FINAL SCORE
Furman Paladins at Mercer Bears game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Five Star Stadium · Attendance 5,079
Put the final score in perspective.
Furman finished 7 points ahead. The teams combined for 33 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Furman 3, Mercer 3. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Mercer outscored its opponent in 0 and Furman in 2. 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 | 14 | 15 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 2-14 | 2-16 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Total Yards | 316 | 361 |
| Passing | 158 | 197 |
| Comp/Att | 18/28 | 19/36 |
| Yards per pass | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Rushing | 158 | 164 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 38 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 8-71 | 11-97 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 4 |
| Possession | 28:56 | 31:04 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Furman Paladins
passing
| Jake Garcia | 18/28 | 158 | 5.6 | 1 | 2 |
rushing
| Ben Croasdale | 6 | 74 | 12.3 | 1 | 47 |
| Jake Garcia | 14 | 28 | 2.0 | 0 | 8 |
| C.J. Stokes | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 0 | 6 |
| CJ Nettles | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
| Daniel Haughton | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Daniel Haughton | 8 | 103 | 12.9 | 1 | 46 |
| Luke Shields | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 13 |
| CJ Nettles | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Ethan Harris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jackson Pryor | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
| Jake Garcia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Short | 1 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Joshua Stoneking | 9 | 5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Raleigh Herbert | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Easterling | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Peebles | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Earl | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Tarver | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eli Lipscomb | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demetrius Baldwin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AK Burrell | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Miller | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Ellison | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Simmons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Short | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Haughton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Hanson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Kauserud | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caldwell Bussey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Knauber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
puntReturns
| Joshua Tarver | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 42 | 0 |
kicking
| Nathan Chapman | 2/3 | 67.0 | 44 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| William Pendergrass | 7 | 234 | 33.4 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Mercer Bears
passing
| Jaylen King | 18/35 | 196 | 5.6 | 0 | 4 |
| JP Pickles | 1/1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Zahmari Palode-Gary | 13 | 87 | 6.7 | 0 | 43 |
| Jaylen King | 15 | 31 | 2.1 | 0 | 11 |
| Javious Bond | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Devon Caldwell | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 |
| JP Pickles | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 |
receiving
| Travion Solomon | 6 | 120 | 20.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Eric Rasheed | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 |
| Brayden Smith | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Samuel Albee | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Devon Caldwell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Javious Bond | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
| Jaylen King | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| CJ Favors | 0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Jyarius Carter | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy Richardson | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Gay | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Polke | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe McInnis | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kehinde Akintunde | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Favors | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ke'Vion Wellington | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Ferguson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Goggins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ean Johnson-Kelley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Brantley Jr. | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Javious Bond | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Albee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Gunn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kel Calixte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delano Marcelus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evin McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronin Dangler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Javious Bond | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Jackson Kostmayer | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jyarius Carter | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Simon Zeidan | 2/3 | 67.0 | 54 | 1/1 | 7 |
punting
| Senin Seymour | 6 | 268 | 44.7 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:27 | Nathan Chapman 44 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 2:41 | Simon Zeidan 54 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 3 |
| 3 | 8:14 | Simon Zeidan 47 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 6 |
| 3 | 1:09 | Daniel Haughton 46 Yd pass from Jake Garcia (Nathan Chapman Kick) | 10 – 6 |
| 4 | 13:20 | JP Pickles 1 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick) | 10 – 13 |
| 4 | 4:53 | Nathan Chapman 43 Yd Field Goal | 13 – 13 |
| 4 | 0:47 | Ben Croasdale 47 Yd Run (Nathan Chapman Kick) | 20 – 13 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 11:25 PM UTCData methodology