FINAL SCORE
Mercer Bears at Memphis Tigers game details
Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 7:00 PM ET
Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · Attendance 33,697
Put the final score in perspective.
Memphis finished 52 points ahead. The teams combined for 80 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Mercer 0, Memphis 56. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Memphis outscored its opponent in 2 and Mercer in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 8 | 32 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-14 | 10-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 174 | 752 |
| Passing | 114 | 428 |
| Comp/Att | 14/27 | 28/39 |
| Yards per pass | 4.2 | 11.0 |
| Rushing | 60 | 324 |
| Rushing Attempts | 24 | 47 |
| Yards per rush | 2.5 | 6.9 |
| Penalties | 7-60 | 7-57 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:56 | 33:04 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Mercer Bears
passing
| Robert Riddle | 10/19 | 104 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| Kaelan Riley | 4/8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 | -- |
rushing
| Tyray Devezin | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 30 |
| Robert Riddle | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Tee Mitchell | 7 | 14 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kareem Rogers | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaelan Riley | 4 | -17 | -4.3 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Marquise Irvin | 5 | 76 | 15.2 | 1 | 38 |
| Stephen Houzah | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tony Jones II | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Tee Mitchell | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Ellington | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Camiel Grant | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
| Kaelan Riley | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephen Houzah | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Freeman | 0 | 0 | 1 |
kickReturns
| David Durden | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Edmond Graham | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
kicking
| Cole Fisher | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Matt Shiel | 9 | 381 | 42.3 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Memphis Tigers
passing
| Brady White | 22/28 | 358 | 12.8 | 5 | 0 | 91.6 |
| Brady McBride | 6/10 | 70 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 31.8 |
| Connor Adair | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 20.3 |
rushing
| Calvin Austin III | 1 | 83 | 83.0 | 1 | 83 |
| Darrell Henderson Jr. | 9 | 76 | 8.4 | 1 | 22 |
| Patrick Taylor Jr. | 9 | 52 | 5.8 | 1 | 17 |
| Brady McBride | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 |
| Cameron Fleming | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Brady White | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Marquavius Weaver | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Timothy Taylor | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Pop Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tony Pollard | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Damonte Coxie | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 1 | 45 |
| Patrick Taylor Jr. | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 |
| Antonio Gibson | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 45 |
| Darrell Henderson Jr. | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 1 | 62 |
| Pop Williams | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Kenny Gainwell | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 11 |
| Sean Dykes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Mechane Slade | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Calvin Austin III | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Joey Magnifico | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tony Pollard | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kedarian Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
fumbles
interceptions
| TJ Carter | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| Thomas Pickens | 1 | 4 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Mechane Slade | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Tony Pollard | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Pop Williams | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | -2 | 0 |
kicking
| Riley Patterson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 21 | 9/9 | 12 |
punting
| Adam Williams | 2 | 72 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 10:46 | Patrick Taylor Jr. 5 Yd Run (Riley Patterson Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 8:32 | Damonte Coxie 45 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 1 | 7:04 | T.J. Carter 35 Yd Interception Return (Riley Patterson Kick) | 0 – 21 |
| 1 | 1:16 | Darrell Henderson 22 Yd Run (Riley Patterson Kick) | 0 – 28 |
| 2 | 12:43 | Patrick Taylor Jr. 75 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick) | 0 – 35 |
| 2 | 10:17 | Darrell Henderson 62 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick) | 0 – 42 |
| 2 | 3:01 | Sean Dykes 5 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick) | 0 – 49 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Kedarian Jones 3 Yd pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson Kick) | 0 – 56 |
| 4 | 14:46 | Riley Patterson 21 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 59 |
| 4 | 8:34 | Tony Jones II 10 Yd pass from Robert Riddle (Cole Fisher Kick) | 7 – 59 |
| 4 | 5:10 | Marquise Irvin 15 Yd pass from Robert Riddle (Cole Fisher Kick) | 14 – 59 |
| 4 | 3:03 | Calvin Austin III 83 Yd Run (Riley Patterson Kick) | 14 – 66 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 6:41 AM UTCData methodology