2013 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

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MEDIAGAME POLICIES INFORMATION GAME 8 BUIES CREEK, NC (BARKER-LANE STADIUM) Date / Time: Sat., Oct. 26 / 4 p.m. EST (6-1, 2-1 PFL) Site: Macon, Ga. / Mercer Univ. Stadium Head Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman, ‘87) Television: none Radio: New Country 96.5 (96.5 FM) Career Record: 73-41 (10th season) • Record at MU: 6-1 (1st season) vs Talent: Rick Cameron (Play-by-Play) Live Stats: GoCamels.com CAMPBELL CAMELS (1-6, 0-4 PFL) Twitter Updates: @MercerFootball Head Coach: Mike Minter (Nebraska, ‘97) Hashtag: #BuildTheBear #BeatCampbell Career Record: 1-6 (1st season) • Record at CU: 1-6 (1st season) Gameday Tracker Hashtag: #BearTrax All-Time Series: First Meeting STORY LINES n The Mercer University foot- home, the Bears boast the most the top two rushing offenses in the MEDIATHE POLICIES MERCER CAPSULE ball team begins a stretch of five- home wins of any NCAA Division , as Mer- straight conference games Sat- I FBS or FCS team in the country. cer’s 273.4 yards per game leads 2013: 6-1, 2-1 PFL urday when the Bears travel to Six FBS programs and four FCS the league and ranks fifth in the Last Game: Oct. 19, 2013 Campbell for a 4 p.m. matchup teams are 5-0 at home. country, while Campbell’s 271.7 is (d. Carnegie, 54-21) Next Game: Nov. 2 (at Davidson) with the Camels at Barker-Lane second in the conference. Head Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman, ‘87) Stadium. n Mercer is one of 19 FCS pro- Career: 73-41 (10th season) grams in the country with one n With both offenses relying on at MU 6-1 (1st season) n The Camels are looking to se- loss or less. All but four of those the run, Mercer’s rush defense that Twitter: @MercerFootball cure their second home victory teams are ranked in the latest FCS ranks No. 2 in the nation at 80.1 in five attempts this season, while Coaches Poll. yards per game will have the edge, Mercer is in search of its first road as Campbell gives up 192.1 yards MEDIATHE POLICIES CAMPBELL CAPSULE victory after playing six of seven n Currently averaging 8,876 fans per game on the ground. 2013: 1-6, 0-4 PFL games at home to start the season. per game through six home games, Last Game: Oct. 19, 2013 Mercer is on pace to record the n The Camels rank No. 10 in the (Lost to Jacksonville, 52-45) n After opening the year with six largest single-season attendance conference in red zone defense, Next Game: Nov. 2 (vs. Stetson) of their first seven games at home, average of any team in the PFL allowing 28 scores in 31 chances, Head Coach: Mike Minter over the last five years. Morehead including 24 touchdowns. Mer- Career: 1-6 (1st season) the Bears suddenly face back-to- at CU 1-6 (1st season) back road contests in the state of State’s mark of 6,166 fans per game cer red zone offense, which ranks Twitter: @GoCamelsFB North Carolina against teams with for five contests in 2011 leads the fourth in the league, has scored on a combined record of 1-13. league over the last five seasons. 30 of its 33 trips inside the 20 yard MEDIAMEDIA POLICIES RELATIONS line, including 22 touchdowns. n With a perfect 6-0 record at n Saturday’s contest will feature David Beall (Football Contact) Assistant Director O: 478-301-5209 C: 404-513-9272 E: [email protected] Andy Stabell Director of Media Relations 2013 SCHEDULE / RESULTS O: 478-301-5219 C: 203-605-4462 E: [email protected] Aug. 31 Eagles W, 40-37 Jason Farhadi Assistant Director O: 478-301-5218 C: 401-965-1613 E: [email protected] Macon, Ga. / Mercer Univ. Stadium (12,172) / JT Palmer: 4 catches, 70 yards, 2 TDs Sept. 14 Warner University Royals W, 61-0 Main Athletic Office Number: 478-301-2994 Fax Number: 478-301-5350 Macon, Ga. / Mercer Univ. Stadium (10,027) / John Russ: 11-20, 3 TD’s, 1 Rush TD Address: 1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, Ga. 21307 Sept. 21 Vikings W, 43-0 Website: www.MercerBears.com Macon, Ga. / Mercer University Stadium (6,327) / Payton Usher: 154 rush yds, TD MEDIAQR CODEPOLICIES CENTRAL Sept. 28 Drake University Bulldogs W, 31-17 Below is your one stop shop to social media Macon, Ga. / Mercer University Stadium (8,150) / Alex Avant: Pick 6 on #SCTop10 QR codes for Mercer football. Oct. 5 at San Diego Toreros L, 45-13 San Diego, Calif. / Torero Stadium (1,515) / JT Palmer: 4 catches, 100 yds, 1 TD Oct. 12 Valparaiso University Crusaders W, 35-21 Facebook Macon, Ga. / Mercer Univ. Stadium (8,272) / John Russ: 10-18, 2 TD’s, 2 Rush TD @MercerFootball Oct. 19 Carnegie Mellon University Tartans W, 54-21 Macon, Ga. / Mercer Univ. Stadium (8,327) / JT Palmer: 5 catches, 51 yds, 2TD’s Oct. 26 at Campbell University Camels 4 p.m. EST Buies Creek, N.C. / Barker-Lane Stadium (5,000) / First Meeting Twitter Nov. 2 at Wildcats 1 p.m. EST @MercerFootball Davidson, N.C. / Richardson Stadium (6,000) / First Meeting Nov. 9 Dolphins TBA Macon, Ga. / Mercer University Stadium (10,000) / First Meeting Nov. 16 at Marist College Red Foxes 1 p.m. EST Instagram Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Tenney Stadium (5,000) / First Meeting @MercerFootball Nov. 23 Hatters 4 p.m. EST Macon, Ga. / Mercer University Stadium (10,000) / Mercer leads series 7-1 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MERCER MEDIA WEEKLY: THE CAMPBELL GAME 21 MON 22 TUE 23 WED 24 THU 25 FRI 26 SAT 27 SUN Practice Practice Practice Practice Travel Mercer at Campbell Practice OFF 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 7 a.m. 4 p.m. EST 5 p.m. Coach and players available Coach and players available Coach and players available The Morning Show Postgame (Fox Sports 1670) 7:45 a.m. Bobby Lamb Coaches Show Interviews Wild Wing Cafe (6:30 p.m.) Locker room is closed

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MEDIAWHO POLICIES TO CONTACT Mercer Media Services David Beall (Football Contact) Assistant Director O: 478-301-5209 C: 404-513-9272 E: [email protected] Media Relations Office Postgame Interviews Andy Stabell Director of Media Relations The Mercer University media relations of- Head Coach Bobby Lamb and requested O: 478-301-5219 C: 203-605-4462 E: [email protected] fice welcomes and encourages your cover- student-athletes will be made available for Jason Farhadi Assistant Director age of Mercer athletics. We will make every interviews 10 minutes following the con- O: 478-301-5218 C: 401-965-1613 E: [email protected] effort to service your needs in covering the clusion of all games. The Mercer football Bears. The media relations office maintains locker room is strictly closed to the media. Main Athletic Office Number: 478-301-2994 information on all current student-athletes Interview requests should be submitted to Fax Number: 478-301-5350 Address: 1400 Coleman Ave., Macon, Ga. 21307 and athletics department staff, as well as David Beall with eight minutes remaining historical data on former athletes. The me- in the fourth quarter. MEDIAGAMEDAY POLICIES INFORMATION dia relations office is located in Suite 135 on the first floor of the University Center. Practice Coverage To view the official football Practices are open to the media with several media gameday page on Mer- In-Game Press Services guidelines that we ask you to strictly adhere cerbears.com, scan the adja- Working media will be provided box scores to. Media members must obtain permission cent QR code for updated game at the end of each quarter and full game to video or photograph practice in advance. notes, multimedia links, opponent infor- packets immediately following every game. Media may not listen to or be in the area mation and more. Following the game, find In addition, drive summeries will be dis- of any pre- or post-practice talks between a recap, box score, quotes, photos and vid- tributed to members of the working media coaches, players and personnel. These eo highlights. following each touchdown. comments, if overheard, are off the record. MEDIABEARS POLICIES ON THE RADIO Players and coaches may not be approached Weekly Game Notes during practice. Every play of the 2013 football season will Game notes will be made available every be live on New Country 96.5 (96.5 FM). week on Tuesday afternoon for a regular Credential Requests Rick Cameron (play-by-play), former NFL Saturday contest. These notes will also be The media relations office will issue cre- player Roger Jackson (analyst) and Craig available with possible updates on game dentials to working press only. Lawson (sideline reporter) will cover all day and will be included in your credential Credentials for home football the action. packet at Will Call. games can be obtained by scan- ning the adjacent QR code and Bears on the Web filling out the online form. All credential All the latest news concerning the Mer- requests should be made by Tuesday for a cer football program and all MU athletic Saturday game. teams is available at Mercer’s official web- site: www.mercerbears.com. The Pioneer Football League Entering its 21st year, the PFL is the nation’s Fax & E-mail Service only non-scholarship, football-only NCAA Media outlets may request to be included Football Championship Subdivision con- on the broadcast fax and e-mail lists to ference. The official website of the PFL is receive news regarding Mercer football. www.pioneer-football.org. The Mercer media relations fax number is (478) 301-5350. To be added to the daily PFL Teleconferences e-mail list, send an email with this request The PFL will hold three in-season telecon- to [email protected]. ferences on Sept. 24, Oct. 15 and Nov. 12.

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MEDIAFCS POLICIES Coaches Poll MEDIATRAC POLICIESKING THE CAMPBELL CAMELS (Oct. 21) In its sixth season of competition since reinstating the football program, Campbell’s only win- Rk Team Rec Pts Pr ning season came in 2011 with a record of 6-5. 1. North Dakota State (26) 7-0 650 1 2. Eastern Illinois 6-1 617 3 The Camels are 1-2 when scoring more than 40 points this season and the Campbell defense 3. Coastal Carolina 7-0 562 4 gives up 40.6 points per game to rank 11th out of 12 teams in the PFL. 4. Eastern Washington 5-2 543 6 5. Montana State 5-2 522 5 Campbell has been exceptional on special teams and leads the Pioneer Football League in net 6. Towson 7-1 509 7 7. McNeese State 6-1 505 10 yards per punt at 37.4, and punt return average at 13.8. 8. Fordham 8-0 470 8 8. Sam Houston State 5-2 470 2 The Campbell punt return attack is led by Jordan Hildreth, whose 15.9 yards per return leads 10. Montana 6-1 431 9 the team and garnered the junior National Punt Returner of the Week honors on Oct. 13 by 11. Wofford 5-2 380 12 Performance Awards. 12. Youngstown State 7-1 347 15 MEDIAME RCPOLICIESER TEAM NOTES 13. Bethune-Cookman 6-1 339 14 14. Maine 6-1 298 17 n Mercer’s fourth down conversion percentage of .900 (9-10) ranks third in the country behind 15. Lehigh 6-1 272 16 Lehigh at .909 (10-11) and Coastal Carolina at 1.000 (5-5). 16. James Madison 6-1 226 19 17. Villanova 4-3 195 11 n Payton Usher leads all freshmen in the country with 101.0 rushing yards per game. He has four 18. Northern Iowa 4-3 184 13 games of 100+ yards and is averaging 6.9 yards per carry in 2013. 19. Northern Arizona 5-2 182 21 20. Central Arkansas 4-3 177 20 n To go along with the longest pass play in the country this season, John Russ is second in the 21. Tennessee State 7-1 144 22 nation in passing yards per completion at 16.69. He trails only Keiran McDonagh of Portland State 22. New Hampshire 3-3 135 23 at 17.58 yards per completion. 23. Harvard 5-0 56 25 24. Charleston Southern 7-1 49 24 n 24. South Dakota State 4-4 49 18 John Russ and Payton Usher have landed on the watch list for the nation’s top freshman accord- ing to the College Football Performance Awards. The list is the second for Usher after being named Notables receiving votes: Samford 33, Southeastern Lou- to the Jerry Rice Award watch list as the top FCS Freshman in the land. isiana 28, Nicholls State 10, Chattanooga 9, Jacksonville n State 8, Sacramento State 7, Cal Poly 6, South Carolina John Russ and Payton Usher have landed on the watch list for the nation’s top freshman accord- State 5, Princeton 4, Alcorn State 4 ing to the College Football Performance Awards. The list is the second for Usher after being named to the Jerry Rice Award watch list as the top FCS Freshman in the land. MEDIAThe POLICIES Sports Network Poll MEDIA2013 POLICIES STARTUP PROGRAMS MEDIAME RCPOLICIESER IN FCS STATISTICS (Oct. 21) Rk Team Rec Pts Pr Alderson Broaddus University: 4-3 Statistic Rank Value 1. North Dakota State (156) 7-0 3,900 1 Berry College: 0-6 Total Offense 19 456.3 2. Eastern Illinois 6-1 3,620 3 Florida Tech: 2-5 Rushing Offense 5 273.4 3. Eastern Washington 5-2 3,397 4 Passing Offense 81 182.9 4. McNeese State 6-1 3,160 9 Hendrix College: 3-3 TM Passing Efficiency 28 142.7 5. Montana State 5-2 3,116 5 Houston Baptist University: 2-2 Scoring Offense 11 39.6 6. Coastal Carolina 7-0 2,977 6 Mercer University: 6-1 Total Defense 9 304.7 7. Sam Houston State 5-2 2,880 2 8. Towson 7-1 2,870 7 Oklahoma Baptist University: 2-5 Rushing Defense 2 80.1 9. Fordham 8-0 2,836 8 Reinhardt University: 5-2 Passing Yards Allowed 65 224.6 TM Pass Effic. Defense 90 141.1 10. Montana 6-1 2,544 10 Southwestern University: 0-7 11. Maine 6-1 2,120 14 Scoring Defense 12 20.1 12. Wofford 5-2 1,968 13 Stetson University: 1-5 3rd Down Conv. Pct 46 0.404 13. Youngstown State 7-1 1,920 16 Charlotte: 4-3 4th Down Conv. Pct 3 .900 14. Bethune-Cookman 6-1 1,635 17 Warner University: 0-8 First Downs Defense 4 97 15. Lehigh 6-1 1,567 18 16. Northern Arizona 5-2 1,339 19 17. Northern Iowa 4-3 1,237 11 MEDIAARO POLICIESUND THE PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE 18. Villanova 4-3 1,218 12 THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE (Oct. 26) 19. James Madison 5-2 993 20 SCHOOL CONF OVERALL Dayton at Morehead State 1 p.m. Butler 4-0 6-2 20. New Hampshire 3-3 824 25 Davidson at Jacksonville 1 p.m. 21. Tennessee State 7-1 818 24 Dayton 3-1 5-2 Stetson at Marist 1 p.m. 22. Samford 5-2 807 22 Valparaiso at Drake 2 p.m. Marist 3-1 4-3 23. Central Arkansas 4-3 637 21 Morehead State 3-1 3-4 24. Southern 4-2 557 23 Mercer at Campbell 4 p.m. San Diego 3-1 4-3 25. South Dakota State 4-4 412 15 Butler at San Diego 4 p.m. *All Times Eastern Mercer 2-1 6-1 Notables receiving votes: Delaware 270, Charleston Jacksonville 2-2 3-4 Southern 226, Southeastern Louisiana 183, Harvard 180, PFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Drake 2-2 3-4 South Carolina State 134, Southern Illinois 76, Jackson- Offensive: Will Bardo, Dayton Valparaiso 1-3 1-6 ville State 60, William & Mary 42, Chattanooga 35, South Dakota 34, Southern Utah 16, Gardner-Webb 15, Jackson Blake Oliaro, San Diego Stetson 0-3 1-5 State 15, Tennessee-Martin 13, Cal Poly 13 Defensive: Colin Monnier, Dayton Campbell 0-4 1-6 Special Teams: Dylan Lynch, Jacksonville Davidson 0-4 0-7

