (SoCon) 3rd 1998 Furman QB’s/Receivers, Passing Game Coord. 5-6 3-5 (SoCon) 6th 1999 Furman QB’s, Passing Game Coord. 9-3 7-1 (SoCon) 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA Playoffs, d. UNC 28-3 2000 Furman QB’s, Passing Game Coord. 9-3 6-2 (SoCon) 2nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2001 Furman QB’s, Passing Game Coord. 12-3 7-1 (SoCon) 1st SoCon Champ, NCAA I-AA National Runner-up 2002 Furman Head Coach 8-4 6-2 (SoCon) 2nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2003 Furman Head Coach 6-5 4-4 (SoCon) 4th 2004 Furman Head Coach 10-3 6-1 (SoCon) T1st SoCon Champ, SoCon Coach of the Year, NCAA I-AA Quarterfi nalist 2005 Furman Head Coach 11-3 5-2 (SoCon) T2nd NCAA I-AA Semifi nalist 2006 Furman Head Coach 8-4 6-1 (SoCon) 2nd NCAA I-AA Playoffs 2007 Furman Head Coach 6-5 4-3 (SoCon) T3rd 2008 Furman Head Coach 7-5 4-4 (SoCon) T4th 2009 Furman Head Coach 6-5 5-3 (SoCon) 3rd 2010 Furman Head Coach 5-6 3-5 (SoCon) 6th 2013 Mercer Head Coach 10-2 6-2 (PFL) 3rd NCAA Record Win Total for a First-Year Program 2014 Mercer Head Coach 1-1 0-0 (SoCon) - TOTALS 78-43 53-32

2014 MERCER BEARS 9 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 66 John Garrett Abernathy LS 1 Jordan Marshall WR So. 5-7 174 Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 2 Aaron Avant DB So. 5-8 174 Lithonia, Ga. / St. Pius X Catholic HS 82 Josh Abrams WR 3 JT Palmer WR Jr. 6-2 209 Calhoun, Ga. / Presbyterian College 9 Lendell Arnold DB 4 Sebastian Hicks DB So. 5-8 180 McDonough, Ga. / Eagles Landing Christian 61 Sam Arrington OL 5 Andy Nichols DB So. 6-1 183 Atlanta, Ga. / Holy Innocents’ 6 Josh Jones WR So. 5-11 182 Washington, Ga. / Thomson HS 2 Aaron Avant DB 7 John Russ QB So. 6-0 199 Buford, Ga. / Mill Creek HS 36 Alex Avant DB 8 Tanner Brumby QB Fr. 6-1 183 Jasper, Ga. / Pickens HS 97 Hank Avery DE 9 Lendell Arnold DB So. 5-9 188 Newnan, Ga. / Air Force Prep 10 Corey Lockett LB So. 5-9 201 Warner Robins, Ga. / Northside HS 59 Tunde Ayinla DE 11 Tosin Aguebor LB So. 6-3 226 Johns Creek, Ga. / Chattahoochee HS 16 LeMarkus Bailey DB 12 Michael Haynes QB So. 6-0 190 Sugar Hill, Ga. / North Gwinnett HS 99 Austin Barrett DL 13 Chandler Curtis WR Fr. 5-10 186 Calhoun, Ga. / Calhoun HS 14 Hunter Mackay WR Jr. 6-0 195 Hoschton, Ga. / Ole Miss 34 Josh Bennett LB 15 Eli Grambling TE So. 5-11 217 Perry, Fla. / Taylor County HS 40 Lee Bennett LB 16 LeMarkus Bailey DB Fr. 5-11 194 Marietta, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 86 Jeff Bowens WR 17 Josh Moore QB R-Fr. 5-11 207 Middleburg, Fla. / Ridgeview HS 18 Nevin Harton DB So. 5-11 177 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta HS 92 Kelly Brooks DE 19 Derek Owings TE So. 6-3 248 Saline, Mich. / Eastern Michigan 24 Caleb Brown RB 20 Joseph Reese DB So. 5-10 185 Columbus, Ga. / Pacelli HS 38 Robert Brown TE 21 Zach Jackson DB So. 6-0 195 Snellville, Ga. / Christian 22 Sytavious Brown DB So. 5-10 190 Cordele, Ga. / Crisp County HS 22 Sytavious Brown DB 23 Duronte Carter DB R-Fr. 5-11 170 Covington, Ga. / Newton HS 8 Taylor Brumby QB 24 Caleb Brown RB So. 5-8 205 Fayetteville, Ga. / Fayette County HS 41 Isaiah Buehler LB 25 Payton Usher RB So. 5-7 173 Newnan, Ga. / Northgate HS 26 Jeremy James DB Fr. 5-10 174 Flowery Branch, Ga. / Flowery Branch HS 23 Duronte Carter DB 27 Alex Lakes RB R-Fr. 5-10 212 Newnan, Ga. / Northgate HS 12 Brandon Coney DB 28 Tee Mitchell RB Fr. 5-10 186 Jacksonville, Fla. / Air Force Prep 13 Chandler Curtis WR 29 Brandon Gurley DB Fr. 5-9 175 Gurley, Ala. / Madison County HS 29 Grant Reynolds K/P Fr. 6-0 156 Eustis, Fla. / Eustis HS 43 Devin Davidson LB 30 Mike Gray DB So. 6-0 168 Jacksonville, Fla. / Creekside HS 90 Marvin Davis DL 31 JeTarii Donald RB So. 5-8 169 Nashville, Tenn. / Montgomery Bell Academy 31 JeTarii Donald RB 32 Brandon Coney DB Fr. 5-11 194 Dublin, Ga. / Dublin HS 32 Jagger Lieb K/P Fr. 5-8 181 Port Orange, Fla. / Spruce Creek HS 44 Travonte’ Easley LB 33 Tripp Patterson LB So. 6-0 227 Lenoir, N.C. / Air Force Academy 50 Rob East P 34 Josh Bennett LB So. 6-3 215 Waycross, Ga. / Ware County HS 63 Blake Fussell OL 36 Alex Avant DB Jr. 5-8 168 Lithonia, Ga. / 37 Tyler Ward LB So. 6-1 231 Macon, Ga. / 30 Mike Gray DB 38 Robert Brown TE So. 6-1 218 Nashville, Tenn. / Christ Presbyterian Academy 9 Brandon Gurley DB 40 Lee Bennett LB Fr. 6-0 202 Leesburg, Fla. / Leesburg HS 18 Nevin Harton DB 41 Isaiah Buehler LB Fr. 6-2 226 Apopka, Fla. / Apopka HS 42 Grant Radakovich TE So. 6-1 247 Marietta, Ga. / Walton HS 12 Michael Haynes QB 43 Devin Davidson LB So. 6-1 218 Suwanee, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge HS 67 Wilson Heres OL 44 Travonte’ Easley LB Fr. 6-0 188 Nashville, Tenn. / Montgomery Bell Acad. 4 Sebastian Hicks DB 45 CJ Kleckley LB So. 5-11 206 Macon, Ga. / Rutland HS 46 Sam Walker TE Fr. 6-3 223 Cumming, Ga. / South Forsyth HS 87 Adrian Humphrey WR 47 Will Roper K Sr. 5-11 195 Hendersonville, N.C. / South Carolina State 21 Zach Jackson S 48 Michael Wagner LB So. 5-10 205 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta HS 26 Jeremy James DB 49 David Pinkerton RB So. 5-8 173 Bogart, Ga. / North Oconee 50 Rob East P So. 5-11 179 Dublin, Ga. / Dublin HS 83 Justin Johnson WR 51 Kyle Williams DL Fr. 6-0 235 Lilburn, Ga. / Air Force Prep 98 Cody Jones DE 52 Kyle Trammell LB Fr. 6-0 220 Kennesaw, Ga. / Air Force Prep 54 Kirby Southard OL So. 5-11 272 Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek HS 6 Josh Jones WR 55 Avery White OL So. 6-0 270 Loganville, Ga. / Loganville HS 45 CJ Kleckley LB 56 Michael Rainwater LB So. 6-2 208 Jesup, Ga. / Wayne County HS 81 Ryan Knapp WR 57 Hayden Gregory DL R-Fr. 5-10 217 Johns Creek, Ga. / Grayson HS 58 Trey Bartlett LB Jr. 6-0 200 St. Cloud, Fla. / Pikeville 27 Alex Lakes RB 59 Tunde Ayinla DE So. 6-0 239 Canton, Ga. / Cherokee HS 32 Jagger Lieb K/P 60 Jack Lightsey OL So. 6-3 262 Tampa Bay, Fla. / Armwood HS 14 Hunter Mackay WR 61 Sam Arrington OL So. 6-1 241 Johns Creek, Ga. / Johns Creek HS 62 Preston Pittman OL So. 6-1 284 Birmingham, Ala. / Briarwood Christian HS 78 Thomas Marchman OL 63 Blake Fussell OL So. 6-1 286 Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood HS 1 Jordan Marshall WR 64 Anthony Perella DT So. 5-8 257 Augusta, Ga. / Lakeside HS 28 Tee Mitchell RB 65 Caleb Yates OL Fr. 6-3 288 Murfreesboro, Tenn./Oakland HS 66 John Garrett Abernathy LS Jr. 6-2 255 Macon, Ga. / Mount de Sales Academy 79 Colin Mitchell LB 67 Wilson Heres OL Jr. 6-0 289 Roswell, Ga. / Air Force Academy 68 Zac Rice OL Fr. 6-3 283 Newberry, Fla. / Newberry HS

