Samford Bulldogs at Mercer Bears
· NCAA - Football
Peevy scores 3 times, Mercer holds off Samford 28-21
Peevy, who threw for 137 yards and rushed for 45, scored after long drives on runs 5, 6 and 1 yards, the final score coming with 8:11 remaining for a 28-14 lead. Devron Harper had the other Mercer (8-3, 6-2 Southern) touchdown on a 23-yard run. The four scoring drives ranged from 75 to 90 yards.
Cody Jantzen threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to D.J. Rias with 4:35 remaining to get the Bulldogs (5-5, 4-4) within seven and the Bears went three-and-out. But Lance Wise intercepted Jantzen two plays later.
Samford got one last chance with 33 seconds left but ran out of time with Jantzen sacked on the final play at the Bulldogs 31.
Samford led 7-6 at halftime with Mercer taking a 21-14 lead after three quarters.
Jantzen threw for 210 yards and two scores along with the interception.
Mercer had five sacks, two from Solomon Zubairu.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 3:16 | Carter Peevy 5 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:16 | Damonta Witherspoon 22 Yd Run (Wilson Beaverstock Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 8:38 | Devron Harper 23 Yd Run (Carter Peevy Pass to Sam Albee for Two-Point Conversion) |
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TD | 3rd Period 7:46 | Chandler Smith 30 Yd pass from Michael Hiers (Wilson Beaverstock Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 1:40 | Carter Peevy 6 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 8:11 | Carter Peevy 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 4:35 | D.J. Rias 10 Yd pass from Michael Hiers (Wilson Beaverstock Kick) |
Statistics
 SAM |
 MER |
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|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1st Downs | 28 |
| 3-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 7-13 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 322 | Total Yards | 380 |
| 210 | Passing | 137 |
| 25-36 | Comp-Att | 18-25 |
| 5.8 | Yards per pass | 5.5 |
| 112 | Rushing | 243 |
| 27 | Rushing Attempts | 49 |
| 4.1 | Yards per rush | 5.0 |
| 6-75 | Penalties | 8-58 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 1 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 23:05 | Possession | 36:55 |
Game Information
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 9,772 · Capacity:
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