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MEDIAMe rcPOLICIESer Trends MEDIAUSHE POLICIESR NAMED TO WATCH LIST FOR JERRY RICE AWARD August 1-0 In the midst of a remarkable season through the first five weeks of his inaugural collegiate September 3-0 campaign, redshirt freshman Payton Usher has been named to a watch list for the Jerry October 2-1 Rice Award as the top freshman in the country at the FCS level. On Oct. 9, The Sports November 0-0 Network announced its initial 20-player watch list for the 2013 Rice Award. Named for Mercer’s Pioneer Record... the legendary wide receiver, who played in the FCS (then Division I-AA) at Mississippi At home 2-0 Valley State, the Rice Award will be voted on by a national panel of sports information On the road 0-1 and media relations directors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries following the regular season. Mercer’s Record in Games... MEDIA#pRIM POLICIESETIMEAVANT EARNS PFL Defensive WEEKly HONORS Decided by 7 pts or less 1-0 Decided by 3 pts or less 1-0 Alex Avant’s national attention for his interception return was only a glimpse into his Away during the day 0-1 performance against Drake. The sophomore recorded 11 tackles and captured PFL Defen- Away at night 0-0 sive Player of the Week honors. He becomes the third Mercer athlete to win a PFL weekly Home during the day 3-0 award after JT Palmer (Offense) and Josh Shutter (Special Teams) were honored by the Home at night 3-0 league office following the opening week.

Mercer’s Record When Scoring... MEDIAME RCPOLICIESER DUO EARNS PFL PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONORS Less than 20 points 0-1 20+ points 5-0 After leading the Mercer football team back to the field for the first time in 72 years with 30+ points 6-0 a dramatic victory over Reinhardt Saturday evening, the duo of sophomore JT Palmer and senior Josh Shutter were recognized with weekly honors from the Pioneer Football Mercer’s Record When Allowing... League. Palmer was named the league’s Offensive Player of the Week, while Josh Shutter 14 points or fewer 2-0 earned Co-Special Teams Player of the Week. “This is a great honor being the first Pioneer 24 points or fewer 3-0 League game for us to bring home a pair of weekly awards, said head coach Bobby Lamb. 25+ points 1-1 “These two guys had a huge impact on the game and certainly deserve these awards.”

Mercer’s Record when... MEDIACOAST POLICIES TO COAST Leading after the 1st qtr 5-0 While the Bears will only play four road games in 2013, they will cover plenty of miles Trailing after the 1st qtr 0-1 Leading at halftime 6-0 along the way, including traveling over 3,200 miles in coast-to-coast road trips to San Trailing at halftime 0-1 Diego and New York. Mercer will travel just over 700 combined miles to its remaining two Leading after the 3rd qtr 5-0 road games in North Carolina. Trailing after the 3rd qtr 1-1 MEDIAbEARS POLICIES TO GET PLENTY OF HOME COOKING IN 2013 Tied heading into 4th qtr 0-0 In Overtime Games 0-0 The Mercer University football team will have eight chances to play in front of its home crowd in 2013, making them one of just nine Division I FBS or FCS football teams to play Mercer’s Record with... eight home games. The Bears are the only FCS school in the country to play eight games at Less than 300 total yards 0-1 home, while Virginia, North Carolina State, Kansas State, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Au- 300+ yards total offense 6-0 burn and Texas A&M are the only FBS programs to play eight home contests in 2013. In 400+ yards total offense 5-0 stark contrast, three FCS teams will play eight road games in 2013, as Monmouth, Morgan 500+ yards total offense 4-0 State and Austin Peay will log plenty of miles to complete their 2013 slate. 100+ yards rushing 6-1 150+ yards rushing 6-0 MEDIAME RCPOLICIESER PICKED 11TH IN PFL PRESEASON POLL 200+ yards rushing 4-0 250+ yards rushing 4-0 San Diego received five of the 12 first place votes and PFL Preseason Poll Less than 200 pass yards 4-1 was picked to win the PFL crown with 111 points, Rk Team Points 200+ yards passing 2-0 edging second place Butler by a single point. 1. San Diego (5) 111 250+ yards passing 0-0 2. Butler (4) 110 300+ yards passing 0-0 Jacksonville and Drake finished tied for third with 3. Jacksonville (2) 99 350+ yards passing 0-0 99 points, while Dayton rounded out the top five. 3. Drake (1) 99 400+ yards passing 0-0 5. Dayton 85 Mercer’s Record When Allowing... Mercer is slated to battle three of the top four teams 6. Marist 67 Less than 200 total yards 2-0 in the preseason poll, including a road matchup with 7. Morehead State 65 200+ total yards 2-0 preseason favorite San Diego on Oct. 5, one of just 8. Campbell 49 300+ total yards 3-0 four contests away from home for the Bears. 9. Davidson 42 400+ total yards 1-1 10. Valparaiso 32 Less than 100 rush yards 4-1 The PFL enters its 21st season in 2013, with the 11. Mercer 20 100+ rush yards 1-0 regular season title race leading to the league’s first 12. Stetson 13 200+ rush yards 1-0 automatic qualification into the NCAA FCS Cham- Less than 200 pass yards 3-0 200+ pass yards 3-0 pionship. 300+ pass yards 1-0 400+ pass yards 0-1

4 | MERCERBEARS.com @MERCERFOOTBALL #BuildTheBearNationWide Bears Make Headlines Across the Country Alex Avant’s interception return for a touchdown to give Mercer a 17-0 lead on Drake made national head- lines and earned the top play on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10. The highlight was also featured on Yahoo Sports and garnered 30,000 views on You Tube in less than 48 hours.

#PrimeTimeAvant’s Explanation of the Play “Well we did a corner blitz and the quarterback checked the pass because he saw me blitzing so I knew I had to jump right once he threw it. So I jumped up, tipped it, it bounced off another linebacker and then the ball fell in my hands and I just tried to score. I caught it and then I went left and then remembered I was probably about to just go out of bounds and I was like I might as well go ahead and try to score. I guess somehow I ended up in the end zone.”

Bobby Lamb’s Analysis of the Play “That needs to be sent to SportsCenter. That was a heck of a play. Even our team on the sideline was sitting there just looking at him thinking the play is over and were getting ready to call a play and I’m thinking we’re on the 30, the 35, and all of a sudden he spins out of there and keeps running. Obviously there was a big lineman waiting down there for him but he was athletic enough to get the ball in the end zone. That was a heck of a play.”

MEDIABEARS POLICIES SELECT SIX TEAM CAPTAINS The 108-member squad selected three offensive players and three defensive players to lead the team into its first season of football in 72 years. Offensive Captains: John Russ (QB), Caleb Brown (RB), Kirby Southard (OL) Defensive Captains: Tosin Aguebor (LB), Corey Lockett (LB), Kelly Brooks (DE) “In my opinion, being a captain is one of the most prestigious titles you can receive because it is voted on by your peers,” said Lamb. “With a team full of underclassmen, I thought it was imperative to get as many captains as we could. All of these selections are quality young men and our leadership is in good hands for 2013.”

MEDIAME RCPOLICIESER TO BATTLE IN 2016 SEASON OPENER The Bears continue to build for the future, reaching an agreement to play Georgia Tech in the fall of 2016. The 12th all-time meeting between the Bears and Yellow Jackets is set for Sept. 3, 2016 at Bobby Dodd Stadium at Historic Grant Field in downtown . Mercer will be entering its fourth season of football in 2016 and third season of play in the , when the Bears make the trek up Interstate 75 to renew a rivalry that dates back 121 years. “It will be a big day for us in 2016 to travel to Georgia Tech and test our team against one of the premier programs in the ACC,” said head coach Bobby Lamb. “Hopefully this is a stepping stone of things to come and we can continue to add Division I FBS programs to our schedule during the course of the next 10 years or so.” As one of the fixtures for football excellence in the State of Georgia and the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Yellow Jackets have captured four National Championships and made 16 consecutive bowl appearances. Georgia Tech’s first football game in school history came against Mercer, a game the Bears came out on top 12-6 in 1892.

MEDIABEARS POLICIES CONTINUE TRACK OF ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE The Mercer football team continued a trend of academic success in the 2013 spring semester, registering a cumulative 3.07 Grade Point Average during the term, while 48 student-athletes surpassed a 3.0 GPA. Mercer’s academic efforts fall in line with an impressive standard set during the 2012 fall se- mester, in which 57 student-athletes booked GPAs north of 3.0, while the team’s aggregate total reflected a 3.16 GPA. “When our student-athletes step on campus they understand they represent not only Mercer football, but the established tradition of academic excellence at Mercer University,” head coach Bobby Lamb said. “The statistics affirm our commitment to developing winners on and off the field.”

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MERCER DEPTH CHART (Campbell Game) MEDIAOFFENSE POLICIES (PISTOL) MEDIADEFENSE POLICIES (3-4) WR 03 JT PALMER 6-1, 202, So. LE 92 KELLY BROOKS 5-10, 253, r-Fr. 14 Hunter Mackay 6-0, 186, So. 79 Chase Tolbert -OR- 6-1, 241, r-Fr. LT 51 Sam Arrington 6-1, 247, Fr. 91 Austin Starrett 6-3, 220, r-Fr. 62 Preston Pittman 6-1, 268, r-Fr. NT 93 NICK COLLINS 6-0, 272, r-Fr. LG 67 WILSON HERES 6-0, 282, So. 97 Marvin Davis 5-9, 270, r-Fr. 60 Jack Lightsey 6-2, 262, r-Fr. RE 59 Tunde Ayinla 6-0, 236, Fr. C 54 KIRBY SOUTHARD 6-0, 269, r-Fr. 96 Andrew Stanley 6-2, 236, Fr. 77 Garrett Smith 6-2, 302, Fr. MLB 37 TYLER WARD 6-0, 230, Fr. RG 55 AVERY WHITE 6-0, 259, r-Fr. 48 Michael Wagner 5-10, 213, r-Fr. 69 David Ricard 6-1, 272, Fr. WLB 43 DEVIN DAVIDSON 6-1, 207, Fr. RT 70 MITCH PAYNE 6-3, 292, r-Fr. 56 Michael Rainwater 6-2, 212, r-Fr. 76 Thomas Pietro 6-4, 291, r-Fr. S 10 COREY LOCKETT 5-10, 198, r-Fr. TE 42 GRANT RADAKOVICH 6-1, 230, r-Fr. 32 Dylan Mitchell 5-10, 187, r-Fr. 38 Robert Brown 6-1, 212, Fr. LB 11 TOSIN AGUEBOR 6-3, 217, r-Fr. RB 25 PAYTON USHER 5-7, 162, r-Fr. 34 Josh Bennett 6-3, 211, r-Fr. 24 Caleb Brown -OR- 5-8, 209, r-Fr. CB 36 ALEX AVANT 5-8, 169, So. 31 JeTarri Donald 5-8, 172, Fr. 04 Sebastian Hicks 5-8, 171, r-Fr. QB 07 JOHN RUSS 6-0, 192, r-Fr. SS 09 LENDELL ARNOLD 5-9, 201, r-Fr. 12 Michael Haynes 6-0, 189, Fr. 21 Collin Oliver 5-11, 166, r-Fr. WR 06 JOSH JONES 5-11, 173, r-Fr. FS 30 Mike Gray 6-0, 168, Fr. 80 D’Vante Penamon 5-10, 150, r-Fr. 22 Sytavious Brown 5-10, 187, r-Fr. WR 01 JORDAN MARSHALL 5-7, 173, r-Fr. CB 02 AARON AVANT 5-8, 180, r-Fr. 87 Adrian Humphrey 5-9, 175, Fr. 29 Austin Houser 5-10, 159, r-Fr.

MEDIA POLICIES SPECIAL TEAMS Pronunciation Guide P 18 ROB EAST 5-11, 179, r-Fr. Tosin Aguebor Toe-Sin Ag-U-bar 85 Tyler Zielenske 6-1, 184, r-Fr. Aaron Avant uh-vont Alex Avant uh-vont Tunde Ayinla Toon-day eye-en-la FG 85 TYLER ZIELENSKE 6-1, 184, r-Fr. Sytavious Brown Sy-Tay-vious 17 Josh Moore 5-11, 199, Fr. Diron Chloe Dy-run CLO JeTarii Donald Ja-Tar-ee Corey Gomillion Go-Mill-ee-an LS 90 JOHN ABERNATHY 6-2, 246, So. Wilson Heres Hears 38 Robert Brown 6-1, 212, Fr. JaTaurius Miller Ja-tar-ee-us Anthony Perella Per-ella H 18 ROB EAST 5-11, 179, r-Fr. Thomas Pietro Pee-tro Dalton Ponchillia Pon-chill-ee-a 12 Michael Haynes 6-0, 189, Fr. Grant Radakovich Rad-a-ko-vich David Raschen Ru-Shen KR 25 PAYTON USHER 5-7, 162, r-Fr. Jabari Scruggs Ja-bar-ee 09 Lendell Arnold 5-9, 201, r-Fr. Brett Steverson Steve- er-sun Darius Tenney Dare-ee-us Michael Valero Va-lare-O PR 25 PAYTON USHER -OR- 5-7, 162, r-Fr. Tyler Zielenske Za-Len-skee 03 JT PALMER 6-1, 202, So. Mike Kolakowski (Asst. Coach) Cola-cow-skee Casey Vogt (Asst. Coach) Vot Chino Fontenette (Asst. Coach) Chee-no Font-i-net

6 | MERCERBEARS.com @MERCERFOOTBALL After a 70-year hiatus Mercer University named “God has provided this tremendous opportunity Georgia native Bobby Lamb as its 19th head football for me to assist in the reinstatement of football at BOBBY coach in program history beginning July 1, 2011. Mercer. I look forward to leading Mercer football to the top.” LAMB Born in Augusta, Ga., and raised in Commerce, Ga., n 1st Season at Mercer Lamb joined the Mercer coaching ranks after nine Lamb is a 1982 graduate of Commerce (Ga.) High n 10th Overall successful seasons as head coach at Furman Univer- School and went on to earn his B.A. in health and sity and a 29-year overall relationship with the Pal- exercise science from Furman in 1987. He also adins’ football program as a player, assistant coach earned his M.Ed. degree from Furman in health and and head coach. exercise science in 1992.