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NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 17 Josh Moore QB 69 David Ricard OL So. 6-1 276 Stockbridge, Ga. / Woodland HS 70 Mitch Payne OL So. 6-3 289 Sylva, N.C. / Baylor School 5 Andy Nichols DB 71 A.M. Posey OL Jr. 6-6 321 Smithonia, Ga. / Tennessee 94 Bret Niederreither DL 74 Hal Weaver OL R-Fr. 6-2 240 Live Oak, Fla. / Suwannee HS 19 Derek Owings TE 75 Brett Steverson OL R-Fr. 6-5 324 Fitzgerald, Ga. / Fitzgerald HS 76 Thomas Pietro OL So. 6-4 299 Marietta, Ga. / Blessed Trinity 3 JT Palmer WR 77 Garrett Smith OL So. 6-2 327 Ft. Pierce, Fla. / Ft. Pierce Central 33 Tripp Patterson LB 78 Thomas Marchman OL Fr. 6-2 287 Gainesville, Ga./North Hall HS 80 D’Vante Penamon WR 79 Colin Mitchell DE R-Fr. 6-1 249 Marietta, Ga. / Walker School 95 Jalen Penn DL 80 D’Vante Penamon WR So. 5-11 159 Culloden, Ga. / Mary Persons HS 81 Ryan Knapp WR So. 6-1 167 Macon, Ga. / Tattnall Square Academy 64 Anthony Perella OL 82 Josh Abrams WR So. 6-3 200 Macon, Ga. / Georgia Military 76 Thomas Pietro OL 83 Justin Johnson WR Fr. 6-4 194 St. Augustine, Fla. / Nease HS 62 Preston Pittman OL 84 Avery Ward WR Fr. 6-2 167 Alpharetta, Ga. / Chattahoochee HS 85 Tyler Zielenske K/P So. 6-1 193 Oxford, Ga. / Walnut Grove HS 71 A.M. Posey OL 86 Jeff Bowens WR So. 5-11 189 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor HS 42 Grant Radakovich TE 87 Adrian Humphrey WR So. 5-9 178 Stockbridge, Ga. / Riverside Military 56 Michael Rainwater LB 88 Darius Tenney WR Jr. 5-10 192 Fayetteville, Ga. / Tulane 89 Tash Van Dora WR Jr. 5-10 185 Hartwell, Ga. / Samford 29 Grant Reynolds K/P 90 Marvin Davis DT So. 5-8 282 Augusta, Ga. / Richmond Academy 69 David Ricard OL 91 Austin Wysor DE Fr. 6-5 240 Trussville, Ala. / Trussville HS 47 Will Roper K/P 92 Kelly Brooks DE So. 5-10 257 Sandersville, Ga. / Walton HS 93 Nick Collins DT So. 5-11 261 Tucker, Ga. / Tucker HS 7 John Russ QB 94 Bret Niederreither DT So. 6-3 290 Etters, Pa. / Temple 77 Garrett Smith OL 95 Jalen Penn DT Fr. 6-1 254 Powder Springs, Ga. / Harrison HS 54 Kirby Southard OL 97 Hank Avery DE Jr. 6-3 245 Macon, Ga. / Air Force Academy 98 Cody Jones DE So. 6-4 246 Cochran, Ga. / Bleckley County HS 75 Brett Steverson OL 99 Austin Barrett DL Fr. 6-2 295 Milton, Tenn./Oakland HS 88 Darius Tenney WR 52 Kyle Trammell LB 25 Payton Usher RB COACHING STAFF 89 Tash Van Dora WR Head Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987), 2nd Season at Mercer, 12th Overall 48 Michael Wagner LB Assistant Head Coach / Def. Coord. / Outside Line Coach: Mike Kolakowski Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach: Casey Vogt 46 Sam Walker TE Defensive Line Coach: Kenny Baker 84 Avery Ward WR Running Backs Coach: Carter Barfi eld 37 Tyler Ward LB Inside Line Coach / Recruiting Coord. / Co-Specials Teams Coach: Grant Cain Defensive Quality Control Coach: Dominique Davenport 55 Avery White OL Secondary Coach / Co-Specials Teams Coach: Mitch Doolittle 51 Kyle Williams LB Wide Receivers Coach: Chino Fontenette Quarterbacks Coach: Tre Lamb 91 Austin Wysor DL Tight Ends Coach / Video Coordinator: Will Patterson 65 Caleb Yates OL Director of Strength and Conditioning: Jon Mangel 85 Tyler Zielenske K/P Equipment Manager: David McDaniel

