Samford Bulldogs at Mercer Bears
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Freshman Atkinson throws 5 TD passes in Mercer's 45-21 win over Samford
Atkinson, a freshman, has thrown for over 300 yards in three of his four starts for the Bears (4-1, 4-0 Southern Conference). He was 22 of 35 against the winless Bulldogs (0-5, 0-3) including a 64-yard play to Samuel Albee to open the scoring and a 66-yard connection to Ty Doughty for his final TD. In between, he threw a pair of scoring passes to Brayden Smith and another to Javarius George.
Doughty rushed for 105 yards on 19 carries and led the Bears with 77 yards receiving. Antonio Butts Jr. had a 1-yard TD rush.
Brady Stober was 14 of 22 for 234 yards passing, two touchdowns and an interception for the Bulldogs. Sam Pickett III had one of those scores on a 77-yard play and Preston Bird the other on a 63-yarder. Cam Bland added a TD on the ground.
Mercer rolled up 557 total yards and held Samford to 61 on the ground.
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Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 12:18 | Samuel Albee 64 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 1st Period 2:36 | Antonio Butts Jr. 1 Yd Run (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 11:09 | Javarius George 3 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 6:00 | Brayden Smith 7 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 12:50 | Preston Bird 63 Yd pass from Brady Stober (Colton Pace Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 10:57 | Brayden Smith 38 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 5:30 | Ty Doughty 66 Yd pass from Braden Atkinson (Reice Griffith Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 2:44 | Cam Bland 13 Yd Run (Colton Pace Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 11:29 | Sam Pickett III 77 Yd pass from Brady Stober (Colton Pace Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 5:36 | Reice Griffith 34 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 SAM |
 MER |
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|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1st Downs | 24 |
| 6-19 | 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 |
| 1-4 | 4th down efficiency | 0-1 |
| 342 | Total Yards | 557 |
| 281 | Passing | 365 |
| 22/33 | Comp/Att | 22/37 |
| 8.5 | Yards per pass | 9.9 |
| 61 | Rushing | 192 |
| 37 | Rushing Attempts | 37 |
| 1.6 | Yards per rush | 5.2 |
| 7-55 | Penalties | 3-40 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 28:19 | Possession | 31:41 |
Game Information
Location: Macon, GA
Attendance: 9,461 · Capacity:
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