“Bobby Lamb embodies the goals and direction Lamb, who was born on Christmas Eve in 1962, is The Bobby Lamb File we set for the reinstatement of football at Mercer married to Allyson Acker. The couple has two chil- University,” said President William D. Underwood. dren: a daughter, Sallie (20), and a son, Taylor (18). Personal “His track record in recruiting and coaching young Born Dec. 24, 1962 men who are serious student-athletes is well estab- Hometown Augusta, Ga. lished. He brings the kind of integrity and character Wife Allyson Acker that will mold young men into leaders.” Lamb Versus Children Daughter: Sallie, Son: Taylor Lamb’s Furman teams posted outstanding academic All Opponents Education credentials. In the seven seasons since the NCAA Furman B.A. in health and exercise science - 1987 instituted the Academic Progress Rate (APR) mon- Opponent Overall Pct. Furman M.Ed. in health and exercise science - 1992 itoring system – which tracks eligibility, retention Appalachian State 1-9 .100 and graduation – Furman’s program produced the Auburn 0-1 .000 Playing History highest APR scores among Southern Conference Berry 1-0 1.000 Furman Quarterback (1982-85) schools. Likewise, Furman football had the SoCon’s Campbell 0-0 .000 top results on the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate Carnegie Mellon 1-0 1.000 Head Coaching History (GSR) with a score of 97 percent in 2009-10. Furman 2002-10 (67-40) Chattanooga 8-1 .889 Mercer 2013-Present (6-1) During his tenure guiding Furman’s program, 6-3 .667 Total 10th Season (73-41) Lamb had a 67-40 record (.626) as its head coach. Clemson 0-2 .000 He led the Paladins to winning records in eight of Coastal Carolina 1-1 .500 Assistant Coaching History his nine seasons and made four trips to the NCAA Colgate 2-0 1.000 Furman 1986-01 I-AA (now Football Championship Series) playoffs, Davidson 0-0 .000 reaching the quarterfinals in 2004 and the semifi- Delaware 1-0 1.000 Coaching Honors nals in 2005. His 2004 squad won the SoCon cham- Drake 1-0 1.000 Furman Athletic Hall-of-Fame 1995 pionship and Lamb was tabbed as the league’s Coach East Tennessee State 2-0 1.000 Southern Conference Coach of the Year 2005 of the Year. He also produced three runner-up, two Elon 6-3 .667 third-place and two fourth-place SoCon finishes Gardner-Webb 3-0 1.000 Playing Honors during his tenure. Lamb’s Paladins achieved nation- Georgia Southern 4-5 .444 All-Southern Conference 1984 & 1985 al rankings of No. 5 in 2004 and No. 3 in 2005. SoCon Player of the Year 1985 Hofstra 1-1 .500 SoCon Champion/NCAA I-AA Runner-Up (12-2) Including his 16 seasons as an assistant coach Howard 1-0 1.000 NCAA I-AA National Pass Efficiency Leader (171.20) – where he spent the majority of his time as the Jacksonville 0-0 .000 SC Athletic Hall of Fame Male Amateur Athlete of the Yr. passing game coordinator and working with quar- Jacksonville State 3-0 1.000 Charlotte Athletic Club Carolinas Male Athlete of the Yr. terbacks – Lamb’s Furman teams compiled a com- James Madison 0-1 .000 posite record of 193-105-3 (.646) in 25 seasons. Marist 0-0 .000 Commerce High School (1978-81, QB) When you factor in Lamb’s four seasons as a quar- Mars Hill 1-0 1.000 Four-year letterman, three-year starter terback for the Paladins from 1982 to 1985, when Missouri 0-1 .000 AA State Champion (13-1-1) 1981 Furman was 39-10-1, his aggregate won-loss record Montana State 0-1 .000 AJC Georgia AA Back of the Year 1981 jumps to .667. In 29 seasons on the collegiate grid- Nicholls State 1-0 1.000 iron, Lamb has only been involved with three below North Carolina 0-1 .000 .500 campaigns. Pittsburgh 0-1 .000 Bobby Lamb Presbyterian 3-0 1.000 As a player at Furman, Lamb was a part of three Reinhardt 1-0 1.000 SoCon championship teams and three NCAA I-AA Richmond 3-0 1.000 As a Head Coach playoff berths. As a senior, he was the SoCon Player of the Year, the NCAA I-AA passing efficiency -na Samford 5-0 1.000 Furman tional leader and led the Paladins to an NCAA I-AA San Diego 0-1 .000 2002 8-4 (.666) South Carolina 0-1 .000 2003 6-5 (.545) national runner-up finish. He is also a member of 2004 10-3 (.769) Furman’s Athletics Hall of Fame. Stetson 0-0 .000 2005 11-3 (.785) Valparaiso 1-0 1.000 2006 8-4 (.666) “I have been very impressed with President Under- Vanderbilt 0-1 .000 2007 6-5 (.545) wood and Athletic Director Jim Cole and the vision Villanova 0-1 .000 2008 7-5 (.583) 2009 6-5 (.545) and leadership they are providing at Mercer,” said Virginia Tech 0-1 .000 2010 5-6 (.454) Lamb of his decision to come to the Macon institu- VMI 1-0 1.000 9 Years 67-40 (.626) tion. “One of the qualities that most attracted me to Warner 1-0 1.000 Mercer was their emphasis on the true student-ath- Western Carolina 8-1 .889 Mercer lete. I have spent the past 29 years at an institution 2013 6-1 (.857) West Georgia 1-0 1.000 with very similar expectations. Wofford 5-4 .556 Total (10th Yr) 73-41 (.640) Totals 73-41 .640

MERCERBEARS.com | 7 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2013 MERCER BEARS ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 90 John Garrett Abernathy LS 1 Jordan Marshall WR r-Fr. 5-7 173 Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 65 Jordan Abney DE 1 Mark Fairbanks LB r-Fr. 6-2 190 Ringgold, Ga. / Ringgold HS 11 Tosin Aguebor LB 2 Aaron Avant DB r-Fr. 5-8 180 Lithonia, Ga. / St. Pius X Catholic HS 9 Lendell Arnold DB 3 JT Palmer WR So. 6-1 202 Calhoun, Ga. / Presbyterian College 51 Sam Arrington OL 4 Sebastian Hicks DB r-Fr. 5-8 171 McDonough, Ga. / Eagles Landing Christian 02 Aaron Avant DB 5 Andy Nichols DB r-Fr. 6-0 186 Atlanta, Ga. / Holy Innocents’ 36 Alex Avant DB 6 Josh Jones WR r-Fr. 5-11 173 Washington, Ga. / Thomson HS 47 Hank Avery DE 6 Logan Moye DB r-Fr. 6-0 189 Dahlonega, Ga. / Lumpkin County HS 59 Tunde Ayinla DE 7 John Russ QB r-Fr. 6-0 192 Buford, Ga. / Mill Creek HS 34 Josh Bennett QB 8 Jabari Scruggs RB r-Fr. 5-9 180 Ellenwood, Ga. / Stockbridge HS 84 Brooks Best WR 9 Lendell Arnold DB r-Fr. 5-9 201 Newnan, Ga. / Air Force Prep 86 Jeff Bowens WR 9 Alex Martin WR r-Fr. 6-0 165 Bluffton, S.C. / Hilton Head Christian 92 Kelly Brooks DE 10 Corey Lockett LB r-Fr. 5-10 198 Warner Robins, Ga. / Northside HS 24 Caleb Brown RB 11 Tosin Aguebor LB r-Fr. 6-3 217 Johns Creek, Ga. / Chattahoochee HS 38 Robert Brown TE 12 Michael Haynes QB Fr. 6-0 189 Sugar Hill, Ga. / North Gwinnett HS 22 Sytavious Brown DB 12 Jordan Liles LB Fr. 6-0 218 Ringgold, Ga. / Heritage HS 23 Duronte Carter DB 13 Kyle Holmes WR r-Fr. 5-7 167 Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison HS 39 Diron Chloe RB 14 Hunter Mackay WR So. 6-0 186 Hoschton, Ga. / Ole Miss 93 Nick Collins DT 15 Eli Grambling QB r-Fr. 5-11 196 Perry, Fla. / Taylor County HS 73 Austin Daniel OL 16 Dalton Ponchillia WR Fr. 5-11 171 Nashville, Tenn. / Franklin Road Academy 43 Devin Davidson LB 17 Josh Moore QB Fr. 5-11 199 Middleburg, Fla. / Ridgeview HS 97 Marvin Davis DL 18 Rob East P r-Fr. 5-11 179 Dublin, Ga. / Dublin HS 28 Jake DeLany RB 19 Nevin Harton DB r-Fr. 5-11 177 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta HS 31 JeTarii Donald RB 20 JaTaurius Miller RB r-Fr. 5-7 204 Macon, Ga. / Southwest HS 95 Ben East LS 21 Collin Oliver DB r-Fr. 5-11 166 Augusta, Ga. / Aquinas HS 18 Rob East P 22 Sytavious Brown DB r-Fr. 5-10 187 Cordele, Ga. / Crisp County HS 01 Mark Fairbanks LB 23 Joseph Reese RB r-Fr. 5-11 185 Columbus, Ga. / Pacelli HS 90 Ty Forrester DE 23 Duronte Carter DB Fr. 6-0 170 Covington, Ga. / Newton HS 63 Blake Fussell OL 24 Caleb Brown RB r-Fr. 5-8 209 Fayetteville, Ga. / Fayette County HS 83 Corey Gomillion WR 25 Payton Usher RB r-Fr. 5-7 162 Newnan, Ga. / Northgate HS 15 Eli Grambling QB 25 Michael Valero LB Fr. 6-1 209 Marietta, Ga. / Kell HS 30 Mike Gray DB 26 CJ Pendergrass RB Fr. 5-5 135 Rock Hill, S.C. / South Pointe HS 44 Keelan Gregg TE 27 Alex Lakes RB Fr. 5-10 205 Newnan, Ga. / Northgate HS 49 Hayden Gregory TE 28 Jake DeLany RB r-Fr. 5-7 185 Atlanta, Ga. / St. Pius X Catholic HS 72 Adam Hackney OL 29 Austin Houser DB r-Fr. 5-10 159 Pace, Fla. / Pace HS 78 Paul Harpe OL 30 Mike Gray DB Fr. 6-0 168 Jacksonville, Fla. / Creekside HS 58 Jordan Harper LB 31 JeTarii Donald RB Fr. 5-8 172 Nashville, Tenn. / Montgomery Bell Academy 19 Nevin Harton DB 32 Dylan Mitchell LB r-Fr. 5-10 187 Powder Springs, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 40 Seth Hattaway DB 33 Josh Shutter K/P Sr. 6-1 169 Sinking Spring, Pa. / Clemson 61 Cory Hawkins OL 33 Tripp Patterson LB r-Fr. 6-0 209 Lenoir, N.C. / Air Force Academy 12 Michael Haynes QB 34 Josh Bennett LB r-Fr. 6-3 211 Waycross, Ga. / Ware County HS 67 Wilson Heres OL 35 David Pinkerton RB r-Fr. 5-8 175 Bogart, Ga. / North Oconee HS 04 Sebastian Hicks DB 36 Alex Avant DB So. 5-8 169 Lithonia, Ga. / Tuskegee University 13 Kyle Holmes WR 37 Tyler Ward LB Fr. 6-0 230 Macon, Ga. / 38 Robert Brown TE Fr. 6-1 212 Nashville, Tenn. / Christ Presbyterian Academy 29 Austin Houser DB 39 Diron Chloe RB Fr. 5-9 195 Concord, N.C. / Cox Mill HS 87 Adrian Humphrey WR 40 Seth Hattaway DB r-Fr. 6-0 192 Macon, Ga. / Mount de Sales Academy 98 Cody Jones DE 41 Andrew Layson LB r-Fr. 6-2 238 Macon, Ga. / Tattnall Square Academy 06 Josh Jones WR 42 Grant Radakovich TE r-Fr. 6-1 230 Marietta, Ga. / Walton HS 82 Caleb King TE 43 Devin Davidson LB Fr. 6-1 207 Suwanee, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge HS 45 CJ Kleckley LB 44 Keelan Gregg TE Fr. 6-3 211 Chelsea, Ala. / Chelsea HS 81 Ryan Knapp WR 45 CJ Kleckley LB Fr. 5-11 200 Macon, Ga. / Rutland HS 27 Alex Lakes RB 46 Mike Muska LB r-Fr. 5-8 200 Peachtree City, Ga. / Starr’s Mill HS 41 Andrew Layson LB 47 Hank Avery DE r-Fr. 6-3 238 Macon, Ga. / Air Force Academy 60 Jack Lightsey OL 48 Michael Wagner LB r-Fr. 5-10 213 Alpharetta, Ga. / Alpharetta HS 12 Jordan Liles LB 49 Hayden Gregory TE Fr. 5-10 206 Johns Creek, Ga. / Grayson HS 10 Corey Lockett LB 50 Kyle Smith DT r-Fr. 6-0 240 Macon, Ga. / 14 Hunter Mackay WR 51 John Tipton LB r-Fr. 6-2 221 Dayton, Tenn. / Baylor HS 01 Jordan Marshall WR 51 Sam Arrington OL Fr. 6-1 247 Johns Creek, Ga. / Johns Creek HS 09 Alex Martin WR 52 Micah Moore DT r-Fr. 5-11 254 Macon, Ga. / First Presbyterian Day School 20 JaTaurius Miller RB 53 Grant Wiles LB Fr. 6-0 200 Ocala, Fla. / St. John Lutheran 99 Colin Mitchell LB