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ROSTER BREAKDOWN (BY STATE)

ALABAMA (3) Augusta Marvin Davis, Anthony Perella Lilburn Kyle Williams MICHIGAN (1) Birmingham Preston Pittman Bogart David Pinkerton Lithonia Aaron Avant, Alex Avant Saline Derek Owings Huntsville Brandon Gurley Buford John Russ Macon John Garrett Abernathy, Trussville Austin Wysor Calhoun Chandler Curtis, JT Palmer Hank Avery, CJ Kleckley, Ryan Knapp, NORTH CAROLINA (2) Canton Tunde Ayinla Tyler Ward Lenoir Tripp Patterson FLORIDA (14) Cochran Cody Jones Marietta LeMarkus Bailey, Colin Mitchell, Sylva Mitch Payne Apopka Isaiah Buehler Columbus Joseph Reese Thomas Pietro, Grant Radakovich Eustis Grant Reynolds Cordele Sytavious Brown McDonough Sebastian Hicks PENNSYLVANIA (1) Covington Duronte Carter Newnan Lendell Arnold, Alex Lakes Fort Pierce Garrett Smith Etters Bret Niederreither Jacksonville Mike Gray, Tee Mitchell Culloden D’Vante Penamon Payton Usher Leesburg Lee Bennett Cummings Sam Walker Oxford Tyler Zielenske Dublin Brandon Coney, Rob East Powder Springs Jordan Marshall TENNESSEE (6) Live Oak Hal Weaver Chattanooga Jeff Bowens Middleburg Josh Moore Fayetteville Caleb Brown, Darius Tenney Jalen Penn Fitzgerald Brett Steverson Roswell Wilson Heres Milton Austin Barrett Newberry Zac Rice Murfreesboro Caleb Yates Perry Eli Grambling Flowery Branch Jeremy James Sandersville Kelly Brooks Gainesville Thomas Marchman Smithsonia A.M. Posey Nashville Robert Brown, JeTarii Donald Port Orange Jagger Lieb Travonte’ Easley St. Augustine Justin Johnson Hartwell Tash Van Dora Snellville Blake Fussell, Zach Jackson St. Cloud Trey Bartlett Hoschton Hunter Mackay Stockbridge Adrian Humphrey Tampa Bay Jack Lightsey Jasper Tanner Brumby David Ricard Jesup Michael Rainwater Sugar Hill Michael Haynes GEORGIA (63) Johns Creek Tosin Aguebor, Suwanee Devin Davidson Sam Arrington Warner Robins Corey Lockett Alpharetta Nevin Harton, Kirby Southard Kennesaw Kyle Trammell Washington Josh Jones Michael Wagner LaFayette Nick Collins Waycross Josh Bennett Atlanta Andy Nichols

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ALL-TIME SERIES VS. 2014 OPPONENTS

