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Mercer vs VMI
Final · Week 6 · Sat Oct 3 · 1:30 PM ET · Foster Stadium
Mercer BearsMercer
54FinalOct 3, 2026
VMI KeydetsVMI
3StreamESPN+
Recap
Mercer routed VMI 54-3 on the road at Foster Stadium on Oct 3, 2026, a 51-point win.
They scored 17 unanswered points in the second quarter.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | 10 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 54 |
| VMI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Scoring plays
First Quarter
- MERField Goal · 13:12Simon Zeidan 39 Yd Field Goal3-0
- VMIField Goal · 4:15Jack Joyce 49 Yd Field Goal3-3
- MERTouchdown · 0:00Jackson Kostmayer 3 Yd pass from JP Pickles (Simon Zeidan Kick)10-3
Second Quarter
- MERField Goal · 3:55Simon Zeidan 36 Yd Field Goal13-3
- MERTouchdown · 1:48Zahmari Palode-Gary 64 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)20-3
- MERTouchdown · 0:14Kel Calixte 40 Yd pass from Jaylen King (Simon Zeidan Kick)27-3
Third Quarter
- MERField Goal · 9:59Simon Zeidan 28 Yd Field Goal30-3
- MERTouchdown · 6:42JP Pickles 5 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)37-3
Fourth Quarter
- MERTouchdown · 14:48Kaden Hanson 20 Yd pass from Adrian Parker (Simon Zeidan Kick)44-3
- MERField Goal · 8:45Simon Zeidan 23 Yd Field Goal47-3
- MERTouchdown · 6:24Karlise Price 52 Yd Run (Simon Zeidan Kick)54-3
Team stats
MERVMI
- 1st Downs
- 28
- 8
- Total Yards
- 658
- 102
- Passing
- 256
- 41
- Rushing
- 402
- 61
- 3rd down efficiency
- 6-15
- 3-15
- Turnovers
- 1
- 0
- Possession
- 31:45
- 28:15
Top performers
Mercer BearsVMI Keydets
Passing
Jaylen King14/23, 202 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Ian Reynolds3/10, 33 YDS
Rushing
Zahmari Palode-Gary10 CAR, 130 YDS, 1 TD
Aslin Shipe7 CAR, 37 YDS
Receiving
Brayden Smith3 REC, 58 YDS
Cade Cox2 REC, 20 YDS
Sacks
Shareef Jackson1
Jacob Moore1
Tackles
Sam Martin Jr.5
Nic Land13
Game info
VenueFoster Stadium
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