8 | MERCERBEARS.com @MERCERFOOTBALL 2013 MERCER BEARS ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 32 Dylan Mitchell LB 54 Kirby Southard OL r-Fr. 6-0 269 Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek HS 17 Josh Moore QB 55 Avery White OL r-Fr. 6-0 259 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Loganville HS 52 Micah Moore DT 56 Michael Rainwater LB r-Fr. 6-2 212 Jesup, Ga. / Wayne County HS 94 Grant Morgan DE 57 David Raschen OL Fr. 6-4 300 Newnan, Ga. / Newnan HS 06 Logan Moye DB 58 Jordan Harper LB r-Fr. 5-10 180 Augusta, Ga. / Augusta Christian 46 Mike Muska LB 59 Tunde Ayinla DE Fr. 6-0 236 Canton, Ga. / Cherokee HS 05 Andy Nichols DB 60 Jack Lightsey OL r-Fr. 6-2 262 Tampa Bay Fla. / Armwood HS 21 Collin Oliver DB 61 Cory Hawkins OL r-Fr. 5-11 243 Smyrna, Ga. / Campbell HS 66 Chace Orr DT 62 Preston Pittman OL r-Fr. 6-1 268 Birmingham, Ala. / Briarwood Christian HS 03 JT Palmer WR 63 Blake Fussell OL r-Fr. 6-1 285 Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood HS 33 Tripp Patterson LB 64 Anthony Perella DT r-Fr. 5-8 270 Augusta, Ga. / Lakeside HS 70 Mitch Payne OL 65 Jordan Abney DE r-Fr. 6-1 228 Rome, Ga. / Armuchee HS 80 D’Vante Penamon WR 66 Chace Orr DT r-Fr. 6-2 271 Ringgold, Ga. / Ringgold HS 26 CJ Pendergrass RB 67 Wilson Heres OL So. 6-0 282 Roswell, Ga. / Air Force Academy 64 Anthony Perella DT 69 David Ricard OL Fr. 6-1 272 Stockbridge, Ga. / Woodland HS 76 Thomas Pietro OL 70 Mitch Payne OL r-Fr. 6-3 292 Sylva, N.C. / Baylor School 35 David Pinkerton RB 72 Adam Hackney OL r-Fr. 6-7 265 Washington, Ga. / Washington Wilkes HS 62 Preston Pittman OL 73 Austin Daniel OL Fr. 6-4 279 Waynesboro, Ga. / Edmund Burke Academy 16 Dalton Ponchillia WR 74 Hal Weaver OL Fr. 6-2 240 Live Oak, Fla. / Suwannee HS 42 Grant Radakovich TE 75 Brett Steverson OL Fr. 6-5 317 Fitzgerald, Ga. / Fitzgerald HS 56 Michael Rainwater LB 76 Thomas Pietro OL r-Fr. 6-4 291 Marietta, Ga. / Blessed Trinity 57 David Raschen OL 77 Garrett Smith OL Fr. 6-2 302 Ft. Pierce, Fla. / Ft. Pierce Central 23 Joseph Reese RB 78 Paul Harpe OL r-Fr. 6-4 299 Milledgeville, Ga. / John Milledge Academy 69 David Ricard OL 79 Chase Tolbert DL r-Fr. 6-1 241 Rome, Ga. / Darlington School 07 John Russ QB 80 D’Vante Penamon WR r-Fr. 5-10 150 Culloden, Ga. / Mary Persons HS 08 Jabari Scruggs DB 81 Ryan Knapp WR r-Fr. 6-1 180 Macon, Ga. / Tattnall Square Academy 33 Josh Shutter K/P 82 Caleb King TE Fr. 6-3 206 Huntsville, Ala. / Westminster Christian 77 Garrett Smith OL 83 Corey Gomillion WR r-Fr. 5-11 185 Hephzibah, Ga. / Aquinas HS 50 Kyle Smith DT 84 Brooks Best WR Fr. 6-0 176 Nashville, Tenn. / Montgomery Bell Academy 54 Kirby Southard OL 85 Tyler Zielenske K/P r-Fr. 6-1 184 Oxford, Ga. / Walnut Grove HS 96 Andrew Stanley DE 86 Jeff Bowens WR Fr. 6-0 182 Chattanooga, Tenn. / Baylor HS 91 Austin Starrett DE 87 Adrian Humphrey WR Fr. 5-9 175 Stockbridge, Ga. / Riverside Military 75 Brett Steverson OL 88 Darius Tenney WR So. 5-9 182 Fayetteville, Ga. / Tulane 88 Darius Tenney WR 89 Tash Van Dora WR So. 5-10 175 Hartwell, Ga. / Samford 51 John Tipton LB 90 John Garrett Abernathy LS So. 6-2 246 Macon, Ga. / Mount de Sales Academy 79 Chase Tolbert DL 90 Ty Forrester DE Fr. 6-1 270 Perry, Ga. / Westfield Academy 25 Payton Usher RB 91 Austin Starrett DE r-Fr. 6-3 222 Martin, Ga. / Franklin County HS 25 Michael Valero LB 92 Kelly Brooks DE r-Fr. 5-10 253 Sandersville, Ga. / Walton HS 89 Tash Van Dora WR 93 Nick Collins DT r-Fr. 6-0 272 LaFayette, Ga. / Tucker HS 48 Michael Wagner LB 94 Grant Morgan DE Fr. 6-2 239 Marietta, Ga. / Kell HS 37 Tyler Ward LB 95 Ben East LS r-Fr. 6-1 225 Dublin, Ga. / Dublin HS 74 Hal Weaver OL 96 Andrew Stanley DE Fr. 6-2 236 Lawrenceville, Ga. / Peachtree Ridge HS 55 Avery White OL 97 Marvin Davis DL r-Fr. 5-9 270 Augusta, Ga. / Richmond Academy 53 Grant Wiles LB 98 Cody Jones DE r-Fr. 6-3 221 Cochran, Ga. / Bleckley County HS 85 Tyler Zielenske K/P 99 Colin Mitchell LB Fr. 6-2 259 Marietta, Ga. / Walker HS

COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bobby Lamb (Furman, 1987), 1st Season at Mercer, 10th Overall Assistant Head Coach / Def. Coord. / Outside Line Coach: Mike Kolakowski Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach: Casey Vogt Defensive Line Coach: Justin Brown Inside Line Coach / Recruiting Coord. / Co-Specials Teams Coach: Grant Cain Secondary Coach / Co-Specials Teams Coach: Mitch Doolittle SUPPORT STAFF Running Backs Coach: Carter Barfield Director of Athletics: Jim Cole Wide Receivers Coach: Chino Fontenette Director of Football Operations: Daniel Tate Defensive Quality Control Coach: Dominique Davenport Head Football Athletic Trainer: Amos Mansfield Tight Ends Coach: Will Patterson Media Relations Contact: David Beall Kicking Coach: Aaron Kanner Equipment Manager / Video Coord.: David McDaniel Director of Strength and Conditioning: Jon Mangel Administrative Assistant: Penny Davis

MERCERBEARS.com | 9 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MEDIA2013 POLICIES ROSTER BREAKDOWN BY CLASS MEDIAPLAYERS POLICIES BY STATE THE FRESHMEN (34) No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 12 Michael Haynes QB 51 Sam Arrington OL 12 Jordan Liles LB 53 Grant Wiles LB 16 Dalton Ponchillia WR 57 David Raschen OL 17 Josh Moore QB 59 Tunde Ayinla DE 23 Duronte Carter DB 69 David Ricard OL Georgia 25 Michael Valero LB 73 Austin Daniel OL 26 CJ Pendergrass RB 74 Hal Weaver OL (85) 27 Alex Lakes RB 75 Brett Steverson OL 30 Mike Gray DB 77 Garrett Smith OL 31 JeTarii Donald RB 82 Caleb King TE 37 Tyler Ward LB 84 Brooks Best WR 38 Robert Brown TE 86 Jeff Bowens WR

39 Diron Chloe RB 87 Adrian Humphrey WR Florida 43 Devin Davidson LB 90 Ty Forrester DE 44 Keelan Gregg TE 94 Grant Morgan DE 45 CJ Kleckley LB 96 Andrew Stanley DE 49 Hayden Gregory TE 99 Colin Mitchell LB (8) THE REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (66) No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 1 Jordan Marshall WR 46 Mike Muska LB 1 Mark Fairbanks LB 47 Hank Avery DE 2 Aaron Avant DB 48 Michael Wagner LB 4 Sebastian Hicks DB 50 Kyle Smith DT 5 Andy Nichols DB 51 John Tipton LB Tennessee 6 Josh Jones WR 52 Micah Moore DT (5) 6 Logan Moye DB 54 Kirby Southard OL 7 John Russ QB 55 Avery White OL 8 Jabari Scruggs RB 56 Michael Rainwater LB 9 Lendell Arnold DB 58 Jordan Harper LB 9 Alex Martin WR 60 Jack Lightsey OL 10 Corey Lockett LB 61 Cory Hawkins OL 11 Tosin Aguebor LB 62 Preston Pittman OL 13 Kyle Holmes WR 63 Blake Fussell OL Alabama 15 Eli Grambling QB 64 Anthony Perella DT 18 Rob East P 65 Jordan Abney DE (3) 19 Nevin Harton DB 66 Chace Orr DT 20 JaTaurius Miller RB 71 Mitch Payne OL 21 Collin Oliver DB 72 Adam Hackney OL 22 Sytavious Brown DB 76 Thomas Pietro OL 23 Joseph Reese RB 78 Paul Harpe OL 24 Caleb Brown RB 79 Chase Tolbert DL 25 Payton Usher RB 80 D’Vante Penamon WR North Carolina 27 Nicholas Hardeman DB 81 Ryan Knapp WR 28 Jake DeLany RB 83 Corey Gomillion WR (3) 29 Austin Houser DB 85 Tyler Zielenske K/P 32 Dylan Mitchell LB 90 John Garrett Abernathy LS 33 Tripp Patterson LB 91 Austin Starrett DE 34 Josh Bennett LB 92 Kelly Brooks DE 35 David Pinkerton RB 93 Nick Collins DT 40 Seth Hattaway DB 95 Ben East LS South 41 Andrew Layson LB 97 Marvin Davis DL 42 Grant Radakovich TE 98 Cody Jones DE Carolina THE SOPHOMORES (6) (2) No. Name Pos. No. Name Pos. 3 JT Palmer WR 88 Darius Tenney WR 14 Hunter Mackay WR 89 Tash Van Dora WR 36 Alex Avant DB 67 Wilson Heres OL

THE JUNIORS (0) THE SENIOR (1) Pennsylvania NONE No. Name Pos. (1) 33 Josh Shutter K/P

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TRACKING THE OPPONENTS (all times eastern)

Reinhardt (5-2) Warner (0-8) Berry (0-6) Aug. 31 at Mercer L, 40-37 Aug. 31 at Stetson L, 31-3 Sept. 07 Maryville L, 37-0 Sept. 07 Lindsey Wilson College L, 50-45 Sept. 07 at Webber International L, 23-0 Sept. 21 at Mercer L, 43-0 Sept. 14 at Kentucky Christian W, 19-14 Sept. 14 at Mercer L, 61-0 Sept. 28 at Rhodes L, 36-24 Sept. 21 at Faulkner University W, 28-24 Sept. 21 at Jacksonville L, 69-16 Oct. 05 at Washington (Mo.) L, 44-7 Sept. 28 Bethel University W, 41-36 Sept. 28 Ave Maria L, 27-3 Oct. 12 Centre L, 48-6 Oct. 05 at W, 21-18 Oct. 05 at Alcorn State L, 57-0 Oct. 19 at Hendrix L, 30-17 Oct. 19 Belhaven W, 49-17 Oct. 12 at Southern Virginia L, 35-20 Oct. 26 Birmingham-Southern 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Univ. of the Cumberlands Noon Oct. 19 Alderson-Broaddus L, 51-14 Nov. 02 at Millsaps 2 p.m. Nov. 09 Cumberland Univ. Noon Oct. 26 at Florida Tech 1 p.m. Nov. 09 Sewanee 2 p.m. Nov. 16 at Campbellsville 1:30 p.m. Nov. 02 at Gardner-Webb 1:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Concordia 2 p.m.

Drake (3-4) San Diego (4-3) Valparaiso (1-6) Aug. 29 Grand View L, 21-16 Aug. 31 at Cal Poly L, 38-16 Aug. 29 at North Dakota L, 69-10 Sept. 07 at Northern Iowa L, 45-14 Sept. 07 W. New Mexico W, 38-35 Sept. 07 at Saint Joseph’s L, 34-31 Sept. 21 Indianapolis W, 31-14 Sept. 21 Harvard L, 42-20 Sept. 14 William Jewell L, 36-34 Sept. 28 at Mercer L, 31-17 Sept. 28 at Stetson W, 59-0 Sept. 28 Campbell W, 49-42 (OT) Oct. 05 Jacksonville W, 27-17 Oct. 05 Mercer W, 45-13 Oct. 05 at Marist L, 37-0 Oct. 12 at Davidson W, 27-6 Oct. 12 Marist W, 35-33 Oct. 12 at Mercer L, 35-21 Oct. 19 at Butler L, 24-14 Oct. 19 at Dayton L, 45-38 (2OT) Oct. 19 Morehead State L, 42-28 Oct. 26 Valparaiso 2 p.m. Oct. 26 Butler 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Drake 2 p.m. Nov. 02 Morehead State 2 p.m. Nov. 02 at Valparaiso 1 p.m. Nov. 02 San Diego 1 p.m. Nov. 09 Dayton 2 p.m. Nov. 09 at Morehead State 1 p.m. Nov. 09 at Butler 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at San Diego 4 p.m. Nov. 16 Drake 4 p.m. Nov. 16 Dayton 2 p.m.

Carnegie Mellon (3-4) Campbell (1-6) Davidson (0-7) Sept. 07 at Grove City L, 28-18 Aug. 31 at Charlotte L, 52-7 Sept. 07 at Georgetown L, 42-6 Sept. 14 Allegheny W, 26-7 Sept. 07 Virginia-Wise W, 56-21 Sept. 14 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-18 Sept. 20 at Catholic L, 19-7 Sept. 14 Charleston So. L, 30-10 Seot. 21 at Johnson C. Smith L, 35-22 Sept. 28 Geneva W, 41-34 Sept. 28 at Valparaiso L, 49-42 (OT) Sept. 28 at Morehead State L, 45-14 Oct. 05 at St. Vincent W, 34-7 Oct. 05 Morehead St. L, 45-36 Oct. 05 at Dayton L, 40-8 Oct. 12 at Westminster L, 27-24 Oct. 12 at Butler L, 35-14 Oct. 12 Drake L, 27-6 Oct. 19 at Mercer L, 54-21 Oct. 19 Jacksonville L, 52-45 Oct. 19 Marist L, 42-14 Nov. 02 Washington (Mo.) Noon Oct. 26 Mercer 4 p.m. Oct. 26 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. Nov. 09 at Chicago 1 p.m. Nov. 02 at Stetson 1 p.m. Nov. 02 Mercer 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Case Western Reserve 6 p.m. Nov. 09 Marist 1 p.m. Nov. 09 at Stetson 3 p.m. Nov. 16 at Old Dominion TBA Nov. 23 Campbell 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Davidson 1 p.m.

Jacksonville (3-4) Marist (4-3) Stetson (1-5) Aug. 29 at Delaware L, 51-35 Aug. 31 Sacred Heart L, 37-21 Aug. 31 Warner W, 31-3 Sept. 07 at Jacksonville State L, 48-13 Sept. 07 at Bucknell L, 27-14 Sept. 07 at Florida Tech L, 20-13 Sept. 14 Morehead State W, 69-19 Sept. 14 at Georgetown W, 43-23 Sept. 21 Birmingham-Southern L, 49-34 Sept. 21 Warner W, 69-16 Sept. 28 at Dayton W, 31-20 Sept. 28 San Diego L, 59-0 Sept. 28 Butler L, 45-27 Oct. 05 Valparaiso W, 37-0 Oct. 05 at Butler L, 35-15 Oct. 05 at Drake L, 27-17 Oct. 12 at San Diego L, 35-33 Oct. 12 Dayton L, 49-20 Oct. 19 at Campbell W, 52-45 Oct. 19 at Davidson W, 42-14 Oct. 26 at Marist 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Davidson 1 p.m. Oct. 26 Stetson 1 p.m. Nov. 02 Campbell 1 p.m. Nov. 02 at Marist 1 p.m. Nov. 02 Jacksonville 1 p.m. Nov. 09 Davidson 3 p.m. Nov. 09 at Mercer TBA Nov. 09 at Campbell 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at Jacksonville 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Stetson 1 p.m. Nov. 16 Mercer 1 p.m. Nov. 23 at Mercer 4 p.m.