REINHARDT SAMFORD 1931 L, 27-19 Chattanooga, Tenn. Mercer leads series 2-0 Mercer leads series 10-9-1 1932 W, 25-0 Chattanooga, Tenn. 2013 W, 40-37 Macon, Ga. 1907 W, 11-6 Macon, Ga. 1933 W, 7-0 Chattanooga, Tenn. 2014 W, 45-42 Macon, Ga. 1908 W, 45-0 Macon, Ga. 1934 T, 13-13 Chattanooga, Tenn. in Macon: 2-0 1909 L, 6-5 Macon, Ga. 1935 L12-7 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1910 W, 28-0 Macon, Ga. 1936 L, 6-0 Chattanooga, Tenn. FURMAN 1911 W, 29-0 Macon, Ga. 1937 L, 19-7 Chattanooga, Tenn. Furman leads series 7-4-2 1912 W, 36-0 Birmingham, Ala. 1938 L, 9-7 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1914 W, 39-0 Macon, Ga. 1915 W, 14-7 Macon, Ga. 1939 L, 21-18 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1921 L, 37-0 Greenville, S.C. 1916 L, 26-7 Macon, Ga. 1940 L, 20-6 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1923 W, 6-3 Macon, Ga. 1920 L, 33-13 Macon, Ga. 1941 L, 40-13 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1924 W, 24-0 Greenville, S.C. 1924 W, 14-5 Macon, Ga. in Macon: 3-3 1925 W, 17-0 Macon, Ga. 1926 W, 3-0 Macon, Ga. in Chattanooga: 3-14-1 1926 T, 13-13 Greenville, S.C. 1927 L, 14-0 Macon, Ga. 1927 L, 27-13 Macon, Ga. 1928 L, 15-7 Macon, Ga. THE CITADEL 1932 L, 2-0 Macon, Ga. 1929 W, 7-2 Macon, Ga. The Citadel leads series 6-4-1 1933 T, 6-6 Greenville, S.C. 1932 W, 20-7 Macon, Ga. 1906 L, 10-0 Charleston, S.C. 1934 L, 6-3 Macon, Ga. 1936 T, 0-0 Macon, Ga. 1908 L, 10-0 Charleston, S.C. 1935 L, 32-0 Greenville, S.C. 1937 L, 13-0 Birmingham, Ala. 1910 W, 21-0 Charleston, S.C. 1936 L, 20-9 Macon, Ga. 1939 L, 7-3 Albany, Ga. 1911 L, 5-0 Savannah, Ga. 2014 L, 25-20 Macon, Ga. 1940 L, 14-6 Macon, Ga. 1913 T, 7-7 Charleston, S.C. in Macon: 3-5 1941 L, 27-6 Birmingham, Ala. 1925 L, 31-0 Augusta, Ga. in Greenville: 1-2-2 in Macon: 9-6-1 1926 L, 12-7 Macon, Ga. in Birmingham: 1-2 1927 W, 6-0 Charleston, S.C. STETSON in Albany: 0-1 1928 W, 7-0 Savannah, Ga. Mercer leads series 8-1 1929 L, 21-13 Charleston, S.C. 1912 W, 6-0 Waycross, Ga. AUSTIN PEAY 1931 W, 26-0 Charleston, S.C. 1913 L, 13-6 Jacksonville, Fla. First Meeting in Macon: 0-1 1914 W, 44-0 Deland, Fla. in Charleston: 3-3-1 1920 W, 19-6 Deland, Fla. WESTERN CAROLINA in Augusta: 0-1 1921 W, 41-0 Macon, Ga. First Meeting in Savannah: 1-1 1930 W, 33-0 Deland, Fla. 1931 W, 28-7 Macon, Ga. CHATTANOOGA WARNER 1934 W, 6-0 Jacksonville, Fla. Chattanooga leads series 6-17-1 Mercer leads series 1-0 2013 W, 41-14 Macon, Ga. 1909 W, 10-2 Macon, Ga. 2013 W, 61-0 Macon, Ga. in Macon: 3-0 1910 L, 6-0 Macon, Ga. in Macon: 1-0 in Deland: 3-0 1914 L, 16-0 Macon, Ga. in Jacksonville: 1-1 1915 L, 20-6 Chattanooga, Tenn. WOFFORD in Waycross: 1-0 1916 L, 49-0 Chattanooga, Tenn. Mercer leads series 6-0 1920 L, 20-0 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1915 W, 13-6 Macon, Ga. AVE MARIA 1921 W, 18-0 Macon, Ga. 1916 W, 16-0 Macon, Ga. First Meeting 1922 L, 13-6 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1931 W, 25-7 Spartanburg, S.C. 1923 W, 18-3 Macon, Ga. 1938 W, 14-0 Macon, Ga. VMI 1924 W, 33-0 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1939 W, 12-0 Spartanburg, S.C. First Meeting 1925 L, 12-7 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1941 W, 20-14 Macon, Ga. 1929 L, 7-0 Macon, Ga. in Macon: 4-0 1930 L, 8-6 Chattanooga, Tenn. in Spartanburg: 2-0

2014 MERCER BEARS 13 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON

TRACKING THE OPPONENTS (ALL TIMES EASTERN) REINHARDT (0-1) FURMAN (2-0) STETSON (1-1) Aug 30 at Mercer L, 45-42 Aug 30 Gardner Webb W, 13-3 Aug 30 at Warner W, 35-16 Sep 6 at Lindsey Wilson 2:30 pm Sep 6 at Mercer W, 25-20 Sep 6 Florida Tech L, 54-12 Sep 13 Kentucky Christian 12:00 pm Sep 13 at Presbyterian 7:00 pm Sep 13 Mercer 6:00 pm Sep 20 Faulkner 12:00 pm Sep 20 at South Carolina State 6:00 pm Sep 20 at Birmingham Southern 1:00 pm Sep 27 at Bethel (Tenn.) 2:30 pm Sep 27 Western Carolina 3:00 pm Oct 4 Butler 6:00 pm Oct 4 Union (Ky.) 12:00 pm Oct 4 Coastal Carolina 7:00 pm Oct 11 at San Diego 5:00 pm Oct 18 at Belhaven 2:30 pm Oct 18 at South Carolina TBA Oct 18 Jacksonville 6:00 pm Oct 25 at Univ. of Cumberlands 1:30 pm Oct 25 Samford 1:30 pm Oct 25 at Davidson 1:00 pm Nov 8 at Cumberland 1:00 pm Nov 1 at VMI 1:30 pm Nov 1 at Campbell 1:00 pm Nov 15 Cambellsville 12:00 pm Nov 8 at Citadel 2:00 pm Nov 8 Marist 3:00 pm Nov 15 Wofford 12:00 pm Nov 15 at Morehead State 1:00 pm Nov 22 Chattanooga 12:00 pm Nov 22 Drake 1:00 pm

AVE MARIA (0-1) VMI (0-2) SAMFORD (0-1) Sep 4 at North Greenville L, 45-21 Aug 30 at Bucknell L, 42-38 Aug 30 at TCU L, 48-14 Sep 13 at Florida Tech 6:00 pm Sep 6 at Bowling Green L, 48-7 Sep 11 Stillman 7:30 pm Sep 20 at Mercer 6:00 pm Sep 13 Davidson 1:30 pm Sep 20 VMI 3:00 pm Sep 27 Warner 1:00 pm Sep 20 at Samford 3:00 pm Sep 27 at Chattanooga 7:00 pm Oct 4 Concordia (Ala.) 1:00 pm Sep. 27 Mercer 1:30 pm Oct 4 Mercer 3:00 pm Oct 11 at Abilene Christian 2:00 pm Oct 4 at Chattanooga 4:00 pm Oct 18 Wofford 3:00 pm Oct 18 Southeastern 1:00 pm Oct 11 at Navy 3:30 pm Oct 25 at Furman 1:30 pm Oct 25 at Webber International 3:00 pm Oct 18 Gardner Webb 1:30 pm Nov 1 Concordia (Ala.) 3:00 pm Nov 1 at Edward Waters (Fla.) 2:00 pm Oct 25 at Wofford 1:30 pm Nov 8 Western Carolina 3:00 pm Nov 8 Point (Ga.) 1:00 pm Nov 1 Furman 3:30 pm Nov 15 at Citadel 1:00 pm Nov 15 Apprentice School 1:00 pm Nov 15 at Western Carolina 2:00 pm Nov 22 at Auburn TBA Nov 22 Citadel 1:30 pm

AUSTIN PEAY (0-1) WESTERN CAROLINA (1-1) CHATTANOOGA (0-2) Aug 30 at Memphis L, 63-0 Aug 30 at USF L, 36-31 Aug 28 at Central Michigan L, 20-16 Sep 13 Chattanooga 5:00 pm Sep 6 Brevard W, 45-21 Sep 6 Jacksonville State L, 26-23 Sep 20 at Eastern Illinois 7:30 pm Sep 13 Catawba 3:30 pm Sep 13 at Austin Peay 5:00 pm Sep 27 at Illinois State 7:30 pm Sep 27 at Furman 3:00 pm Sep 27 Samford 7:00 pm Oct 4 Eastern Kentucky 7:00 pm Oct 4 at Presbyterian 2:00 pm Oct 4 VMI 4:00 pm Oct 11 at Mercer 4:00 pm Oct 11 Wofford 3:30 pm Oct 11 at Tennessee TBA Oct 18 Murray State 7:00 pm Oct 18 at Mercer 4:00 pm Oct 18 at Citadel 1:00 pm Oct 25 at Tennessee Martin 3:00 pm Oct 25 Citadel 2:00 pm Oct 25 Mercer 12:00 pm Nov 1 at Jacksonville State 4:00 pm Nov. 1 Chattanooga 2:00 pm Nov 1 at Western Carolina 2:00 pm Nov 8 Tennessee State 5:00 pm Nov 8 at Samford 3:30 pm Nov 8 Wofford 1:00 pm Nov 15 at Southeast Missouri 2:00 pm Nov 15 VMI 2:00 pm Nov 15 at Tennessee Tech 2:30 pm Nov 22 Tennessee Tech 5:00 pm Nov 22 at Alabama TBA Nov 22 at Furman 12:00 pm

CITADEL (0-2) WARNER (0-2) WOFFORD (0-1) Aug 30 Coastal Carolina L, 31-16 Aug 30 Stetson L, 35-16 Aug 30 at Georgia Tech L, 38-19 Sep 6 at Florida State L, 37-12 Sep 6 Webber International W, 14-10 Sep. 13 North Greenville 7:00 pm Sep 20 at Charleston Southern 6:00 pm Sep 13 at Southeastern 7:00 pm Sep. 20 at Gardner Webb 6:00 pm Sep 27 Gardner Webb 6:00 pm Sep 20 University of Faith TBA Sep. 27 -Wise 7:00 pm Oct 4 at Wofford 1:30 pm Sep 27 at Ave Maria 1:00 pm Oct. 4 Citadel 1:30 pm Oct 11 Charlotte 2:00 pm Oct 4 at Point (Ga.) TBA Oct. 11 at Western Carolina 3:30 pm Oct 18 Chattanooga 1:00 pm Oct 11 Kentucky Wesleyan 11:00 am Oct. 18 at Samford 3:00 pm Oct 25 at Western Carolina 2:00 pm Oct 18 at Alderson Broaddus 11:00 am Oct. 25 VMI 1:30 pm Nov 1 at Mercer 4:00 pm Oct 25 Concordia (Ala.) 1:00 pm Nov. 8 at Chattanooga 1:00 pm Nov 8 Furman 2:00 pm Nov 8 at Edward Waters 1:00 pm Nov. 15 at Furman 12:00 pm Nov 15 Samford 1:00 pm Nov 15 at Mercer 6:00 pm Nov. 22 Mercer 1:30 pm Nov 22 at VMI 1:30 pm 2014 MERCER BEARS 14 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON 2014 MERCER UNIVERSITY GAME HIGHS