MERCERBEARS.com | 11 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MEDIAHISTORICAL POLICIES TIMELINE 2013 season and announces that it is seeking membership in the Pioneer Football League. 1892 - Mercer plays its first-ever collegiate football game versus the in January of 1892. It is the Jan. 20, 2011 - Bobby Lamb is introduced as Mercer’s first-ever collegiate football game in the state of Georgia, as 19th head football coach. well as one of the first to be played in the Deep South. June 13, 2011 - Mercer announces Pioneer Football 1892 - In the fall of 1892, Mercer takes on Georgia Tech League Conference affiliation. in the first-ever game of the Yellow Jackets’ storied football history and defeats Tech 12-6 at Macon’s Central City Park. Nov. 11, 2011 - Mercer breaks ground and unveils plans for its new football and complex. 1906 - Mercer hires its first “paid” football coach: E.E. Tarr. Feb. 3, 2012 - Mercer head 1912 - Mercer ties Florida 0-0 coach Bobby Lamb receives first to shut out the Gators for the signing day recruits. fifth time in as many meetings between the schools. Feb. 27, 2012 - Mercer holds open tryout for all stu- 1925 - The new Centennial Sta- dents on campus. dium, built at a cost of $100,000 and later called Porter Stadium, March 7, 2012 - Mercer is dedicated. The stadium was head coach Bobby Lamb an- located on the property now oc- nounces Grant Cain and Justin cupied by the Hilton Garden Inn Brown as members of his coach- near the main campus entrance. ing staff.

1933 - A crowd of 8,340 at April 21, 2012 - Mercer an- Porter Stadium shells out be- nounces preliminary sales of the tween $1.10 - $2.25 each for a 2013 season ticket package at the Homecoming Day game ticket annual “Big Bear Event.” to see Georgia narrowly edge Mercer 13-12 in what was regarded as one of the most thrill- July 2, 2012 - Mercer head coach Bobby Lamb adds four ing games played in the Bears-Bulldogs rivalry. more coaches to his staff in Mike Kolakowski, Casey Vogt, Mitch Doolittle and Carter Barfield. 1937 - Mercer scores its largest margin of victory with a 77-0 win over Georgia Teachers College. July 5, 2012 - Synthetic turf is laid at the newly named William H. Anderson II Family Field. 1941 - After a decision is made to disband football follow- ing the 1941 season, Mercer plays its final game: a 40-13 loss Aug. 27, 2012 - Mercer holds first official practice for to Chattanooga. the first time in over 70 years as 104 players take the field.

2007-08 - President Underwood holds a series of campus April 13, 2013 - Over 4,000 spectators on hand for in- forums to receive input from students, faculty and staff about augural spring game. the prospect of resuming competition in intercollegiate foot- ball. May 30, 2013 - Mercer announces transition to scholar- ship football and move to the historic Southern Conference 2008-09 - A Football Task Force composed of Mercer beginning in the fall of 2014. trustees, faculty, staff and Mercer Athletic Foundation mem- bers is appointed by President Underwood. The task force Aug. 12, 2013 - Mercer announces it will open the 2016 holds several meetings throughout the year to study the fea- season against Georgia Tech at Bobby Dodd Stadium at His- sibility of resuming competition in intercollegiate football. toric Grant Field in downtown Atlanta, marking the first FBS opponent on the schedule. Nov. 19, 2010 - Mercer announces that its Board of Trustees has voted to reinstate football as an NCAA Division I non-scholarship intercollegiate sport beginning with the

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GENERAL INFORMATION MERCER FOOTBALL HISTORICAL NOTES Location: Macon, Ga. n Mercer’s first football game was against the University of Enrollment: 8,341 Georgia in Athens in January 1892. The fans who attended Founded: 1833 the game witnessed not only the first college football game in Nickname: Bears Georgia, but also one of the first in the Deep South. Colors: Orange and Black Affiliation: NCAA Division I n The choice of the bear as Mercer’s mascot is said to have been Conference: Atlantic Sun prompted by a University of Georgia football player. In that Stadium (Capacity): Mercer University Stadium (10,000) first football game between the two schools, one of the Georgia President: William D. Underwood players saw a Mercer player burst through the line of scrim- Alma Mater: Oklahoma Baptist (1982) mage and exclaimed, “Whence cometh that bear?” Athletics Director: Jim Cole Alma Mater: Mercer, (1993) n Mercer won its first football game in the fall of 1892 against Athletics Phone: (478) 301-2994 Georgia Tech in the Yellow Jackets’ first-ever college football Athletics Fax: (478) 301-2061 game. The Bears defeated Tech 12-6 in a contest played at Ma- Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA: Sybil Blalock con’s Central City Park. Asst. AD/Director of Sports Medicine: Amos Mansfield Asst. AD/Director of Marketing/Football Ops.: Daniel Tate n Several names synonymous with football in Georgia are Asst. AD/Director of Facility Operations: Michael Ellis Mercer alumni: , one of the University of Georgia’s Asst. AD/Administrative Services: Meredith Eaker legendary head coaches; Dr. S.V. Sanford, for whom Sanford Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Jeffery Hugdahl Stadium in Athens is named; Wright Bazemore, one of the Website: www.MercerBears.com most successful high school football coaches in the state; and Bill Yost, whose life story was featured in the popular movie, COACHING STAFF “Remember the Titans.” Head Coach: Bobby Lamb Alma Mater: Furman (1987) n Mercer shut out the Florida Gators each of the first five times Career Record/Seasons: 73-41/10th the universities met with the Bears winning the first four (12-0, Record at Mercer/Seasons: 6-1/1st 6-0, 24-0, 13-0) and the teams tying in 1912 (0-0). E-mail: [email protected] Football Phone: (478) 301-2713 n The feature attraction for the 1925 Mercer team was dedicat- ing the new Centennial Stadium, later called Porter Stadium, Assistant Coaches Position which was built at a cost of $100,000. The stadium was located Mike Kolakowski: Assistant HC/Def. Coord./Outside Linebackers on property now occupied by a Hilton Garden Inn. Casey Vogt: Offensive Coord./Offensive Line Justin Brown: Defensive Line n One of the most thrilling Mercer-Georgia games was played Grant Cain: Recruiting Coord./Inside Linebackers/ in Macon in 1933 before 8,340 fans. Ticket prices were $2.25, $1.65 and $1.10 for the Homecoming Day game that the Bull- Co-Special Teams Coach dogs narrowly won 13-12. Mitch Doolittle: Secondary Coach/ Co-Special Teams Coach Carter Barfield: Running Backs n The largest margin of victory for the Bears was in 1937, when Chino Fontenette: Wide Receivers they shut out Georgia Teachers College 77-0. Dominique Davenport: Defensive Quality Control n Mercer’s last football game was played in 1941 against Chat- Will Patterson: Tight Ends tanooga, a 40-13 loss for the Bears. Aaron Kanner: Kicking Coach Jon Mangel: Director of Strength and Conditioning

PROGRAM HISTORY Overall Record: 127-137-8 First Game: 1892 (Georgia, L, 50-0) (First Collegiate Football Game in State of Georgia) Last Game Before Dispansion: 1941 (Chattanooga, L, 40-13)

MERCERBEARS.com | 13 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME RECAPS GAME 1 - Macon, Ga. - Mercer University Stadium GAME 2 - Macon, Ga. - Mercer University Stadium GAME 3 - Macon, Ga. - Mercer University Stadium 37 Warner Royals 0 Berry Vikings 0 Mercer Bears 40 Mercer Bears 61 Mercer Bears 43 SCAN QR CODE FOR: Recap, Photos, Interviews, Highlights SCAN QR CODE FOR: Recap, Photos, Interviews, Highlights SCAN QR CODE FOR: Recap, Photos, Interviews, Highlights GAME HIGHLIGHTS GAME HIGHLIGHTS GAME HIGHLIGHTS n Mercer freshman running back Payton Usher ran n John Russ’ four total touchdowns in the first half n After not sending the punt team on the field in over for 115 yards and senior kicker Josh Shutter nailed sent Mercer to the fifth most points in school histo- six quarters, Rob East sailed six punts in the air for an a 31-yard field goal with three seconds left to lift the ry as the Bears continued to impress in their return average of 43.2 yards and a long of 58 yards. He pinned Bears to a thrilling 40-37 victory over Reinhardt Uni- to the gridiron. The shutout is the first since the final the Berry offense inside the five-yard line three differ- versity Saturday night at Mercer University Stadium. season of play in 1941 when Mercer ran past Georgia ent times, including a rolling punt that was downed at Southern 25-0. the one yard line. n A sold-out crowd of 12,172 was on hand for the Bears’ highly anticipated return to the gridiron and n JeTarri Donald quietly paced the dominate Mercer n Payton Usher’s 65-yard run marked the longest play they got their money’s worth as the Bears and Eagles rushing attack, finishing with 102 yards on 11 carries, from scrimmage on the year for the Bears, while John battled through eight lead changes late into the night. while Payton Usher added 98 yards and Caleb Brown Russ’ two touchdown passes in the opening quarter In the end, two Shutter field goals in the final 3:17 of ran for 79 yards and two touchdowns. gave him eight on the season. play were the difference as the Bears rallied from down 34-37 in the fourth quarter. QUOTE OF THE GAME QUOTE OF THE GAME n “I’ve got to give all the credit to the offensive line. n “It feels really good just knowing that we worked QUOTE OF THE GAME The holes were there and every time I got the ball you hard all week and practiced well. We got the shutout. n “I’ve played or coached in 30 FCS playoff games, could pretty much drive a truck through it so it was That’s what we worked hard for and we got it. It feels I’ve played in a National Championship Game, I’ve pretty easy.” - Running back Caleb Brown good.” - Defensive Back Tosin Aguebor coached in two National Championship Games, and I told the players before the game that this was bigger SCORE BY QUARTER SCORE BY QUARTER than all of them.” - head coach Bobby Lamb. SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT F SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT F Warner 0 0 0 0 -- 0 Berry 0 0 0 0 -- 0 SCORE BY QUARTER Mercer 13 21 10 17 -- 61 Mercer 14 20 2 7 -- 43

SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT F Reinhardt 13 3 13 8 -- 37 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Mercer 14 7 7 12 -- 40 1st 06:39 MER Marshall 14 yd pass from Russ (Shutter kick) 1st 12:32 MER Brown 14 yd pass from Russ (Zielenske kick) 02:46 MER Brown 1 yd run (Shutter kick failed) 07:28 MER Marshall 15 yd pass from Russ (Zielenske kick) SCORING SUMMARY 2nd 09:48 MER Jones 20 yd pass from Russ (Shutter kick) 2nd 13:31 MER Usher 65 yd run (Zielenske kick) 05:56 MER Russ 8 yd run (Shutter kick) 10:22 MER Brown 3 yd run (Zielenske kick failed) 1st 09:11 RU Stegall 3 yd pass from Chamblee (kick failed) 00:55 MER Palmer 9 yd pass from Russ (Shutter kick) 04:56 MER Brown 1 yd run (Zielenske kick) 07:53 MER Brown 37 yd pass from Russ (Shutter kick) 3rd 09:43 MER Shutter 29 yd field goal 3rd 05:08 MER Team safety 07:39 RU Stegall 92 yd kickoff return (Wilder kick) 03:13 MER Brown 2 yd run (Zielenske kick) 4th 12:18 MER Scruggs 2 yd run (Zielenske kick) 02:05 MER Brown 2 yd run (Shutter kick) 4th 12:18 MER Haynes 12 yd run (Zielenske kick) 2nd 09:02 MER Palmer 22 yd pass from Russ (Shutter kick) 10:47 MER Scruggs 5 yd blocked punt return (Zielenske kick) 02:56 RU Moon 28 yd field goal 04:38 MER Zielenske 30 yd field goal LEADING RUSHERS 3rd 09:55 MER Oliver 35 yd fumble recovery (Shutter kick) 03:08 RU Curtis 44 yd pass from Thompson (2-point failed) Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg 00:16 RU Jones 78 yd run (Moon kick) LEADING RUSHERS P. Usher 12 154 0 154 1 65 12.8 4th 13:06 MER Palmer 26 yd pass from Russ (2-point failed) C. Brown 11 59 0 59 2 18 5.4 11:24 RU Stegall 3 yd run (2-point conversion) Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg J. Scruggs 9 56 2 54 1 28 6.0 03:17 MER Shutter 28 yd field goal J. Donald 11 102 0 102 0 22 9.3 J. Donald 7 35 4 31 0 10 4.4 00:03 MER Shutter 31 yd field goal P. Usher 12 100 2 98 0 16 8.2 E. Grambling 5 29 4 25 0 18 5.0 C. Brown 7 79 0 79 2 48 11.3 M. Haynes 4 19 0 19 0 9 4.8 J. Scruggs 3 54 0 54 0 50 18.0 J. Russ 4 15 1 14 0 9 3.5 LEADING RUSHERS J. Russ 8 52 5 47 1 13 5.9 J. Delany 2 4 0 4 0 4 2.0 M. Haynes 2 12 1 11 1 12 5.5 J. Jones 0 19 0 19 0 0 0.0 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg J. Delany 3 11 0 11 0 9 3.7 Totals 54 390 11 379 4 65 7.0 P. Usher 18 117 2 115 0 15 6.4 Totals 46 410 8 402 4 50 8.7 J. Russ 14 54 25 29 0 13 2.1 C. Brown 12 31 3 28 1 5 2.3 LEADING RECEIVERS A. Humphrey 1 24 0 24 0 24 24.0 LEADING RECEIVERS J. Jones 1 1 0 1 0 1 1.0 Receiving No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long J. Palmer 0 -5 0 -5 0 0 0.0 J. Palmer 2 48 0 36 J. Palmer 3 53 1 25 Totals 46 222 30 192 1 24 4.2 D. Ponchillia 2 20 0 16 J. Marshall 3 46 1 19 J. Marshall 1 15 1 15 J. Jones 2 36 1 20 R. Brown 1 14 1 14 D. Penamon 1 12 0 12 LEADING RECEIVERS C. King 1 9 0 9 P. Usher 1 11 0 11 P. Usher 1 7 0 7 R. Brown 1 10 0 10 Receiving No. Yards TD Long D. Penamon 1 6 0 6 Totals 11 168 3 25 J. Palmer 4 70 2 26 H. Mackay 1 5 0 5 R. Brown 3 66 1 37 J. Scruggs 1 5 0 5 P. Usher 3 25 0 15 LEADING PASSERS J. Jones 1 5 0 5 J. Marshall 1 46 0 46 Totals 12 134 2 36 J. Jones 1 11 0 11 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Totals 12 218 3 46 J. Russ 11-20-0 168 3 25 0 Totals 11-20-0 168 3 25 0 LEADING PASSERS