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 Alex Lakes vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Rushing 110 Alex Lakes vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) TD Rushes 2 Alex Lakes vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Rush 29 Alex Lakes vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Pass attempts 22 John Russ vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Pass completions 16 John Russ vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Passing 246 John Russ vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) TD Passes 3 John Russ vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Pass 41 John Russ vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Receptions 6 JT Palmer vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Receiving 76 JT Palmer vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) TD Receptions 1 JT Palmer vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 1 Chandler Curtis vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 1 Avery Ward vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 1 JT Palmer vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) 1 Robert Brown vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Long Reception 41 D'Vante Penamon vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Field Goals 1 Tyler Zielenske vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Field Goal 24 Tyler Zielenske vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Punts 4 Rob East vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Punting Avg 39.5 Rob East vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Punt 43 Rob East vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Punts inside 20 2 Rob East vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Kickoff Return 91 Chandler Curtis vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Tackles 18 Tyler Ward vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Sacks 1.0 Tripp Patterson vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014)

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 46 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Rushing 246 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Per Rush 5.3 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) TD Rushes 2 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Pass attempts 23 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Pass completions 16 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Passing 246 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Per Pass 10.7 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) TD Passes 3 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Total Plays 69 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Total Offense 492 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Per Play 7.1 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Points 45 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Sacks By 3 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) First Downs 26 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Penalties 9 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Penalty Yards 76 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Turnovers 2 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 2 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Interceptions By 1 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Punts 4 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Punting Avg 39.5 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Punt 43 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Punts inside 20 2 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014)

2014 MERCER BEARS 15 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON 2014 OPPONENT GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 17 Hank McCloud, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Rushing 94 Niagel Curtis, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) TD Rushes 2 Niagel Curtis, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Rush 28 Nathen Lingo, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Pass attempts 29 Dillon Woodruff, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Pass completions 14 Dillon Woodruff, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Passing 228 Dillon Woodruff, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) TD Passes 1 J. Chamblee, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Pass 62 J. Chamblee, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Receptions 5 Aaron Kennedy, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 5 J. Snellings, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Receiving 111 J. Snellings, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) TD Receptions 1 Sam Jones, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Reception 62 Sam Jones, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Field Goals 4 Hollingsworth, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Long Field Goal 50 Hollingsworth, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Punts 4 Blayton Bethune, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Punting Avg 37.2 Blayton Bethune, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Punt 45 Blayton Bethune, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Punts inside 20 1 Blayton Bethune, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 1 Hollingsworth, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Long Punt Return 31 Chad Scott, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Long Kickoff Return 92 LJ Stegall, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Tackles 13 Cory Magwood, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Sacks 1.0 Ira McCune, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Javier Dyer, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Interceptions 1 Jabari Nelson, vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 1 Gary Wilkins, vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 52 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Rushing 270 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Per Rush 5.2 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) TD Rushes 5 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Pass attempts 29 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Pass completions 14 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Passing 228 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Yards Per Pass 7.9 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) TD Passes 1 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Total Plays 78 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Total Offense 469 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Yards Per Play 6.0 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Points 42 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Sacks By 1 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) First Downs 23 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Penalties 10 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Penalty Yards 75 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Turnovers 2 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Interceptions By 1 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 1 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Punts 4 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Punting Avg 37.2 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Long Punt 45 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) Punts inside 20 1 vs Reinhardt (Aug 28, 2014) 1 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) Long Punt Return 31 vs Furman (Sep 06, 2014) 2014 MERCER BEARS 16 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON 2014 MERCER UNIVERSITY TEAM STATISTICS

Team Statistics MER OPP SCORING 65 67 Points Per Game 32.5 33.5 Points Off Turnovers 12 12 FIRST DOWNS 43 45 R u s h in g2221 P a s s in g 18 19 P e n a lt y35 RUSHING YARDAGE 397 409 Yards gained rushing 443 452 Yards lost rushing 46 43 Rushing Attempts 81 95 Average Per Rush 4.9 4.3 Average Per Game 198.5 204.5 TDs Rushing 3 6 PASSING YARDAGE 381 427 C o m p - A t t - I n t 27-44-2 27-55-1 Average Per Pass 8.7 7.8 Average Per Catch 14.1 15.8 Average Per Game 190.5 213.5 TDs Passing 5 1 TOTAL OFFENSE 778 836 Total Plays 125 150 Average Per Play 6.2 5.6 Average Per Game 389.0 418.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-284 11-320 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2--2 2-36 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-9 2-19 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 23.7 29.1 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE -1.0 18.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.0 9.5 FUMBLES-LOST 4-2 3-1 PENALTIES-Yards 16-149 18-132 Average Per Game 74.5 66.0 PUNTS-Yards 6-221 5-185 Average Per Punt 36.8 37.0 Net punt average 30.8 37.4 KICKOFFS-Yards 11-680 14-778 Average Per Kick 61.8 55.6 Net kick average 32.7 31.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 3 4 3 2 : 2 6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 9/21 17/35 3rd-Down Pct 43% 49% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 2/3 4th-Down Pct 60% 67% SACKS BY-Yards 4-28 1-6 MISC YARDS 35 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 9 8 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 4-7 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (9-9) 100% (7-9) 78% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-9) 89% (4-9) 44% PAT-ATTEMPTS (8-8) 100% (7-7) 100% ATTENDANCE 22254 0 Games/Avg Per Game 2/11127 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mercer 7 24 21 13 0 65 Opponents 10 24 17 16 0 67