LEADING PASSERS Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack M. Haynes 6-12-0 45 0 16 0 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack J. Russ 6-9-0 89 2 36 0 J. Russ 12-25-1 218 3 46 1 E. Grambling 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 0-1-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 12-22-0 134 2 36 0 Totals 12-26-1 218 3 46 1

14 | MERCERBEARS.com @MERCERFOOTBALL GAME RECAPS GAME 4 - Macon, Ga. - Mercer University Stadium GAME 5 - San Diego, Calif. - Torero Stadium GAME 6 - Macon, Ga. - Mercer University Stadium Drake Bulldogs 17 Mercer Bears 13 Valparaiso Crusaders 21 Mercer Bears 31 San Diego Toreros 45 Mercer Bears 35 SCAN QR CODE FOR: Recap, Photos, Interviews, Highlights SCAN QR CODE FOR: Recap, Photos, Interviews, Highlights SCAN QR CODE FOR: Recap, Photos, Interviews, Highlights GAME HIGHLIGHTS GAME HIGHLIGHTS GAME HIGHLIGHTS n Playing in its first Pioneer Football League game in n The Mercer offense came to life when John Russ n The Mercer University football team used 519 yards program history, the Mercer football team proved all found JT Palmer on the sideline for an acrobatic 26- of total offense and four total touchdowns from red- the critics wrong by forcing seven turnovers to come yard pass completion and a first down. On the ensuing shirt freshman quarterback John Russ to race past Val- away with a 31-17 victory over Drake in front of an- play, the Bears brought the Mercer faithful to their feet paraiso 35-21. other raucous crowd at Mercer University Stadium. when Josh Jones was tossed the ball on a double re- verse and he turned and launched a pass to Palmer in n Payton Usher’s 41-yard run in the third quarter n Alex Avant’s 35-yard interception return, which gave stride for a 28-yard touchdown. propelled the redshirt freshman to his third 100-yard Mercer its largest lead of the game at 17-0, was fea- rushing game of the year with 109 yards. tured on SportsCenter’s Top10 as the No. 1 play for the n Mercer won the time of possession battle, holding day and listed as the No. 2 play for the weekend. the ball for 30 minutes and 55 seconds, while convert- n The 93-yard touchdown pass from John Russ to Josh ing on 5-of-15 third down attempts. Jones is the longest reception at the FCS level to date. QUOTE OF THE GAME n “They’re learning every day and the amazing thing is QUOTE OF THE GAME QUOTE OF THE GAME they think they can beat anybody. You know obviously n “I was really proud of our effort. We didn’t exe- n “The offensive line did a great job opening up some as a coach, you’ll sit in the video room and you are cute the way we wanted to, but these guys never gave holes and our running backs did a good job breaking looking at the film and you look at the size of these up. San Diego was big and physical up front and we some big runs today. We struggled to find our rhythm guys, you look at the fact that they have thirteen ju- couldn’t find anything consistent offensively.” - head on offense early, but these guys kept battling and had niors starting and seven seniors and we have nineteen coach Bobby Lamb 500 yards of total offense.” - head coach Bobby Lamb freshman and three sophomores starting. So it didn’t look good on paper but they never flinched.” - head SCORE BY QUARTER SCORE BY QUARTER coach Bobby Lamb SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT F SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT F Mercer 7 6 0 0 -- 13 Valparaiso 7 7 0 7 -- 21 SCORE BY QUARTER San Diego 21 7 10 7 -- 45 Mercer 7 14 7 7 -- 35

SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT F Drake 0 7 7 3 -- 17 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY Mercer 3 14 7 7 -- 31 1st 14:48 USD James 95 yd kickoff return (Last kick) 1st 12:21 VU Conway 7 yd run (Newman kick) 09:09 USD Hoekstra 46 yd pass from Mills (Last kick) 00:47 MER Russ 6 yd run (Zielenske kick) SCORING SUMMARY 06:49 MER Palmer 26 yd pass from Jones (Zielenske kick) 2nd 11:06 MER Jones 93 yd pass from Russ (Zielenske kick) 03:53 USD Bell 11 yd pass from Mill (Last kick) 07:46 VU Kuramata 25 yd pass from Hoffman (Newman Kick) 1st 03:07 MER Zielenske 37 yd field goal 2nd 09:29 MER Zielenske 20 yd field goal 01:49 MER Brown 25 yd pass from Russ (Zielenske kick) 2nd 10:57 MER Russ 44 yd run (Zielenske kick) 03:44 MER Ferguson 2 yd run (Last kick) 3rd 04:19 MER Russ 5 yd run (Zielenske kick) 09:28 MER Al. Avant 35 yd INT return (Zielenske kick) 00:00 MER Zielenske 36 yd field goal 4th 09:36 MER Donald 4 yd run (Zielenske kick) 03:50 DU Rosa 67-yard pass from Rice (Tesson kick) 3rd 06:37 USD Last 32 yd field goal 07:54 VU Kuramata 9 yd pass from Hoffman (Newman Kick) 3rd 05:51 MER Russ 1 yd run (Zielenske kick) 02:26 USD White 50 yd pass from Mills (Last kick) 03:27 DU Bulter 7 yd pass from Rice (Tesson kick) 4th 09:10 USD James 50 yd run (Last kick) 4th 08:14 DU Tesson 24 yd field goal LEADING RUSHERS 07:18 MER Jones 62 yd pass from Russ (Zielenske kick) LEADING RUSHERS Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg P. Usher 19 113 4 109 0 41 5.7 LEADING RUSHERS Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg J. Russ 18 112 12 100 2 17 5.6 J. Russ 10 46 8 38 0 14 3.8 J. Donald 5 34 0 34 1 13 6.8 Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg J. Donald 4 37 0 37 0 15 9.2 J. Palmer 1 23 0 23 0 23 23.0 P. Usher 22 91 1 90 0 9 4.1 P. Usher 13 29 3 26 0 5 2.0 C. Brown 8 23 3 20 0 12 2.5 J. Russ 11 65 10 55 2 44 5.0 C. Brown 2 4 0 4 0 3 2.0 TEAM 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0 J. Donald 4 11 0 11 0 7 2.8 J. Marshall 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0 Totals 52 305 21 284 3 41 5.5 J. Jones 2 15 10 5 0 15 2.5 J. Scruggs 2 3 4 -1 0 3 -0.5 C. Brown 2 1 1 0 0 1 0.0 Totals 32 122 15 107 0 15 3.3 Totals 41 183 22 161 2 44 3.9 LEADING RECEIVERS

LEADING RECEIVERS Receiving No. Yards TD Long LEADING RECEIVERS R. Brown 4 54 1 25 Receiving No. Yards TD Long P. Usher 2 7 0 7 Receiving No. Yards TD Long J. Palmer 4 100 1 39 J. Jones 1 93 1 93 J. Jones 3 68 1 62 R. Brown 3 26 0 10 J. Marshall 1 43 0 43 J. Palmer 2 57 0 40 H. Mackay 3 23 0 8 J. Palmer 1 21 0 21 P. Usher 2 31 0 22 J. Jones 2 25 0 15 G. Radakovich 1 17 0 17 R. Brown 2 16 0 10 J. Marshall 2 4 0 6 Totals 10 235 2 93 Totals 9 172 1 62 D. Penamon 1 5 0 5 J. Donald 1 5 0 5 Totals 16 188 1 39 LEADING PASSERS LEADING PASSERS Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack LEADING PASSERS J. Russ 10-18-0 235 2 93 2 J. Russ 9-23-1 172 1 62 1 Totals... 10-18-0 235 2 93 2 Totals 9-23-1 172 1 62 1 Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack J. Russ 15-32-1 160 0 39 1 J. Jones 1-1-0 28 1 28 0 Totals... 16-33-1 188 1 39 1

MERCERBEARS.com | 15 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME RECAPS GAME 7 - Macon, Ga. - Mercer University Stadium Carnegie Mellon 21 Mercer Bears 54 SCAN QR CODE FOR: Recap, Photos, Interviews, Highlights GAME HIGHLIGHTS n In its final non-conference test of the regular sea- son, the Mercer University football team scored on all six of its first-half possessions and raced past Carnegie Mellon 54-21 Saturday afternoon at Mercer University Stadium.

n The Mercer offense broke the 500-yard barrier for the second consecutive game, gaining 546 total yards, including 391 of those on the ground.

n JT Palmer’s five catches marked a career high, while his two touchdown receptions were the most since the season opener against Reinhardt.

QUOTE OF THE GAME n “I want to commend our players for coming out and taking care of business. Any time you’re playing a team where you are favored, you want to come out in the first quarter and give them a knockout punch and we were able to do that.” - head coach Bobby Lamb

SCORE BY QUARTER

SCORING 1 2 3 4 OT F Carnegie 0 7 0 14 -- 21 Mercer 20 13 7 14 -- 54

SCORING SUMMARY

1st 11:35 MER Usher 52 yd run (Zielenske kick) 08:06 MER Russ 5 yd run (Zielenske kick) 03:17 MER Palmer 18 yd pass from Russ (kick failed) 2nd 11:50 MER Palmer 9 yd pass from Russ (Zielenske kick) 06:25 MER Zielenske 32 yd field goal 03:09 CMU Sroba 2 yd run (Young Kick) 00:17 MER Zielenske 24 yd field goal 3rd 05:51 MER Haynes 13 yd run (Zielenske kick) 4th 14:49 MER Scruggs 66 yd run (Zielenske kick) 08:32 MER Brown 2 yd run (Zielenske kick) 07:23 CMU Swanson 76 yd pass from Hearon (Young Kick) 01:25 CMU Schilling 33 yd pass from Englert (Young Kick)

LEADING RUSHERS

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg P. Usher 7 115 0 115 1 52 16.4 J. Scruggs 4 86 0 86 1 66 21.5 J. Russ 10 55 6 49 1 14 4.9 J. Donald 7 43 0 43 0 10 6.1 C. Brown 9 42 1 41 1 10 4.6 J. Palmer 1 24 0 24 0 24 24.0 M. Haynes 6 23 13 10 1 13 1.7 E. Grambling 3 9 0 9 0 4 3.0 D. Pinkerton 3 12 6 6 0 6 2.0 J. Marshall 1 6 0 6 0 6 6.0 Totals 51 415 26 389 5 66 7.6

LEADING RECEIVERS

Receiving No. Yards TD Long J. Palmer 5 61 2 20 J. Marshall 3 26 0 13 D. Ponchillia 2 20 0 12 J. Jones 1 46 0 46 R. Brown 1 12 0 12 Totals 12 165 2 46

LEADING PASSERS

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack J. Russ 7-13-0 126 2 46 2 M. Haynes 5-6-0 39 0 13 1 Totals 12-19-0 165 2 46 3

16 | MERCERBEARS.com 2013 Mercer University Football Mercer Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 21, 2013) @MERCERFOOTBALL All games 2013 RED ZONE STATISTICS Mercer Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 31, 2013 REINHARDT W 40-37 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sep 14, 2013 WARNER W 61-0 8 8 51 7 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2013 BERRY W 43-0 7 5 34 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sep 28, 2013 DRAKE W 31-17 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 05, 2013 at San Diego L 13-45 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 12, 2013 VALPARAISO W 35-21 3 3 21 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 19, 2013 CARNEGIE MELLON W 54-21 7 7 40 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 30 175 22 15 7 8 0 0 0 1 2 0 30 of 33 (90.9%)

Opponents Inside Mercer Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game Aug 31, 2013 REINHARDT W 40-37 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sep 14, 2013 WARNER W 61-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 21, 2013 BERRY W 43-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sep 28, 2013 DRAKE W 31-17 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct 05, 2013 at San Diego L 13-45 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct 12, 2013 VALPARAISO W 35-21 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Oct 19, 2013 CARNEGIE MELLON W 54-21 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 15 12 72 9 4 5 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 12 of 15 (80.0%) 2013 Mercer University Football Mercer Fumbles Game-by-Game (as of Oct 21, 2013) 2013 FUMBLE STATISTICS All games FUMBLES No-Lost RU WARNER BERRY DU USD VALPO CMU J. Russ 3-1 3-1 ------P. Usher 3-2 1-1 - 2-1 - - - - J. Donald 2-2 - - 1-1 - - 1-1 - J. Jones 1-0 - - - 1-0 - - -

FUMBLES FORCED Number RU WARNER BERRY DU USD VALPO CMU T. Aguebor 2 - - - 1 1 - - A. Humphrey 1 - 1 - - - - - T. Ward 1 - - - 1 - - -

FUMBLES RECOVERED Number RU WARNER BERRY DU USD VALPO CMU C. Oliver 1 1 ------M. Haynes 1 DNP 1 - DNP - DNP - D. Davidson 1 - - - 1 - - - L. Arnold 1 - - - 1 - - - A. Avant 1 - - 1 - - - - N. Collins 1 2013- Mercer- University- 1 Football- - - Mercer Sacks Game-by-Game (as of Oct 21, 2013) 2013 SACK STATISTICS All games SACKS UA-A Total RU WARNER BERRY DU USD VALPO CMU T. Aguebor 4-2 5.0 1.0-5 1.0-6 - 2.0-9 1.0-15 - - N. Collins 2-1 2.5 - - 1.0-7 0.5-3 - - 1.0-15 T. Ayinla 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-4 - - - 1.0-8 - K. Brooks 2-0 2.0 1.0-1 - - - - 1.0-11 - C. Jones 2-0 2.0 1.0-9 - 1.0-8 - - - DNP C. Lockett 1-2 2.0 - - 1.5-8 0.5-2 - - - T. Ward 1-2 2.0 1.0-3 - 0.5-3 - - 0.5-2 - J. Bennett 2-0 2.0 DNP 1.0-14 - - 1.0-5 - - A. Avant 1-0 1.0 - - - - 1.0-7 - - D. Davidson 0-1 0.5 - - - - - 0.5-3 -