2014 MERCER BEARS 17 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON 2014 MERCER UNIVERSITY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Alex Lakes 2 - 2 36 204 18 186 5.2 3 29 93.0 JeTarii Donald 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 John Russ 2 - 2 19 113 12 101 5.3 0 18 50.5 Total 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 Payton Usher 2 - 0 9 69 3 66 7.3 0 25 33.0 Opponents 2 36 18.0 0 31 Tee Mitchell 2 - 0 11 39 13 26 2.4 0 19 13.0 JeTarii Donald 2 - 0 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 10 7.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg D'Vante Penamon 2 - 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 Tyler Ward 1 9 9.0 0 9 TEAM 1 - 0200 00.0000.0 Total 1 9 9.0 0 9 Total 2 81 443 46 397 4.9 3 29 198.5 Opponents 2 19 9.5 1 19 Opponents 2 95 452 43 409 4.3 6 28 204.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Payton Usher 5 110 22.0 0 34 John Russ 2 - 2 166.29 27-43-2 62.8 381 5 41 190.5 Chandler Curtis 4 160 40.0 1 91 Rob East 2 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 JeTarii Donald 1 13 13.0 0 13 Total 2 162.51 27-44-2 61.4 381 5 41 190.5 Jeff Bowens 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 2 116.67 27-55-1 49.1 427 1 62 213.5 Sytavious Brown 1 1 1.0 0 1 Total 12 284 23.7 1 91 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 11 320 29.1 0 92 JT Palmer 2 - 2 11 140 12.7 2 28 70.0 Robert Brown 2 - 2 5 76 15.2 1 29 38.0 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg D'Vante Penamon 2 - 1 2 54 27.0 0 41 27.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Alex Lakes 2 - 2 2 30 15.0 0 38 15.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Avery Ward 2 - 0 2 17 8.5 1 9 8.5 Derek Owings 1 - 0 1 20 20.0 0 20 20.0 Tee Mitchell 2 - 0 1 19 19.0 0 19 9.5 Chandler Curtis 2 - 0 1 13 13.0 1 13 6.5 Jordan Marshall 2 - 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0 Jeff Bowens 1 - 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 Total 2 27 381 14.1 5 41 190.5 Opponents 2 27 427 15.8 1 62 213.5

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Alex Lakes 3 ------18 John Russ 2 62 101 381 482 241.0 Chandler Curtis 2 ------12 Alex Lakes 2 36 186 0 186 93.0 JT Palmer 2 ------12 Payton Usher 2 9 66 0 66 33.0 Tyler Zielenske - 1-1 8-8 - - - - - 11 Tee Mitchell 2 11 26 0 26 13.0 Avery Ward 1 ------6 JeTarii Donald 2 3 15 0 15 7.5 Robert Brown 1 ------6 D'Vante Penamon 2 1 3 0 3 1.5 John Russ - - - 0-1 - - - - 0 Total 2 125 397 381 778 389.0 Total 9 1-1 8-8 0-1 - - - - 65 Opponents 2 150 409 427 836 418.0 Opponents 8 4-7 7-7 - - 0-1 - - 67

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Tyler Zielenske 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 0 Rob East 622136.84303300 Total 622136.84303300 FG Sequence Mercer Opponents Opponents 5 185 37.0 4501200 Reinhardt (24) 39,43 Furman - (21),(35),43,(22),(50) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Will Roper 11 680 61.8 0 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Total 11 680 61.8 0 0 29.1 32.7 32

2014 MERCER BEARS 18 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON 2014 MERCER UNIVERSITY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Alex Lakes 2 186 30 0 0 0 216 108.0 Payton Usher 2 66 0 0 110 0 176 88.0 Chandler Curtis 2 0 13 0 160 0 173 86.5 JT Palmer 2 0 140 0 0 0 140 70.0 John Russ2101000010150.5 Robert Brown 2 0 76 0 0 0 76 38.0 D'Vante Penamo 2 3 54 0 0 0 57 28.5 Tee Mitchell 2 26 19 0 0 0 45 22.5 JeTarii Donald 2 15 0 -2 13 0 26 13.0 Derek Owings 1 0 20 0 0 0 20 20.0 Avery Ward 2 0 17 0 0 0 17 8.5 Jordan Marshall 2 0 10 0 0 0 10 5.0 Tyler Ward20000994.5 Jeff Bowens10200022.0 Sytavious Brown 20001010.5 Total 2 397 381 -2 284 9 1069 534.5 Opponents 2 409 427 36 320 19 1211 605.5

# Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 37 Tyler Ward 2-21022321.5-2. 1-9...... 43 Devin Davidson 2-2 5 8 13 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 9 Lendell Arnold 2-1 7 4 11 . . . 1 . . . . . 36 Alex Avant 2-2 7 4 11 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . . 33 Tripp Patterson2-047111.5-141.5-14... .1.. 59 Tunde Ayinla 2-2 3 6 9 1.0-1 ...... 26 Jeremy James 2-2 5 4 9 . . . 4 . . . . . 51 Kyle Williams 2-1 5 4 9 3.0-13 1.0-10 . . . . . 1 . 99 Austin Barrett 2-12571.0-1...... 30 Mike Gray 2-2 3 4 7 ...... 94 Niederreither 2-1 2 5 7 0.5-2 0.5-2 ...... 22 Sytavious Brown 2-0 4 2 6 1.0-3 . . . 1 . . . . 98 Cody Jones 2-1 2 4 6 0.5-1 . . . 1 1-0 . . . 16 LeMarkus Bailey 2-0 4 2 6 0.5-2 . . 1 . . . . . 52 Kyle Trammell2-2235 ...... 97 Hank Avery 2-1 2 3 5 0.5-1 ...... 21 Zach Jackson 1-1 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . . 92 Kelly Brooks 2-1 1 3 4 0.5-1 0.5-1 . . . . 1 . . 95 Jalen Penn 2-0 2 2 4 0.5-1 0.5-1 ...... 4 Sebastian Hicks 2-0 2 1 3 ...... 40 Lee Bennett 1-0112 ...... 56 M. Rainwater 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 50 Rob East 2-0.11 ...... 66 John Abernathy 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 48 Michael Wagner1-0.11 ...... 6 Josh Jones 1-1 1 . 1 ...... 53 Grant Wiles 1-0.11 ...... 1 Jordan Marshall 2-2 1 . 1 ...... Total 2 78 100 178 13-45 4-28 1-9 9 2 1-0 3 1 . Opponents 2 84 56 140 12-54 1-6 2-19 6 1 2-0 2 . .

2014 MERCER BEARS 19 @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME 3 STETSON 2014 MERCER UNIVERSITY COMBINED STATISTICS Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 28, 2014 REINHARDT W 45-42 10027 All games 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 * Sep 06, 2014 #17 FURMAN L 20-25 12227 Conference 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Non-Conference 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Alex Lakes 2 - 2 36 204 18 186 5.2 3 29 93.0 Team Statistics MER OPP John Russ 2 - 2 19 113 12 101 5.3 0 18 50.5 FIRST DOWNS 43 45 Payton Usher 2 - 0 9 69 3 66 7.3 0 25 33.0 R u s h i n g 22 21 Tee Mitchell 2 - 0 11 39 13 26 2.4 0 19 13.0 P a s s i n g 1 8 1 9 JeTarii Donald 2 - 0 3 15 0 15 5.0 0 10 7.5 P e n a l t y 3 5 D'Vante Penamon 2 - 1 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 RUSHING YARDAGE 397 409 Total 2 81 443 46 397 4.9 3 29 198.5 Rushing Attempts 81 95 Opponents 2 95 452 43 409 4.3 6 28 204.5 Average Per Rush 4.9 4.3 Average Per Game 198.5 204.5 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TDs Rushing 3 6 John Russ 2 - 2 166.29 27-43-2 62.8 381 5 41 190.5 PASSING YARDAGE 381 427 Rob East 2 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 C o m p - A t t - I n t 27-44-2 27-55-1 Total 2 162.51 27-44-2 61.4 381 5 41 190.5 Average Per Pass 8.7 7.8 Opponents 2 116.67 27-55-1 49.1 427 1 62 213.5 Average Per Catch 14.1 15.8 Average Per Game 190.5 213.5 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g TDs Passing 5 1 JT Palmer 2 - 2 11 140 12.7 2 28 70.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 778 836 Robert Brown 2 - 2 5 76 15.2 1 29 38.0 Average Per Play 6.2 5.6 D'Vante Penamon 2 - 1 2 54 27.0 0 41 27.0 Average Per Game 389.0 418.0 Alex Lakes 2 - 2 2 30 15.0 0 38 15.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 12-284 11-320 Avery Ward 2 - 0 2 17 8.5 1 9 8.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2--2 2-36 Derek Owings 1 - 0 1 20 20.0 0 20 20.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-9 2-19 Tee Mitchell 2 - 0 1 19 19.0 0 19 9.5 FUMBLES-LOST 4-2 3-1 Chandler Curtis 2 - 0 1 13 13.0 1 13 6.5 PENALTIES-Yards 16-149 18-132 Jordan Marshall 2 - 2 1 10 10.0 0 10 5.0 PUNTS-AVG 6-36.8 5-37.0 Jeff Bowens 1 - 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 3 4 3 2 : 2 6 Total 2 27 381 14.1 5 41 190.5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 9/21 17/35 Opponents 2 27 427 15.8 1 62 213.5 4TH-DOWN Conversions 3/5 2/3

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Tyler Zielenske 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 24 0 Tyler Ward 1 9 9.0 0 9

PAT Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Rob East 6 221 36.8 43 0 3 3 0 0 Alex Lakes 3 ------18 JT Palmer 2 ------12 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Chandler Curtis 2 ------12 JeTarii Donald 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 Tyler Zielenske - 1-1 8-8 - - - - - 11 Total 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 Avery Ward 1 ------6 Opponents 2 36 18.0 0 31 Robert Brown 1 ------6 Total 9 1-1 8-8 0-1 - - - - 65 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 8 4-7 7-7 - - 0-1 - - 67 Payton Usher 5 110 22.0 0 34 Chandler Curtis 4 160 40.0 1 91 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total JeTarii Donald 1 13 13.0 0 13 Mercer 72421130 65 Jeff Bowens 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 10 24 17 16 0 67 Sytavious Brown 1 1 1.0 0 1 Total 12 284 23.7 1 91 Opponents 11 320 29.1 0 92

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Alex Lakes 2 186 30 0 0 0 216 108.0 Payton Usher 2 66 0 0 110 0 176 88.0 Chandler Curtis 2 0 13 0 160 0 173 86.5 JT Palmer 2 0 140 0 0 0 140 70.0 John Russ 2 101 0 0 0 0 101 50.5 Total 2 397 381 -2 284 9 1069 534.5 Opponents 2 409 427 36 320 19 1211 605.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g John Russ 2 62 101 381 482 241.0 Alex Lakes 2 36 186 0 186 93.0 Payton Usher 2 9 66 0 66 33.0 Tee Mitchell 2 11 26 0 26 13.0 JeTarii Donald 2 3 15 0 15 7.5 Total 2 125 397 381 778 389.0 Opponents 2 150 409 427 836 418.0

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 37 Tyler Ward 2-21022321.5-2. 1-9...... 43 Devin Davidson 2-2 5 8 13 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 9 Lendell Arnold 2-1 7 4 11 . . . 1 . .... 36 Alex Avant 2-2 7 4 11 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . . 33 Tripp Patterson 2-0 4 7 11 1.5-14 1.5-14 . . . . 1 . . Total 2 78 100 178 13-45 4-28 1-9 9 2 1-0 3 1 . Opponents 2 84 56 140 12-541-6 2-19612-0 2..

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