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MEDIAME RCPOLICIESER game highs MEDIAOPP POLICIESONENT game highs Rushes 54 vs Berry (Sept 21) Rushes 46 by Reinhardt (Aug 31) 46 vs Warner (Sept 14) Yards Rushing 217 by Reinhardt (Aug 31) Yards Rushing 402 vs Warner (Sept 14) Yards Per Rush 4.7 by Reinhardt (Aug 31) Yards Per Rush 8.7 vs Warner (Sept 14) TD Rushes 2 by Reinhardt (Aug 31) TD Rushes 5 vs Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) 2 by San Diego (Oct 5) Pass attempts 33 at San Diego (Oct 5) Pass attempts 39 by Valpo (Oct 12) Pass completions 16 at San Diego (Oct 5) Pass completions 30 by Valpo (Oct 12) 12 vs Berry (Sept 21) Yards Passing 413 by San Diego (Oct 5) Yards Passing 235 vs Valpo (Oct 12) Yards Per Pass 15.3 by San Diego (Oct 5) Yards Per Pass 13.1 vs Valpo (Oct 12) TD Passes 3 by San Diego (Oct 5) 8.4 vs Warner (Sept 14) Total Plays 71 by Reinhardt (Aug 31) TD Passes 3 vs Reinhardt (Aug 31) Total Offense 496 by San Diego (Oct 5) 3 vs Warner (Sept 14) Yards Per Play 9.0 by San Diego (Oct 5) Total Plays 76 vs Berry (Sept 21) Points 45 by San Diego (Oct 5) Total Offense 570 vs Warner (Sept 14) Sacks By 3 by Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) Yards Per Play 8.6 vs Warner (Sept 14) First Downs 19 by Reinhardt (Aug 31) Points 61 vs Warner (Sept 14) 19 by San Diego (Oct 5) Sacks By 4 vs Reinhardt (Aug 31) Penalties 8 by Reinhardt (Aug 31) 4 vs Berry (Sept 21) 8 by San Diego (Oct 5) First Downs 28 vs Warner (Sept 14) 8 by Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) Penalties 9 vs Berry (Sept 21) Penalty Yards 90 by San Diego (Oct 5) Penalty Yards 91 vs Berry (Sept 21) Turnovers 7 by Drake (Sept 28) Turnovers 3 vs Reinhardt (Aug 31) Interceptions By 1 by Reinhardt (Aug 31) Interceptions by 7 vs Drake (Sept 28) 1 by Drake (Sept 28) Punts 7 vs Drake (Sept 28) 1 by San Diego (Oct 5) 6 at San Diego (Oct 5) Punts 11 by Berry (Sept 21) Punting Avg 43.2 vs Berry (Sept 21) Punting Avg 51.8 by San Diego (Oct 5) Long Punt 58 vs Berry (Sept 21) Long Punt 80 by San Diego (Oct 5) Punts Inside 20 3 vs Berry (Sept 21) Punts inside 20 3 by by Valpo (Oct 12) Long Punt Return 56 vs Berry (Sept 21) Long Punt Return 19 by Drake (Sept 28)

MEDIAME RCPOLICIESER INDIVIDUAL highs MEDIAOPP POLICIESONENT INDIVIDUAL highs Rushes 22 by P. Usher vs Drake (Sept 28) Rushes 15 G. Scott of Drake (Sept 28) Yards Rushing 154 by P. Usher vs Berry (Sept 21) Yards Rushing 111 S. Jones of Reinhardt (Aug 31) TD Rushes 2 four different times TD Rushes 1 by six different players Long Rush 66 by J. Scruggs vs Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) Long Rush 78 by S. Jones of Reinhardt (Aug 31) Pass attempts 32 by J. Russ at San Diego (Oct 5) Pass attempts 39 by E. Hoffman of Valpo (Oct 12) Pass completions 15 by J. Russ at San Diego (Oct 5) Pass completions 30 by E. Hoffman of Valpo (Oct 12) Yards Passing 235 by J. Russ vs Valpo (Oct 12) Yards Passing 413 by M. Mills of San Diego (Oct 5) TD Passes 3 by J. Russ vs Reinhardt (Aug 31) TD Passes 3 by M. Mills of San Diego (Oct 5) 3 by J. Russ vs Warner (Sept 14) Long Pass 76 by A. Hearon of Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) Long Pass 93 by J. Russ vs Valpo (Oct 12) Receptions 10 by A. Patrick of Warner (Sept 14) Receptions 5 by J. Palmer vs Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) Yards Receiving 170 by T. Kuramata of Valpo (Oct 12) Yards Receiving 70 by J. Palmer vs Reinhardt (Aug 31) TD Receptions 2 by T. Kuramata of Valpo (Oct 12) TD Receptions 2 by J. Palmer vs Reinhardt (Aug 31) Long Reception 76 by T. Swanson of Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) 2 by J. Palmer vs Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) Field Goals 1 by three players Long Reception 93 by J. Jones vs Valpo (Oct 12) Long Field Goal 32 by D. Last of San Diego (Oct 5) Field Goals 2 by J. Shutter vs Reinhardt (Aug 31) Punts 11 by M. Blanchard of Berry (Sept 21) 2 by T. Zielenske at San Diego (Oct 5) Punting Avg 51.8 by R. Belden of San Diego (Oct 5) 2 by T. Zielenske vs Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) Long Punt 80 by R. Belden of San Diego (Oct 5) Long Field Goal 37 by T. Zielenske vs Drake (Sept 28) Punts inside 20 3 by A. Kozlowski of Valpo (Oct 12) Punts 7 by R. East at San Diego (Oct 5) Long Punt Return 19 by G. Butler of Drake (Sept 28) Punting Avg 43.2 by R. East vs Berry (Sept 21) Long Kickoff Return 95 by K. James of San Diego (Oct 5) Long Punt 58 by R. East vs Berry (Sept 21) Tackles 11.0 by J. Johnson of Reinhardt (Aug 31) Punts Inside 20 3 by R. East vs Berry (Sept 21) Sacks 1.5 by B. Khoury of Carnegie Mellon (Oct 19) Long Punt Return 56 by J. Donald vs Berry (Sept 21) Tackles For Loss 2.0 by five players Long Kickoff Return 45 by J. Scruggs at San Diego (Oct 5) Interceptions 1 by J. Arnold of Reinhardt (Aug 31) Tackles 10.5 by T. Ward vs Reinhardt (Aug 31) 1 by D. Davis of Drake (Sept 28) Sacks 2.0 by T. Aguebor vs Drake (Sept 28) 1 by T. Sawyer of San Diego (Oct 5) Tackles For Loss 2.5 by C. Lockett vs Berry (Sept 21) 2.5 by T Aguebor vs Drake (Sept 28) 2.5 by T. Ward at San Diego (Oct 5) Interceptions 1 by seven players

18 | MERCERBEARS.com 2013 Mercer University Football @MERCERFOOTBALL Mercer Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2013) 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITYAll games TEAM STATISTICS Team Statistics MER OPP SCORING 277 141 Points Per Game 39.6 20.1 FIRST DOWNS 160 97 R u s h in g 95 29 P a s s in g 51 61 P e n a lt y 14 7 RUSHING YARDAGE 1914 561 Yards gained rushing 2047 823 Yards lost rushing 133 262 Rushing Attempts 322 219 Average Per Rush 5.9 2.6 Average Per Game 273.4 80.1 TDs Rushing 19 6 PASSING YARDAGE 1280 1572 C o m p - A t t - I n t 82-161-3 118-193-7 Average Per Pass 8.0 8.1 Average Per Catch 15.6 13.3 Average Per Game 182.9 224.6 TDs Passing 14 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 3194 2133 Total Plays 483 412 Average Per Play 6.6 5.2 Average Per Game 456.3 304.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-554 42-978 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-202 13-73 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-72 3-2 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.2 23.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.2 5.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE 10.3 0.7 FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 11-6 PENALTIES-Yards 33-314 45-415 Average Per Game 44.9 59.3 PUNTS-Yards 29-1108 44-1771 Average Per Punt 38.2 40.2 Net punt average 33.6 34.8 KICKOFFS-Yards 52-3009 29-1731 Average Per Kick 57.9 59.7 Net kick average 53.6 37.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 0 2 2 6 : 5 8 3RD-DOWN Conversions 36/89 31/93 3rd-Down Pct 40% 33% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/10 3/10 4th-Down Pct 90% 30% SACKS BY-Yards 20-144 8-44 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 36 19 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 9-10 3-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (30-33) 91% (12-15) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (22-33) 67% (9-15) 60% PAT-ATTEMPTS (32-34) 94% (16-17) 94% ATTENDANCE 53275 1515 Games/Avg Per Game 6/8879 1/1515 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Mercer 78 95 40 64 0 277 Opponents 41 31 30 39 0 141

MERCERBEARS.com | 19 2013 Mercer University Football 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITYMercer FOOTBALL Overall GAME NOTESIndividual Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2013) All games 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg P. Usher 7 103 719 12 707 6.9 2 65 101.0 J. Palmer 9 105 11.7 0 29 J. Russ 7 75 399 67 332 4.4 6 44 47.4 P. Usher 7 27 3.9 0 12 J. Donald 7 38 262 4 258 6.8 1 22 36.9 S. Brown 1 9 9.0 0 0 C. Brown 7 51 239 8 231 4.5 6 48 33.0 J. Donald 1 56 56.0 0 56 J. Scruggs 5 18 199 6 193 10.7 2 66 38.6 J. Scruggs 0 5 0.0 1 5 J. Palmer 7 2 42 0 42 21.0 0 24 6.0 Total 18 202 11.2 1 56 M. Haynes 4 12 54 14 40 3.3 2 13 10.0 Opponents 13 73 5.6 0 19 E. Grambling 2 8 38 4 34 4.2 0 18 17.0 J. Jones 7 3 35 10 25 8.3 0 15 3.6 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg A. Humphrey 7 1 24 0 24 24.0 0 24 3.4 M. Gray 2 4 2.0 0 4 J. Delany 3 5 15 0 15 3.0 0 9 5.0 Al. Avant 1 35 35.0 1 35 J. Marshall 7 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 6 1.3 A. Avant 1 6 6.0 0 6 D. Pinkerton 1 3 12 6 6 2.0 0 6 6.0 C. Oliver 1 0 0.0 0 0 TEAM 3 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.7 S. Brown 1 27 27.0 0 27 Total 7 322 2047 133 1914 5.9 19 66 273.4 J. Bennett 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 7 219 823 262 561 2.6 6 78 80.1 Total 7 72 10.3 1 35 Opponents 3 2 0.7 0 2 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g J. Russ 7 146.44 70-140-3 50.0 1168 13 93 166.9 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg M. Haynes 4 100.31 11-18-0 61.1 84 0 16 21.0 J. Donald 15 312 20.8 0 41 J. Jones 7 665.20 1-1-0 100.0 28 1 28 4.0 J. Scruggs 5 132 26.4 0 45 TEAM 3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 P. Usher 2 61 30.5 0 39 E. Grambling 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 L. Arnold 1 22 22.0 0 22 Total 7 142.68 82-161-3 50.9 1280 14 93 182.9 S. Hattaway 1 9 9.0 0 9 Opponents 7 141.11 118-193-7 61.1 1572 11 76 224.6 A. Humphrey 1 18 18.0 0 18 Total 25 554 22.2 0 45 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 42 978 23.3 2 95 J. Palmer 7 21 410 19.5 6 40 58.6 R. Brown 7 15 198 13.2 3 37 28.3 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg J. Jones 7 11 284 25.8 3 93 40.6 C. Oliver 1 35 35.0 1 35 J. Marshall 7 11 180 16.4 2 46 25.7 Total 1 35 35.0 1 35 P. Usher 7 9 81 9.0 0 22 11.6 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 D. Ponchillia 5 4 40 10.0 0 16 8.0 H. Mackay 5 4 28 7.0 0 8 5.6 D. Penamon 6 3 23 7.7 0 12 3.8 G. Radakovich 7 1 17 17.0 0 17 2.4 C. King 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 J. Donald 7 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.7 J. Scruggs 5 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0 Total 7 82 1280 15.6 14 93 182.9 Opponents 7 118 1572 13.3 11 76 224.6

20 | MERCERBEARS.com 2013 Mercer University Football @MERCERFOOTBALL Mercer Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2013) All games 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g T. Zielenske - 6-6 24-25 - - - - - 42 J. Russ 7 215 332 1168 1500 214.3 J. Russ 6 - - - - 0-1 - - 36 P. Usher 7 103 707 0 707 101.0 J. Palmer 6 ------36 J. Donald 7 38 258 0 258 36.9 C. Brown 6 ------36 C. Brown 7 51 231 0 231 33.0 J. Scruggs 3 ------18 J. Scruggs 5 18 193 0 193 38.6 R. Brown 3 ------18 M. Haynes 4 30 40 84 124 31.0 J. Jones 3 ------18 J. Jones 7 4 25 28 53 7.6 J. Shutter - 3-4 8-9 - - - - - 17 J. Palmer 7 2 42 0 42 6.0 P. Usher 2 ------12 E. Grambling 2 9 34 0 34 17.0 J. Marshall 2 ------12 A. Humphrey 7 1 24 0 24 3.4 M. Haynes 2 ------12 J. Delany 3 5 15 0 15 5.0 J. Donald 1 ------6 J. Marshall 7 29091.3 Al. Avant 1 ------6 D. Pinkerton 1 3 6 0 6 6.0 C. Oliver 1 ------6 TEAM 3 2 -2 0 -2 -0.7 TEAM ------1 2 Total 7 483 1914 1280 3194 456.3 R. East - - - - - 0-1 - - 0 Opponents 7 412 561 1572 2133 304.7 Total 36 9-10 32-34 - - 0-2 - 1 277 Opponents 19 3-4 16-17 0-1 1 1-1 - - 141

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 J. Shutter 3-4 75.0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 31 0 R. East 27 1057 39.1 58 2 3 6 3 0 T. Zielenske 6-6 100.0 0-0 2-2 4-4 0-0 0-0 37 0 J. Russ 2 51 25.5 35 1 0 0 0 0 Total 29 1108 38.2 58 3 3 6 3 0 FG Sequence Mercer Opponents Opponents 44 1771 40.2 80 2 9 7 8 1 Reinhardt (28),(31) 42,(28) Warner 41,(29),(30) - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Berry - - T. Zielenske 37 2111 57.1 3 3 Drake (37) (24) J. Shutter 15 898 59.9 3 1 San Diego (20),(36) (32) Total 52 3009 57.9 6 4 23.3 36.2 28 Valparaiso - - Opponents 29 1731 59.7 4 0 22.2 37.1 27 Carnegie Mellon (32),(24) -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

MERCERBEARS.com | 21 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES2013 Mercer University Football Mercer Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2013) 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY INDIVIDUALAll games STATISTICS All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g P. Usher 7 707 81 27 61 0 876 125.1 J. Donald 7 258 5 56 312 0 631 90.1 J. Palmer 7 42 410 105 0 0 557 79.6 J. Scruggs 5 193 5 5 132 0 335 67.0 J. Russ 7 332 0 0 0 0 332 47.4 J. Jones 7 25 284 0 0 0 309 44.1 C. Brown 7 231 0 0 0 0 231 33.0 R. Brown 7 0 198 0 0 0 198 28.3 J. Marshall 7 9 180 0 0 0 189 27.0 A. Humphrey 7 24 0 0 18 0 42 6.0 D. Ponchillia 5 0 40 0 0 0 40 8.0 M. Haynes 4 40 0 0 0 0 40 10.0 S. Brown 7 0 0 9 0 27 36 5.1 Al. Avant 7 0 0 0 0 35 35 5.0 E. Grambling 2 34 0 0 0 0 34 17.0 H. Mackay 5 0 28 0 0 0 28 5.6 D. Penamon 6 0 23 0 0 0 23 3.8 L. Arnold 7 0 0 0 22 0 22 3.1 G. Radakovich 7 0 17 0 0 0 17 2.4 J. Delany 3 150000155.0 C. King 10900099.0 S. Hattaway 6 0 0 0 9 0 9 1.5 A. Avant70000660.9 D. Pinkerton 1 6 0 0 0 0 6 6.0 M. Gray 70000440.6 TEAM 3 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.7 Total 7 1914 1280 202 554 72 4022 574.6 Opponents 7 561 1572 73 978 2 3186 455.1

22 | MERCERBEARS.com 2013 Mercer University Football @MERCERFOOTBALL Mercer Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2013) 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITYAll games INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 37 T. Ward 7 30 30 45.0 7.0-18 2.0-8 . 1 1 . 1 . . 10 C. Lockett 7 20 9 24.5 3.0-14 2.0-10 . . 1 . . . . 56 M. Rainwater 7 16 15 23.5 1.0-2 . . 1 . . . . . 36 Al. Avant 7 16 11 21.5 1.5-4 . 1-35 2 . . . . . 11 T. Aguebor 7 11 17 19.5 7.5-39 5.0-35 . 1 3 . 2 . . 43 D. Davidson 7 8 21 18.5 4.0-9 0.5-3 . 1 1 1-0 . . . 2 A. Avant 7 13 8 17.0 2.5-11 1.0-7 1-6 1 . 1-0 . . . 30 M. Gray 7 13 7 16.5 1.0-1 . 2-4 1 . . . . . 9 L. Arnold 7 11 10 16.0 . . . 1 2 1-0 . . . 59 T. Ayinla 7 10 9 14.5 5.0-20 2.0-12 ...... 92 K. Brooks 7 8 8 12.0 4.5-16 2.0-12 ...... 21 C. Oliver 7 5 12 11.0 . . 1-0 2 . 1-35 . . . 22 S. Brown 7 4 12 10.0 . . 1-27 . . . . 1 . 48 M. Wagner 7 7 4 9.0 1.0-7 . . 1 1 . . . . 4 S. Hicks 7 8 2 9.0 1.0-3 . . 5 . . . . . 40 S. Hattaway 6 6 6 9.0 ...... 97 M. Davis 7 6 6 9.0 1.5-2 ...... 87 A. Humphrey 7 7 3 8.5 ...... 1 . . 34 J. Bennett 6 6 4 8.0 3.0-22 2.0-19 1-0 ...... 53 G. Wiles 6 6 3 7.5 ...... 32 D. Mitchell 5 4 4 6.0 . . . 1 . . . . . 29 A. Houser 6 4 2 5.0 ...... 93 N. Collins 7 3 3 4.5 2.5-25 2.5-25 . . . 1-0 . . . 98 C. Jones 6 4 1 4.5 3.0-19 2.0-17 . . 1 . . . . 45 C. Kleckley 6 3 1 3.5 ...... 51 J. Tipton 5 2 2 3.0 1.0-3 ...... 5 A. Nichols 6 2 2 3.0 1.0-1 ...... 46 M. Muska 3 1 3 2.5 ...... 33 J. Shutter 2 2 . 2.0 ...... 19 N. Harton 6 2 . 2.0 . . . 1 . . . . . 79 C. Tolbert 2 2 . 2.0 ...... 1 J. Marshall 7 1 1 1.5 ...... 91 A. Starrett 3 . 3 1.5 ...... 25 P. Usher 7 1 . 1.0 ...... 31 J. Donald 7 1 . 1.0 ...... 8 J. Scruggs 5 1 . 1.0 ...... 83 C. Gomillion 3 1 . 1.0 ...... 27 N. Hardeman 1 1 . 1.0 . . . 1 . . . . . 13 K. Holmes 4 1 . 1.0 ...... 58 J. Harper 1 1 . 1.0 ...... 90 J. Abernathy 3 . 1 0.5 ...... 16 D. Ponchillia 5 . 1 0.5 ...... 85 T. Zielenske 6 . 1 0.5 ...... 64 A. Perella 1 . 1 0.5 ...... 96 A. Stanley 1 . 1 0.5 ...... 24 C. Brown 7 . 1 0.5 ...... TM TEAM 3 ...... 1 12 M. Haynes 4 ...... 1-0 . . . Total 7 248 225 360.5 51-216 20-144 7-72 20 10 6-35 4 1 1 Opponents 7 303 174 390.0 34-115 8-44 3-2 15 10 5-0 5 . .

MERCERBEARS.com | 23 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME2013 NOTES Mercer University Football Mercer Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 21, 2013) 2013 MERCER GAME-BY-GAMEAll games TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 REINHARDT 46 192 1 24 12 218 3 46 12-26-1 218 3 46 7 169 0 39 2 1 0 1 410 Sep 14 WARNER 46 402 4 50 11 168 3 25 11-20-0 168 3 25 1 26 0 26 5 53 1 18 570 Sep 21 BERRY 54 379 4 65 12 134 2 36 12-22-0 134 2 36 1 32 0 32 2 47 0 56 513 Sep 28 DRAKE 41 161 2 44 9 172 1 62 9-23-1 172 1 62 2 29 0 20 2 46 0 29 333 Oct 05 at San Diego 32 107 0 15 16 188 1 39 16-33-1 188 1 39 7 122 0 45 3 8 0 5 295 Oct 12 VALPARAISO 52 284 3 41 10 235 2 93 10-18-0 235 2 93 4 107 0 41 1 4 0 4 519 Oct 19 CARNEGIE MELLON 51 389 5 66 12 165 2 46 12-19-0 165 2 46 3 69 0 26 3 43 0 19 554 Mercer 322 1914 19 66 82 1280 14 93 82-161-3 1280 14 93 25 554 0 45 18 202 1 56 3194 Opponents 219 561 6 78 118 1572 11 76 118-193-7 1572 11 76 42 978 2 95 13 73 0 19 2133

Games played: 7 Avg per rush: 5.9 Avg per catch: 15.6 Pass efficiency: 142.68 Kick ret avg: 22.2 Punt ret avg: 11.2 All purpose avg/game: 574.6 Total offense avg/gm: 456.3 Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense Blkd PAT Attempts Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf pts Aug 31 REINHARDT 44 28 58.0 7.0-22 4.0-18 0 1-35 0-0 5 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 40 Sep 14 WARNER 34 28 48.0 7.0-30 3.0-24 1 1-0 0-0 0 2 1 7-8 0 0 0 61 Sep 21 BERRY 34 26 47.0 13.0-46 3.0-26 0 1-0 1-4 1 7 0 5-6 0 0 1 43 Sep 28 DRAKE 30 50 55.0 8.0-27 3.0-14 2 3-0 4-41 3 2 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Oct 05 at San Diego 33 30 48.0 7.0-40 3.0-27 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 Oct 12 VALPARAISO 38 32 54.0 5.0-28 3.0-24 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Oct 19 CARNEGIE MELLON 35 31 50.5 4.0-23 1.0-15 0 0-0 2-27 1 1 0 6-6 0 0 0 54 Mercer 248 225 360.5 51.0-216 21.0-148 4 6-35 7-72 10 20 1 32-34 0 0 1 277 Opponents 303 174 390.0 34.0-115 8.0-44 5 5-0 3-2 10 15 0 16-17 0 1 0 141

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 REINHARDT 4 136 34.0 37 0 0 2 0 0 2-2 31 0 8 449 56.1 1 1 Sep 14 WARNER 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-3 30 0 12 743 61.9 4 0 Sep 21 BERRY 6 259 43.2 58 0 0 0 1 3 0-0 0 0 7 417 59.6 1 0 Sep 28 DRAKE 7 243 34.7 56 0 1 0 1 1 1-1 37 0 6 367 61.2 0 0 Oct 05 at San Diego 7 274 39.1 50 0 1 1 1 2 2-2 36 0 3 165 55.0 0 0 Oct 12 VALPARAISO 4 154 38.5 44 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 6 293 48.8 0 3 Oct 19 CARNEGIE MELLON 1 42 42.0 42 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 32 0 10 575 57.5 0 0 Mercer 29 1108 38.2 58 0 3 3 3 6 9-10 37 0 52 3009 57.9 6 4 Opponents 44 1771 40.2 80 1 2 9 8 7 3-4 32 0 29 1731 59.7 4 0

24 | MERCERBEARS.com 2013 Mercer University Football @MERCERFOOTBALL Mercer Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 21, 2013) 2013 MERCER UNIVERSITYAll games COMBINED STATISTICS Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Aug 31, 2013 REINHARDT W 40-37 12172 All games 6-1 6-0 0-1 0-0 Sep 14, 2013 WARNER W 61-0 10027 Conference 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 Sep 21, 2013 BERRY W 43-0 6327 Non-Conference 4-0 4-0 0-0 0-0 * Sep 28, 2013 DRAKE W 31-17 8150 * Oct 05, 2013 at San Diego L 13-45 1515 Team Statistics MER OPP * Oct 12, 2013 VALPARAISO W 35-21 8272 FIRST DOWNS 160 97 Oct 19, 2013 CARNEGIE MELLON W 54-21 8327 R u s h in g 95 29 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g P a s s in g 51 61 P. Usher 7 103 719 12 707 6.9 2 65 101.0 P e n a l ty 14 7 J. Russ 7 75 399 67 332 4.4 6 44 47.4 RUSHING YARDAGE 1914 561 J. Donald 7 38 262 4 258 6.8 1 22 36.9 Rushing Attempts 322 219 C. Brown 7 51 239 8 231 4.5 6 48 33.0 J. Scruggs 5 18 199 6 193 10.7 2 66 38.6 Average Per Rush 5.9 2.6 J. Palmer 7 2 42 0 42 21.0 0 24 6.0 Average Per Game 273.4 80.1 M. Haynes 4 12 54 14 40 3.3 2 13 10.0 TDs Rushing 19 6 E. Grambling 2 8 38 4 34 4.2 0 18 17.0 J. Jones 7 3 35 10 25 8.3 0 15 3.6 PASSING YARDAGE 1280 1572 A. Humphrey 7 1 24 0 24 24.0 0 24 3.4 C o m p - A t t- In t 82-161-3 118-193-7 J. Delany 3 5 15 0 15 3.0 0 9 5.0 Average Per Pass 8.0 8.1 J. Marshall 7 2 9 0 9 4.5 0 6 1.3 Average Per Catch 15.6 13.3 D. Pinkerton 1 3 12 6 6 2.0 0 6 6.0 TEAM 3 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.7 Average Per Game 182.9 224.6 Total 7 322 2047 133 1914 5.9 19 66 273.4 TDs Passing 14 11 Opponents 7 219 823 262 561 2.6 6 78 80.1 TOTAL OFFENSE 3194 2133 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Average Per Play 6.6 5.2 J. Russ 7 146.44 70-140-3 50.0 1168 13 93 166.9 Average Per Game 456.3 304.7 M. Haynes 4 100.31 11-18-0 61.1 84 0 16 21.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 25-554 42-978 J. Jones 7 665.20 1-1-0 100.0 28 1 28 4.0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-202 13-73 TEAM 3 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 E. Grambling 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-72 3-2 Total 7 142.68 82-161-3 50.9 1280 14 93 182.9 FUMBLES-LOST 9-5 11-6 Opponents 7 141.11 118-193-7 61.1 1572 11 76 224.6 PENALTIES-Yards 33-314 45-415 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g PUNTS-AVG 29-38.2 44-40.2 J. Palmer 7 21 410 19.5 6 40 58.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 :0 2 2 6 :5 8 R. Brown 7 15 198 13.2 3 37 28.3 3RD-DOWN Conversions 36/89 31/93 J. Jones 7 11 284 25.8 3 93 40.6 4TH-DOWN Conversions 9/10 3/10 J. Marshall 7 11 180 16.4 2 46 25.7 P. Usher 7 9 81 9.0 0 22 11.6 D. Ponchillia 5 4 40 10.0 0 16 8.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg H. Mackay 5 4 28 7.0 0 8 5.6 M. Gray 2 4 2.0 0 4 D. Penamon 6 3 23 7.7 0 12 3.8 G. Radakovich 7 1 17 17.0 0 17 2.4 A. Avant 1 6 6.0 0 6 C. King 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0 S. Brown 1 27 27.0 0 27 J. Donald 7 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.7 J. Bennett 1 0 0.0 0 0 J. Scruggs 5 1 5 5.0 0 5 1.0 Al. Avant 1 35 35.0 1 35 Total 7 82 1280 15.6 14 93 182.9 Opponents 7 118 1572 13.3 11 76 224.6 C. Oliver 1 0 0.0 0 0

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 J. Shutter 3-4 75.0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 31 0 T. Zielenske 6-6 100.0 0-0 2-2 4-4 0-0 0-0 37 0 R. East 27 1057 39.1 58 2 3 6 3 0 J. Russ 2 51 25.5 35 1 0 0 0 0 PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts T. Zielenske - 6-6 24-25 - - - - - 42 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg C. Brown 6 ------36 J. Palmer 9 105 11.7 0 29 J. Russ 6 - - - - 0-1 - - 36 P. Usher 7 27 3.9 0 12 J. Palmer 6 ------36 S. Brown 1 9 9.0 0 0 J. Scruggs 3 ------18 J. Jones 3 ------18 J. Donald 1 56 56.0 0 56 R. Brown 3 ------18 J. Scruggs 0 5 0.0 1 5 J. Shutter - 3-4 8-9 - - - - - 17 Total 18 202 11.2 1 56 J. Marshall 2 ------12 Opponents 13 73 5.6 0 19 M. Haynes 2 ------12 P. Usher 2 ------12 Al. Avant 1 ------6 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg J. Donald 1 ------6 J. Donald 15 312 20.8 0 41 C. Oliver 1 ------6 TEAM ------1 2 J. Scruggs 5 132 26.4 0 45 R. East - - - - - 0-1 - - 0 P. Usher 2 61 30.5 0 39 Total 36 9-10 32-34 - - 0-2 - 1 277 L. Arnold 1 22 22.0 0 22 Opponents 19 3-4 16-17 0-1 1 1-1 - - 141 A. Humphrey 1 18 18.0 0 18 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total S. Hattaway 1 9 9.0 0 9 Mercer 78 95 40 64 0 277 Total 25 554 22.2 0 45 Opponents 41 31 30 39 0 141 Opponents 42 978 23.3 2 95

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g P. Usher 7 707 81 27 61 0 876 125.1 Total 7 1914 1280 202 554 72 4022 574.6 Opponents 7 561 1572 73 978 2 3186 455.1

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g J. Russ 7 215 332 1168 1500 214.3 Total 7 483 1914MERCERBEARS.com1280 3194 456.3 | 25 Opponents 7 412 561 1572 2133 304.7

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 37 T. Ward 7 30 30 45.0 7.0-18 2.0-8 . 1 1 . 1 . . Total 7 248 225 360.5 51-216 20-144 7-72 20 10 6-35 4 1 1 Opponents 7 303 174 390.0 34-115 8-44 3-2 15 10 5-0 5 . .